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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-06-08

Eyes, he will. I gwine FIX dat" said
Stormy. Then with sudden wistful-
ness in his voice, he asked, at yo'
Miss Rejoice?"
YES" assented the teacher with a
smile at the sweet name her pupils
had given her.
II done 'spicioncd it count of d,
smile" said Stormy, dat li'p Primus
talk about oona huff times" and with
a quick, shy smile and good even
ing" he ran back to his father and
sister who were waiting and looking
on in wonder at Stormy's sudden
move.
wat yo' go fur to say to dat
teacher so sudden like?" asked the
father suspiciously
81 done told her Precious gwine to
school Monday morning"
Now Stormy, what fur yo' tell de
lady dat story?" said his father re-
provingly, "Oona know she ma amt
neber gwine low it."
yes, she gwine low it, an so is
yo'," said Stormy dehntly. "Yo'
gwine let Precious go or I'll break
away an go to de ethyl Yo' knows
den what yo' gwine do when done
quit work"
"Will yo' promise fur stay if I let
Precious go to thee SCHOOL," asked
Jonas eagerly.
81 will"
How kin | knows yo' amt gwine
break away after | done let her go?"
urged the father.
when says aye. subject to dat
aye, an yo' known it," retorted the
son sullenly, for he was throwing
away his once chance of escape for
the sake of this new, untried Idea.
Monday morning came, and Preci-
Gus went to school. From that time
Stormy thought no more of the city.
All day long as he worked in the field
he wondered what new things Preci-
Gus would learn at school that day,
and each night he made her faithfully
rehearse all that had happened He
always listened with unfailing interest
and admiration and his pride knew
no bounds when first she won star
for morning inspection Of hands,
nails and ears He had spent nearly
an hour that morning scrubbing.
cleaning, and irving to get the CRIME
and dirt out of her nails and ears. and
so in his cleaning crusade that poor
little Precious had trudged off to
school sore and CRYING
81 things oona won't cry no more
the next time ! clean yo' fur inspec-
ton" exclaimed Stormy triumphant
~. when Precious brought home the
good news.
Stormy's sustained attention was
not merely due to his love and adj
miration of Precious attainments
He had a definite purpose in view
when he insisted on a careful review
of the reading lessons each night and
on hearing her repeat over and over
again the stories and poems she had
learned. He was going to school by
proxy and Miss Joyce would have
been surprised to know that her most
promising pupil was the big, STOPPING
boy who sat struggling over the prim-
err beside the gay, issespersed large
sister, who glibly interspersed large
unmeaning words as she rehearshed
the lessons of the day.
When the school year was ended
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-06-08
Stormy

Ii was just shutdown as a boy with
boatload of marsh grass drifted
slowly up the creek on the incoming
tide.
His face was dull and listless, and
there was a weary look in the dumb
eyes that stared vacantly into space.
Yet there were times when those won
derful marshes and vast gray stretches
of water beyond would rouse and stir
him. 1t was when the purple shadows
darkened all the soft gray-greenness
of the marshes and the wind-swept
waters reflected she black, tempetu-
Gus fury Of the clouds and sky that
Stormy's soul was filled with the wild
longing for the sea, and with it would
creep into his heart chill and indie
Enable dread.
He somehow connected this feeling
which he always had during a storm,
with a story he had so often heard of
the day of his birth. Ii was in the
midst of the wild desolaticn and de-
struction of the 's3 storm that his
baby eyes had first opened. He was
only three hours old when the gray
engulfing tida! wave, ike an angry
demon, had swept onward and around
earring all before it and casting him
and his father adrift on its cold, pit
iless bosom.
His mother had died during the
hours of agony and deadly peril be-
fore the cabin was washed away.
The child had lived, but he seemed
forever rejecting in his eyes and face
the desolation of that first day of his
life, and his father named him Stormy.
Not long afterwards Stormy's faith
er married woman who had been
left widow with large family of
children to support. AS Stormy grew
up, he became the man of the family.
1t was he who plowed and planted,
hoed and picked cotton which sup
piled the necessities of the family,
while his father went fishing. He had
never been to school. There was not
time for that in those days of unend-
ing drudgery.
This was the story of Stormy's life
up to that afternoon when he had list
lessly drifted up the creek with his
scanty boatload of marsh grass, quite
unconscious of the fact that some
new power had entered into his life
and changed it forever.
1t was just two hours before, as he
was starting out to cut the marsh
grass for the cattle, that the Idea had
come to him and started his mind to
unwonted activity. A group of child
rem were passing along the road on
their way from school just as he
pushed his boat off, and his eye was
caught by a bright bit of color. 1t was
a bow of red ribbon tied around the
neck of little girl who was trudging
across the bridge, holding her head
very high and clasping to her with
both hands a large book.
His little sister, Precious, who had
trailed after him down to the waters
edge was also caught by the fash Of
color and exclaimed with admiring
wistfully: dat III gal got whole
gang of bow on her neck an book
tool The wistful tones drew the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-06-08

