Wingham Times, 1892-08-12, Page 2--- Sh, turned her luctriouo oyes Itpon
.-...�-. _.."'""`•-•- ear tile wiiidaw
,._ w ._.�•__.�•-.- ltittq Ln "luta aatonahtnen ,
to ou,
Mamie,
_ ., -' ` ".• there was an far myself and toy trt;ast, and lta blow- left 1►s bed and raw p
_ - .�.�... ,:....... I rues t-�-t--^•talking }'
"lent anaL+rt'alc it ; and a made an earnest+ soul
leer, p
�. y p old 51pho with ills 1
used to though ex ectlll a kind reply, l ►u leading Tile silt le syllable expressed a Leant
• ltta ,foe as wllera
old Lorne tlttef who used toQ u tivlth 1 dismounted t4nd faced teao a e xer, and ilia p ,p
F "• �1 t1�lt 0,x11 an ,villa said It g
�lurrell's g the Lord for Bill Jones' salvation area
know Tom Barker wire" he was a sin- Tile crisis laud Dome and B►11 Jones 6 p reached full of glsd surprise,
ltitn' fight, arta rte met it, that o1 his wife and children, �1 darling.
youAUGUST 1-), 1802, Her and had seen & read you infernal old ltypucroclu rel the window where Bill was sitting,und y
wits uiuoh of u man. So it sp
---- --^ •e was tom- cussed old shaved face scaundrel x eat Reside him and sobbed She nestled, cdltteaiy, in laic
t' didn't you know that I had savored an be heard. it. His wife returned in tears lip n f
like wildfire that old Eledt+
Kine to whip did y and took a seat
" arms and tits world rejatced figura
1 'j`p Barker's ing,,sud Devil Bill was g ' , Oincinntitt Uomtner-
With the Parson, besides, if yon Ler heart's distrees, but said nothtno•
lilt" and make' biro aanCallontQ peach dance uLd�witiplyotu,t.ke you sing, an Bill bare it for awhile to tlioughtful ttvely speatcint.•--
----- atria his bruised tial Gazette.
ever dared pizen these cxoszroacis with silence, and lige." p g ---'-""
ia'e `:font Barker was wucit of a Mime, aria treat to of course ,your shoe tracks 4 Naw suig, d—d hand in Iters, said ; The Lover's Lamont.
idH li�td been wtia and tial lees brandy prsiaes: and trembling flower,
Devil Iiia had ills enemies, and dance as you sing, and your face is like a drooping
feared trot God nor regarded �,l ile fol Ise was a hard malt,
and one •ray you+ stat Sall if ilia Lord sent old Sledge sweetheart I
u all the he eriphasized Ilia command ritlt a here, t nod 'maybe rte did ---j reckor, you hour by hour,
me day at a. camp weeting, gobbled p
ult Gaston was shaking up the or another had 6 Sweetheart 1
had better 'look after his horse. And I sea you Sweetheart
it On
Your rounded outlines waste away,
or lou„ tht'tn over in surplus of the nab°' ' Qdbut wihisigTey, the, parson's facet 1►is open bun up°n In vain I weep, u vain Ipray,
erg and sc 4 n " in a%ch g
sin' and sure e "
g alurut, d, t•n nothilla i ,� what power Death's cruel ban can
infernal pit, 7 om *+°t stay
tilt, tneetin�g was Over lie and these and turn
biap . for s0111They, surprise. ledge recoiled �vit t he said : and sang Sweetheart, Sweetheart I Fav -
eased
1 g but Dr..
touuding news, Ii.ecovering in a mainent iazzah to v great Tnnititude, �'Vlty, nothing
eased religion and• �c'tlne a zHal. to cotcirculat du the at Diets Prescription. It irnpartsstrpn;;th
outspoken cuuvert, and declared too, " themselves Well, Bfotber J° 'es. I did not t'i. Uis favorite hymn. " s stem, cures organic
pact so•warin a vele lie, but if this be to the failing Y
intention of t,oing'fortl► into the and, with conimitt `,�t i► • -11 would j suppose I Am I a soldier of the Cross!
