White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-07-25
Observation-Disclosures
MY
FAVORITE
STORIES
Appertaining to Couple Of
Shipwrecks

Appertaining to a Couple o
Shipwrecks
N NE OF the oldest stories In tn,
~ world and deservedly, think
one of the most popular, has to d.
with shipwreck. Two hardy mari
ners escape from sinking craft on al
improvised raft. So far as they
know, they are the only survivors Of
the crew. They are in perilous plight
The angry waves threaten to engul1
their f1imsy raft and pair Of huge
triangular fins, circling in the water
give proof that at least brace of
hungry sharks are waiting for dinner
to be served.
Says one:
TT looks to me like we're in the
middle of mighty bad fix DO you
know prayer?"
His drenched companion, shakes 9
forlorn head.
"Well, can you remember hymn
Maybe it would help If we sang q
hymn tune"
mo" confesses the second castaway,
Il don't know no hymns, either"
"Well," states Number One, I'VE Ger.
tainly ought to be doing something
religious. Let's pass the haiti"
can parallel this with small ex
periance out of real life. A friend Of
mine, formerly active in politics in
the South, was on his way to settle
ment up in the mountains Of Virginia
to ill speaking engagement. He left
the railroad station at the end of the
line. From this point he had to de
pend on horse power to get him over
the knobs. lie hired native who
owned blackboard and team to
carry him on the last lap Of his
journey.
AS they rode along it developed that
his guide was an itinerant Methodist
preacher, and naturally, of an ex-
ceedingly religious turn of mind
When, by questioning, he discovered
that the visiting campaigner belonged
to no recognized faith he was greatly
shocked and said as much.
Presently they came to where they
must cross mountain stream There
had been freshet up above some
where and the stream was out of its
banks. They were midway of the
ford when a small tidal wave came
rolling down on them. The rig was
caught and swept down the current te
catch, finally, on an upjutting bowlder
in the middle of the channel There
it hung temporarily.
The struggling team snapped the
harness and were swept away. White
as sheet, the native cast a rolling
eye upon the raging torrent. 1t was
a good hundred yards to either shore
He turned his haggard face to his trav.
cling companion.
"My friend" he quoth in quavering
accents, "can you pray?"
mo" stated the politician, as he
prepared to go overheard, "but 1t so
happens can swim fairly wen."
A Complete Change of Climate
IN A country as large as ours, dis.
tances are purely relative things
1t all depends on ones point Of view
| think of two cases In point, dissi1n.
liar in locale and setting but both II.
Illustrative.
A cOW-hand, on ranch In the
Staked Plains country down near El
Paso, took vacation. He decided to
travel to far ports, so he went all the
way to TeXarkana. clear across in the
northeastern corner of the state. II
the reader Is Texan. or If he ever
has toured Texas, he will appreciate
that this is quite journey. Upon the
travellers return, some of his friends
asked him how he had enjoyed him
self.
"Oh, pretty good" he said "but so
fur as I'm concerned, Ill be satisfied t.
stay down South here, in Gods coun.
try, where belong. The way | feel
now, won't never 20 visitin again
away up yonder in the North. DOM
care much for them Yankees"
Here's companion piece:
New Yorker was fishing in the up
per peninsula of Michigan His guide
was a typical woodsman One night
by the campfire he RECALLED the New
Yorker with accounts of the severity OF
the winters in those parts-how deep
the snowdrifts were and how biting
the winds from off Lake Superior
and how thick the ice was and how
low the thermometer fell and how
long the cold weather lasted
SWELL" said the Easterner, when the
native had halted for breath, I'VE
have some pretty bad cold snaps along
the seabord but nothing to match what
you describe. How do you manage to
stand such conditioner"
"Me?" said the guide, Il don't tr,
to stand EN- Before 1t freezes III,
solid pack up and git out of here
and 20 south fur the winter"
ITO Florida. suppose?" hazarded
the New Yorker
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