Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-05-16
A Fluotuating Church Member.

One day in the years ngone a stranger ar.
rived at Dearborn, in this county, and in
CURED Tor citizen, commonly known as I'm
Gle Ike. The old man was soon found in n
grocery, and alter usual s'how>de>do'' tbe
stranger said
'.Do address Uncle Ike Barlow ?''
on dsw," was the reply.
bor." 81 "a l 1AHh ar.
Jess se."
trader" s'e"s n'ise
Wall, dew make a trade now and then.
What ye got 7'' 'e.'
"I've got horse I bough. on purpose to
trade with you. Let us FIRST understand each
other. You're a member of the church 2"
'Y >ess; | expect to bo."
''Then of course 1 shall expcct Won 70 ha
honest with me. I've been looking at your
he 2" 20
''Thnt 'ere hOss, )" slowly replied Upclo Ike.
as he puckered his lips Gnd sauin.ed his Ian
eyo--"lses see Wall, now l quite fsrrit
whether he's nine or ten F"
"Uncle Ike. isn't that horse all Of 20 years
oldE Come, now, as q member of Q church,
give me an honest answer"
'Look a-hore, mister" said the old maa.
alter strong gaze at the stranger, "I ever
trade horses but one way"
"How's that2"
sWhon I'm buying toss I'm a purity
good member of tho church. Whom I'm
selling boss l reckon on skipping about two ,
prayer meetings. Now, stranger, that's me.
and If yeu como to trade hcrses dou't reckon
that Matthew, Mark, Luke or John ever writ
o line advising church member 10 come
right down and give away tho ring bones of
his own animilo S''-DetroI Free Press.
DeCroHs DrsAGREE.-As n reporter for tho
PittsOurE ConnsrcisI GG=sns sat yesterday af.-
teTnooH) In ohamber at No. S2l Federal street.
Allegheny, listenins to terrible taio of suffer:
lPE as It fell from, the lips of gen tie little lady
drS; Milo Ingram, the daughter Of Cnpt. Hugh
AcKelvey. of this city, It seemed slmcst TOO
muoh to believe. if the evidence had not BEEN
close st hand to substantiate every word. It r.
was bnt another evidence OF the Gu IpabIe igpor.
@Hoe OF large class of practitioners Of nodiCinc
ease cancer. Sho was severed with sIccrs- cts-
even even up to die. Pern"a cnrcd her perfectly.
Hartman. Ask your druggist for ono.
BEAUTIFUL ANSWERS "A Persian pupil
OF tho Able Sicord gave the following extra>
ordinary answers
''Wbat is gratitude 7"
"Gratitude is the memory of tho heart"
"Wbat is hope?"
Hope is the blossom of happiness"
"What is the difference between hope and
desiro2"
'Desire is tree in leaf; hopo is a treo in
Aower, aud enjoyment is q tree in fruit"
"Whst is eternity2"
ga day without yesterday or tomorrow
line that has no end"
"What is time 2"
"A limo that has two ends path which
begins in tho cradle and ends in the tomb"
"What is God z"
GO he necessary being, the sum of eterni>
", tho merchant of nature, tho ego of jus-
tice, the matchmaker of the universe, tho
soul of the world"
"Doos God reason 2"
oman reasons because he doubts; he
doubts, ho deliboratos, he decides. God is
omniscient; He never doubts, Re, therefore,
never reasons"
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