The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-01-05
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The order Of the day seems to b,
"off with the old and on with tn,
new" at least the command Of com
mercialism demands a reasonable al,
tering Of views, changing of methods
broadening of purposes to serve
rather than be served and eventually
widen the scope and influence OF
ones life whether it be for good OF
evil; and the term good or evil ap-
plies only in the sense in which it ray
appear to each and every individual
as he has been used to seeing long
established forms conformed with, So
if John makes resolve to throw his
old briar hod in the stove, don't
preach to him if later he digs up a
corn cob or the same old breath puri-
fier to fumigate the lace curtains
with, and if Ma made the resolve to
attend strictly to her own business
and not every one of her dear neigh
bors, but backslides some time after
the good intentions are filed away,
don't throw cat fit; or if Johnnie, Jr.
is made to resolve not to tell any
more lies during the ensuing passage
of time annd accidentally happens to
tell big fish story like any one is
apt to do under such conditions, or if
you see friend or neighbor backslide
because it looks like it was back slip
ping and he was bound straight for
-Dantes inferno, just remember we
are all human and angels are not fly
ing round very much on these frosty
mornings when Teller has to get out
to make fires and pail the Jerseys.
lily main idea is not to condemn but
help. 1t is possible we all At tines
can see no good in another, but it
would take only few minutes re-
Election to see ourselves in front of
a mirror to tell US to remember that
in opening up another volume, as it
were of life's great story that is pott-
ed down from day to day, that inside
the covers and confines of this volume
will be found some day a biography,
and this summary, however brief,
would do well to be summed up so
that his friends could at least say,
''He lived by the side of the road and
was friend to man."
The eventful evening at last arriv-
ed when all gathered under the Modin |
roof to partake Of their great hospi-
tality to their friends and neighbors. f.
For days before the date arrived
many were the times we referred to
the event in hopes some friend would
be there or the weather was favor
able. But all things must at last
come to pass and so came this event
full time. We FASTENED into our glad
rags, washed the back of our neck
before we did so, shined our shoes and
lid the many little necessary maneu-
,ers to get our heavy guns drawn up
for the evenings killing. At
er all these careful preparations were
made we sorta overlooked the most
which was cranking the old
Henry, winding it as it were. We
ound that this is special feature
With all early models of the famous
FORD plant which no doubt explains
he reason for their being so many
nuts" loose these days. We twisted
NTH we were all black in the face,
ad shed all our oute- garments to
ave prespiring all over our white
ollars and shirt fronts and the right
hing seemed to jolt into place or we
ad boxed it around as long as it
ould stand and ha dto start to make {
getaway before we tore it to pieces. {
tut it gasped few times like an or
mary specimen of the drouthstrick- 8
n when he is starting to emerge from S
state of perfect insensibility after 7
eng kicked by some white mule. We
ill hasten on with our story as we
ave at last started the old bug to /
oughing away at thirty per. Load
to the gunwhales we hung to any t
valuable space so as to reach the r
arty on time. The "trip up was un- I
yentful only that we had several a
res of perfectly good mud deposit v