The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-15

be somewhat out Of proportion. 1t
was considerably broader than it was
long and his nose and mouth almost
ran together. was going to pass
him by when he stuck out his hand
and said, 4 guess you don't remem-
Der me?' You guessed right the
first throw, said /. II ever met you
haven't the slightest idea where>ft
was or under what circumstances"
Why, said he, Pm your old neigh
Dor, Selim Dingbell.' i haven't been
drinking thing stronger, than coffee
for years. ! said, but il you are Sc
linn Dingbell I must have inherited
case of delirium tremens Why Sc
lin Dingbell was 6 feet If he was
an inch and he had as straight pair
Of legs as any man / ever saw, and
then he had face nearly rs long as
the face Of horse. II there is fea-
ture about you that resembles him l
haven't discovered it, L amt won
dering any that you didn't recognize
me- said Selim. When / look in a
glass ! can't recognize myself. These
here changes wrought on my frame
are the result Of the climate in the
Imperial valley. You see, it isn't any
uncommon thing for the temperature
to stand there for days at time at
$50 in the shade and sometimes it
gets up in the neighborhood Of 200.
Take the feathers of spring chick
en- and lay it out in the sun and in
half an hour it will be fried to turn.
Water seems like q cool and delight
full beverage to the inhabitants out
there. Well, you recollect that l used
to be boss to work end when l got
hold of claim out there l wanted to
pitch right in and get it into crop
right off. Some of my neighbors who
had been there long enough to get
Jsed to the climate warned me that
t wasn't safe to go out and work
n the sun, but thought was smart
md that they were Just lot of lazy
oafers who didn't care to work. So
pitched right in like used to back
n this country. began to sweat to
'eat the band and didn't seem to be
offering particularly, but after an
our or such a matter i looked down
t my legs and saw that they were
Ike you see them now and / also no.
iced queer feeling all over as if l
,as melting down, and, by gravy,
hat is just what I was doing. A /
eighbor just happened to be going
y and noticed me. He tumbled at
nee to what was the matter and got
old Of me and helped me to the house
nd failed trought with the coolest
'ater there was 10 be found and put
he into it. Well, that stopped the
lelting process. but you see how it
1T me. The neighbor told me after
ard that if he hadn't noticed me
hen he did / would just naturally
ave melted down and they would
ave had to take me up with spoon
: sheets of blotting paper. He said
E had seen one man melt down that
ay and never desired to see such
ght again. Well, got to feeling
i right again in few days and l
I'VE made money out there, but when
think Of the shape I'm in l feel sor-
: ever went to that country. When
go to country where there are
Id nights I>.can't keep my knees
arm because they stick out at each
de Of the bed. My best girl broke
II engagement because at my invi-
ton she tried to sit on my lap and
II through. My spine was SO near
cited that the weight Of my head
mt it and / look like a hunchback.
y face ran together so that when
eat have to be careful or l will
te the end of my nose. l am far
ON being happy man. l would
ther have my old shape back and
t have cent than to be half melted
wn this way and have a Million"