The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-13
Barometer of Public Opinion
Poodle Dogs and PhooIishness.


Editor world; Your Uncle Josiah is mighty
sick man. He's got compuncton Of conscience.
Yes sir his conscience IL compuncted Did you
over have compunctlon OF conscience? Editors
don't often have 1t, though perhaps you have. SO
TO speak.
My conscience Is compuncted over what l
said about those high flyers wearing $4,000
coats Success comes to those who toll gacrifco
and save. TO tho extent that people toll suffer,
save and sacrifice to that extent they succeed.
Just think 10 what heart Tending extent
OF misery, Mrs. Corey must have gone
Il makes my conscience burn with shame
that ever 1 should be so ungrateful as
to complain about such people. I want you
and all the saints in Israel to pray FOR your
Uncle Josiah that he may overcome such fault
finding
A few weeks ago read about where some of
our good people--people that had toiled, saved
and sacrifced-had a million dollar burying
ground for their pet dogs. when those precious
CANNES got sick the best physicians were called
to see them; and when those CANNES died
expired as 1t were, they placed in gold and
silver decked caskets and laid away in decency
10 walt the great dav when Sir Gabriel shall
toot his flute and beat his drum, to speak,
snmmoning all kindred and tongues from the
bed OF dust Behold then, the poodle dog shall
come forth from his golden casket and march
up TO the pearly gates of the New Jerusalem.
barking In glee over the mighty tolls and sacrl-
fces OF his master, but the child of tho working
man who would not toll and save and sacrifice,
the child that died In poverty, died for want OF
n physician. for want OF nourishment, that child
shall sleep on and on in its little wooden coffin.
Pardon me, Mr.. Editor, but your Uncle Josiah
Is NOT az young uS ne once was, ana reckon,
not so strong hearted; he just had to shed a
few tears when he penned those last words.
sally and went to meeting last night and
the preacher preached about the resurrection,
That preacher was smart, young chap, and ne
said many consoling things; but all the time he
Was saying, when they that In the grave
shall hear His voice" | wac thinking OF those
blamed poodle dogs buried with honors over
In that million dollar graveyard. / must have
Thought some improper thoughts and those
thoughts must have been vivid for Sally says
they were audible.
Just one little news item aud then I'll close.
Sol Blevin's baby died last week. Sol was not
able 10 get doctor and he came over and got
your Uncle Josiah to stand good for the pay. Sol
is good worker, but he Is Just we'll unlucky
ana he has never learned 10 save. Sol's been
hunting Job most of the time for the last two
years. Sol did save some little money during
had to spend st all looking for job. Well
when tho baby died, your Uncle Josiah had to
stand good for burial expenses.
Sally says IL don't mend my ways, she and
I are going to land in the poorhouse Sally Is
strong In meeting house work, but her faith Is
not so substantial and abiding as your Uncle
Josah's. / am clingng 20 the rock. "Once /
was young and now am old, yet have I never
seen the rlEhteous forsaken, nor thy seed beg
glng bread"
Which implies and indicates, II WERE that
those who are hungry. out In the cold, without
money, food or clothing, are not OF the annoint-
ed; while those poodle dogs were OF the annoint-
ed class; for they toll not, neither do they spin
yet our old friend. King solomon, in all hts
OF these
From your uncle
JOSIAH HUCKELBY.
Marble city, Sept g.