Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-04-04
MEXICO MISSOURI, THURSDAY, APRIL 4. 1873.
As the innocent ones they in childhood

As the innocent ones they in childhood
knew, 40.
I WI hen you of your homes.were the light,
They are thinking and waiting and coun-
ting the days
Till you come t1 them once more.
Each morn they strain to the West their
gaze, -.. ..--
Eaci eve in fond voices they sound your
praise,
/ Recounting your virtues all OR
BE true to your manhood, be true to
/ each trust, .--.
Where er In lite's battles YOU stand;
, Cleanse the heart from its stain, tha soul
from its rust,
/ Lift Iour eyes from the grou-l, your
/! minds from the dust,
! Be true to Your race and your land"
The barp-like voice ceased, and it
was plain that the reading had made
a deep impression on all who heard
it. The wife of the landlord was the
first who spoke. Approaching the
youth, she asked him if he was a
preacher.
He modestly answered that he was
not, but was Il clergyman's son; that
he had tried mining in Plulnas coun-
ty, but failed, and WAS then finding
his way on foot to San Jose, where
his sister, a clergyinan's wife, was
dying; that he hCped there to obtain
a situation rs a teacher, rs he was not
strong enough TO work in the mines.
AT this Cmley, the stagc-driver,
aroused himself.
"Par,lners, said he, lyon hear
the boy. ! am sorry for him So
;much. :" and he laid 4 ten-dollar piece
upon the table
"Im sorrier than you," said Po-
sev: and he covered thr ten with =
twenty
a miner present said: II have nc
coin. hut'-here he drew ont II buck
skin pursc-''I will 90 little. dust
on the hov for the sermon he ha.
preached - aud he cmpticd half al
ounce Oh the table.
The rest contributed, making til,
landlord treasurer, and when the coir
was counted and the dust weighed
and calculated, two hundred and thir-
teen dollars were handed over to the
boy.
The youth seemed perfectly over
come with the unexpected bounty,
and tried in vain TO coherently thanh
his henetactOrS.
Ry this time it was 10 O'Clock ii
night, and just then the overdue stage
from Quincy, Piulnas county, drove
| up to the door. There VIZ the usiai
excitement all hands rushed Oul To
900 '|'n new arrivals: the h0Sricr tool,
from the mule wagon and entered the
house, and at last the driver followed,
his hcarskin coat and hat shining with
the rain caught in the shower.
Curly, Of course, knew his brother
Jehu and so saumterimg mp to him,
said: "ITow are y"upari! What :
the news"
"Aii right. Curly" was the re-
spOnsc, ''auii no news much, except
| the boys up above are cusSing awful
about fellow that opened a game on
them and cleaned out every sport in
Quincy in one night. 1t Was dead
open and shut steal, and when the
boys found it out they would have
hung him sure, but he had lit ont.
He got s., 900 of the boys in four
! hours
And then the driver went on 10 cx-
plain that the sharper Was but mere
boy. a little chap, pale and sick, and
sentimental looking harmless
looIiin' than any gal yon ever seen"
Ereryh2iy turned to look at the
youth who had been entertaining
them, Lut he was gone; ami thor
ough sc;,ch on the premises failed to
unearth him.
Mex, morning one fPosey's mules
covered with mnl and still wet with
sweat, cams. into camp, jnSt ~ the
men were getting MP. The poor beast
was greatly disturbed, az though inst
in from n cruel journey. To the brl-
die was tied a huck>h hin purse, which
Posey took of and opened, when he
found n slip of paper, on which was
written the following:
OK THE liu>CuT, , 80 a. NJ.
DEAn posEY: could not ex-
change your mule until reached
this point. Itis only Is miles. Your
lnule il not iirst-class saddle ami
| -..-i, l.. Ia L = ~~t.ano,'
Truly yours.
THE Son OF A CLERGYMAN.
z. ST. thank you for holding the
candle and for the double eagle.
Posey read The letter aloud, looked
again at HIS wearied mule and then
said:
"Boys, look at old Buck and never
again trust man Who can not sing.
can not tell Il story and don't drink -
Mr. Reechcr says that white lies
are very pernicious; that lying be-
tween men and of course, between
women too is dangerous in the ex-
treme.
WHAT HE SAID.
'1Sh saw him breathing quick and
short,