The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, February 18, 1897, Image 4
By TOM P. MORGAN.
[(opyrighat, s1t10, bky thw Ant ior.]
Wiltl ono exiojption, the members of
tho Baxter h1ousvehliold voro hontest an1d
upright. ThI ugh lift )ull been soie.
thing of a strugglei' with tirhemn sinRco Mr.
.Paxter's death, they had met. their
trials bravely, aitl afte' each (lay of
struggling. when ntight settled down
over tie little we'atiher beaten houso
under tih tall -1,0 icottnwool tree, they
coUlt go to rest with the simple satis
faction of feeling that they had dono
their best.
The day was fast approaihing when,
tho timt of residenre reuwnred by tho
governeinet, having bein fulfilled, the
homtestead claitn) w,-ld be their own.
Their small cropp, cultivated ats well as
a boy whose .%:l1 perlhtips was greater
than his ability could cultivate theit,
were sufiient for their modest needs,
am( if their neans were sctnty their
wants wero carefully kept dowin to
them.
They owed no one. They hated n1o
one unle ss it might bo Indian Jini, the
wortiless half breed wlII so clief f nd
ness was for dirt, hegting and stotlnig,
three things that the Btxters, with on
exception, alomunitiated. Thov fearel no
ont(, except perhaps soie of the polltil
ois, straight larked t'flicers of the prai
rio military piost if Fort lIedl, three
nils away, and of these tlw- youiir
Baxtters, with the sainte sitildo 'xcep
tion, stood tmore inl awe thtan fear.
Mrs. Hlaxter was a quiet, painstaking
Wotinti, who workld hard to intake bo11th
vrals Invot inl tilw, humle)I houlsold.
Dobiby was :111 dhd in1.niih Nhap]who
did ik bes.t to) till his fathe11r's phire.
And littI Martha was faithful at her
taskIs, hel-1piw-, at thll dish wahig
ninh:ng a .weeping, :ui rdIll
se4 foi lDobby's planttiug, fil t hi
chickitns :0i1 adistiil at whatever eIls
h(r h1:t114s f ouil to dii.
lut there lwason inuiti if tie littlo
waiher heat'n 1111tw who,. t\lh ev.i
deiitly conlsidriing hitti:1lf 4i f' the
family, toik nto care to 4,1mitt11tt1' tie
prohiv that nirkti l thiir daiily life',
aund altp:tientl ' fanriel liheliir tlie hitw
mir the. ain itnhns 'Tilts was Li
jetr, who was far frim heing saintly itt
spite of thwim )ri'iarlcial 1ne It.- hre,
a diultt'ul silt (itf cimplinwtneit to ther
10ibl, (itry Eflijah and fill. rav'.n1. As
Dobbly did no(t know. till- 1.n o n
of the raven it, 14 cioniprornitis ii itt1 dill
11hr- nr-x.t 1,1-t thing by1a1ig.h little.
Crw }lijah.
Fnizit he verv first Lijer* aigartatc
wa , agi t.n liven when aulattl
by as good itetinitils as eer a 1ow
hal, he luk-u thie rac:l. Whitn l)ibbyrV
took hiin frin tlt, pareit nt, tn utly
lbnostfeatherbi ss little 11ett h, is itst
prominent ilttrihite, li keI that of a
ScounrellyClly lauwyil, ww-: his t0l
His voic' :t that ti it, wam ash,
comnplaining "wark, n iz dll
light, te-xt to..ating, si it to : in
vxcercising" i' wva .w1 ru nnlyasps
tuible. Ih- was~ a .4taitebi-s geiut naltiizi-r
lV wahhh' abt, and t : 4 v wY to
<iieit his e -: airl his apli i *II w:ts to
stu ill' ini 1,1i 't A .. .......ugh t h t fI. t I
tiuie bintg im w :ts piast~ all ahhung.
O e y , when h''ualf gri wn, ha w'
laugt by~e tim~u lukil h ii e in te er of
inraoilli g duhrfri tinti- hilln ai t
tseit upo arn. io t eelysn drlt'h i i. l or
what-by enI enineIto the ien iaty lin
itahir' ler mt wuttbrolon. Thisrh--li'p
iiy ut 'tnis t ashionnticaused lin t
et forvr fri walk, wuith a t.atier
fhiet inau b hIt ti oiiikt al ij llt inr! ialy.
hAv e l,ep re Ilil in fultl grtm crt ow- .
hood 1t f-vi~ tut'd in-ti pliir vii i-itn if
dorthanitd A- ei lcile firi Ihisi suille
hun lii tup I <it ity. lSiiIni s I t ia.
"ty t t,'' co ijhr'n to a l wro t, h..uld
Qural vi , a.nts ti-ntti- atinl alwdt Itii
exress1Ite of wi. rat,1 ipt tent -i, itit i
factiony andio delit tnuttitvwhigs amt
hartih, etr li'liIlt ho ieit r- h e fest
Houghtli and l:watloap weori Ituasd till -
gry eith', n't h~iin. Lit wou hims
suote Mhspcii nemosb
j4
Poor TJ'jlcr'S)UP iinunf -pwith a terrlble
hotel.
and then thte crow woutld give htimi such
ai whack with htis big bill that it was a
woender that the victim 's untsuspicious
brainsa were ntot kinocknd out, and~ with
a great shout and flapinig send the
chticktt scuth h ig away as if for dear life.
