Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-04-24
aolsIY ONCE I'M a WAY"

fe-NeNS So oAasy tssnV oiop OhSC III u
way"
This was said by a very fine young
man, who was standing in an Office be-
side q desk ut which grey.headcd gen.
aleman with grave, but by no mcans
harsh expression of countenancc, was
stated, and who replied. "Curtis, i should
Ho she ssorc inclined to look over this
fault. isyou were more impressed with the
eeriouEneas Of the sim"
"Ein-sir! I'm very aorry, but really,
rir. as it'a only once in way"
"Ah. there it Is, yon are cxc,,.ing your
asif and very false excuse tits. l,oth for
ynur interests and mine. I'm interested
IN yeu, Nprtis, you served your time with
%. and think we've always. that il the
Arm have nlway. shown, that they dssircl
>saur welfare"
"Oh. eeTtainIy, sir. and I'm grateful
SHs just casee in n way does not make n
apn dsssshaTj." IA
Listen tS me, Curtis" said his en-
SSyer, taking up the newspaper, "lcrc
u ON accoasnt ef q woman, respectable
narse in u family, who went railway
journcy. "A gentleman put travelling
bag by hes as she sat in the waiting-roonn.
She took it up AZ d went into the carriage
Nth it. hiding it under the seat. She
was SEEN 90 do it, and was takc,. into Gus
sady. What was that action, Curtis1"
Why. or, It YVES thieving."
"Eos sfr."
''She plea.lets that she had never done
such thing before. 1t was only once in
away But the lew condemned her as
thief"
when Mr.. Blacks premises were
burned down through the cnrclessncrs of
anight porter. who was tipsy, rs he said,
and believe, for the first time, was it any
compensation to them. or to the neigh
Sorhood whore loss. and fright wor.c than
any foss, caused 70 much sufflrng-was
It nfrE compensation that it was only
onts IN ways Was it not decided that
ssre dianater was caused by drunkenness ?"
did you see our clerk who had made
falsesentry in the books!"
"Oh, yes sir, and ] never shall forget
him, nevar-and thanked you that you
did not prosecute that poor widows son,
but helped him to emigratc."
"ies, yes-we did that for his moth
cra sake. He had been honest aud truth
full; when he fell, his filult was discovered
Mt once-best SO for him. I mention his
case because you knew it ALL Trust me,
Curtis. The man who tells lie is
liar-the man who steals is n tl,ict--and
tho man who gets drunk is drunkard.
And to plead that it's only once in n
way is to show chat you have 10 sense
of tho sin, and until you have, there's no
hope Of amendment"
How crest-fallen and abicct looked
Curtis, aa his employer spoke. How
condemned he felt, for he knew all his cx-
cuses were hat vain, making bad worse.
He pleaded. "rry me once again, sir.
| bog of yon-try me. I'm more as
hamed than ! like to say. Forgive me-"
ASK God. Curtis to forgive. I am
more s'rry than ansry-ask God. If
He Ind called you to die while you were
IN that incorporate condition, what would
avail that miserable plea-'Only once in
u way? Its only once that you will die.
Think ofthat. Bo ready-be sober-for
u" drnnkard shall inherit the kingdom Of
God"
CARTS went away, resolving TINT his
fnt drinking bout should also b. his last.
lie WAS humblcd, and asked for strength
~ keep his RESOLUTION.