would be an industrial school, for he
had set his heart on being a carpen-
ter. How many times he had fingered
near the school shops to get glimpse
OF the boys at work with saw, plane
and hammer Was not the Lord Jesus
Christ himself a carpenter2 He could
teach him the trade, il he would, and
and how quickly he would learn with
such Masterl
A great wave broke over him. All
grew blank. He grasped and choked-
then all was so still and soundless
that he thought he must be dead
o. the rest and relief after that
dark, breathless struggle, that agony
of exhaustion And this was heaven.
Already he was in the carpentry shop
which looked strangely like the little
shop at the school He was so happy
and busily at work at one of the
benches when the Teacher laid his
hand on his shoulder. He looked up
into the wonderful shining face and
knew that it was Jesus.
WHO are you" asked the Teacher.
stormy, Sir" he had answered
timidly. 81 hope you'll please to
'scuse me. | came quite unexpectable
on count of de storm. But I'll try
to be particular, Sir, an do my best
if you could give me a chance | amt
neber had no chance at school, but /
think coma might learn me some
thing"
The Teacher had bent over his
work and examined it closely When
he looked up again he smiled very ten
derby and said you have done good
work Stormy, where did you learn
so much?"
He heard the commentator with a
thrill of joy, but made answer simply:
ut was all along of Precious an de
ldears; dey sholy helps a lot"
Then with a pang he thought of
Precious, and exclaimed sorrowfully:
But what will Precious do now,
wild out me an dem Idears?
Don't worry about Precious, I'll
take care of her." treasured the the
Teacher, "and your Idears will help.
They don't die, you know" And the
Masters smile was so dazzling and
his face so bright that Stormy had
to close his eyes.
But when he opened them again, the
face had vanished and instead he saw
a pale, ghostly moon struggling out
through the clouds that broke away
before its still, mysterious light The
wind had died away and the waters
were quieter but still moaning with
the memory of their rage, while the
moon gazed down with serene aloof-
ness on this human life adrift. Then
through the silence of the night he
heard Precious calling to him, clear
and distinct but far away. as from
another world. stormy Stormy, |
can't find you! Where is you? Amt
you been going to school wild me neb-
er no neber. now"
With supreme effort the boy
raised himself to call family back:
"Dere chile, don't you go fur to worry
about me. | gwine to anoder school,
an de Lord Jesus hisself am de
Teacher" Then more family Good
by, Precious. He say he gwine take
care of oona-dan't fret chile, an
don't forget-de ldears-dey helps a
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-06-08

Continued on Page ~
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-07-30
the guests OF honor felt that they had
leen royalty entertained.
HOLD THEIR
annual REUNION

Saturday. the descendants of Will
m Paxman met here to hold their
eighth annual reunion There W re so
descendants who came from Salt Lake,
Ncrhi. Provo. liebcr and this city,
who assembled at the tabernacle at
10 Il. IN,
VIM PaXman was one of this city's
.carliest settlers and he lived in a dug
out on the spot where the tabernacle
f. now located. Hence the meeting
.p'ace. At 1890 they motored TO the
Springs where they spent the day
Beating, bathing, games, lunches and
- program furnished the days fcs-
tivities.
Ernest PaXman was again elected
chairman of the reunion committee
end the second Saturday in July, 1922
WIS decided upon for the next reunion.
Mr.. VIM, PaXman will he remem-
red by our older settlers, He was
a prominent church worker and early
settler.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-07-30
Funeral Services for
Mrs. Mary B. Featherstono

