Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-01

thing more remunerative than digging
rock and | am surprised that you are
not doing it. Yet, at the same time |
feel that you have certain things in
common with your relatives and
friends in that You stay about and
wrangle with them. | have gone thru
such experiences, myself, and under
stand your troubles, but you make
Yourself as petty and childish as they
are when you condescend to meet
them on their own level, to vibrate as
1t were on their plane. = What do
you care about these people and their
petty prosecutions? Come out Of IT.
Now as to Michael Salisbury: Won
do him too much honor and again dis
close your too sensitive disposition.
Nike thot to have some fun like n
KID. He got his criticism printed and
that was glory for him. You an
swered and that made him famous so
he came back in quite a PERSONAL
Mariner. | would not have published
that had been here. You answered
and Moore did not print it. Sails
bury insisted that it should be, but
Moore thot, contrary to your infer
ences, that you had distinguished
mike" to much already, and that
you were condescending all together
to- much, and rather placing yourself
in a wrong position. Salisbury him
self did not even take the part of his
son, but as l know personally likes
Your stuff and feels that you have abb
ility, has nothing in the world against
you, but feels as a reaction to your
rag chewing" with Mike, that John
you are a little too "thin skinned"
and show your annoyance over triv-
iallties in a way unworthy of a per-
son of your ~attainments. In short,
John your answer to Mike was "duck
soup for him. He is to a bright kid,
and has this much on you,: he would
just as soon be censured as praised,
as long as he can get people to read
about him or cause a talk. You know
how boys like to get their stuff in the
paper and for him to get into con
troversv with you is "Jack, the
Giant Killer" enterprise for him. ]
think that you will thank US after a
little thot for keeping the article out
of the paper. Mikes articles did not
hurt you in the least, and you should
not have noticed him in the first place.
If there were any results from the
controversy, it was the inference by
the public that you take yourself
too seriously"
Now John, you will take this as it
is meant from one who has always
been appreciative of your ability.
Come in some time and | will talk
over with you a job in your line. But,
John, don't prescribe your own pos
sibilities by the petty limits Of your
environment accept a gage Of bat
tie from any wag that happens along.
We gage a man by his ability to raise
above these things. You arc no bigger
than the man who can annoy or per-
secute you.
We will print your travelogues and
your sandwiches. | will read the
dialogue and decide about it later.
Sincerely your friend and we'll wisher,
(Signed) Charles. f. Taylor
p. S. / did go in to see Taylor, and
he then offered me a position on some
mythical paper which he said he was
going to establish somewhere. How
ever, | had already read of the advan-
tappc plaannd nv paI1l p,u1con for
working for His Lordship, and did
not care for the job.
He offeredme. at the same time, a
glass of moon from a bottle in his
desk, but did not insist upon me TAX
ing it, when | refused.
j. A. S.