the Go�peh He to either party, card unequaled. It
rld and preaching se ou Saturd$y at crossroads, your crossroads mat Hers, ve him _ And tviien be got to th,' third versa twa►uensgauerallydetisitut�dgand feeble
for he said he bisalt loo " aria as Devil Bill ga
;terribly in earnest, dispels mel,tnoho►y and nervousness,
soother also on his jaw+ he beau°• his untutdred but musical voice seem- and builds up both flesh and strangth.
1 lust a power of time and must and that Old Sledge or the devil would must SIDE, al
o under. ed to be lifted a little Higher Its rte give satisfacttou in every
,•h to, have to began, to Guaranteed to
ke it lip. Tura was a-rou„ ettlers bee with : ultra. snug
ht if I would reign, case, or mousy Paid for it refuude .
' was a good °Hex and knew oil Friday the loads under pret- 11fy soul be on tBY t: a Sure I must fig • ---
roe=l, : Lor
G ae b ++ood aro roto to c
lir smart of s'Scripter and a b P lipt really to get to And lvitti.his lona ar sudden y en increase my eourae,
ave Devil Bill , n open hander His Name was all Right,
,try of elle old Fashioned by►nus by ense of 'r,usiness, I swiftly g •Devil Bill was converted a d became A young fellow six feet tall and
oined he church
'rt, Thu conference thought , ha the bottom tacts uf' the rumors ilia that nearly ltiiockew hi t off his fest, a changed man. He J helped to
nod fellow to sand out I were afloat. all well what they while the parson ooutinjted to sing
tri and closed his grocery an P weighingified two
toianDet Detroit merchant for
s a pretty g ago app
o ills border country atttong the llevil Btilatla lie slid cursed a splendid tenor veice : build a meeting house, and it •was al
and swore Tun thousaudfotfs arise; h n position is his atnre.
t� led e
tiers, and o Tom saal�d his old carne for, ways said and believed that Old S
who`would tomo expect- What's your carne ; inquired the
bitten gray, and in drwl time was more furiously t}>i+n usual, Never was a lion more aroused to Mauled the grata into his uilbe oti in '
^ was Biil I Jones. With merchant. Plied the
cult riding in North Missi,p611' that anybody frena than soul, and'it would never have g I:ittle Dicky Robinson, replied
He laid y ()te at old sledge Ar in
Atlanto
n course of time Tom ", %C red lag to se e old ,SIPGIou was au interna ills powerful arm Ile ma . any other way =-Brill p young mon prgmptly.
" lang- fool,
for he was coming• Constitution.
toriety, and from his strove b g rmP and shook hie as if to annihilate lltm „with one blow,
salutes+' and Ilia bare Ilia strong l but the parson What ? exclaimed
the merchant in
ge a lit stronger g lying and any !torrid oaths;
hair and sal he wished the
scalar eloquence they called him lour for it eatzit as a Ii der o M Pn Ti The Greatest
would come, fended off the stroke �is y wonder of Modern Times. --They tor- ast�uishtnet.t as•he surveyed his pro -
and after a deceiving hypocrite deantae portion.
aaSledge Hammer," h onto fourteen years practised boxer, and with his left pnud sect bile, prevent yfiatuly ay+ reno- Littre Dicky Robinson was there pip
ile old Sledge for short, . Away had bet _ nig ! leacher dance. ee ars, as the liver And purify the a stem,
dealt Bill a settler on his p P "tilt•" the the this tune several tones .louder.
