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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-12-06
A Cowardly Act.

Our friend Judpe w.. CALLED
upou us to ben that VIC would not
nn,ish y little nT,ir thot wn novcr
heard Of until the Judge told us.
! We promised that wo would handle
tho matter with dclicacy FIVE men.
toned it at all but it is too good to
be lost
1t seems that the Judge has been IN.
pleasantly i'm dressed with the belief
| that burglars we're about bent on steal
ing. and CARRYING away some of the
silver plate for which his genial home
is famous. It so worked uuon his
! judicial mind that be procured an
old Spripgiield rife, loaded it with
nine bullets and the necessary anount
of powder, and lie and his man Teddy
took turn about Watching the prcmi-
sos.
70 this they were moved by sundry
suspicious characters found lurking
in the ncighborhood, and on one oc.
casion the family was alarmed by an
attempt to get in at the front window
by some ruifiian, who wau fred at by a
colored servant girl who was ready to
make affidavit that she chi. him in de
back, shure."
Night after night went By without
any manifestations Of Il serious sort,
whom Que night the Judge was arcus-
ed by Teddy, who declared that he
saw the william in the adjoining vacant
lot. The Judge pulled on the drapery
of his neither limbs in grea. haste and
descended. The friendly allies held
Il council of WAY and each was salts
fled that the enemy could be seon
daily prowling about in vacant lot
adjoining the Judges residence. His
honor took the gun, and in loud
voice. demanded
"W ho-h hoo -hoo's there I"
No response came back
eff YOU dc not answer I'll shoot"
No response, but a stcaltly move
ment as if on the retreat. The Judge
raised the gun to his shoulder, cock.
ing it cs he did SO. He shut both
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-12-06

sources, our men, our women, with all
the boua,ies 'of a good cod tprond
before us. shall 'nctnlespaif Nor
shall we abandon bour7 mother State
in the hour g her; greatost need.
Claiming only What j. just and fair,
standirI, by only what is 'riEht. We
Shal! hold on 10 the broken hl,ars Of
the State and pour upon 4,hem in
lavish streams the rich libatious Of
more than Roman devotion. n....
If you,cau rise to the heights Of your
dUty, L i, 'Ilnin what YOU nxcel!cn.
cy is called upon to do. WITHDRAW
'yonr suldiers.od Recall your niIitnry
cd 5u Remit .us to, peaceful .pur-
suits. Think OF Burke, whcq l.c re
icntel, aud pardoncj something to the
spirit Of liberty - Think Of Canillns,
when, by a magnani,nous policy, hs
made the conquered people ofl,atium
the friends OF r )mo, aud thu; added
to her power and dignity. t,,.,......
Your Exocllcucy appears bent
upon the policy Of making wAv upon
the Southern States. Patdon me fr
the suggestions that you canuot, if
you regard your fame, retire too soon
from tI.is campaign %s:ainSt yrVr owu
c"untrymcn. The only cn2my before
"on are the men, w"men and children
Of plundercd struggling communities.
The Grcat heart Of tho peerless bee
is still in death, and the mar-worn
veterans Of tie armies Of tho Confcd-
eracy are making heir bread by the
sweat of ;hei, brows. You can, Mr..
President, win no honors IN your
present, aggrcssions; !; and even il
hcnors we're possible, it might he well
for J, Il to bear ever in mind thn sug
gosti"n Of a Chrstirn heart, that
''i'csce hath her victories no'lcss renowned
.h"n war. -.
am, respectfully, youFr,
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ARcleaScl on bail.
No Ku kluX in Virginia.

The State officers of Virginia have
written to tile Ku Klux Committee
in response to their inquiries as to the
condition Of atfairs in that State,
From their lottcrs it would appear
that everything was serene in that
State that tho State debt had not
increased savo from accruiog interest,
and that tbcrc arc no Ku KIux with
10 the borders Of tho Old Dominion.
- Baltimore .1mericdn.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-12-06

Ex-senator GwiD, Of California,
Duke Of Sonora, hos just made o fius
"strike".in bis. gold mine in Calaverss
county, Cal worth. according to the
local paper, $500, 900 40 fer as oil
ready developed. ....~ma a..,
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In KluY Prisoners.

