The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-11
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Mn. GorGH, in one o.. bis recent lee
tnres proceeded TO ronfltG the idea that
draGkards are, so far brGtcs as.to be :be-
yioIll the power of Chfistiaa lore, sayings
. No, they are not bfutea, / have labor
led for eigbtctn years among them, aud
have never found a brute. ] have had
men swear at me. / have had amau dance
round Inc. as il possessed Of o devil, aud
spit his foam in my face; but ] never found
a man ! would give up. II may take a
long time to reach his manhood; but lie
is not a brute. j think it is Charles Dick.
CHS who says, Away up a great many
pair Of stairs, in q very remote corner,
easily passed by, there Is a door; and on
that door is written "Woman." And so:
ID the heatt Of the vilest outeast, away up
q great many pair of stairs, in a remote
corner, easily passed by, there is door
on which is written man.
Here is our business: to fluid that door
1t may take q long time; but begin and
kuock. Don't get tired; but remember
Gods long'sufferiag to us. and keep
knocking long time, if need be- Don't
get weary IL there is no answer; remember
Him whose locks were wet with the dew
Knock ON; just try it; goa try it; and just
SO sure as yon do. just so sure. by.and.by,
will the quiyeriug lip and starting tear
tell you you have been knocking at the
heart Of q man and not OF q brute. 1t is
because these poor wretches are men and
not brutes, that We have hopes Of them.
j once picked up q man in the market
place. They said, "He lisa brute; let him
alone" l took him home with me, and
kept the "brute" fourteen days and nights,
through his delirium; and he nearly fright
ened my wife out OF her wits, one night,
chasing her allaa6out the house with q
boot IN his hand. But she recovered her
wits, and he recovered his, ss1' I, -
He said TO me, "Y GU wouldn't think
had wife and childg" e ~. = H.:
well, ] shouldn't.' =. =. -. ~
~ have, and - God bless her dear little
heart my little Mary Is as pretty little
thing as ever steppedm said the "brute. -
I asked, Where do they livef" H.:
'They live two miles away from here. y
"When did You see them lastg' , -.
"Abeut two years age" d.. ~. - '<,<.-
! Then he told me his sad story -s% -. i.
said ''Y on must 60 back again" D.. s..
81. II mustn't go back--I wont--niy wife
is better without me than with mel | will
not go back any more. have knocked
her, and kicked her, and abused her; do
you suppose / will go back again." ,Sa
r Iwent TO the house with him. ! knock,
ed at the door and his wife opened it.
''Is this Mrs. Richardson's" 's~..g ,-s.s
ayes, sir" >.:!'.-3s. :'.1~:'. - -.
"Weil, that is Mr.. Richardson. Aud,
Mr.. Richardson, this is Mrs. Richardson.
I Now come into the house" They went
in. The wife sat on one side Of the room,
and the "brute" on the other. / waited
10 see who would speak first; aud II was
the woman Before she spoke she fdget-
/ ed great deal She pulled up her apron
till she got hold Of the hem, and then she
pulled il all out again, Then she folded
Ii all up closely, and jorked II out through
her fingers an inch at time, and then
she spread IL all down again; and then
she looked all about the room, aud said,
t"WeIl, Villian?"i $500
/ And the ''brute" said ,f'NVell, Mary"
! He had large handkerchief ronnd his
neck, aud she said You had better take