g b nine o'clock }i,. �ontiiiii+•d to sinT : • vats the dobilited, strengthen
invipor•
'wn in one corner of his territory slate be had mti e a P y attimacIl, ittcreltse tilt' app. It made the merchant half angry•
re teas a blacksmith shop and a Saturday niornin�
began to gather. They Oh, watchand fight and prat, promote n altli, and rest big
goy shop an' a postotiice' at Bill the settlersreinstate the weak to an ardour of what in thunder dot iv ng such a
And the battle "e'er give ser. r ei theata nerves' vt ted. The fellow like you mean ivy g
to desperation feeling never before S, exP
De's erossroads, anal Bill ];eptall of I calor! uti foot wo e° I,° a bchildr Alin But.Joues was°.Plucky P with throughout the
in, and was known far an wide as Pearls—meu. and the aettlere were watching sale of these Pills �od conyiricing .name as that$ hP asked indignantly.
had ever band bri�ath.hP crinis was et hand' globe astonishes y'tlierA is no Haven "t you ant loose from your
Bill Jones, so 'as to distinguish and before 11 o'clock there rustle more the moat sceptical `cat
from Squire Bill, !Ile magistrate people at the crossroads than . and he squared hi Ills clench 's, ill are
sworn that no preacher been chore hefore.ntad at t`neir credal- a ter a job be -
Sill lied es w' removing the cotnpta►'lits e. Thy The young fellow's teimper lovas ad-
tl
• on ed lists $Ht, thick and feat upon the medicine equal to Ho�(,
way'C pills'for mother's tipron strings eu
old stet toot a horn or sing a Bill I business, and minable, and he was aE
it ,bac he lead ail eye to parson's frame' and for a time disturb incidental to the humarno time a£iiicted,
mn Ln the settlement, and if one of Y ed Ills equilibrium and lits song,° Butts are indeed a blessing ho suflier from aides.
kept behind Ili counter and sold more quickly and began the o$eno •boa a boon to ithose he
cussed hypocrites, ever dared to P he rallied q Y acid if
crossroads he'd make hit, Whiskey in all hour than he ilea sold `.d�aorder, internal or e;t�ernal. Thong- said, becautseive ithat i§ rayme snahme, ato sir,
p at the As the appointed hour sive as lie sang :
ii a IL1011t11. tory won, I ands of persons have e bean restored
nee a 'hornpipe and sing hUitn a 1 Ne*err think the their use. albue they u .You, got a uta" in this house that
whip Ulm besides. drew rear the settlers began to look Nor lay thy arm mown— to healtu , after nth r remedies had thinks he• can lick me, otr dares to
mn, and p down the long straight road that,
Old s rarely 1'
'Arid Bill Bones meant just 'khat he
He backed his adversary 9 proved uusuccessfs make full of we trot him ;cult.
d, for he had a mortal hatefur the Sledge would Come is he earns at all, t°'the wall of his shop and seized him !
and every man,'WhOse head came ilr oicedi_ The merchant began to'11110,01511 him
D. of God. It was reasonably sup- by the throat and n18,41ed him, as he ' All the we i� w,itI naturally down and asked for an exl#lanation.
...The plump tYP
sed that Bill could and w' old do 1 igil w,asscloaelytscrutir>i edthe dicta" eau „hair failHd to notice that: the It's thio way, lie said, Baits good-
at lie eAla, for ills trade ,t he an- , on( Fight an lay sou], ti death ¢pilin„
More than once they said,
d made him strong and every _hat's liini,,.alyore, But ti'o', Well, the long, and short of it was junior Paflurriei se Ill thbJg rewrlt�itnself wl street as tLitt e, �u ylnfatiper'�nnian namewas
Lha be comes t , and firm was
ew that lie had as touch brute tour it wasn't hit,. that Old. SledaP - whilped him
necessary• And so uncle dozen had old bultseye llitsi to the gr' wnd,'and then into the On Dickey. ch it behind, iter' Robwson, ,nil hfa mothe'r's welds"
eft was was Some half `humbled
wised to take a roilndance , d the compared ; •and helped to tactors ir13e uerely oPe°l ost ,:r atieall'y. and to,hav tilename was)family r ali�es,�alzdP 1nin
M w -as ad Re I silver watches, an Y lifted item up
.and
waited calmly, u Little Dickey Robiusvn,•
ti never tackle the crossroads• time, and just at 10.55 o clod•: the old him, aiid begged a thoiiai�d pa' Mamie.