Funeral services were held in the
tabernacle Sunday for Mrs Mary H.
+, atherstone. who died Friday, after
~ illness of five weeks, due to heart
fpilure.
Bishop Earl S Greenwood was In
charge and appropriate musical num-
hers were given by the Fouita wari
choir The opening song was Come
We Disconsolate," after which Bishop
John r. Hindloy opened with praye"
The sneakers were Patriarch Warren
q. Smith, President S. Ia Chapman ana
President Jas. w. Clarke. Special
y,usical numbers were given; violin
s,lo, Rosary" by Rulon Osteler OF
Spu Lake; solo, "Oh My Father" by
John II Davis solo, Some sweet
Day" Mrs. May Halliday
The love anu respect In which Mrs
Teotherstone was held was shown b'
the large crowd of friends and rela'
tiyes who assembled TO pay their last
=, spects, and the many beautiful
flowers, which decked the cGsket She
was buried in the city cemetery where
Bighop James T. Gardner dedicated
the grave
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-07-30
Auto Turns Completely Over

rather serious autO accident oc-
cured Just around the corner from
Grants store on State street Satur-
Gay night James Castleton and Mr..
ard Mrs. John L. Gum anc daughte:
Of Salt Lake, were on their way TO
Provo. They were in hurry and
did not slow up enough for the cor
rtr. In making big turn Il looked
a. though the auto would strike a
rcarby telephone pole, In order 10
ovcid this. Mr.. Castleton. the driver,
- Re quick turn. which upset the
car turning It completely over
Al Of the occupants of the car were
bruised and scratched but none were
seriously injured. Dr. Kelly made an
examination, but found nothing OF a
serious nature.
The car was badly damaged, the top
was broken OFF. the windshield shat
tered. the radiator bent in and the
ferders badly bent, II was still run
Glle, however and was taken to To-
ci garaGc where repairs were made
ard the journey continued.
These corners on both ends of Main
street are dangerous and should have
warning signs.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-07-30
BASEBALL JUBILEE
A GRAND SUCCESS

| The Base Ball Jubilee was grand
ruccess Wednesday night. The whole
town turned out 10 do honor to the
boys. who have won the championship
%. the Central Utah League for the
rest three seasons. IL, all came as
n fitting climax 10 the decisive vic
tory over PaysOn. which was the Sc
vcnth straight win in the second half
and had the largest score ever made
IN the Central Utah League this year.
About 40 guests were assembled AT
the banquet. which included Mayor
Waller. Pres. ThOs. Coddington, the
Players and managers and their part
Iers. They were banqueted on a de-
lioious fried spring chicken supper,
With many side dishes and a wonder
FIJI desert
After the supper Mayor walker spoke
briefly. stating that the city apprec-
ia:ed the splendid advertising and
boosting that the Town was sc''Ih-
through the efforts OF the ball club
aid complimented the team on their
splendid success this season.
They then adjourned to the Apollo
where large crowd of dancers await
cd them to end the festivities of the
day.
During the dance vaudeville sketch
90 were given by Delta Miller Flo'-
ence Friday. May Wild and Clarence
Grant and Jacob Ovard, Speeches
&sre made by John l., Firmaee ana
p, esident Coddington Of the CONNER
cial club.
The dance ended at midnight ana
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-07-30
HEbER WAS EASY
FOR CHAMPS FRIDAY

4 large number of fans accompan.
led the team to Heber Friday to see
them make their sixth straight win
in the second half OF the league. The
came was loosely played and the locals
hid an easy time of 1t. The ortstand-
Ing feature of the game was the field
inr of Durrant. He made several
catches. Homer also did
GOOD work
Binch was high man, making two
hits out of 3 times at bat: Birk came
second with hits out OF times at
bat: Durlnnt got 3 out of 5. Miller
Oh the mound held the Heber lads
d; wn to 2 runs until the nineth. when
they ran up 4 more, leaving final
score of 1916 in our favor.
$. Murdoch for Heber, was knocked
from the box In the fifth and was re-
laced by Wilson. who was touched
for hits in the remaining four in
rings. The locals got II hits in all
aGainst 10 for their opponents.
The other games played that day
resulted as follows:
Provo at Springville - Provo TO-;
Srringville 8.
I>ehi at Spanish Fork-Iehi 0; Span
ish Fork 2.
Nephi at Payson-Nephi G; Payson
.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-07-30
NJ LAKE TEAM
| EASY FOR CHAMPS

