Carney Enterprise. (Carney, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1912 Page: 4 of 12
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HOW ONE AWKWARD
YOUNG MAN WON OUT
viteti the stranger to have a came of
pool on the u.sty old table, and the
landlord's daughter introduced him
to several girls, and within a week
:he young man was surprised him-
self. It seemed that he had never
.sought Cure for Embarrassment £SJS*J!%5.
The boys laughed loudly. and the
in the Country and Found
a Wife.
By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY.
ctlrls chewed gum Franklin Graham
was herring something new every
day, and he was rait or glad of It
He had been in Harpersvllie ten
days when fce went fishing.
ward man I ever saw. Say, I'm sure-
ly beginning to admire bim. He's
got an individuality."
Much to his surprise the young
man didn't depart from the village.
That was why, three days later, aa
he caught sight of some one strug-
gling in the water he leaped ofT the
bridge to the rescue. Firstly, he
couldn't swim a stroke, and secondly,
the straggler was Miss Ida in her
bathing suit, and she had to rescue
him. She had to do more. He was
carried to her aunt's bouse in a half-
LfcQAL ADVICS.
.. . . . "ten he went fishing. A freckle carried to her aunt's house in a half-
<r*rT fao,r" K>T fr-),3wl fcim o spot be- drowned condition, and it was hours
In th« m ^a «- /v..oo n n Klr.l T Vi A ftlH c & rr * • < 11 ••. 4 k . « v. ./ l k. J >k - ^
hir.d the old sawmill. and before
running away whispered to hhn that
:he girl sitting there with the pole
and :ine was Miss Greenleaf Mr Miss Ida.
in the world of today a young ntar.
who ha* been aboutcredited wt:h
* full share of self-tvi-.flde' oe and
tf he had any rough points to N-gir.
with to hare had then-. polUhed down
by contact with society
Franklin Graham was an exception
Nature had given hi--, a hac.-.so:
face, as it had many Grahams before
klm His figure was f,\v too. bat
he wer.t about in a (octlr.ual st.vt- of
ecnbarra*s-.-.-.er.t and aWkwar.ii.ess
Mischievous young womer. and the
>oker at his clubs ke;< him on edge
all the tin;®. He realirei hi# craw
kacka A man may roallre that tsff
ku * backache, but tha: doesn't „• o.re ^ CT -•re* mincies when tbe
tbe *ok* He *i\iij brace up new *••• '^ked CP *ri Queried:
Toase to fish?"
before he had the strength to say:
"Really, now, I—I—you know "
You are simply delicious," smiled
Graham's bashftilness returned with
a rush. He realized that the girl was
superior to any one he had yet seen
or met In the village She didn't call
out to hie that fishing was good In
ar.J then and try to be nssertiTe. but
tbe effort only made thircs worse
When * man is embarrass-od ar J awk-
ward ar.d has stammer added to It
and he steps on a girl's train and s.ts
down on a Sfty^oBar fan ami reiers
to Renfew a# .'or.e<s, what's the use
of stnaGK&at farther?
"W~ber. l was your age ! was Jus:
that way," M><i aWdleaged club
man who iked the boy ard eit pity
for hlnr.
He bed when he said he was
w^v hut be ;.ei w;:h (toed
tert I' all - .rs bad g-ood atMt)^.
tiwre woald be no exil ti t . . n
•'Si
and
1;'
chairs back on tbe.r bin' rc>
lying for balf a day at a ritae
d yon a *bo i
asked jo.-r.g Graham.
*Witr, ty o>;- A -doctor can cure
the M{ t>s. >.,j| )>< < fo>; no re~.fi >
for yo>or o*s* "
"The® whwbaj sbaO 1 d-6o?~
*Vct cwt :>e towt for t«h e ti:
gc 4>"' i ti f country to se me village
**£ Kagin O! ,1^ (t-r-.Tji v
elbow-* * ;h Tom. Tflok and Har-y
ViT^-je w-itfc the pe«op-e Ta'.k «si.
k>ai arocr .1 You've seen Beroj*. bet
there are villages i*erty r: ers away
yosc haves^ se>c-T. You've attended
toctVoa* ai)d h.-gh teas, be: yocVf
rever takej^a «raw Yot>e wt
rarj datres ard ar^ro: tz t'e
rtng ttt-.re. > t yo:.Vf ^ot f —f-d with
the T. 'Kcc *•?. Go To, yo<i.rig irai *",
Ard a Utsr yoang
went to Harpersv; t v. * rttl# twx
nice rtve* t. .~* peotiin g.vii
nK ti- Ke % t* s:-;,: - tv aj £rd
* !*►«* J® JUMrtea So.rr-e-
what enbarruttied arc sc.n^ baj i ^ ■
warA, be: r-.^t <io muck as b# ti re: tec
to b . be :.- .ojd tbe old fasi.).-o..ec inn,
brt he hat fropqiod a: .>rse ti 3E*.-'
r^xr.i.T^
Theirs was VnoVe H:-aa- j=t. r4 •-
oott* Mm as he ha *• f-iowr>e.-;
fttfetcec tor the jug ' ^-x v^oars,
"Wei
whJv "
'Well, why dont yos fish, then?"
