The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-12-23

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shinGie fabsiesAos. er yecfsr, He ha
also learneA tn shoem1kinG trad.
that y the way u making shoes sue
a. ars worn BY tie RuSsian peasants
So he was not afraid Of hard wori
but h. admits that not until he f1un,
himself sleeping with German pIgl
eating horss meat and cat sausage an,
keeping On TIE Jump in the neld On
der Master who proposed to get ~
erythink possible ont Of him did b,
learn 70 know The meaning Of TIL
term.
During the fbur years he put in u
a serf he was prohibited from taking
with ANYONE not connected with the
farm. This pade II Impossible to gel
word OF BIZ condition to relatives in
America. Furthermore II prevented
his learning the fate Of his mother
and father. WHOM he had left In Rus
STA.
insotmAsDs0 0oeame Meaosr.
All the iKfofmaticn which came to
him flowed tlisOukf tho German farmer
and toNaf0 the end Of the war It b.
came neagef This led Simon to be-
lieve that things were not going 30
well with the German armies ~ at
FIRST. AndTsNs cnuscd him to brace up.
But he did not dare ask the farmer
anything aboHt the war. That would
have started trouble, with the farmer
having q monopoly Of the production.
So he waited and worked Just hard
enough to keep out Of danger.
As the war drew to an end the ra-
tion Of horse meat grew smaller. Al
last IT ceased entirely. This reduced
him to vegetarian diet. and even that
became limited. He learned to eat
raw vegetables at last. but even they
became scarce. Had the signing Of
the armistice been deferred much
longer Hack would have attained the
proportions Of Z walking skeleton. The
signing Of the armistice saved him.
One day the German farmer brought !
him the trouserS he had worn when he |
"rrived and his old belt. He was told |
N get Into them and then to get out.
simon vas not averse to the change
of cloflllnR. for he had worn the old
trousers supplied by the farmer dur
ing the entire four years j: neither was
he averse to moving on. He was ready /
o start NJ once. Rut before going he
hought II might be expedient to have
settlement with the farmer. There
vas pay coming for 4S months at the
ate Of ten marks month, or $50
Marks He mentioned this to the
armer. The latter looked incredu-
GUS. Could It he possible that the
lave really was IN earnest7 Then he
aughed That was all Hack got out
+ him.
Was Left PennIless.
But Hnck vas not discouraged. The
,erman government had his as marks.
lie would get that at Danzle So he
rotted of for the German city. But
here another disappointment awaited
i'm. The custodian of' alien property
nd cash in particular had no record
Z his As marks. This oversight in
created desperate situa-
on for Hack. He was penniless He
Id not even have the shelter he had
fared with the German pigs. There
as not even horse meat TO eat
In this extremity he found friend. :
he who looked after him until let
n could be sent to his hrother in New
ork, telling Of his situation. With
le return mail came exchange for
100 and word To come to america.
Now he Ia In West Chester with his
,usin. Harry Seigel, tailor. He has
ranged TO return TO his first trade
a shoemaker. Only he again faces
e necessity Of starting all over. be-
tuse where he learned the shoemak
z trade everybody wore pegged
ices, while such thing has not been
en- in West Chester within half
injury.
But he II not in the least discOur-
.ed at the prospect and tells one
rough m interpretation he has the
III further task before him Of learn
Z the English language-that he will
come q frst-class shoemaker.
incidentally he hns not heard from
! parents In Russia In four years.
ventually they were driven out Of
cir old home. He believes. however,
~ are living and he 10 now trying
ri In Communication with them to
them know he 10 finally free Of
'rmany and has no intention Of ever
DinR that Inflated country again.