The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-08
YOU CAN
IF YOU THINK
YOU CAN


~ COURSE, when I married
Jimmy knew he was most
remarkable man, but Just
how much of q wonder he
was l did not realize until we got a
car. For Jimmy, unlike most hus.
bands, wanted me to drive 1t and
when l couldn't get up the courage to
do it he was awfully disappointed.
Now, If that isn't contrary to most
mems attitudes toward cars and wives
I'd just like to knowi
Gee Polly" he'd say, it's a cinch
to manage. If you'd make up your
mind to ii you could drive like a
house afire"
Well, did try. Not only to please
Jimmy, but because l like to see a
woman handle a cara big, hand
some car. like ours. especially. 1t
makes her look so efficient
But alas, year went by and I
hadn't learned, l simply hadn't the
sprawl" as Jimmy called it.
The next year he bought another
make. This model baby could
manage" he explained, ''but, after all,
it isn't the mechanism that bOthers
you. You lack confidence. Why the
Sam Hill can't you get some?"
81 could if it wasn't for trucks and
trees and cross-streets and people.
/ assured him. "Why, Jimmy if
should hit somebody"
and if you shouldn't" he returned,
sarcastically. you make me tired.
You could drive if you had to, and,
by George, sometimes I'll prove it,
The next day when we went out
saw pasted on the dashboard this
sentence: "Possunt qua posse WIDEN
tur."
AHA, Jimmy" said /, that's Latin
l have feeling it insults me In a
foreign tongue. Latin and | are no
longer intimately acquainted. Trans
late"
Taking great liberties with it," re-
turned Jimmy, "it means: They can
because they think they can Sub
stitute Il for they and it will fit
your case and the driving of this car
to T."
1T is no doubt true" l admitted.
''or Caesar, or somebody wouldn't
have written it down 1000 years ago
but, Jimmy, say i can't because l
know | can't"
Il know that's your motto. Get
over here and drive" he commanded.
| slid into the drivers seat with a
sigh. i had been enjoying myself, but
that was all over.
We drove out toward the river,
where Jimmy kept boat hidden up
stream among the bushes. There was
very little traffic and no policeman.
For these reasons i drove remark
ably well.
You are really getting the big
idea," complimented Jimmy. IF you
had to you could drive hundred
miles,"
We parked, found the canoe and
shot upstream to a quiet spot where
Jimmy had once caught a pickerel
and where he had high hopes of
catching another. think it was seven
o'clock before we came back to the
auto and ate our supper. 1t was while
Jimmy was rinsing the thermos bot.
tie in the river that he fell on a Slip
perry rock and went heels over head
into the water. He floundered out
again Immediately, wet to the skin
and-with a twisted ankle.
Here was a mess Thirty miles from
with the greatest difficulty that l got
him up the slope and into the back
seat of the limousine grooming mis-
erably every inch of the way.
1T pains like the dickens" he
gasped. II think it's broken. | must
get home. Attention to it now means
everything. Polly. you'll have to drive
back"
"Jimmyl Not No" protested wild
ly.
81 never though I could furnish the
emergency that would prove you equal
TO 100 miles, if necessary" he
groaned.
started to say couldn't do II
and then / saw the Latin motto. II
had lived through many centuries,
and could it survive the test of time
if it didn't ring true?
IL can, if think / can," / said
to myself very doubtfully, but to jim
my | answered: Don't worry, dear
OF course I'll drive you, home"
had to turn the car around FIRST
and that was sweet job. OF course,
l had done 1t many times before IN
der Jimmy's direction. But Jimmy had
his eyes shut and did no directing to-
day. With my heart in my mouth and
expecting every second to slide into
the river began to back. 1t was such
a big bulk of machine and took 81
much room for swinging. However,
accomplished it.
Having done that l had more con-
fidence in plain driving. And ii was
queer, but after the first few miles
i began to feel quite free from nerv.
BUSINESS, except when Jimmy groaned
most heartrendingly.