There_pon, in his adtKseBt, Mr
.-rf.h.'.r.-. stepped on his own feet and
-2own aid rolled over an the
planka
"Vuocr way to 5sV said the girl
is she hauled ur her hook to rehs^t
Jk *
Mr Graham got up and straight-
ened oat h:s tackle and haitod his
r-x-k anc threw tt it He wasat
fsMrg He was tbinkiss what ar
idiot he was not to have goc* for *
j Jj* Wtojy tie diVMi a
ar.d rapadly hauied in tec ure.
^ was a ^b ^ ^Tb^ T:' A ^
Vr Graham s l.re rad '.-...A- to ^ P^vIsIob of
Graham s ..re had &oaie<d iowr
f-~ - aa&e entangled wttb tbe other
Vo- «* * V«*T the ug-ht fss young
r.ar s-ir.' ..j ibe g'.ri. as the £s.h
■ rpf-d a-c _t)- and InaiZy fell back
| n:o tie water,
ten ilioiTnad pardons:*
s.-"ere; -.he your^ r^an, aafi then
i^;.5d soire;h:ng worse
, r'r: ^z: iLt w* water to
. serti r.c e the -inc-s trass, a !•<* and
- e .i.-..g.*.j i^r oe the pelt of fa__ng
k z * S35ar and tor* ler ah;-.
2* l>l>i eC bar bar She
* tail She sua;; ly locked cp and
sasd.
* —yc>c are :i>e most careless
•out* man ] er«r met
T« m-yesB;r bt replied, as he
** * Si-kit* and w alked har
ti : he ad rot refra:n
hi* ,vffljes®e for the next rwo hours.
* - remaj*ec MLss ]da Greez-
*a as s3 < a— t-f aft the bous* rrf
^e- atr- « j ot had else bees her
Ion.* :..r • rara "i have met thtt
v - -rr r i-t ron the rity. He was
or T t c *
;-i-" yr>c spoke hm witboct-ai
intro: l ""
.he charter was earned Into effecL
Near the coast ai! white pines of sait-
a- e d.n:et:sjcns were narked with the
"broad arrc w"—tfcr*e ccts through
tie bark wzzi an ax like the track of
a crow This was the^iing s ma-k
Long after the Revolution had ob-
mera ec the royal authority men who
had beer taught in bcyhoV tc respect
tie k;r.g s mark hes;u. ec to cut such
trees.
jx felling a tree it was necessary
tc bed it" to prevent its breaking
Th:s was done by cnttlrc the small
growth ard piecing the small trees
across the hollow, so that there should
be no strain ape* one section more
,' ihaa -cpon anther when the monster
pine struck the ground
The mast * as hauled out of the
woods on one strong sled, whether
in winter or summer, and so many
caen were required that the hied p.vr
*ere often choked in crossing a hol-
~ * ^ :5 h-.-.ng up in their yoke by
tie pi.lltne o( those ahead of tbern
A mnst-ha.:'.rg was a great event
and everybody within walk'.ussls-
tanoe came to see it
sa*
W*T
1ng has
ro^>bers
treat yot
f ire w ay
f t* Come
whet TM
be be#-
**—t brvpe
"Glai rc hej
ngbt o,-«Ji o
cji bin • t.re
ffwr tbe caty | •
'Tea «3r
To'ks be-e al we
leTt**
1 :b !rk ec>*
•Via* V bea- tt grore .ire bus
prrOcrec thai tbe chr (.-a v ,f
e)OHf bis SCttlN- bot w ~i , ;.«■
ekeerea n! j rr be-t T • ( j, ■ • .
W>k> Of Th T.Wl "•
•Tea er •
Y!W -r be ' fhnt
w* eb*r a! like y^u
"igrbt *v an.- i*
ring ftpl.**
rwtmnJJig fwbitig
e!>eir ber-te*—w<
* e *
anr: tbere f~f ;beee o ■ -urr ya
"ibac wev-e wee* ~u1Tf
higk coliars wbc ot. io| ui*6
M i
,-ar*ue
rr, .ret
tr. ! iai tc a*t
r ^ «n ten viy bt Clint
- ' ti Ua be was tie masc
>s "oung man I erer ines.
i;m. :n .^ri Came froit
—traveled.
i«er usif
Toe >f-
rf m.
ot twe—rtctflta.