hg 18th, Pioneer Day. passed by
N quietly In our city Monday In
morning the usual flag raising
pGriss we're given at the City Hall.
he afternoon baseball game was
yh btween the Champs and the
sten Optical Co. Outside of the
~ evening Entertainments no 9TH
sslebration was held.
- base bail game was rather
nsHded affair end the Champs des-
Hd a shut ont game. II was the
~ holiday game that the entire nine
k'e been used Miller pitched splen-
y ball allowing but 2 hits in seven
wings Miller was replaced by Shell
W 70 the eighth but the Opticians
snn hits and their | lone run in
n last two frames
Features Of the game were n home
va bit over the fence By Holmstead
nd The hitting Of Brown for the Wis
=" who made 3 ont Of 4 times at
Mt
Inc summary is as follows:
Score by innings.
a fork 0 ! ? q 1 3 O-S
!" v o q o o 0 o IL
summary; Errors Holmstead O.
''0nard' R. Brown. Earn runs-Am-
'@'n FORK !, Western Optical I. g.
~ nus Dnrrant, Miller. Bennett.
'0ns'd First base on balls or
Nv Len on bases American Fork
p'''e'n optical 4 Wild pitches
:" Miller ] First base on errors
sAer, Barrett, Ewing. Base hit
~. rome run-Holmstead. Struck
by Miller 4, by Burt 2. Double
to r. Brown. Homer to
~ to Bennett. Binch 20 Miller
'"" stolen Binch. Miller.
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FR DAY
LIBERATED At
4 MUTUAL DELL

!, about 1000 persons -.
s.' !, y Mutual Dell to celebrate '''s
:, Monday. A splendid time
',, :, By all. The traf' r.. res,
J, worked by the County, a,s.
''.onsrs, we're fine and = av .an
..,,deuts at all, which is CON
Ming wonderful after has-
: s.., conveyances going IN
a !, ,he canyon. The day was
s,.,lv camping and hiking, Dun
49,. .,.rt.Inment was furnished .a !.
4, "a. enjoyed from 70 until :
,s.n an open air program wa, was
an W. W. Warwick in CHAR
tunnIty singing was conduct
~. Ora Chapman; prayer oy
4. Anderson; violin solo, F, %rsn0'
,.marks. Pres. A. ] Evans
A r,,,or and Rulon Nicholes; re-
4. catherine Folsom ana Emily
rueral board members OF SAT-
4. a.dIcaion Of the Hut by Pres
!, r,,Oman; remarks, Jas. Chip
q, community singing; pray
u.,,sr Reiser. OF the Sunday
!, ,sueral board, of Salt Lake.
4, me program. games were in
q IN. led by Jos. 0lpin and 9th
Ansr the games a baseball game
,,,sed under the direction OF X.
Aztsf.
,..olution was PASSED at the
NJ, that a register be placed on
so that all who climb
TOP may place their name there
ant $3.50 the homeward journey
,enced. after all had enjoyed a
ehul day In the canyon and al
u Dell.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-07-30
Spanish Fork Gunman
Is Declared Insane

Provo, July 26-After appearing be
fore the examining board Walter Bo-
shard who was wounded Sunday NOR
ming In gun-fight with Sheriff j. ID
Poyd AID Night Marshal George Skin.
ner of Spanish Fork, was committed
10 the state mental hospital,
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w I'll Y :?

continue paying high prices for your groceries? Why help
pay ior the upkeep of expensive delivery and more ex
PehsNe credit system? You derive benefit from either
Try our CASH AND CARRY WAY once and YOU will never
80 back TO the other OPEN UNTIL 9 P M
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SPECIAL. EXCURSION
RATE

via Orcm Line Sundays end Volt
drys. American Fork to Salt Lake
CITY and return Size: Plensan'
Grove 10 Salt Lake CITY slTF T.
'olrdins war tax. ?-ts
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-07-30

Dewitt Clinton, OF Mohawk
Hudson Railroad the New York Central lines made IT'S frs.
the little Dewitt Clinton bigger fellows
Pacific locomotive which hm the Twentieth Century
count al mil IN hour.
All this little an
exhibit This month life will make the
New York Chicago where exhibit
picture shows Dewitt Clinton Century in New
York Terminals.
The Washington times., 1921-03-27
orsas Britain Risht Rsssrvsd.

Mr.. McCay's picture of Love walking un-
harmed among the lions expresses properly the
power of the greatest human emotion. 1t con-
quers savagery, overcomes hatred, ennobIes all
that it touches.
beloved, let us love one another; for love
is of God; and every one that Ioveth is born of
God, and knoWeth God"
The Washington times., 1921-03-27
70, 1871. IusrsstinaI Feature ssrvs.. n.

