Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-03-30
CHAPTER ONE
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IRE Birds.

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n Ef7 that Henry Sink met and
s-s~rs Gasoline Power and went
an Mar street hand in hand with Il Is
a. ~ forgotten Their little journey
-ra7e1 ar elect on the nerves and
rarr-.a future history o. Bingville.
Tsfr --shaf 80 a group Of citizens
vss we're watching them, scattered IL
h-tr and thIther broke down n sec
On 81 Mrs RIsIey's picket fence and
m ever a small boy. At the end OF
usr t-.ff llsaIIiance. Gasoline Power
ps-aE % express its opinion OF Mr..
SIX ty turllng him against a tele-
r1-. pole sui running wild IN the
r1-f Until Go cooled its passion I'm the
t---- r1EL IN the language OF HI
r- E.a-kus1o. the place was badly
ss-rsl ur~ Yet Mr.. Sink was the
-tHft Ef ur-rritei criticism. lie was
Eisu r-v other men in that quiet vii
l---sHr. Deliberate. harmless and
r75-l---aI The action 81 his In
HH- Urs rrt at an like that 81 a
uv-e engine. Between the swift
Cess NJ Orr one and the sl0wneSs Of
c. -t- there was q wide zone full
o. r-.lles The engine had ac-
r- i many things while Mr..
SIMS -.aTect was getting ready 20
ha-- ts E--
In speaking NJ THIS adventure. Hi
- EE-Ervrn made a wise remark:
-EE --rrai life learnt me one thing"
Et D. -ifyUI are thinkin' Of hitchin'
-u Wild horse with q tame one. be
c-s.-i thar the tame one Is the stout
e. 90 g UiI ~ him no good"
l-s event had its tragic side and
Whatever Hiram Bienkinsop and other
cE-s ~ Questionable taste may
elFR said ~ O.. the historian has no
1H-rl o. treating Il lightly. Mr.
s-E end h.s neighbours fence could
= raEl.ret. but not the small boy
Leef Emmett Moran. six years old.
~ s- % the Widow Moran. who
.a.t 10 ulsh.aE He was In the ma
nv rt "a sacrifice 20 the new god. He
-s q beloved cripple. known as
~ >.sTtFri % the Birds and alto
ks-ff ne most cheerful person in the
N4sa Ills world was q little room
GO ne second io0r % his mothers
.,lss overlooking the biz flower gar
- 20 l-i-s Crooker-hls father hav-
= -es1 the Eauiener and coachman
sue lt-a There were Ia this room
F-e bureau. q four-post bed
l- EEL Er-chair by the window, a
49, fcl-i u.akFl clock that sat on
t-l 81 rubber tree and a very
eEe little Old tin soldier OF the
~ lr--s who stood erect on a
H.'f q sun 90 his hand and was
-ls 's.-- uut % the window. The
@ me ll soldiers arrival the boy
- BIN Mr. Bloggs and dis
~ t-s unusual qualities Of mind
L he Was 8 wise old soldier,
@ sem, for be had some sort
sAeE Coz each u the many cues
Bob Morau. Indeed. as Bob
-s had seen and suffered much.
- Travelled 20 Europe and back
ne i-lse.s family and been sunk
- gelr 10 a frog pond and been
49, 70 a Jug q .1olasses. but
- g an had sept his look OF
~ ----s-ahie courage The lonely
- $50 gov and then. with the
- l-ike. clock or the rubber tree
\, ~ bureau. but mostly gave
h. eaces 70 the wise and genial
-. -sS When the spring ar
Ne s-rien. with rs birds and
- le,aue e source OF joy and
r-..s1.p for the little lad. Sit
- ne open window. he used 70
- 1-5 Crowley. who was getting
1i ready Tor sowing. Later
49,. Frhcession az the flowers
-r-e- the boys window and
Him 9Th its fragrance and
49, most Intimate friends were
- Est.us. In the elm tree just
me window. woke him every
-~eg Zrrusr- W.. u -. 80.