Colonel Edward +. Avery, Robert
May, VIM, s. May, j. Parks Wilson,,
}. p. Gates, and Henry Toole, (the
last named being colored man, ar.
rested in York on suspicion of Ku
K'uxism, were taken before Judges
Bend and Bryan ona writ Of Aaheas
corpus to-day, and were discharged on
bail in the sum Of $1,000 each. ...
1t is understood that tho Ku Klux
prisoners accused Of crimes less than
murder may upon application, be re,
leased on bail until the delivery of
tho decision of tho Supreme Court.
to which final tribunal the cases will
undoubtedly be taken on appeal. .a.
All the mcmbers of the taxpayers
executive committee not having ar
rived, the meeting Of the committee is
deferred to tomorrow t.H. 81.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-12-06

In Fayetto county, kentucky, the
drought has been 90 severe that the
fortunate poasessors Of wells, not yet
gone dry, are enabled to sell water al
a handsome price.
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United States CUurt-Ku KlnX Trials.

The coart convened at II M., yes
terday--Judgos Bond and Bryan pre-.
siding.
By agreement between the District
Attorney and the counsel for the de-
fence of the prisoners, the challenge
of tho array made BY tho former on
Monday was withdrawn. Mr.. Corbin
submitted q motion, that the panel
Of jnrors-unfilled through tho ah-
senco of n large number SUNNI oncd---
bo completed by issuing renire for
a sufficient number.
Mr. Jot nson held that, under al
Act of Congress Of 1924, tho juroru
should be drawn from tho judicial
District in which tho offences wero
alleged to have been committed.
MIR. Corbin argued, that the provis-
ions OF the Act rcforred to wore in
tended for tho District Courts, and
not for the Circuit Court which view
was sustained by the opinion Of tho
court,
On motion Of Mr.. Corbip, Mr..
Chamberlain was sworn us assistant
counsel Of the United States. Tho
order for tho summoning OF thirteen
additional grand jnrymcn and thirty
talesmen was made, and the court ad.
Journed to Friday, at II o'clock a.
M.--Fhtsnir.
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The EIlcrt Of the Ku, Klny Law Oh Bust

The D,ltiu.":c Gazette pria's the
following ;cWreratc letter Iron Il
respou,ihic Chester mcrc.an:':
Tn" chief cause of busines 50 being
30 dntl is that. nearly onc-thinl Of the
males have left thc, c"unty 10 keep
from being thrown IN jill every ,nre
is excited uothing talked atI.lt but
going to jail, and leaving their fami-
lies without any protection from the
negroes aud drunken soldiers, and
m@ny arc afraid their families will
suffer f,r.thc nccGsSali,S OF iif, While
they are in pri.rn. We Of this place
have I,ot been molcSted, but may be-
foe, this r"""hcS YOU, be in prison
t,r heirg kn Is NIX, though we never
be!0n4. ed to the order, nor ever have
sect o"c bnn ,'I"y aro taking up the
iu'"ccmt ~ wei! IS the guilty, We
expect the officers here this week,
aud are prepared to submit to our
fate. W bat you read in the papers
from this State you can rely on as
trno. m'Hn che ncmo"ra, p,pcrs,
for We have one or two R,Aical pa
pers. that are the main cause Of all
this trouble. You ask w to $cul
JoN an order Tor goods. We would
not be doing ourselves nor You
in>ticc by doing 50, rs we could not
sell, and may hot be able to pay for
then. Should times improve we will
send you an order. The above is but
a poor description ct the times here.
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Tbs "bsialeroin oul ? lasts du,ing
b Bit aS the honoSpoon then coass
the opyp.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-12-06