«ien ing iroitig
tike keeir n'
khrw
nltrh
TbMT'«
ad-
tbe
I
- .-i si." ant ' r>e v as as gr-eatlv
fat barrstseed an£ blusiiec as hare as
' 'i- "hat. 1 na V
""^1'® we eht: liave a ftmlcr
sbcwesr bn:aa« i..tht'
T* r r'jy-* iare- as be was coming
ort ft* Ti': pos<7.if^r*fc Cirabam ran
i... ;-13 ngauiisc Viss Ida ani banged
bee ut aga.UK tbe hultding
" A—e thousand pardons- ' be V-itt
oc u eay
Trai' be tt«osit awkward young
a tit 1 enr sn* " f;b re ji!>*e as *be
"eo." tree ber eoi.l: h-iiae nr£ paesec
on
♦i". auim TV* met tbf young
n ar apain" wit *iss Ida m reurb
mg hnine ' alamnnUi me uj-
tgnlt'Si "tbe pftsroStae *
Tol c(>at eayl And yo® spoke te
Told tua be y U>e rnrnc a* i
Vcf<er«- Day in Ne ghborhood.
A woman in Maryland coatribiites
:he i.- . 'o* ing to the Womac. < Home
CVaapanio® IV^rtnter.t of Practical
Household Ne*s: Four mothers in
a little town have one day In a week
.t.f.i they call 'Mothers' day One
of them keeps her own and the chil-
dren c. tre otl.or three all ilsi *t-. ^
he other mothers go ahopptag or vie
: ng or rest."
V o'ce of Evperlencs.
"1 cant understand *hy married
conp.'es ever have a dtaagreemert"
she eeld *1 dot;t see why those nab
ers cant he so adjusts that tbsre
w ill be no frlctk^a Now rr > I
anc I nnderstaad each other
oug-hiy -
"Indeed*" he replied *'How
ba*e voc heer marr edT"
"Nearly three .i*< s ' ~-'«dga
shand
ihoe
long
BreaVinj Even,
r*.t :c tenor, -if o vdocter.
ssure Oi 13 have yo® te thank for U
ra; s (somewhat wetmlM-4
a^a-.nsit tbe Imww'and tf ^
-vw* can thank bim too' tudi.v
A month later Uncle Hiram Buzi
wa« explaining to a knot of idlers at
th^Inn
"Yes. the young city feller went to
town this morning, but he'll be back
«-* .V" U I
•f.ot si e didn't even appear to notice —he ll be back And think of the
^ > thrre a certain {prestige It gives HarpersriP.e Feller
' «vU«-'e * '0'rt ^'What was from the city comes out here—feller
^ * your-' s^wwsed to who could have had his pick of Fifth
' " st ic "sr ■*•• *Bi5 &sk a girl avenue—and fails In love with one of
Jr*t* Bteht he fish In tha: river? Jnr gals! Oh. he'll be back surs
He hsd been standing unlecided naff—be ll be b*k."
T ,
RESERVED FOR ROYAL NAVY
Most Trees lr American Celery Wers
C aitred as Special Prercgativt
of t*e Crswn.
In tie Provincial Charter of 1591,
nrder which the Plymouth Colony and
tie Province of Maine were united
with Masisachusetts. it wes provided
tiat all trees of the diameter of 24
inches and.upward 11 Inches from
ibe ground, growing upon land not
heretofore granted to any private per-
son. abou.d be reserve, -c the crown
for the fnmisitng of masts for the
royal savr
Lawyer—If you wish *.n get eff with
the minimum punishment, I'd advise
you to confess everything and throw
yourself on the mercy of the court
Accused—But If I don't confess?
Lawyer—Ohl In that case you will
Tery likely be acquitted for want of
evidence.
Wanted Minute Evidence
Grfia, the celebrated doctor, being
fxamined as an "expert" on a capita-
trial, was asked by the president
whether he could tell what quantity
of arsenic was required to kill a Sy.
The doctor replied:
"Certainly. M. le President. But
I must know beforehand the age of
the fly, its sex. Its temperament, Its
condition and habit of body, whether
married or single, widow or spinster,
widower or bachelor. When satisfied
On these points I can answer your
question."
Shew Devotion to Queer.
Queen Alexandra was very much
touched by the devotion of tbe worn
en of every station of life who sold
Cowers on Alexandra day for one c'.
her pet charities, the hospitals of
London. More than $150.<VX> was col-
lected. and next year it is said that
all of England will celebrate ttt
queen mother's day in tbe sam^ way
It Is sometimes a good plan to be ^
Sure the other fellow is right—then
follow in his footsteps.
The average man makes tbe mis
take of overestimating his greatness
A Triumph
Of Cookery—
Post
Toasties
N! any deioout otsbes
H*re Kern crv 3e fcvwn
lr>ok*n Corn by the «i-iE
and ir.gnunty of the ex-
pcrt cook.
But none of tKoe <—ca-
t>or cvoe± Pc*St TCVASt-
ics in Mmpto&g tbe paute.
TiNtftiw" at a ka-
wr ttat niale a vir}yb -
h.l K>-< - w-e*tSer rcfiMiy,
IV hr*t |\Kla«e lela
lb OWn ,
" Tho M«?mor> Linj^iers"
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Herbert, H. S. Carney Enterprise. (Carney, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, August 23, 1912, newspaper, August 23, 1912; Carney, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc87852/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.