Th its reihpeated ttanyt3 titmos, the
chickens never seemiing to acquire wis
dlOm by3 sadt xperienlce3, e'ven th ti unfotr
tuato wh hatd been ntearly scalped on
the pirevhi day appearing to have for
got-tent ai .tdy where he got his soro
head.
Lijer s4cometd to derive much satisfa~c
tion ftrotm enticintg the paing~l wild
crows to theohomnestondl by seduictive' andi
inviting oniwa -fromn the top of the tall
cottonwood atnd then theating his guests
very ahttbbily, When tseural of thtem
woultd gathev within hiearinig dlistanceO,
he would hatanguo Ithem loudly, poer
haps upon the error of t heir ways. T1he
visitors, with hetads a~tilt. would listen
with solemn intotntness as If to the words
of an oracle, and the lecture would go
gn till the appearance of someo onto fromt
the htoouto would frighten the strangers
Saway, wheni the patriarch in the troe
tp~ wouldl send after them a derisive
"whoor.hnnr.hia.n.n h"
.a saa niof was Lijor. it seined that
if thoro was an honest bono in his black
body it must bo a very small one. It
was belioved by the Baxters that the
only things safo from his dishonest bill
woro thoso so large and heavy that they
were beyond his ability to lug off. For
metal objects, especially if they wore
bright, ho had the greatest liking. Mrs.
Baxter's thimble would disappear, to be
perhaps found in some odd corner or
crevice. Spools of thread were to be dis
covered poked into the bedding, in the
kindling box, behind the wash bonch,
nut of doors under big chips and good
JIess knows where else.
Part of a paper of tunoks left carolossly
about one day attracted Lijor's atten
tion, and ho mado a number of trips be
tween it and the broad sponge that Mrs.
Baxter had left on tho tablo all ready
for tho oven when a neighbor dropped
in. After the departuro of the caller tho
housew ifeastily thrust tho bread into
the oveni Without notioing anything un
usual about. it. Upon getting tho loaf at
suppor she wis astonished to find ono
mnd of it plentifully studde(d with tacks.
Lijer dearly loved to get at a well
filled pincushion, from which ho would
extract th pins ono by one and thrust
thtm into som1o convenient receptacle.
Ono iight after the prophet, unbeknown
to any ono, had robbed tho pincuishion
l)obby was considerably surprised, if
not delighted, to find, upon going to
Jid, his pillow earefully bestuck with
pill.
n)ie wintr's day old Mr. 1-Inson
" rta dlraplin-d ill," as eli. vXir1essed it,
anI was sitting isi,!i thi stivii retail
inig tlielcaty gssii (if the neighbor
hold, whilh his dog, f:ithful Tyler, was
(om11fortalbly curi-i up tfore the fite.
Sijer was swagg, tiriig aiit looking for
lin oppor llltunity fori disphingil" his pcul
iar aIltits Nwlwn a live al pI iplitd
(1111 of the gratef. Jaik a ihh he stinp
Ild it up inl his bani hill ati iinsrteiid it
nit4 thilt dg' tar I 'i T lyh-r spraling
up1 withl a t;ri11ho (1in dashedl bif
tweenl theltg) Iv (f Ik mastr, whll
just risii tio taki his diparlrii, 1n1aly
stainiig 1h. ill g Ill -trnia oil his
inf-al, and sprang iut if tdoor, collid
ing with lkhylLaws ustbinging
inl a uliicket (if wat-r. Tii- hulelot w elnt
flying, half Icliihing t- hey, Ow and the
d)g cuttlh'd away, elp1 ig mournf ully,
followevtd ly Lijier's triiuiiphiant "whoor
huoitr- li-a-a'
l t, inl spil of ill his villaini'es, Lijer
hail 1n1 redeiming trail. This was his
fodlitn'st f 11r I)olbby, wiholli lie loved with
all his rascally little heart. It was Dob
hv wihi hald fed him when lhe was a
ithjls girnod andti reetied him from
the roostir and bniil up his lbroken leg
andl nirsed hiam tendtrly. It was Dobby
wiho saved him frmon ialilny un itpleasant
i'rapes, usually brtulight upto) himself
by his tiwn ruseality, antd it was Dobby,
tio, who pttd hiii ami priakeld with
hin, ati it was upin11 )obby that he lay
islitd all the lit'fetion 1i t1hat was ink hiim.
lite would swag-Wger aromind after the
boily lit his tasks, invi-stigating every
Wwrv, Stil-king his noeinltm-veryt hinig,
oftenl hinld,-ring swnily*N while. apimrenitly
itinI ling to be hIIlpful, aind .111 tli tinto
niurni11tir-ing to) his niaster ill crmw lan
giulgi'. Ili, Seluil to deei nothing too
gooi for I)ibby, antId(i (tin wiii the Ind
was i t inig i<tuitt ly the rew wonl hop
uip lit( his 1lia Lnd1i 11o1 it) a p--lke.t or
a ftehll it his jaickit iine of his choicest
steals aiitl hen bac1k :twayl as proudi as a
lie g ift, usiualiv sont' sinaIIllt rt that.
hadbee ~l';i Iingi ifronithe in sle unr'i
Imiha-ls no i oe lid I) bn hii stelalcit.
and ltr :Iii il iiumble in li ear antd
againust Itboy's checek.
