The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 21, 1931, Page 8

People’s Forum Baitor’s Note.—The Tribune wel- comes letters on subjects of in- terest. Letters dealing with con- troversial religious subjects, which @ttack individuals unfairly, or ‘which offend good taste and fair play will be returned to the writers. All letters MUST be signed. h to use a pseudonym, eudonym first and your own name beneath it. We will re- spect, such requests, the right to delete such parts of letters as may necessary to conform to this policy. We reserve WHY IS MAN? Editor, Tribune: It is recorded that God made man| in His own image and placed him | in a beautiful garden; but there must) have been a mistake somewhere, be-| cause Adam, the first man, mort-| gaged his homestead to the devil and went to his wife’s relations to live. Then he raised Cain. Cain slew Abel and went forth into the land of Nod to see what other devilment he could get into. Ever since that time the question has been asked,| “Why, oh, why is man?” Eve was made originally for! Adam's express company, but Adam got jealous when she tried to pose| as a snake charmer, and declared it was her fault that the mortgage on the farm was foreclosed. After los-) ing the Garden of Eden, Adam grew| shiftless. He let his whiskers grow, began to chew tobacco and refused to go to church. His male descend- ants haven't improved very much since—so why, oh why, is man? Man that is born of woman is crooked when he stands straight. He is born helpless, and often remains that way all his life. He comes forth like a shadow, and when he gets to; be 18, rants around as if he was the whole show, and doesn’t know any- thing until he forgets what he thought he knew in the first place. Oh, why is man? He isn't—more than half the time—and for the most part he isn’t that often. Man comes into the world without his consent and leaves it against his will, but that is no reason why he should act like a donkey. During his stay on earth his time is spent in| one continuous round of contradic- tions and misunderstandings. In his infancy he is an angel; in his boy- hood he is a devil; in his manhood he {s a fool. So why is man? If he raises a family he is a sim- pleton; if he raises a small check he is @ thief; if he raises your ante he is a gambler; if he is poor he is in- patriotic; if he goes to church he is a hypocrite; if he stays away he is a sinner; if he donates to charity he does it to show off; if he doesn’t he is a tightwad. So why, oh why, is man? ‘When he first comes into the world, everybody wants to kiss him; when he goes out of it, they all want to kick him. If he dies young he had a great future before him; if he @ second- @ nomination for congress and married s widow; but| these experiences do not teach continues to strut if he possessed all’ i as t Fi the virtues, and all of a sudden he runs away with the hired girl. Oh man, man, why are you? ‘When a man’s heart gets full of guile, his head full of egotism and his tummy full of prunes, there is loud tittering on the back seats of bout his clean campaign see how far he has len. When he gets through he eid re perciied Jn We, soled in THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1931 he would rather go to hell with an affinity than go to church with his wife, and the older he gets the fooler he grows. There is no fool like an old fool. Look at King Solomon, the wisest ever. When he got along in years he didn't know enough to, pound sand in a rat hole. He had so many wives and lady friends he couldn't count ‘em twice alike and | he ‘would sit on a housetop like a coyote baying at the moon and how! about vanity. The fool of today is the wiseacre of tomorrow, so why is man, anyhow? Man cometh forth like a flower | and is cut down; but it would be bet- ter if he came fifth like a razorbach hog and got cut up when he is too old to root for himself. He fleeth also like a shadow and continueth not, but he might as well stay and marry her, for he will get caught anyhow and have to support her, and if he thinks he won't continue, the court will jump onto his wages. Man is the only animal that walks on his hind legs and drinks white mule. He is a born collector. First he collects beetles, toads and mar- | bles; then girl’s kisses and fancy cravats; then dollars, troubles and 2 family; then golf cups, after-dinner stories and bad debts; and lastly aches, symptoms and memories. OLD-TIMER. Cn ee EE e Fy Steiber —_——_¢ —— MRS. WM. HICKEL Alta’s baseball team beat Regan on the latter’s diamond Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sattler and fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs, Efraham Schaeffer and son, Marvin, and Kenneth Bjork were Bismarck callers Monday. Delbert Olson spent Sunday evening at the Wm. Hickel home. Siguard Adams, who has been spending several days at the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred Bergquist, left last week for Still, where she will visit for a while at her home, before re- turning to Seattle, Wash. Mary Doyle is staying at the home of her sister, Mrs. William Hickel and teaching in Estherville township. Mrs. John Bjerke and three chil- dren of Kathryn, who have been visit- ing at the John Carlson home, left Saturday for Driscoll, where they will visit relatives before returning to their home at Kathryn. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sattler and fam~- ily spent Sunday evening at the Ef- raham Schaeffer home. Mr. and Mrs. John Zelmer are par- ents of a daughter born Sept. 7. Miss Gudrun Jordahl of Canfield townships is staying at the John Carl- son home and teaching one of the Estherville schools. Mr. and Mrs, C. C. Hausauef and family were Bismarck callers Tues- day. John Carlson and son, Dennis, mo- ored to Driscoll Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Kjerness of Faith, 8. D., spent last week visiting at the Oscar Wickstrom home. Mrs. Kjer- ness will be remembered as Miss Julia Orkland. Mr. Oderman of Wing called at the Alta store Friday. Philip Zelmer called at the C. C. Hausauer home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Helm called at the Schaeffer home Sunday. Emil Sattler was a Regan caller Fri- day and Saturday. Among the Bismarck visitors from this vicinity Monday were J. R. Jones, George McAllister, John Anderson and Fred Bergquist. Kenneth Bjork, who is employed at the J. C. Olson home, spent the week- end at Schaeffer's. Mr. and Mrs. Cifford Nelson and family of Driscoll spent Sunday at the John Carlson home. Kenneth Bjork and Adolph Schaef-| MOM’N POP ie fer called at the John Stroh hom Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Zelmer and family are planning to move to the Skells’ farm in Schrunk township this) week. Mary Doyle and Mrs. William Hick- el and son, Wayne, were Alta callers Tuesday evening. Gerald Jones was a Regan caller Tuesday. Callers at the J. C. Olson home Monday evening were: Mr. and Mrs. John Carlson and family, Miss Gud- run Jordahl, Mary Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. William Hickel and son, Wayne, and John Zelmer. J. Schmitz of Bismarck called in invited guests and the preacher ar- rive you will see him strut around in his best clothes and swell up like @ pouter pigeon when he speaks of “our” wedding. And when there is a birth in the family it is worse yet. He sits in the kitchen figuring out the latest box scores, while everybody else is flying around in excitement; and when s nice little, roly-poly baby is He will walk as straight as a ram- rod for 20 years and then all at once. this vicinity Tuesday. i Stickler Solution | e f any eoy WHISPERS, I Are GOING TO. PUNISH HIM. ~ we any Boy wusperS, I AM GOING TO PUNISH HIM. 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