Image provided by: Deschutes County Historical Society; Bend, OR
About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1915)
VOL. 11. CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY. OREGON. JULY 30 , 1915 go either don't come back or, if they do, they find the excitement all over and people talkin’ about somethin' else. They don’t cut no figure at all. The fellers that stayed at ’ome has got the Jobs, und the soldier 'as to git a livin’ the best way ’e can.” “ D c»'t fear for that, Johnny, dear. B>- F. A. MITCHEL I’ll be ’ere to welcome you back, und ____ -- . j if you are maimed I’ll take care o f you John Hobbs was a Yorkshireman, for the rest of your life." She kissed him and patted him to bom on bis father’s farm, worked on make him feel better about the sacri his father’s farm and was contented fice he was making, but Johnny refus on his father’s farm. He had received ed to be comforted. However, he went only a few years’ schooling, but he I to the nearest recruiting station and was a bit of a philosopher in his own enlisted. When he marched away with way. He was engaged to be married the regimental baud playing “ The Girl to Ellen Brierly and expected to in I Left Behind Me" Ellen stood by the herit her father’s farm and live and ■ roadside waving her haudkerchief at die there. Ellen was a high strung, ! him, her eyes bedimmed with tears. One day. the better part of a year emotional girl and when the war with later, a discharged soldier, walking Germany broke out Insisted that John i along a road hi Yorkshire on one flesh should enlist. ; leg and a wooden one. met a man with “ What for?” asked John. j a hoe on his shoulder “ Why. all the men are enlisting.” “ Mister.” suid the ex-soldler. “ HI “ It seems to me, if that’s so. some been to the war. Ill was taken prison- one 'ad better stay ’ome and do the ! er by the Germans on the battlefield, all bexcept my leg. that was shot off farmin’." i and wasn’t worth anything. I been a “ But think o f the excitement of go prisoner for months, but was hex- ing off to the war with the flags flying, j changed not long ago and sent 'ome. the drums beating and the band play j I went from this place and wunt to ing ’The Girl 1 Left Behind M e !"’ nrsk you about some people I left 'ere. “ And hobblin' back singin’ ’the leg I , W ot’s become o’ Ellen Brierly?” left lie’ind me.* " “ tVot’s Ellen Brierly to you?" snarl “John, I'm afraid you’re a coward." ed the man. John looked at her. leaning on the “ W ot’s she to me? A good deal. spade with which he had been dig • seein’ that Hi went to the war for ’er ging. then threw it down and said: sake and left my leg in Belgium for “ I can’t stand that from the girl 1 j 'er sake too.” love. I’m goin’ to enlist.” "Are you John ’Obbs?" “ Forgive me." said Ellen, throwing •‘j Fauucy 1 ure. wot’s left o ’ me. Be her arms about him “ 1 knew you sides my leg. my right ’and 'as gone weren’t afraid to go to the war. I and my left heye." thought you needed a little prodding.” “ And you've come back to marry “ I’m goin' to war to please you. I your sweet'eart?” don't believe in wars. The fellers that “ Hi fauncy. She promised to take The Girl He Left Behind Him | N e stu c c a V a lle y B a n k f { t C LO V E R D A LE . OREGON H n ft Pay bills by ft check and Avoid all Li= p, ability of ft $ Dispute. Open an account with this Bunk and k- op y u r money in your own locality. ft NESTUCCA V A LLE Y BANK ft ii B. L. McGABE, Cashier. ft NO. 3 Several of our customers are [**ople we do not know by sight though we have done business bv mail with them for years * »r \\'»> believe we have given them satisfactory banking service and can give you the same satisfaction. Mail us Your next Check or Checks It saves vou time, and TIME IB MONEY, especially at ibis season of the year. No need to come to the hank in person. SECURITY AND SERVICE our Motto care o’ rue for tire rest o’ m.v life If I came back maimed." The man looked thoughtful, stroked his beard, changed the leg he was standing on several times, then said: “This 'ere promisin’ to take care o' any one for life is a bad business." “ ’Ow so?" “ I promised to take care of a wom an for 'er life, and I’m a-doln’ of it but it’s a ’nrd Job I wouldn’t mind givin’ ’er to you to take care of you." "I don’t want ’er. 1 want Ellen Brierly, the girl I left behind me when I went to the war and the girl I went to the war to please.” “ I’m sorry you did that” “ W hy?” “ Well, your goin’ to the war got me Into a lot o’ trouble. 