The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-01
GIVING HELP TO The REaThEK.
Didn't n lear Some One Ever say
"a Word About Africa"

From ihs nereit Free rress.
A man about thirty wears old, wearing
? battered plug hat ana seedy clothes.
rocking as hungry as q slan who ilnd
been wrecked 90 an iceberg. softly en-
tered Graniio; avenue saloon yester-
day. nnd leaniHg over the bar " A.spered
10 the proprietor:
"Ny dear sir. am canvs ssing for sub
scrp'ions Tor the benefit cf tue heaihen.
"i>' dot 70 Z" replied the saloon keep
er. rinsug glass.
Yes. my friend. that is SO. continued
the man. taking out a verv greasy pass
book. "le~. | am collecting money for
the benefit cf the poor hcathcn. who are
living in 4 state OF vice and ignorance
some put down ten d0llars--some five
some one. oil give something. Here l.
the book. and you can subscribe such
an amount ~ you think best"
"lsN = beiition TO dem common
gonr inquired the saloonist. rs he
looked ~ the book.
NO Sir. ou do not understand nay
object. | am collecting subscriptions
for The benefit OF the neathoA. aud vou
can write Your name aud give me such
were i.h dem heaihcns:" inquired
the beer seller looking coldly az the
strangers battered lat.
"ln Africa" replied tho agent Fin far
off Africa. where all i gloom and lone
liness because the heather has 10 cdu-
cation.
"And vat COUNTY j. dat Africa in =
inquired the >aloonisi.
MY dear man. 4 rica j. n country
"A great big country. Tar over the deep
blue sea. J. il possible that you never
heard OF Afrira:"
Il haf lived III Toledo aud Chicago.
bnt didn't hear some one ever -ay a
word about Africa"
well. that = neither here nor there.
am authorized TO collect subscriptions
FOR The hca'hcn. who is running about
in n state OF nakedurss and sin:uness.
aud W 10 nuat have bread for his mind.
and be lrou- ht to realize that he shonld
livs Tor something besides This iilc."
Yah, dat j. So replied the saiOonist
iu reflective tone.
~ oI contribute whatever sum Won
may ,hink best. aud l will forward il 10
Boston by the first mail. wh,re il J.
turned into Bibles. and the Bible
shipped 10 Africa. Most people esteem
il "A privilege o. he az lowed TO subscribe
20 Ills iuas. viii you write your nauc
DOWN.
e. think. will" replied the man. and
he hunted ~ his pencil. and after much
labor " roie his name on opc of the
pages and then handed the book back +,
" iih the remark:
Il dunno IL YOU can't read it,
"Thai is an right: out you have neg
lected 10 mark down Tie smount Of YOUR
coniribntion. Let's sec will you Say 3
doliarl"
"Vhat?r
evil YOU give the snm OF ono dollar
for the h.aihen
Hal What you spoke about
'Will you give me a dollar TO forward
to the poor, benightcd hcalhon.'
Money gif .on moreyI
"Yes--for the aeaihen!'
"trif you Won dollar 7"
Yes, "A dollar for The bcnightel race
who are dwelling u darkness"
The saloon keeper looked at him for
\ laif minute, and then, rcac hing down
for club. said:
"loYi .icuer go out py dat door!
sign Dat pook 80 gei dat hesihen some
close hy de poo. master. and dat j.
pientyl " you sthay here some little
" hiie more shall biz you nit dis Cub
on dc head
"My DEAR
go aus init da, door" yelled the
saloon keeper, RI nn., from behind the
bar, and the canvassrr had 10 20.