Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-01

ton. 1T appeared to drive from then
every bitter. revengeful and vicious
thought and feeling. and bring to the
top. as say. every pure and soit emo
ton OF their hearts.
Filler played with vigor and emotion.
Soon sobs ran around the room. The
big mans eyes brimmed with tears.
Il am afflicted with soce eyes," said
the big man. drawing out an old rag OF
kercbiet Then he blew his nose
tremendous blast; then wiped his eyes
again By this time the crowd WAS cry
ing as hard rs men can cry Aud the
big man. try ing again To suppress HIM
set, broke out, and blubbcred like a
dozen ,abirs lie cried and cried, und
Filter played and PLAYED until the Lig
ulan'> lace was sight to behdId. Tears
poured from his eyes faster than he
could wipe them up. Ills lace grew
red and swollen, aud his mouth spread
across is lac. in vai:: attempts at con-
troll. lie cried aud blew his nose aud
bluhbered until he could stand it no
longer.
..Iiold?' he cried. ..Stop!" and fling
ing down ringing silver dollat on the
table, "come, he cried, ''down with
your money, boys; give them dollars,
and let's see the rabbit dance again."
And they crowded up and flung down
dollars and quarters and dimes. until
the baby would have more than he could
carry. II be should have to carry it.
| The only man there who did not throw
down some money was the smeuthest
hammered mau in the crowd. He was
u member OF all kinds of societies; and
OF everything that would give u badge
of responsibility fer quarter OF dol
lar to all comers.
Rugged out in all the regalia of all his
orders at once, the regalia would have
been bigger than the man. Marching
along the streets, dressed in all OF it at
once, the cooked hat aud plume. and
sword, and aprons. and scarls and ro-
settes. people would have looked at him
as they would at q cockroach under .
candle-stick. wondering what it was
moving along; and how it moved.
| This man did not laugh at Jacks
dancing, nor cry at Flter's fiddling,
nor throw down a dollar, nor quarter,
nor dime. for the baby. He was OPP
posed to immoral exhibitions. he said.
He could not countenance sinful shows.
The woman should be sent to the poor
house. he said. He could net undertake
to support every baby that might come
along. + al.i. .-if.If
tner's word was true. He had said
he would make any man cry who had
the heart of man. This man did not
have n mans heart. He was of the fun
; gus that attaches itself to others, aud
,, grows there, nothing Of itself. and .
burden to whatever 1t iastens on.
IL But the baby took in lots of money.
J. The crowd called to the troupe to come
again, and they said they would next
christmas, come year. e-' . J"
Outside the door lingo said, "Now
all of you shut your eyes ard say, God
. help me- aud keep them shut till I
count three" r. sls5s SD .e..;l .a.is
And they shut their eyes and said.
God help me- and Kept them shut till
:, lingo SAID three.
He did not count very fast. While he
:, was counting they were all lifted up in
= the air and flew and few and few. they
xnew not where But Jingo knew.
Presently they came TO II large town
y y on the banks OF one ol the biggest rivers
:. in the West. When Jingn said three,
- we're in an entirely strange place tc
them all. n 1888 ."-..n2 u
A iuw-ceiled room all dirty and worn
III Stb 10oiSS uuS
chars Dirty walls. Wurn-out ane
i iir,y and spattered sawdust tramplec
" upon the floor. A counter; behilnl tho
counter Il man, and behind the llian bot
ties. ~ i-
al Standing at the counter. and abou
" the room. and seated at tables. wcrl
men. Men, whose flashed faces nnt
. sndhen, sleepy eyes betokened inlul
h,. Al .,f tllt.
- -, handise Of the rnom. M-rclan,is
unsumcsl there seltish!l. aud which il
=, urn consumed the cunsuiners. Mer
- -. ciian.ise which the clear e> s,l. bris
:. people do not carry along ths streets "1
y, christmas eve days. with each SOM
q Z. special pride of his load.
-, Crowds came and drank, and som
y, went and some stayed. e
Sitting at table. alone. quiet, an,
-, in thought. stupid with drink sat Il ma
" - whom Jlngo had brought the troupe +
n' see, ., -r.f ........,.
=. 1T is Robins papa" said lingo.
.ct "Oh!" says Robin, ''can this be m
~ papa, sitting here sodden with drink
God help me! Say God help me, papa,
~, ", he whispered in the mans ear.
~ The man raised bis head aud locke
around. God help mel" he said ''
,r was thinking OF my little boy, and
~, thought he whispered in my ear'
on God help me!' continued the mar
" II see things here never saw before.
;,b Rising from the table, shading h
nd eyes with his hand, he looked arounS
" The crowd of drinkers had gone. Thel
in was the counter, and the man behind I
" and the bottles; and the lights wel
burning as brightly as before. But th
,.t drinkers were all gone. Piles upo
an piles OF household goods. piles upo
piles OF money, piles upon piles of pr
to visions. and clothes, filled the room
until the walls fairly cracked and Il
oh roof bid fair to be lifted from Its beam
ie Theiroom groaned with its fullness. VIII,
81, did it meanp At the window haggar
faces pressed the panes, peering Il
he Faces OF memories. From everywher
From prisons. and from haunts OF GRIM
all and vice and degradation. Memorit
he with wistiul pity for themselves-wisl
,be ing they might undo the past and sta
again as fresh and pure and strong ,
,ev when they entered there. .aG.sI =.
oo God help me" f" said the man, s'weI
.ck these faces strong and confident a.
nd then they resorted here?"
no "God help me-" said the man agai
and the faces vanished, and the piles
t. goods, aud the counter. and the man b.
ow hind it. and the lights and all; and
md was sitting In his easy chair. at his fir
,rn side at his home, thinking OF his lit
boy and saying God help me-"
ble Between the town and sunrise. on Il
me i'll, at that Kentucky town. early in Il
Dm morning. on christmas dav. awoke Il
ZEN little woman and there by her side WI
her little boy. She thanked God th
w. >he had him. and felt proud and gran
i., '.G"d help me- she said, '.what
nnny dream | dreamed ast night.
to thought my little boy went huntin,
Nv little chicken only seven montl
q, old"
zen u"d help us all. say I. we need
m when we think not 50 Goodbye Il
his Christmas comes II year.
'S
reg The gentlemen INTO whose hands II
"" political kilograms OF 1876 tell. We
70 noble cus:odians. They looked over Il
hn Republican ciphers very carefully al
inhing that they contained n9thing OF
be ,urrupt or cl iIninni ci,nrar ri ar they hur