eepted•for - a -titre, and left hpeo I y
infiunce of DeJj1PB ill ; I burse thief exclaiutted a ricin' of the : tiVhen DevtlrBih hack retired to Ilia Yes, sir, she answered. The pxplou90 was
Oils eminently
e to the bad: his. satisfactory ; sit was this young titan,'
o I sec. Toon Barker house and mas being c3�ed for by The junior partner bo.ved his, bead
t it seemed to him that he was not I and lie's g°lug to wort.
hill.• I hain't seed liirvu for 11 years i nd preached in pis' hands and slghect deeply.
ing the Lord's will,
and Wheuevet wife, Uld•Sledgu mount d a box e `
!' but, gilltlemen that ar liym, °r Ian ;front of the grocery, Dearest girl
ell of the women atnd child I to ,,r erance and Faedu�
g p a liar, righteousness and , P 'rhe junior pal solve in hollow, f ,
living in darkness and agtipwin u l And was it him ?i.
infidelity he would groani3 judgement to come to that pp°Pie agitated tones, as, if tl words came
As he got nearer and nearer, a voice j ,� fiitom the depths of h s heart. The ►
Una night lie prayed +r it with tvttp him, and He closed •leis solemnIdiscourae with
} seemed to be coming of his owlu sinful life ill's white fingers flea like lightening fid, `
gent earnestness, and, vowed .to,do some said, Re's a talkiti' to himself, a brief history a n.d Ills humble g
ill if the Lord would give said Ire's it tolkin' to God .before Iiia conversion, � over the kevboavd an� the machine
S,1
e Lord's w `,clicked merrily. 1 • n y� \�
itn light, ana it seemed t him as Ile Al°eighty, and anothe said, 1'11 be work for the Lord eveua since, aucl he .r love jcu to destluitction, I— tri'
se from Itis knees that there ivas Do darned if lie ain't a praying, but very besought ilia Bearers to stop and tpi he 4 era ilio};
go• Un, '' Dor sinner, atop! and think, The junior psrtue 'was p P z _ �- ,^•�-a:
ager any doultt—lie inns soon it way decided that he was singfn' .Stop, p e + t
cried in an alarming tciae. freely.
le Torn never dallied ab t anytpiH� of a hilae, —Know I am inworthy' ; but I
9 I ,o�
Ben Itis mind was inn a up. kliil Jones was soon advised of all There were a few m n and many 'hope—
"snakes ,aro ed
silt right at it like ltillino g Mood PP TBe girl frowned�aLLghtly. She was
n t19nal;or passed this, and r:ontin, up to tri' 'frons o foie un sal to tletInvit crowd w ose'eyes, Dna Y
iia so next morning as t JJarned tf lie Gln t atnoi 6 reacher°s HAT tired, worn -o feeling, o!
re enta'nce at. he P ailing behind and t antioyeA bless my h h so many women mplain after a
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n itis way to Bill's shop,t, Uncle tom
{t axed him, but i'll make him stag an- tears „o you will overloc4k that an ' days washing, is done ay
gid : other tune till he is tired. 1'tl Pay kind and tender
WO ., crept hunlb` with by those who
lease carry a P life w illi your tovel2 use that groat
l�iy friend, will you p hint for his onsulting message. I'tat Jones' wife, p The junior partnex ilii°ed his eyes
NO
este„e to Bill J ones fur me ? Do nota and gazed in adoration at the 'shapely Labor
®.® •
,wine to s It liini, boys, 3'11 leave ly 'into the outskirts of ilie crowd, ori.
