South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-27

waited az the uttIc town cf Los
Finos, tn New Mexico. for tho south
bound train. which was one hour
late. sat on the porch OF the
summit House and discussed the
functions Of life with Telemachus
Hicks. rho hotel proprietor.
PorceivinE that personalities were
not out OF order. ] asked him what
species OF beast had long ago twist
Cd and mutilated his left ear. BE
ing hunter. ! was concerned IN the
evils that NAV befalI one IN the
pursuits OF game.
That ear" said Hicks. as the
relic Of true friendship
An accident" 7 persisted.
mo friendship IS an accident"
said Telemachus; and 1 was silent
The only perfect case Of tue
friendship 7 ever knew, went on
my host, was n cordial intent be-
tween a Connecticut man and
monkey. The monkey climbed
palms in Barranquila and threw
down cocoanuts 70 the man. The
man sawed them III two and made
dippers. which ne sold for two
rcaIes each AID bought rum The
monkey drank the milk OF the nuts
Through each being satisfied with
his own share OF the graft. they
lived Ike brothers.
But In the case o. human be
ings. friendship IS n transitory art
subject 20 dlscontinUance without
further notice.
ct had a friend once. Of the en-
titlement of Paisley Fish. that ]
imagined was sealed 70 me for an
endless space Of time. Side b. side
for seven years we had mined.
ranched sold patent churns. herded
sheep. took photographs and other
things. built wire fences. and pick
ed pTunes. Thinks T. neither homi-
eide nor fattery nor riches nor So
phistry nor drink can make trou-
bic between me and Paisley Fish.
We was friends in business. and we
let our amiCablG qualities lap over
and season our hours Of recreation
and folly. We certainly had days
Of Damon and nights OF Pythias.
"One summer mo and Paisley gal
lops down into these San Andres
mountains for the purpose Of
months surcease and levity. dress
ed IN the natural store habiliments
Of man. We hit this town of Los
Pinos. which certainly was a roof
garden spot Of the world. and flow
ing with condensed milk and honey.
~
hens, and a eating house and that
was enough for US
I'VE strikes the town after sup
Der time. and we concludes 10 sam
pie whatever efficacy there is in
this eating house down by the rail
road tracks. BY the time we had
set down and pried up our plates
with a knife from the red oilcloth.
along introduces Widow Jessup with
the hot biscuit and fried liver
Now. there was a woman that
would have tempted an anchovy to
forget hts vows. she was not 81
small as she was large: and n kind
If welcome air seemed TO mitigate
her vicinity. The pink OF her face
was the hoe signO Of a culinary tenn
per and warm disposition. and her
smile would have brought out the
doRwood blossoms in December.
widow Jessup talks 20 us a lot
of gdrrulOusness about the climate
and history and .Tennyson and
prunes and the scarcity Of mutton.
and finally wants % know where we
came from.
Spring Valley says I.
Big Spring Valley chips IN
Paisley out Of a lot Of potatoes and
knuckIe- bone Of ham In his mouth.
That was the first sign I no
tced that the old fdus DiOgenes
business between mo and Paisley
Fish was ended forever. He knew
how 7 hated a laxative person, and
vet ne stampcdes into the converse
ton with his amendments and ad-
dendums OF svntax on the map IL
was Big Spring Valley: bat ] had
heard Paisley himself cali il Sprins
VALLEY a thousand times.
without saying any more we
went out after supper and set on
the railroad track We had been
partners too long not TO know what
was going on in each others mind.
Il reckon YOU understand says
Paisley. that I've made UP my mind
20 accrue that widow woman as
part and parcel in and 70 my heredi-
tameuts forever. both domestic. So
ciablc. legal, and otherwise. until
death us do part
" WHY. yes says 7. T read it be
tween the lines. though YOU only
spoke one. And 7 suppose vow are
aware says 7. that 7 have a move
mont on foot that leads UP 70 the
Hicks and leaves YOU writing 20 the
society column 70 inquire whether
the best man wears iapOniCa or
seamless socks at the wedding
"'ThereH be some hiatuses I'm
Your program says Paisley. chew
fDE UP a piece Of q railroad tie I'd
give in % YOU. saws he in most
any respect II 70 was secular affairs
but this IS not so. TIE smiles Of
woman goes on Paisley. is the
whirlpool OF SquiIls and Chalvbeat-
es. into which vortex the good ship
friendship IS often drawn and dis
mem bercd I'd assault a bear that
was annoying YOU. or rub the place
between YOUR shoulder blades with
onOdeldoc the same as ever but
there nv sense OF etiquette ceases
In this fracas with Mrs Jessup We
play 90 alone. I've notified You fair
And then Z cOuaborates with my
self. and offers the following resolu-
tions and bylaws;
Friendship between man and
nl-n.' says 7. 'is an ancient histori-
cal virtue enacted in the DAYS
when man had 20 rrotect each other
against lizards with eiEhty-foot tails
and fivinC turtles And they've