( it' Sc-ptteint-er dlay thle Baxt ers wvere
thuiir) intoi a flutter iif t'x(itleit by
the, coin lig in at iiotst unexpe'ict fash
iin of visitors triom) thle fort. M is't Er
Re-t in Ri)Uossi tor iof Chiiengio hatd lately
lin ie thle guetst of Cioliontel andI Mrs.
Utlin liii, Iil tsve ral t illt's t he hiouise
hitldl uinder the tatli (ottoniwood hadl seeii
thie stattly beauty ritle by, a membher oif
ani ii uecstruiaii part y from th Io st.T
(1ay3 her tscort,' wats londii ii tuutchied and
iyigla-Soil Lieuttenanit Lemont~i, juLst fronm
Wiest P oinlt, at genitiennii tif aippartenit ly
Howi~~ it i'ameit abult does not1 matter',
but whn at lit tie wayi3 from the Baxter
hioinetst'il t ho ladly's horse st umbledl,
givinug her a painful and most unigrace
ful tumle, bruising her somtewhat aind
giving her dii gnit y a sad shock. Tbhis
wats t ruly unftimte, for uiponi this
paticula ir uday she hiatd arrayedi herself
wnithi unuisuil caric tior the purpose oif
impilressinig th lii tlleer~i.
That genlt lemianl (01m10 gallanitly) to the
rtieue andi suppolicrtedI her tendterlyv tuo thle
house, whlire Irs. lhixxti', in ail high stalte
of flttennt )0iI, clidhe bi'test to adiniiis.
tier to t he need s tof hier unlexlimted - guest.
hlimedi and1( tinie of heri haniulds considlerably
bruRisted. is. lixter was ready witi:
linton cloths and honmoemadie lminient,
Dobby thotughtfuilly brought a pitei
of ('oul water fromn thio spring, atid litthi
Alirrt hia rendielredl wh at alssistanio la)~
w'ithinl her power'.
I Iliss Rossitter wasli atlmost astoishie<
wvhien AMrs. Baxter refused paymenat fci
her k indniess and seemed hlfIt hurt tha
it hadl been oi'eredl. These prat~iie pteophl
lady13 deecide'd. Even the lieuten'RIant, ti
Iwhomi she w hisporedi this, agrceed witl
ber andc wits almost gra~cioums to Doebba
and Martha, w~ho stood in manifest awa
Iof this very importanit aippearinig oilleer
who walked as erect as if ho lhad sw at
lowed a poker whole and had ats ye
failed to digest it.
So busy wais Dobbty with his helpful
ness that lie forgot, to wondler what hai
bcomom of idjer' andi what rascalit;
might be keeping hinm oumt of sight.
Presently tihe guets were ready ty
depart, tand thmey had ahiiuts? reached th,
door, the lady clintginig to thelL ofileer'
arm, whmen she gave a lit tli cry of ro
meombrancie:
"'My (diatmond riuigh I pilacid it or
the hi ttle stand iiear the w i iow~ whei
mhy hiandc wais about to be banidaged."
[hit the ring wais not thiert! Am's. Bax
ter lookced carefully about thu floom, bui
noe ring ahppearrod.
"'I-I"'- she begain, leaking w~orried
aiid half frightonied.
"'I placed it thero," said( Miss Roes
sitor. "It hasl~ been stoleni I"
'Do you mean that"
"'It has boen stolen I" repeated the
visitor. "'I feel sure that boy stole iti"
"I never II never!"oerled Dobby. Thle
idea of thus being ananand sat his lhan.
) ~
0
Thc prophct ut tered < fcchic O "cioo rhoor
est heart to beating wildly. "I didn't
soo your ring at all, mia'am I"
"You must have seein it when y)
placed the pitcher of water on the stand
"But I didn't," protestod Dobby.
" 'e anl doulble, I didn't V"
And thle pompois appearing oflicer
looked into 1h ( lad's honest, troubled
face and felt thiat ho told the truth.
"Mis Rossi tor, " he begai, "isn't it
possible"
"No, sir!" intorrupted that lady do
cidedly. "That boy stolo 1y rin1g, all(]
if he does not return it instantly h10 iustj
bo l-riested."t
"I didn't, 'doed anl double"
Littole Martha burst into a howl of f
fcar. A rough looking man was just t
sLt-pping ill at the open doorway.
"')I, Mr. Cash, you woni't arrost
I).bb I '"~ cried' the childIi."''PIease(03 do't!"
