Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-05-06

thank you" This was not quite true
for Bob, thinking Of the sick, whose
people could not go to market, was
inclined to hide his own hunger.
"Ho ho!" exclaimed Mr.. Bloggs, fol
he knew very well that the boy was |
hiding his hunger.
"Do you call that a Lief" the Shep-
herd asked as soon as the minister
had gone.
"A little onel But In my opinion Il
were thinking Of those who need food
more than you and that b rms 1t square
around. 1 call it goldAn IIe-I do"
The minister had scarcely turned |
the corner of the street, when he met |
Hiram Blenkinsop, who was shivering |
along without an overcoat. the dog |
| Christmas at his heels.
Mr.. Singleton stopped him.
why, mani Haven't you an over
1 coatT' he asked.
"No. sir It's hangin' on peg in q
pawnshop over In Hazelmead. It amt
dom the peg any good nor me
ueither!"
'Well, sir, you come with me-" said
ths minister. tits about dinner time,
anyway, and guess you need lining
as we'll as covering"
The drunkar6i looked into the face
of the minister.
"Say IT ag'in," he muttered.
IL wouldn't wonder IL a little food
would make you feel better" Mr.. Sin
gleton added.
"a little did you sayT BlenkinsOp
asked.
Make II a lot-as much as you
can accommodate"
"And do you mean that We want me
to 60 an eat in yer house?"
eyes, at my table-why nOt?"
: at wouldn't be respectable. / don't
want TO be too particular, but tramp
: must draw the line somewhere
5 "Pll be on my best behavior. Come
8 on" said the minister.
. The two men FASTENED up the street
y followed by the detected little yellow
T dog, Christmas.
: Mrs. Singleton and her daughtel
were out with committee of the
y children's helpers and the minister
y was dining alone that day and, a:
. usual, at one O'Clock, that being th'
2 hour for dinner In the village Of Bing
y Vile.
e "Tell me about yourself" said tn,
z minister as they sat down at the ia
~ BILE.
e "MyseIf-did you sayg' Hiram Blen
kinsop asked as one Of his feet crep
under his chair to conceal its disrepu
table appearance, while his dog ha
partly hidden himself under servin
table where he seemed to be shiverin
with apprehension as he peered Ou
with raised hackles, at the stays hea
over the mantel.
eyes"
4 II amt got any Self, sir; It's a
$ gone" said Blenkinsop, as he took
swallow Of water.
"A man without any Self is cur
GUS creature" the minister remarke
I "Tm as empty as a woodpecker
w hos in the winter time. The bird hi
N flown. belong to this ere dog. He
poor dog. I'm all he's got. If
Il had to pay a license on me I'd ha7
"a to be killed. He's kind to me. He
IN the only friend I've got"
Z Hiram Blenkinsop riveted his atte
IN ton upon an old warming-pan tn
IN hung by the fireplace. He hardly look
at the face of the minister.
"How did you come to lose yo
n, Self" the latter asked.
III Married a bad woman and took
drink A mans Self can stand co
~ an hunger an shipwreck an loss
l a.,sc~.5. .anunu M anu nal
n o. bad luck, take IL as 1t comes, but
Mn bad woman breaks the works in h
llV an stops his clock dead. LeastwR
IN 1t done that to me y
~ "She Is like an arrow In his live
a the minister quoted. "Mr. Blenkins
where do you stay nights"
God "Ive a shake-down in the little
over the oil blacksmith shop on Wa
street. There are cracks in the
oth- BILE, an the snow an the wind bio
line In, an the place is dark an smt
put O. coal gas an horses feet, but Chr
ease mas an snug up together an mani
eau to live through the winter. In
weather we sleep under tree in
oggs oil graveyard an study astronol
IS II Sometimes wish was there
was good"
"wouldn,t you like bed in a c
hese Portable house?"
the mo. l couldn't take the dog IL
any an I'd have to git up like other folks
would you think that hardshl
from "Well, we see. sir. If ye're la
gers down ye amt hungry. Then, to-
d on likes to dilly-dally in bed"
loor- what may that mean?" the /
n 70 lister asked.
II likes to lay an think an
" It air castles"
your "What kind of castles"
"Well. sir. I'm thinkin' often