W d;r adv.nca I ,""s''''' "''''''AV'"e"'S % &c
Obituary No,ic,s and Tribu,cs s. 90 nor
uare.
sarainzas'rssaas:s,a'e'.'7s
"Render Unto CFSnr the Things that ere
cwsay.s,n
,, -,
t"''" "r'" ''"'" .".o''"', |:H""H'
yo" ~ 'oo"" '"'''"''" " ''eS''
"e"' c''""e'
COLUMBIA, ,. e., November ID, lS' /.
TO his E,cchency Z. s. Grant, Presi-
1ent ofthe United States.
Sir at th,s crisis in tho public
affaira of this State. venture to nd.
dress m,s:rf to your lixcslloncv. As
a South Carolinian, aud also an
AmeY.c.n cit zen, il is my right au!
ny privilege, If >" chou,c, to place
tar cas- OF wv Sat" before the Prc,i.
drmt o. tue Republic. | shall do so,
with i. due regar,; for lhc high Office
wh,ch ,uu uo,N, n;,d with a foil ap-
ureci ton Of NY comparative on.
security At the same time, | shall
discharge tny S.lf.imposed duty with
Shat c,,udor ANA spirit beGttiug the
uccas,nn And tho great iutercus iu-
%olvcd.
he RI in The FIRST place. ren>ayk
that there is .nurher reason why it
is no: unbecolniwg in me to aFproa ch
your EXccllcucy. Your Attorney
Gcuerai wah recently on duty at
&orkvilie, IN this STATE, aud, whilst
there, I Am informed that il is not
unlikely that one AdioEos, a white
mau, and one Nammond, negro,
man, did report distinguished Caro-.
ain'an, and the vii 'er, as .he bead
':c"tleo Of h Is" NtoA org :4,t.D1
OF South Care ia allow he, bct"r:
pro'cc' ,at ta|Hh11, 70 "rand 'Ai>
"tutrNf"n a. aug "l'hr"!r tIae. (
Challenge aud d"iy the n'cancSt and
'A'Ft uhcrnpnl"ns hcncht"S" that y"n
may nave uSonth Carot'na to cou'
meet my name, or my private or my
public conduct, with any act st
raraacc With the law Apart from
IT'S philosophy ana true interpretation,
know as little OF thia alleged hu
N'px'sm IN pnr''on3 0' >'"n'h Nar"i,na
az does your EScet'ency. "o' os th"f
phlI'sopny ana t'N" '"!erPre'aIi"n'
nave very o'St'""t views wh'ch I
snal' 81 take occ"s,o" 20 fu'''.' 20 20 your
H1ccllon'y III INC course u 'n'S ''''
'Gr: M:. Observation-Disclosures. .,,....,,..
" ''n 'hese preliminary o"'e' Sa''ons'
"na'1 :, no" ', u'"c' 'i' '-Se 90 'as oc'o'e
your E1o'.'c"cy All" '"c 'o"'''S 'oI
case oi 'oJ"'co ano AZ t"'S''i''"S'",'o
% oou'9 oatol.'S . w. ou INV n"'I u; p"s '"'
c"'' III f'"',' ou "'c ,ne n.y. F."SoI
ou'o': c. ''"hI "'sso'' '"' "u'''"'I ~ VI "
s"o n'"'" '"l-'"S.".o 49, ;'.; ~ """'o' '''
s.'o"s s.s III i 'nI 'hseh'.'! n ~ III! """" "S' :.
I'M ;'t ''' ,m n,u' oo''"n' ,'.n Wy H""''o' @ -
JNS'. A'io" "e, % 'o"' " o'''S yo"'
N.''.:uoS T:u "IG" I: ys .hrpy"'ss,',>' -. :
y" 80 NV" ~ iN''' - % COW -" ~
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Probable loss Of Company of Miners.