Itv'-t Dobby?" snorted tho ne'wcom
4
ri'. Wan I, I reckon not ! Sorter dropped
inl to 11s1 if you folks had nlodiced Injun
Jimi sneakin yorabouits. H"'
" Aro you an oflicer?" (est ioned Miss
Rtossiter.
"Yes, inlom-l-con 1stable. Namlie's Gash.
\Vlilt'- 11
"Arrest; that boy,'' the lady com-i
3manded, "-.11-ess ho instantly retun1s
muy diamnon1 ring, which he has just stol
enl!" t
'Oh, 9on't arrest Dobby I Please It
don't!" Cried 1ittl 1 lartha. c
"M'A y boy would not steal," said Mrs. i
13axter bav1ly. ''1)oiby is a good boy." t
11er chin luivered as hm spok. Lit- 1
tit, Alartha was ah1n1o1 t choking with
sob, an1d Dobby Was veryv Close to the
c(rying point. The iih-a of being ar'rested
st.-n'ie'd very terrible to theso hone1St1
sols.
'Tli eiutenant looked several times
as if oil thie point of speaking, but re- a
fraim-ld. ATiss 1o1(sitvr wai t1h guest of C
his rmn :c 1zding (lli1er and must not ber
"Alom, " beganl the constable., "I
don't 1eckon1 Dbby' "
interrillpted1 thll'e1.6 Y intlat ilet I 1.
" , I , , I.ls' (lI ' 11'ht' o, t , lmitted the
conlstable, reluctant ly, "if youfil mako a1
conmplaint, hut you'll hIf to go I-for1 -
' qtuire Ash burmn. Ml I don't irlieve"
"What youl believo <.r do not, believo
h1as n1o1111ing it) do( vith thi ('as.. . The
inig 1333st hoI re1 t3': ur I 11 at. 31(c, or1"
" I have't '1ot( iz!'' I livd ) Dobhv.
"''Then'3 it 11ust4 lle pmid for! It, los4t
1133 father .950t, amiil"'
"We 31Vt 3mv 3 no (13' ino --- belg:11 poor'
Allrs. lia3x1ter.
"Mru. CJons1table, doI yo(ur' dutty 1T1hesie
Aind th3en there was waliilng inl the I
lt tle wea1t her' bea ten1 1hous11. Mmai just3314
sim3ply w' 11 , M!' llaxter3 brlokO down''3,
and3( even Dobby sitfed a lit tie.
"'I'll haf1 to do m~y (1uty3, D)obby,"' said(
thlO constable. "Bu 13 I doni't belie'vo
you1're guilty."
"'Neithor (10 1,'" said( tho stratight
backed l ioutenant11 14lsuddeny.
T1hero was a1 flutteing sound13( at the0
in, look ing 1as if he had( 1beenR very hlard-.
ly used(. Someo of his feathers wore out,
and3( ot hers loolked as8 if they had b)een
ri'lledl thle wron(33g wyl. One~ wing
dra'lgged1 as" if bro'ken3, and1( 111 lho stag
gered( feebly acrioss th ro'om((11 to Dobby
1he left a1 f'w $11ots (of blood on th10 floor.
At tho boy1's feet, he9. stoppedl?(, uImlblo to
hopj into 1his lap, but he~ beb1( up1 his bill,
anid iln it gl istenled the lost diamondl
rin3g. As4 Dobby took 11( he jwel the prloph
(t u(ttered( at feebilo " 'whoor1-hoor-h1a
a-a!" o' (f Satisfaictio and1 stil1ettled1 down''i
031 1131 floor com)1pletel~y exhausted.
"'ly ing!"' cried Miss Rossitor.
Hlidin 3 the open0103 door(1.
, "W'v brun'913g back'I the0 ladly's boss,'"
salid 113he for'emIcost. "'I ll ed out'l(11 to tho
fence', 1an 1 reckonl it 's worth 'bout a1
ha11fer1 d1ollar11, beinl's4 we~'ve he'n chasin13
him forth 11 ast115 hllf hiour'."
"Oh1, you'v'et got Li1jeri" 1'said the oth
er (Is soon13 1as the( first spea.'3ker haud 0on.
911ud1edl. "WoI( tol l3ujun3 Jim if 1h0 dlidn't
-Ilt the1 crowt% alone3'd tell ( M('1Nr. Oashl
"What dol yo9.u mean111'"
"Wal whil w1 e was( chasn11113 the boss
v 'e saw Iujun33 Jim 1snea103k aIway from
here'9. an1 bier1' 31ym alon3 aifter him 3. The
flyini along3 i above'i a(s if flhlerinl him."'
their att1nt ion113 being taken1 up with the11
h1orse, thhoy had11 forgotte the3 cr( 1ow for a
few m33inut3es. Wh 1en they3 looked( algalin,
t hey sa1w 13im3 fly (11t of a1 thioke.t anid
a1 lit ini th tl'op o'1 a1 sm3all1 tree9.. ThIeni
the1( Indian(3 appeared3'0', am11( they3 sa1w himi
tire a1 shot, fromI1 hiis rev'olv'er ait Lijer
and1( sa1w 1( the prophet olel( froml his4
per2ch1 11339 al1ight inl the( big for'k of the0
tree0, hIigh abiove thle Indian11's hieado.
