The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-15
TALES OF TOWN
WHEN I SHALL FALL ASLEEP.

|, That marks my place and time o.
earthly quitting,
I would not wish to think you were
alone.
In the familiar commonplace Of living
Il Let me be with you as in days OF
y0re,
Solace and strength and comradeshir
be giving
/ Out Of the richness Of loves price
/ less store,
And in those works which daily serv-
| ed to bind you
So closely to me with the passing
years
May your high heart keep brave, that
night may find you
Not overcome with loneliness OF
fears.
IF. l.. Montgomery in Munsey's.
A man was arrested and charged
with racing. Gee, no, wasn't rae
ing" he disclaimed. Then he tenn
ported "but passed q couple Of
fellows who were"
Speaking Of hootch, two rustic
sports were uncertainty hivvering
their way home from town. "Bill,"
said one, 81 wantccha to be very care
full. FRS thing y know you'll have
us in the ditch" "Me?" said Bill in
establishment; why, l thought you
was driving
1t was an Emmett boy, who, having
to write an essay on Responsibility"
produced this: "Boys have got two
buttons to their suspenders to keep
their pants up, and when one button
comes off there's a lot Of response
bility on the other button"
q q q
Little Edna, age 4, was saying her
prayers just before jumping into bed
She was on her knees few seconds
when she turned TO her sister, aged 6,
and asked: "Why wouldn't it do to
pray for ourA bread once a week or
once a month"; Why must we ask
for our daily bread every day." 80
as to have it fresh!" replied the sister
Talk about funny newspaper head
lines-not long ago an exchange told
Of girl who, dressed in her dads
clothes, ran away from home to be
The heading Of the story
was "Fleas in Fathers Pants!"
q q
A young married man had 80 many
guests for Thanksgiving thattwo tur-
xeys were required to make suffi-
,iency. He was required to carve
both of the fowls. Asked the next
lay how he got along he replied; "The
rug can likely be cleaned and used
again, but the dining room walls and
ceiling will have to be repapered.
q q 4
The oldtime boys who got a red ,
Ipple, pair of home knit mittens, a
handful of niggertoes, new barlow !
,nife and five pieces of stick candy ]
n his sock, all at cost of 80 cents, !
; still living and thinking back Of the /
un he had.
MARY, can you tell u.s. asked the
eacher, what is the function of the :
And the dear little girl,
roud in her consciousness of know :
1g the correct answer, replied: "The !,
JUNCTION of the stomach is to hold ),
p the petticoat"
q q & 7
"Well, / suppose said Old Bill b
Iisgivens, "that the stories about the +
srtility of the Imperial Valley, in r
'uthern California, are mostly true, n
Rough some of them are something d
strain on the credulity of a man
no loves truth as / do, but that eli
ate used to be mighty trying to- /
ian who isn't used to it. | used to Il
now Teller by the name of Selim IL
ingbell-yes, it was a peculiar name, "
at then have known others Just as n
sculiar; for example, Erastus Doo- =
ebug and Eph Bungstarter. You c,
'e likely to run upon any kind Of a
lme, so far as that is concerned.
mt know where the name Dingbell
arted and it doesn't matter, either. a
,lim was peculiar looking critter, 10
'out 6 feet and 6 inches long and -
'out 9 or 10 inches across When he =
God up in passenger coach he took -
} scarcely any room, but when he !
I down he either had to sit with his th
ad between his knees or run his OF
Is under the two seats in front of b.
m. When Selim was about rs years Al
1 he decided to go to the Imperial CO
LEY. He figured that he could make ~
start there in little while by work ~ ~
Z hard and sticking right to bust =
IS. ! will say for Selim that he
= number one worker, not lazy
ne in his body. Well, it was Ave
ars before l saw Selim again. One u u.
y was strolling along the street f.,