the I"ioaSo lrihnne says a
,,,su u'"r remainder OF the arProaeh of
'"''' ,u'I* I" us from ,f.h. In
canon OF me o'F cottonwood Mountain
II 'oca '''y 'amea 'oF !fs SILVER
n''"eS-."e !, snow iof two or three
u"y" ias' "ccN' 'ei' ".e" great r"mui'
-; 3"', NOW ''HS over !."' !cet 3eep on
Il: . lIVc'' WIN h"S' oritt" th''ty fe't
n'%", '.L. ~ ~ '''So .'''c "' miners '., were
o,I i' y ''''' '''' III 't' up "a" chn'n
''''' ''''" arc enter came" 'or 'Arlr
>"'.'! "lF'"'S '"'" "' one "E-
r'',I" ,,' q '..' '.'ve'1 S'''" S'o'n 80 ca'I
II! II! '"o %o"S''' "c"c3 ,"o n'hcfS were
.' 'o' properly S"Fr''co WIN prov '5lohS.
nuts but already it is thought they
have eaten I'll The food they had o.,
hand. Half Il dollar pound was
offered to tenustcrs and pack-mcn to
carry them feed, but no man dared at
tempt the passage.
- 80.
me South Carolina ku-klux P.ia-
ohers' soon TO bo tried at Columbia,
~ "FPN"'"' A'o'CiuJ
'ohnson 10 defend them 1t is mem
toned as singular fact i'll this con-
neetlon that Louis = Johnson, son Of
sald Ec'erdy johnson, is the United
CHARGED hv his f,tbcr in = reccnt
speccb. with making ssor,csts v;,hort
a warrant" But ns there WIS Dru.
tus in the old Roman ren,hI;o nLo
condemned his son. whv mav not HE.
tory in this matter rcncat ;tse,f IN
South Carolina, horasscd a. that land
Of chivalry now is hv free noaroos
carpct.baggers, scaiawaes, ITnited
States troons and Ku Klux Klous ~.
y. Y. Hern1d
- = 1-"' "'" 90 .-"Hh e.
The small pox in New York cont;n.
ucs to make headway. rho board xnf
Health on Thursday rcnorted d3 ,a,,s
during the week, aSainst 25 cosos for
the Week rroyious. Tho sanitarv
committee strongly recon mcnaed All
norso,o tn otta,d 81 ;.: .L
hcs, eans w f'u vs. W. ,'Ho,na',o" .n "s s"5
oftbn J;so,ao p'Ia rbou r. s"o III, 'p'oau a.."
ton to tha fnct that o,t ~ 90 az 40 noo '," nor
son. ,ro.;nrsl,, ma.a;ustaa ~ r..
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Official (S) Tceulat,ORs.

The sale Of Paymastcr Hodges
house at Washington (says tho Bos-
ton Post) tcrmiuat es tho somewhat in-
effective attempt OF the Government
to got back the money i allowed its
speculative servant to squandcr upon
tho bulls and bears Of Wall-stroet.
The insuffcicncy Of the amount reuliz-
ed to reimburse the Government
leads to regret that thn accident Of
discovery came When it did since
now it il stated that Hodge was opera.
ting for fail, and that, had he been
allowed 10 continue fcw weeks long
ger, he would not only have retired
with individual wealth, but would
have been able to refund all that !.c
bad tahon from tho Treasury. Tho
suggestions which these facts offer
will not be lost upon s cretary Bout.
we'll, who is notably open to tho
reception Of hints about = "policy"
from outsiders. ibis he oan obtain
without even promise Of payment
and it is that hiS Department shall
allow sufficient sums to speculative
officials for operation and investment,
with assurance Of immunity from ar.
rest until profit shall accrue from tho
variations of tho market. 1t was
only the undue haste in bringing
Hodge to account that precipitated
his personal disaster and the loss Of
the Government. After five years Of
free use of public funds, unmolestod
ny the Department, Hodge had
presumptive right to ask that his
latest speculation might b. allowed
to proceed and what he did, there
are probably dozons Of others now en-
gagged upon, in whose Cases the Gov
crnmont will consult itS own interest
By consistently letting them alone.
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arrests in Chester.

List Of names of persons arrested
upoa the charge Of ku-Kluxing, since
our last issue :...
W. I1olms Hardin, Z. D. Robins,
9. G. Rvhins,* Joseph Robins,*
Thomas Rohins,x IT. y, Hardwick,
d. I. Darby, w. Crooker,* Bluett
Mayfeld,* Alick Johnston, oolored,
Henry Johnson colored, Green
Davis, colored, Buck Worty,*
colorcd, A. W. Harding r. Inman,* X
W. II. Moorc,* w. a. Anderson, w. e.
". Castles,* j. II. Robinson, Wash
Estes, &. l.. Ilardwich, John Casey.
*Rcieascl on bail.
The following whose names were
published in our last issae, have been
released OH bail
William Robins, Major John W
Wilkes, II. G.. Brawley and Jesse
Hardin. - Chester Reporter.
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"A Washington dispatch to the