They(shouted th 13hreail~t to iniformii Mr'.
021sh1, which seeumed to frighten3 th10 In
dlian, for 1h3 plunliged inito the guilly and3(
d1isappeare111d. As soon03 1as thley captu1 lred
the hors1e4 it was*1 thoir intenltion to go
with D~obby to tho rescue (of the crow.
Befoi'e th1. stor 1wa dono13 Constablo
(Unsh had1( rulshed awy13 in3 pursuit of In-'
" The explnationI is simple, "' said the0
stratigh t bac3(ked l iettonanlt. "Tho11 hlf
broed, ini snIoakinRg towalrd (110 gullly,
alpproaced~( the 1h0use4 anid looked in at
the winidow in hope thati thoero mlighit be
an1 opportunity to steal.' Rome~thinlg and1(
discovered anud took the rin~g. Tjhe crow,
gulidd( per3ha1ps by subtle19. in3telb gen3ce,
followved himi) and1( as1 th1( 1ndian stoJpped(
to gloat over his pizo inl the0 gully
swooped( dlown anid snaitchecd it away
from him. Who wtill 8(1y that he was
Inot a heo in dragging his hbntran wing
all and then walked out and returned
lphy home. The same morning after break
fast I came back to the store and told
iter Will Colton the policeman said there
:tor, was Eomething wrong last night and I
OU- wanted to know what It was. Ho re
plied that he did not know what it was.
rhe policeman having told me tha, in
oth- the early part of the night Colton and
ing. Dr. Smith wore up there, I asked him
if he was sure he didn't know that
and anything was wrong. Said no ho
110y d!dn't. I did not find out until Dr.
Smith came.
My relations with Dr. Smith have
always been pleasant, but I can't s&3
ed as much In reference to my relations
,e it with one of the clerks.
I deny emphatically returning to the
drug store after leaving Will Colton
kon on Col. Young's co,-ner until 5.30 in the
a a morning, when I found the policeman
(IS) in charge. Furthermore, I take this
opportuntity to brand as an infamous
and contemptible liar the person or
persons who by insinuation thus seeks
to blacken my life, when I have tried
N for nearly fifty years to build up a name
, for honeusty and integrity. About the
candle, rubbish, straw and oil, peoplO
will draw their own conclusion. I had
N nothing to do with their placing or ar
rangement.
Since I have been in Union If any
know aught against me let them say
ille so. My friends will bear me out that
l)r ny actions have always been to the
ie plumb line and I have been fair and
square with all mankind, and those
who are disposed to give credence to
this fahehood danaging to me and
mine stop and think that "l he who
ai m1Ily purse steals trash," but he
to w .o filches fro a me my good name
Ces takes that wnich enriches him not
and makes mo poor indeed.
'Tho abovo is my statement. The
ar people among whom I have lived will
be- not be hasty in jumping at conclusions.
.nli Bifore God I have given a straight
account. Let justice rule.
,be W. M. MEADOR.
No The Good Samaritan
MI e. Moody, atone of h is recent meet
inn in New York, read the story of
"e The Good Samaritan," and then
Les said :
ut It's a good thing to take a parable
ed like this and look it straight in the
ed face. Who is our neighbor? I don't
w think we need anyone to explain that.
)or I t's pretty plain, but somo of us have
't- been pretty long finding it out, and
most of us haven't found out yet.
lany a man has como to New York
Pd ind been shipwrecked and fallen
amongst thieves. Soinctimnes they
A havo killed him as they (lid that
)n- gentleman from Colorado the other
S(lay, but more often they have only
wounded him. I regret to say that
n there are many so-called Christians
nd who will see a man in distress and won't
he t.p him because he doesn't belong to
their parish. Somo ministers are the
sd Same way.
ed The trouble with such is that their
li religion i iall I) in their head; it never
struck into their hearts at all. They
'I have the big head and the little heart.
nb L')ts f men are head heavy. They'd
he toppe over backwards if they stood up
too straight.
a11 In the parable, the first man that
S came along was the priest. He was
.nl probably on his way to hold some ser
vet vice at the Temple. When he saw the
Sas wounded man he probably said: "That
nrt main is badly hurt, hut I can't stop to
au- attend to him for he is not in mny
en- parish. If he were I'd certainly come
vas to him as soon as I had seen the comn
alt mittee about It." And he passedi on.
en-, I pity these men who are always wait
bor ing for a committee to appoint them.
nd- Somne years ago, there wasi a man in
Ceil this town who lived near- the North
*vas River, and1 in the afternoon of a cold
led winter's day he heard a man calling
ardi for help who hadl fallen th rough the
~ry- ace. Hie sat in his house and heard
aim the mar. cr'y over and over again, and
hat did nothing to heip him, but let him
aim drown. The next day the peole learn
had ed about it andl they drove that cruel,
nan hevartlet-s man out of town.
)r., That was right, wasn't it?
aw- Oh, it was? Then look at yourselves
and see what you are dioing. Are you
omn- not doantg worse than he did in letting
T. that fellow drown ? All around you In
Pho New York cries for help are being
ter- heard,,and you are passing by on the
irn- other side.