1 was mighty independent in them days. 1 ’ud no worrymeut wotsoever. A girl took a shine to me and married m e I ain’t ’ad no peace since.” “ Is that wot comes o’ matrimony?” “ That’s wot come to me. See ’ere. young fellow. 1 fancy it was very ’ard stayin’ in Germnn ’ospitala and leavin’ your leg and your Angers be hind you and losln’ your eye. but you missed a lot o* troubles worse than that by goin’ ." “ Wot troubles?* “ The troubles o' matrimony. You missed ’em; I got ’em.” “ ’Ow so?” “ I married the girl you left behind you.” “ Wot! You mnrried Ellen Brierly?” “ I did. I knew that a feller named John ’Obbs that ’ad gone to the wur was expectin' to marry 'er when 'e got back—if he ever did git back—and I thought I was wrongin' 'im. I don't mind doin’ the best I can to runke amends. If you want 'er I’ll light out and say nothin’ about It. leavin’ ’er to you.” John Hobbs thought awhile before accepting or declining this very self sacrificing offer Finally he said: "That’s very kind 'enrted o’ you. my friend, but seein’ 'ow yon and Ellen Is mnrried It wouldn’t be 'otiornble o’ me to crowd you out. I’m goin’ to ray fifth,.!' nod mother, and I fancy they'll be glad to take care o' me. 8o long.“ And be stumped on. THE STRASSBURG CLOCK. Ita Many Rsmarkabl* Features That' Make It Fimoui. Strassburg, the capital o f Alsace- Lorraine, is remarkable for tile grout clock o f Its cathedral. This clock, which Is twenty feet in height, wus made by Jean Buptlstc Schwllgue in 1842. Besides various astronomical devices indicating true solar time, it has a great planetnrum in which the revolutions o f the planets ure represented, so that tlio relative posltloue o f each at any time cun be seeu at a glance. Then on a platform uI>ove ure mov able figures representing the four ages o f Diau. At the first quarter o f an hour a child strikes the bell with a rattle; a youth In the garb of u hunter strikes It with an arrow ut the half hour; »it the third quarter a warrior strikes It with his sword, and ut the fourth quarter uu old man strikes it with tils crutch. Then a figure of Death appears ami strikes the full hour with a HeshU». s bone. On the highest platform Is a natural sized figure of Christ, und when Death strikes the hour at noon the twelve apostles pass liefore the feet o f their master, bowing as they do so As l e ter pusses a large cock perched off on one side flaps his wings, mfiles his neck and gives three times a loud and perfectly natural crow.—London Stand ard. Sunshine and Dust. There is more dust in tin* places 11- lumtnnted by the sun’s rays than la those wblrh we call shade If yon look along a beam o f light ns It streams through n window or a chink In t'i* door you will see Innumerable dust particles dnncltlg about In the light. You will be fold by most persons that there Is Just as much dust In the nou- Illuminated parts of the room ns In th • more favored spaces, but you ennn »t see the particle* because the rays do not fall directly upon them. You will think that this Is eminently plausible, hut It 1 not the case. The Run fading upon the i:1 r creates trregu’ ar current*, j and tln-se currents sttr up the dust and j collect It In layers along the line o f ' light: hence there Is more dust where The amen o f nature is always a flow 1 the son "hlnes than elsewhere.—Ex er.—TTolmes 1 change.