Last week was discussed on this page
ENVY, the most harmful, destructive thing in
the world. Mr.. McCay's cartoon powerful in
its simplicity, deals to-day with the GREAT
EST thing in the world, the foundation of hap
piness, the cause of progress in the past, and
the hope of the future, THE LOVE OF ONE
CREATURE FOR ANOTHER.
The Washington times., 1921-03-27

them, enough to move kings and queens like pieces
on chessboard he had everything but LOVE.
But he had no love. And in the estimation of the
race to which he belonged he is nothing but cold fact
Burns, the Scotch ploughman whose verses were writ
ton inspired by love of his fellow creatures love Of the
poor and the humble, is ten times as great, in the
esteem that is worth whle as Napoleon the conqueror
or Alexander the world ruler
Napoleon lies in glorious state under the great
dome in Paris And Rousseau, who paved the way
for Napoleon with his ideas lies in his humble crave
on the Island of Pines, and is thousand times
greater man than Napoleon for love of human beings
was strong within him.
"And besfosc all my goods to feed the
poor, and if \ giue my body to be burned but hape
not love, it proftefh ME nothing"
There is cold power, cold eloquence, and there is
ICECOLD charity How powerfully st. Paul puts
it in those few words Give everything to the poor
Give your body to be burned from PRIDE, ostenta
ton, desire for admiration and it profits you nothing
unless your acts are caused by love of those to whom
you give love of those to whom you sacrifice your life
Vaingloriously waving his sword, a famous hero
jumped his horse into the river and died. saying zone
must die like a, brave man" He did it. but "it
profited him nothing" He was doing it for himself,
not for others.
How admirably st. Paul sets forth the qualities
of love, suferefh long, and is kind.
Those six words bring before you the mother
when her child is born, the long suffering the pas
sionate love- and kindness bestowed upon the helpless
creature for whom the suffering has been endured
Of all pictures Of love and devotion that the world
presents none equals that of the poor mother, pale
and weak receiving her child in her arms Upon that
picture the Christian religion is founded
What man NOT inspired, could have analyzed
The Washington times., 1921-03-27

loves ingredients, establishing what Drummond
calls "the spectrum of love-"
"LoUe suferefh long, and is kind
LOUe eHViefh not
LoOe Oaunfefh not ITSELF is not pufed up.
Doth not behave itself unseen1ly
Seekefh not its Osun.
Is not propOked
Iakefh not account of epi
Rejoicefh not in unrighfeousness, but rejoic-
eth avith the truth"
Every man, fortunately born, need but look upon
his own mother, recall her memory and all of those
qualities he sees in her. Love is the greatest thing in
tne world. And because women have it. and bestow
It, each day and hour upon their children this human
race gradually is rising above savagery and brutality
How unimportant all other things are, and how
magnncently st. Paul puts that truth before YOU in
tne most powerful short sermon ever preached
Whether there be prophecies, they shall be
done ascdy. Whether there be tongues, thew
snail cease; actefher there be knoacledge, it SHAH
be done azcay.
And every man, as age or sickness comes on,
knows how everything dwindles and vanishes in inn
porance except love- If the eyes of the DID, the sick
or the poor can look into face filed with love- thew
are comforted, and if not, there is no comfort
whether there be knowledge, it shall be
done aspay"
The books of yesterday and the machinery of
YESTERDAY are the rubbish of day. The wise man
OF the last century today would be the sport of chill
dren. But the love of million years ago is alive
to-day and the same as the love of to-day
LOVE and JUSTICE are brother and sister.
Justice rules the world rules all space and time with
laws that never change. And love makes life bear.
able, worth while and beautiful
AL things will fade the sun that warns U.s. the
earth that carries U.S. these bodies that and CO.
But abide "FAITY, HOPE, LOVE, these three; but
the greatest of these is LOVE"
There are million theories million kinds of
knowledge million ambitions and plans, endless
schemes for making the world and its inhabitants
better But all Of these schemes that are worth while
could be put in four letters love"
Love would stop war, it would stop poverty, it
would end the selfshness that exploits instead OF
helping.
And since in the end only FAITH, HOPE and
LOVE Will abide, we know that civilization and hap
piness on earth will ultimately be realized.