You 53ay when you see a man in dis
p~ut tress, "' Oh, how I pity him."
'ouQ I wouldn't give the snap of my finger
ave for the pity that does not help him to
'n get up again.
ver' The next one that camne along the
to road( wats the Le3vite. He was a sort of
re- church warden, a steward. The wound
ed mlan lay about one hundred yards
: iaywhen the Levite saw him. H-I
hdanother turn of mind. He said:
ing "' It's dreadful that a man can't takena
rug simple little journey In broad daylight
m I without beir. g molested by robbers.
1)re, When [ get back to the city I'll sea
hat Pilate and have an act p~assed by the
.ln't logislature to appoint a committee to
of guard the reads, and very likely my
out uiame will be put at the head of it. It's
nly a great shame." And he passed on.
ked There's a Christianity of works as
en. well as of words. Words are cheap. We
few can get erloads of fine sermons, but
a in what we want is sermons with hands
n to ahd feet on them. Enough beautiful
the sermons are preached to convert the
:mid whoie city.
ar as The next person that came along was
aid the Samaritan. I can see his cheerful
ated smiling face as he stooped to help the
new sulffering man and bathe his wounds
'! realr oil in them. Seime carry oil
mry3 .0 pour in the wounds of those they
P~ted~ meet. A good many more carry vine
~bor irar, and they always give you vinegar.
baair~ Don't be like themi.
r. 15 That Jow was sick and wounded,
and andl that good Samaritan put him on
uie- his beast and went, afoot himself. He
aind took him to ana inn, ie fedoahim, and
ray, left, money to psay for his board until he
teh retuiraed.
a so Don't ask inc the creced of that Samna
was ritan, I don't know his creed. Seine
few pecople are so) pariticular ab~out creedls.I
lootr I tell you that any creed that willi
ig's promrpt you to put your armi under an
oct. otb iir man and help him up to God is a
n I grand creed.
)nme TIhe .Jows hatecd th a Samaritans.
ing D~on't condeinan them. [fats of us aroe
maid just as bad ourselves. I've sat In a car
we and seen an Irish woman pull hoar
mae. skirts away from a colored woman who
ates sat beside her, and a few minutes
-lateor I've seen the colored wonmn pull
ng, her skir-ts wlay from a Chinamnan.
Sat Why, there are men in this city who
hao, will tell you that a Chinaman hasn't
ked any soul.
One A few years ago [ was in San Vaan
the cisco, passing along the street, w lien I
Ore saw a hoodlum grab a Chinaman by
w a the queue and pull him over back ward
me and kick him and heat him horribly.
301l- I interfered, and the hioodllum looked
>mn, at me, and said: "~ What, you take the
edl. part of a Chinamian, a aniser-ahle dog ?'
the and he pulled a knife on me, an I I
ex- cam near losling any life.
e,ot If we had moro- good Samaritans
ace there would ho an end to the cry. of
uld be with her and saw her little one laid in
Mld ba pauper's grave.
Id. Tb wag the 116 of iny Sunday
a could shool acholar's that over was laid awa%.
mty byI a gau av. I todl the bt,)Iv it,
my abath-shoolalld, l.401' U4S .ID.
n Now pupils wer -s, we ad ooy enough
y lovo to purchase wa pisLt ontyainng ifty
have a graves, andas they wpor cloItUnflthei.
it this lot Was purchased
Woe a We want good Sarnat-Itans with r
practical kindc o sympathy. Tiere's
you'll a lot Of a Cheap kind of Christianity
now. A man J18 alwvays willing to h101p
aritan if it dioesn't Co08t him anytg.
r from Got rid of that sort of hng
years into the kind of Fy'aopatu and et,
I go to follow-being thait wil tghy wlith your
lone- you love him and fm i row hin.
Id man li.. n-_
one of'"
t a big -At the beeir ning of th
ld mg century the Bible could be btUdcd by
only one fifth of the earith's poI>ulttiob.
y with Now it it; translated into I
w the which make it 'ccesibie to nine-totll.
Other of the world's inhabitants.
-A panper bicycle la)is invaded tlt)
along field. .Paper fibre, imil:ti' to tha
never somctimes used in tho tmanitfacturn (
b icago 'alilwy carriage wheels. is imp'. 4.
lission for tubira, and Is as strong as aiy in
otars. use.
ildren -Tho period of a " general ini "
L30 anti been lengtiene.l. It i hed fit. :1
got so years, anld later increa-zed to) 1 Now
civico a scl.entist sayS the ave''a.o toril (.
himan i fe has i'I'ease(d in t, l
,hat a 50 V"LI fr-om: -2 to 12a
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TO EXCHANGEj
or
-FOR
lHor ses.
wr Bros. & o.
/JJL LE, S. C.
all this Iotag way homo, enduring
this agovy that ho might lay his tr<
at his master's fcot?"
"lLioutonanlt, "sidd Miss] Rosm
shortly, "we must go. Mrs. 3a:1
how much do I owo you for the in
venienco I have calused ycu?"
