The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-20
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"AbOn Ben Adhem," In the Christian
onion. shows an excellent way Of Civ
ing reprool to men guilty Of proiane
swearing thus: 49, 0...'...--
! I'VE have often spoken kindly and
In quiet tones to those who were swear.
ing. Almost without exception they
have received the reproof in the same
spirit In which it, was given. The
whispered words, Skip the hard words,
please coupled with . kindly, quiet
glance Of the eye, has almost always
conquered. We have had this ex.
Perience smong rough men, and some
times In Wild, dangerous places. Il
has thus also been the entering wedge
almost - often Of q word or two of in.
vitation to join Us in the journey to the
better land. '.' 2. u -
:" Among the cases OF the latter kind
which We have in mind was that of /
stage.driver ON tho frontier. We sat
beside him on his high seat. The
twilight was rapidly deepening. Dark
clouds, necessarily cut BY vivid light
ming. were rolling up, and peals Of such
magnificent thunder - is seldom heard
except in the far Westwere .reyerberst-
ing IN the air. The driver was . kind
hearted. socisble fellow. but there was an
intensity and frequency Of his uterance
Of oaths positively unique. We might say
he had genius for swearing, he was.
so enthusiastically profane. Our ad-
miration Of horses. especially Of his
splendid "four-in-hand.' was genuine,
and won the way to his heart. We
finally asked him, in an easy off.hanl
way. to please US BY skipping the han,
words. He promptly both thanked Us
and made an apology, cordially yolur-
.teeriDg the admission that it was all
wrong, He was then ready for q talk
about mother. home and heaven. He
promised to use 4 Bible his mother
had given him on his leaving home,
and to attend religious instead of bar.
room services. Also to read any good
papers we should send him. We took
his address and afterward mailed him
reading matter which we hope has cul.
tivated the seed sown.' i'st'l' a1
Another case was in q crowded
street-car in Philadelphia. en- route to
the great Centennial Exposition. Tie
profanity Of one-of the passengers, who
was considerably under the influence Of
liquor. WA so terrible and wholesale as
to cause expressions of pain on the faces
Of all the ladies within earshot. Words
Of disapprobatlon were heard also from
both ladies and gentlemen. Some of
the latter said-sotto voce-.he ought
to b put out Of the car He looked,
however. like ,, man to make violent
work II that were attempted. Soon 4
companion Of bio expressed d wish,
which We overheard, I'd know the time
OF day. We promptly consulted the
watch. and gave the. desired informs
tiou.a This opened the way for . pleas.
ant word with both parties. Then,
leaning over. we whispered IN the DAT
OF the troublesome one. to know 3 d
favor might be asked without giving Of.
fense! That granted. the request was
made to omit words that gave us pain.
There was not another rough word from
that man on the trip He and his b.
sociAte soon followed this act Of polite.
ness BY giving their seats to ladies who
had long been standing, and by their
listening T. suggestions, Of how we :all
my nay IND y i ways' those q.. q
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