~ " asH HtrgtUH U1hFHtUH 70 CHB
.Cinoinnat II rGezette says;
cat the last cabinet meeting
Attorney General ,Akerman reported
that ho had two thousand prisoners
in South Carolina alone, captured
under the; Ku Kmx act. A debate
followed as to the ability Of the courts
AMI Of tho general government to tax o
care of so large a proportion Of tho
population and a general disposition
was manifested to have tho arrests
somewhat restricted, and if possible,
confined TO those ascertained to be
actiyo;in the Ku klux order" ,It
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.goA little bit Of thing, vho had just
got back from a party, was asked by
her mamma how she had enjoyed her.
self. H"Oh mamma" " she said, "1'm
soffull of happiness couldn't be no
happier without was bigger" qal
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~ A western stock.breeder 10 proud
of the production o?s hosaoG COLT,
@alca DO aoaoun,s for by the approaoa
Of the eauics,ox.
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| am, respectfully, youTr,
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-04-01
NORTH SIDE
Savings Bank Z!
Capital, 100000,

Iansacts general banking us,s"ss. Foreign ard Do
nestle ENeha ge sOh United states Bonds and Other
''sh'sTd securities Gold and SILVER hnuL ut 4 sold
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WIT ND WISDOM.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Klopstock engraved on the grave Of his
wife two sheaves Of wheat, thrown, a. il
were, carelessly together, with the words,
We shall ripen in heaven"
While mother was brooding over her
poverty, her little son said: "Mamma 7
think God hears when we scrapc tie bottom
Of the barrel"
DO but half Of what YOU can. and Won
will be surprised at the result Of your dill
gencP.
The coal troubles remind us Of m OH
story Scene--Boston time-morninr.
''Is it cold, Billy p Very cold, father"
l. the cutters froze, Billy " VERY
hard, father" Dear, dear Put up the
coal two pence pail, Billy. God help thc
poor! !"
Viii you dake sumding," said Ger
man tetotaller to a friend. while standing
near a tavern. III don't care If I do."
was BE reply. d" Veil, den, let us dakc
walk"
A young lady at indianapolis was
deavoring to impress upon the minds NJ her
Sunday school scholars the sin and terrible
punishment Of Nebuchadnezzar, and when
she said that for seven years be ate grass
ike a COW, she was astonished by little
girl who asked Did he give milk ~
As comparison to the song, 20, give
me back bat yesterday, melody will soon
be issued entitled, 80, could you spare to-
morrow y which will be followed BY "You
aaven't got such thing as next week about
you, have you?"
The subject of impression at first sight
was being talked over at the supper table,
when the lady whose duty was to preside
lover the teacups and tea, said she always
formed an idea of person at first sight and
generally found it to be correct.
Mamma" said her youngest son in
shrill voice, that attracted the attention Of
all present.
"Well, my dear, what il il n replied the
fond mother.
want to know what was your opinion
Of me when you first saw me"
This question gave sudden turn to the
conversation.
A gentleman who was there writes 10 q
New York paper that, on the voyage of the
Tennessee, the band played The Star Span
gled Banner every night, the Commission
played whist, and the correspondents play
ed h-ll generally
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There's no desrtn y, .. 3a-s-
In this world Of ours
Only, in ur blindness,
We Cai her tlorDs for h1weFsD
European and American Telegraphs.