"Nothing, " answered Dobby's im
er. "Money cannot pay for suffor
Gotodbyl"
Skimpy and Joe followed the lady
the officers out to the horses. Prese
Skimpy came back.
"Whei the woman wasn't looki
ho said, "that poipous feller ha
me this ai whisporod for mo to gia
to Dobby. "
"This" was a bright goldpieco.
That was last autumni. Lijor's brc
wing hiiled loig ago, but it droo:
little, making him look more rat
and rascally than ever.
TilM JND.
A SENSATION IN THE TOWN Of UNID
ATTEMI'T To BURN A NEW BA
BUILDING.
Rosin3, Straw. Oil itid Lighted Can
inl tle Cellii-Stttemenit i.fl'oiI
W. M. Meador, Accused ol'
Crimle.
The most astounding sensation v
priung utpon the peoplo of U nion
l'uesday morning, 91th inst., relat
o an attempt made the niibht befort
;et fir. to a handsome h!oek of Iildi:
ust C.)mpleted. The Now Fra ma
he, following statement:
The new bank building just be
inished, is the largest, and by I
he handsomest building 1in town,
ng foi r stories high. Tile first a
econd floor wits finished i"st, and 1
Jnlon Drug Co. went into one of 1
oom:s ind fitted u) one of the (in
trug stores in tie up country and 1
Ilerch-ants' and L'lanters' 3ank hi
ist moved into their hanome api
nents in the same building.
It is stated that 1)r. Meador I
'lorday night after leaving the sto
tarted for home, but was sCe b~
arty to return after a few minu
nd unlock the door and enter with(
riicing a light. Tho party notit
hat. no light was made and he awail
eveilopments. le says he finally s
he Dr. Como out and lock the d(
nd departed hurriedly around I
ornr. and down the stireet. Suspe
n-, something wrong a key was
ailned, and a policeman was hun
p and together they entered the di
tore, and began looking arouni.
ianter.-n wis found on the llror disc
ected. which aroised more suspichi
.Md they linally went down into 1
ellar. when only a few steps dow
igyht was discovered in the cellar a
pon investitration It was found to
short lighted candle and around I
andile was piled shavings or straw
tibbish. all of which were satur'a1
:ith kerosene oil, and very near I
andle stoodt a bairrel of rosin a
aturated with kerosene oil. Witl
, fw' feet stood the oil tank, wh
V1's surro u'3'Oinded by the litter also s
irated with oil. Leading from t
andle to the room where the varik
mrvels of oil were kept there wit
OW Or trail of rosin. The steps a
anding was also noticed to be v
vith keroene oil. The candle v
ii'nirnty low and possibly in the sh
w'en of fifteen minutes more the m
dileent huilding wvould have been
reloped in lames. A policeman1
oft lin charg'e of the store to au
levelopments. Early Tuesday mr
ng, about five o'clock. Dr'. Meni
'ameii and went Into the store and fi
ng the ,policemlan on guar'd, as
i13m what was up'and what lie
loing there? the ioliemaxn rep1
liat he had heen left there to gu
he store on account of some one
ne to break in. TLhe Dri. asked 1
wvho left, him ther"' and hie was toldt
Dr'. SmIth and Colton had lefti
there. 'rie Dr'. asked why ho
not. heen sent fox'? Thle polleo
told him he did n~ot know. The
after' openinell and1 shutting some dr
ers, went, away in a few minutes.
The Union Ih'ug Company was e
no~sed1 of Drg. Mleador' and D)r. M
Smit1h. as wvell as we can learn.
eco-par'tnershi was d~ lissolved ynsF
day morning and the keys weoro ti
edi over' to Dr,. Smith.
Now the quest ion arises who
that lighted candle in that daxnge
xilacei. Should the buildIngr
(augh1t there wou'd hiave powsibhly 1
one of the greatest, conflair'ations
seen in UnIon. It Is lmposshlc
~.0 imate thle loss thxat wouldi have
suited.
Alonday3 night K. of IP. were hiol
a mnectimro at thei r hall abov'e the d
stor'e. While they wex'e in bSss
said to senior' clerk of dr'ug at
"Wonder if any body could see u
wab goixig on up) thor'o " Said ho dl
know. I said that, the Woodmnei
the Wor'ld miet thex'e, and I wexit
in to the street, looked up andi saw
the heads of two men and I wa
back and told him what I hxad a
We stood there axnd talked a
mInutes. 1 heard a noise upstaih
the hall and then r'emar'ked agal
this cler'k that I was goling up)
street to see if the winidows w
have to be sh aded. Went up as hi
Carol ina Drug Store and stoppedl
sp)oke to a man and told him I wa
to sco if I could e 'i the hall. I k
xabout the wor'ki. ; . t': !V Y'
Pythias, but was. tee to seu it niece
to shxae the wi b'dows. I then sta
back, got oppos ite Carson's ha
shot'. He spioke about a hottleof
vi1gor. 1 waxs gone somietli ng non
minutes, xand wheni I got back
opened the door wh'ie mc xakes consl
able nioise thle clerk caexii fr'om bl
the i ntirance toi thle (collari stair'x
As 1 camet 3near3 h*' took out, his wi
anxl said, " N Ay, I didn'x. know it, wx:
lxttc-aftcx' 10.'' I then said it
tianoe for me1 tx be att hxomeo. He 1.
ouit thei lamps. I went, oxut the
first. \Ve we ut, across to Col. You
lotlo h. lIe wenit, doxiwn s ido sti
I went (town Mlinx streeit. Going
fouant Louis Car'son talking to si
one andit I asked hximr if ho wats g<
homie. lIe said yes, thbat lie w<
over~tiake nme. When lie dtidl so
walked togetheri as fai' as my ho
When I got home it, wats 20 mini
aftt'e' 10.
