The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-21

glad enough to listen to HIM, and am
thankful to this day thatI did SO for there
I first really understood what salvation
through the Saviour meant for me and
other sinners, and learnt to see Che bless
ings of sober life.
II was long time getting well, for.
my constitution was terrible cut, and it
was supposed that could not live; but
prayer and faith saved me, and I got
about at last, full Of good resolve and
hope for the future.
"Being only q laborer, wasn't fit for
much with wooden leg; SO after casting
about I thought I'd take this crossing
the man who had it afore having Just
died of drink-and try to get little
public messengering. The yeurg gem
tlemen inside the bank have their little
joke, and call me Dot and carry one,'
but don't mind that. shall not OBJ
Ject to my leg SO long as it keeps on
saying don and the other leg may say
drink as often as it likes-Don't drink.
I've told lots of people what my legs
say, and some as do drink thinks it's
funny, so call me the man with the talk
ing leg.'
Sand this wooden leg has done some
good to others. When I come out of
the hospital and stumped around to my
mates, and told 'em what I'd suffered,
and that I'd signed the pledge, five Of
'em did the same, and three have kept it
to this day. The other two went back,
and one is dead, and t'other nobody
knows where. He left wife and three
children behind HIM.
When first took my stand here, I got
hardly any messages. had abad name,
and people misunderstood my leg; but
when they got to know that 1t was a leg
that wouldn't go into a public house,
work began to roll in. On Saturday, I'm
running about all day, and I lose lot
at the crossing, no doubt; but the mes
senger money is fairly earned, while
shilling day at the crossing is very
fair pay. I sweeps it in the morning
about seven, then again at nine, and so
on, every two hours, it 7 am here, and
if you put it altogether you won't make
more than an hours fair work of it. [
like the messengering, as it's honest la
Dor, and I'm trusted, and it fits in with
t.other, SO that I'm hardly ever idle
Sand what do you make per week9" I
! asked.
zone way and another about as auch
as did as laborer,'' Bob replied s'and
the misses does a bit of washing and
clear starching, Dob himself was re-
nowned for the linen he wore) and VIC
got three children, and little picture Of
a home. Mr.. Sawyer the photographer,
he took me here one morning, and he put
a lot Of my pictures IN his window. I've
got one at home he gave me, but it amt
quite right. He ought to have done the
jacket red, and it came out white; but
the leg is took splendid, and that is the
chief point. They do tell me that the
lpublicans hate the very sound Of my leg,
as the very noise it makes is sort of &C
cuea6on against 'em, and do know that
it is often cast into their teeth by angry
customers.
! $50 you see, sir,'' said Bob, in conclu
sion, "that I walk better in every way
since had this wooden leg; and am
content to travel so until it shall please
God to call me away to the kingdom q
} Heaven where Jesus will perfect things,
and where he will reign forever"
A voice from house on the opposit.
side called Bob from me, and I walked
away, musing upon what I had heard
The story was not without profit to me
and trust it will be of benefit to tn,
I reader who has yet to realize the deadly
work drink Is everywhere doing in thi
fair land OF ours.-1'he British Wor1tnsas'