The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-07-24

and received a hearty wolcome Al
len was just then undergoing a sham.
pQoning process, for the purpose, as
be frankly stated, Of enabling him to
90 90 bed sober He added
" You see. gentlemen, il won do
for business man 10 90 To bed
drunk, nor for a literary man either
So, now, you just take my advice.
and whenever you find yourselycs
drunk about bedtime, you just take
a good shampoon, aud you'll Gud
the investment u pay a big dividend
( in the morning But walk into ,hc
saloon, gentlemen, walk In The
girls are in there taking q res, and
smoke ailcr the arduou- duties Of
the evening. Walk in.
We walked in and found the gitls
smoking pipes sitting and lonngipe
about the room. In lbw miuutes
Allen came in aud proprosad 10 have
the girls dance for a. but We dc
I olined.
Well then, damn IL. hrnold, lets
have a song, he exclaimed
Mr. Arnold, as usual, asked ;ho
girls what they would like to boar
and they a, once asked for thcir
iayuritc-" There !. Re-, for the
Weary
Here. mother, give inc my Ga
de-, said Allcn to hi. wife aad
bring out the books meaning the
Little Wandorcrs Friend, OF which
be keeps a supply
The books we're got ont by one Of
the girls. the fiddle was handed him
by his wife aud Alien led Of on the
treble, all hand. joining iu There
were eleven girls in the room, aud
tlay sang in the chorus wi,h una
sual fcryor. even for them As soon
a. this song was finished q couple Of
the giEls, simultaneously asked lcy
" There's Light 10 the Window for
Thee, Brother which was sdng
with emphasis and feeling
At the conclusion Of the last men.
toned song Mr.. Arnold believed
tina, the appointed hour had come,
aud, tapping Allen on the shoulder,
he said
Wol, John, old boy, give us
your hand ! fee, just ike praying
here with You
Allen took the extended hand.
and gruiiiy said
What-dsmn il to hell-pruy
Do you mean pray No, sir novcrl'
" Wen, John, responded Mr.
Arnold, | am going 10 pray here
anyhow If | don't pray loud I'll
pray soft You shani lose the pray,
or, at any rate.
Well, Arnold, mind now, If you
pray, / 'front.' hear yoa mind that
| don't know anything about H. |
won +, hear you
And backing slowly out Of the
room, aud repeating, " | wont hear
you, over aud over again, Allen {
went through the door lending TO the
bar, and closed Il after him.
Mr.. Arnold then invited the girls
to join in prayer with him, which
they did, some Of thom kneeliug on
the floor as did the visitors, aud I
others bowing their heads upon their D
hpul ..ru'shis tfi, sUane.
Mr.. Arnold hoart was almost too
full for uttcranee, but his iervor q
soon embossed his tongue, and he
poured out simple, direct and heart
ielt prayer, which told powerfully
upon the hearers. Many Of the girls :
arose, sobbing, TO their feet, and sew
ernl Of them crowded around Mr.
Arnold and begged him, in the name
of God. to take them from that place
They would work their hands oil, II
honest work could be got for them
they would submit to any hardship,
If they could only be restored to OPP
portnnitics for virtue and Christian
life.
Poor Arnold lie WAS the PIC.
tnrc OF despair 1t came upon him,
all at once. that there is no hep for
such. this side the grave lie had
at last conquered his opportunity,
aud prayed with these children oil
sin and shame, and now that they
were calling upon him to answer hia
own prayer--io give them q chance
to eat the braat OF life he had 10
nut them of with the stone OF eva
sion
Take them from that places
Where oouId be take tbem} In all
this Christian lsnd there is not
Christian homo that would open its
doors to a fepentant female sinner,
except to turn her out Of thU houso
We arraign DO one, nor do we as
sail any sect, for permitting th's
state of ihines 70 exist in Chris
tan land Il may be in accordance +
with the principles Of Christianity, +
as prnctised in this age and country
and also in harmony with the eternal
sweep aud fitness Of things, that,
practically speaking, fallen girl
should have no opportunity iof re- I
formation, but should be sent mex
orably to hell by the shorics, tray
elIed route
Fer The ssate Il short 'f:.r
YEATS Is the aeevn~e |lsl'.nt " s's
.u.oa,i me, reckoning from il!e
hour she enters upon her career OF
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