I get tip before day evei'y morni
which is known. O n that mor'ning
5 (o'clockl I wotko '. '- a - Lk. heattl
whxich I occasionally hatve. 1 lo00
for' metdicinti at hxome andi~ find inig ni
suitable', I dlressed xnad went, til to
storoe to geCt some. I reached the in
abhout 5::10. Whoni I gt, ther'o I sia
light, ini the store. Know~ng thaxt s<
one wais there andl taking it, to be(
ton or' Dr. Smith I 'helloed " to th
but the voice of a p~olCiceman answex
I went oxn around to the stuove andl
conlver'salon took laice as related
ept, I toldl him I was very sick atnd
the headache medicine in his pr'eso
capital and labor. There we
happier homes, too, for there w<
more good fellowship in the wor
You ladies with your carriage
preach sormon all around the
taking the poor to drive.
I don't believe therc's a uan I
York who can't be reached L
and kindness. We've got to
dilkfr rent style of preaching to 1
world up. A little kindness
groat way. Try it.
Never look for gratitude and
never be disappointed.
I remember the first good San
I ever mot. I was sent awaj
home when I was about eight
old, to do chores on a farm ant
school. 1 was feeling terribly
somet and homesick when an o]
met mo and gave mue a cent; not
the little cnnts we have now, bu
copper one, and that encourag
and nade we feel good.
How can we get into sympath
people. Do you want to knc
receipt? Put yourself in the
nan's place.
God taught ie a lesson once
that line which I hope He will
have occasion to repeat. In c
during the Summer I had a n
Sabbath-school with 1,500 ScI
The season was hot and the ci
died rapidly. I olliciated at thr
four funeral services a (lay, and
used to it that I repeated the e
mechanically.
One day I received, word 1
mother wanted inc to go to her
as her little girl was drowned. 'I
my four-year-old E:mina I wet
reached the home.
It was a drunkard's home.
father sat in one corner tipsy,
the poor mother hung over the
of her child, which had just
bryught in from the river an
dripping on a dirty pin() table,
had no mioney to bury the child
stood there taking the measur,
for the shroud and coflin, whi,
mother stood at my side weepine
I eft the house carrying ni
little girl in my arms. A fttr v
gone a little way she said, "'a tpj
pose mamma and you were vetr
and I hai to go out to the river
day to pick up wood, and one
reached out too far and fell in
you feel bad ?" I strained the el
my heart, and said : " Yes, darl
should." "Did you feel bad ft
mother, papa ?" she asked.
Ah, that was putting it in
light. I hurried home with im
child, and then hastened back t
mother. I wept with her.
God's precious promises. I told
the beautiful home wvhero her
had gone, and when I left that u
had dried her tears. The next
went seven tuiles to the grav
SOUTHERN RAILWI
Condensed Schedulo In Ef'oo
NOV. 15, 1890.
STATIONS.
~e on........o..........7
aLsv. dotunbla....................... 11
" rosperity....................... 12
. Newberry ....................... 12
Ninety-six....................... I
Greenwood ...................... I
Hodges........,-- -. - . 2
Ar. Abbevillo ....................... T
Ar. Belton....................... l8
Ki.~lreon .. ................._
Ar. G oonvillo ..........,.4~
" Piedmont............. ----li
" Williamston ....1 .
ILAnderson .... .. .
fv.IBelton .... ................1
Ar. Donnalds .......
bevi....................i
" Greenwood...............1
"Ninety-Six...............
Lv. Nowborry ................2
"Prosperity...............
Ar. CClumbCaCC............. C
Ar-Carlsto..................10
7 Oa v. .Ch,~Ist.... .. 11X
g O~ 12 5p .A Ito:........ 1
jO~la 125............ 2~
ATOI.....to................... .. 8
Na0 DN, 13p .TATcIONS.
ii 45 13i7 0aLv...har' ilston...A r Il
2IIN liONp A.... Columbia..... "y 8 35
10 ina 125> n" ......Sant no ...... " I2
10ee ng0 a t' " ......' U nn...... " i1 05
11Vea 3pby 14,rttn) anbrg . Ar 11,2
Trninsie and 10 Vtrr. eletgr Jint I t
sleepingtt~ car between Colombin' ii, A
nyatiu1( ~n~~)s,0 hu~
Ta nst A. Spartan~r A.. <s a.
northound Gs 42 a, . . M.1 . mr,pe:
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