oil tell him that if the Loin is wilitr life in his rottou old carcase, but that's she had long treasured tl «mhad gnne emories oo,ii
1', before him. I
will be at the crossroads 'to preach SaY161
tock and I'm all. 1t any of you', want to bear (ted witlltl her good rriot6ertt thear� preach- gyye)I'G
ext Satur.lay at ,11 0' c Sledge. prea,oh you Il have {, 'pined' and suggestive of regretful'
ii,g° 1n secret s1ie B ,d P His tone was t;ur,g
r ,
eure rite Lora is willLri', Tell him to miles'tb, do it. "�+ impatience• Shp txtarted• •s
ease notate 'rt in the settlement, and reacher Samar ted her .liasbau�.g a Hatred for oil . in it
ehildreu to come. t Slowly and solpninly ire P reachi r$; After she I shall i read now ? Excuse rue•
ieup
$le tile women and catue. As he drew near he narrowed reli ion and for p' t-lurriedly p
ell 11111 Jones I stay at Utten
is house sheet front the cvlindtr,
T , , down his tune, and looked indly upon had washedetileb l°s°wb(° as, 9 teas ea shp pulled r the wriu to
`(;rod williug and i'ul shore Bea wilhu},, the crow a. Rp was a enasstve man in face and d oenrest ir1 -comma--I love you '
and I'll pre ft0l Sunday, too, i'1 things frame, and. had a heavy suit of dark him if she n,iglit go down to hear tits distraction .- period—1 lttlow teat I am Whieh makes the ' irtdrop but
t„ s clean rpaclter, Fur a winu he was uLlent I 'Without Har Rubbing
eget alone harmonious, Brown hate, ilei lira face a P unworthy --comma -+but I haps you Without lBoiti
with amaze-
NS hen 13f11 Jones got rile tupssage whipped ed'Powders g
Without Wag iii
shaved and showed a nose gild lips alta and eeemed to 'u ono
lied never been Pp will-overlgolt that °jtnd bless my life
,e was amazed, astounded, and ills in . lost 11 confit' with your, love• -•••pert a.
tion knew no hounds, ire raved titin of firtuuoss arra great dptiertnitt• b tfore, d ltad tudae ly Y
igi'a t ns he Called niton. iufidrlity. The junior partner at aghast '.Che 24y flee oast', Aran andAwcaoynof skiing, and
Grad cursed tit the onsul , boys, and mind. your dente hong Sally,etlto lit `swered, if, he plump typewriter drug mad with her ` S�n�lg'ht you vi of be die•'
'it.—the ousultttig niessane of Ulcl Look at him, uY(10 ll j artpointo
said the horse thief)
thettcally,
Bill .can talk Tike he can fi t and sing, angers and wetted ap,
1„ ge.�-arid rte swore that he would eye, y en liim. it's all itlatnle, .. SUNLlGAV 80AI' liaviug squat for
wnt him up Bud whip him, for he Where will Y find illy friend, maybe is ea Lord
dtaid se
lid
Ile,
groaned yes, sir. ruvity,youMay rtooitwith oomfart ndd011ght
k owttd that rte wouldn't dare Came to forAell ar tma they po riga to the man• tntghty a
lar Avery household pdriiottA.
f4iend in angul$h, His animo ity Segal
to The `unto! pitrtnp ul 'ed s astnodi' ► woateet tvr, eorattattr •
p p
tft ero$sroadS, u eioSe lee said My wondering sally, i twin tt' at:,, wMtrke
t the xnabors WI )to
it atahttnd iltclin}f p oa«t, Al t,ttt,+wren tr tvtrey ”
H'u for ha and 'hrpthbr, the goad Lord berg sent have ehangad into anxr S, I W,,,,,-w�tt't Biota •'g, MB,ntte.
Gln, and I %,Sk your
ho$Itilality �uriotFity, Etna adttrr Be y bed �uae he
Ella Sledge would aoroe; t>yti to •
$t 'bt' known to make an`eppoint• . • '.
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