From the Report OF g. W Hubbard.
While the Continental system is greatly
superior to the American in some respects,
in others it is decidedly inferior.
London, where a large number of new
offices have been recently opened, is the
only place in which the facilities will com
pare with ours. II has 285 offices to a
population Of nearly $500, 900, while New
York, with 900, 900, has about rs offices,
and transmits daily many more messages
in proportion to population than London
Paris, with population Of over 900, 600,
has 30 Offices Berlin, with population of
100000, has l8 only; Philadelphia, with
$50, 900 population, has 81 Offices; Brus-
sells, with over 300, 900, has offices, while
Boston, with a less population, has more
than 20
Belgium exeels all other nations il the
promptness with which kilograms are trans
mitted. Half an hour is the average time
between the reception and delivery Of
message. The average time IN North Ger
many is about three hours; iD England,
about one hour. In America, the average
between the large cities is probably no
more than in other countries excepting
Belgium but for other messages much
longer time Is required.
The Commercial News Bureau, which
transmits daily reports Of the markets to
the merchants of our large cities, is De.
culiar to this country. The large mercan-
tile houses Of Great Britain depend upon
daily teegrams from their correspondents
for the news Of the markets; and on the
Continent such telegrams are sent only in
exceptional cases, when The fluctuations are
great.
The facilities enjoyed in this country by
the merchants exchanges brokers,
boards, bankers, and a few other special
classes Of business, are entirely unknown,
on the Continent, and are precluded BY the
present laws of Great Britain.
Abroad, the telegraph i used more for
social intercourse and less for business than
here, and the business il much more uni
form through all hours Of the day, and is
not chiefly confined 70 banking hours, as
with rs. Extra rates are charged for night
messages there; here, half rates.
No special privilege Is afforded to the
press on the Continent. They pay full
price and use the telegraph hut little. The
average number of words transmitted to
the press ia Berlin in October, 1870, was
only 800, which included the news from
the scat of var. The greatest number ever
transmitted in day was 1,SOO. Ten
times az many have been sent in this coun-
try.
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PRAYER and Potatoes.

An Old lady sat in her old arm chair,
With a wrink.ed visage and disheveed hair
And huuger-worn features
For days and for weeks her only fare,
As she sat in her old arm chair,
Hsd been potatoes.
But now they were gone Of bad or good
Not one was left for the oIi lady's food.
And .hs signed and aid. :, VIVA, shai dos
Where shall l send. and to whom shall goi
70 my potatoes Z"
And she thought OF the deacon over the way,
The deacon 20 ready to worship and pray,
Whose cellar was full Of potatoeI.
She said, 81 will send for the deacon to come,
He'll not much mind to give me some
OF such a store OF potatoes"
And the deacon come over fast as he coul
Tn mixing TO do the old lady some good,
Fut never for once OF potatoes.
He asked her at once what was her ca. ant,
And she simple soul, sxpecting grant,
Immediately answered, Potatoes
BIT the deacon's religion didn't lie tba. way:
lie was more accustomed 70 preach and pray
Than to give his hoared po;stoes.
30 not hearing Of course, what the old lady said,
He rose to pray with uncovered head.
But she only thought Of potatoes.
He prayed for patience, goodness and grace
But when he prayed. Lord give her peace,
She audibly sighed -''Give petatoes
Ard az the end Of each prayer which he said,
He heard, or sheuKhs Se hessA, IN iss> sead
The same request for potatoes-
Deacon was troubled-knew not what TO do;
Twas very embarrassing TO have her act so.
And about those CANAL potatoes.
So ending his prayer he started for homes
The door closed behind, he heard q great Rroan
"Oh, give TO the hungry, potatoes"
And the groan followed bim all the way home,
V,,t tha NJ n MI haunted his room
"Oh. give to the hungry, potatoes y
He could bear 1t no longer; arose aud dressed,
From his well -nlled ceEr taking in haste
A bag Of his best potatoes.
Again he went 70 the widows lone hut
Her sleepless eyes she had not yet shut,
Bat there she sat IN her old arm chair,
With the same wan features same wan air;
And entering In he poured on the floor
busbeI or more from his goodly store,
or choicest potatoes
The widows heart leaped for joy,
Her face was haggard and PLAIN more
"Now !" said the deacon, 'Shall We pray 7"
eyes" said the widow, snow you may"
And he knelt him down the sanded floor,
Where he had poured ont bis goodly store,
And such a prayer the deacon prayed,
A never before his fps essayed.
No longer embar rassed bat free aud full,
He poured out the voice OF q liberal soul,
And the widow responded q loud "amenl"
But said no more Of potatoes.
And would you hear this simple tale,
Pray ter the poor, a1d pray ing prevail
Tn preface your prayer vita aims and good dee DIS
Search out the poor, their wants and needs,
PRAY for their peace and grace, spiritual food,
For wisdom and guidance, all these are good,
But don't forget the potatoes.