South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-25
Hpw Jacobs Saver Turned.lnfo
81 60 g r.

SAeA 80 Is
Do you reeAy kno~. young folks
what being AanSry meansg don'i
y shiNk ns4ny os1~cr 40. or per4aps you.
idea is similar to that of the unfsrtu
maize Marie Antoinette. Queen Of Frangs
| MA skfhxbey ttoid ghss theEgpeop.s
l,rers stasyiIy said Thee why do2,t -tsey
eat bread. We'll il, ever snyo Of yeu
come - lind OUT 10y 4 etsonal experience
what hnBgcf means. remember that. 4.
you trust 10 Cad He will and can give
YOU aatsy bread but iistcurko ny s.My
.snd you will |sss wha.I moan. sE9
JACOB Jones WAS very homes. ma D ;
he went TO church aud never spent his
time in tue public house. He always
bsonght home HE money toahis wife On
Saturday night. and she. good eoul,
pads J aeob y cottage comfortable, and
saa tbat4ths childreu were oil clothed
and fed. rssf A..tf ,a,--
But there came o Gay when every
thing went badly With jacob Jones /;
times were shocking, work was scarce /;
several OF -vtns. chlldrsa isll. IIuofs low
fever and Abe Doctors bill had 10 be
pa a. jacob vas turned or by his mae
ter, MOI tor: an b fault of bis 10 w, bus
because tier. Acre too many hands OH
ths farm for ~wirtl, work, 50 That. thu
poor fellow foand himself aithout pen.
ny TO buy food. and for the FIRST time in
her lie, his vile had TO go and pawn
some OF the furniture.
4 don't see what good il is a keeping
straight, and being gooi Christian,
JGcoo. SAID his wife one day, when
the Almighty Ie.s Us como into sucL q
fy., ], call |. unfsir.' w ~ =
Nay. nay, Susan. tain, that, sure
maybe i. comes ofour being short sight.
ed like, and not soeiDg all round the
Almighty's ways; maybe the gen lie !.
folks as ave got moro book learning
know better than wc..' .'-ii 81 yiia 81
And, as if in answer to Jacobs faith,
tina: very day'a 1ei2hboring farmer emf
word thai Jacob might have weeks
work and good pay, and perhaps more
after that If be proved able. need
hardly say th1. Jacob truiged off much
delighted. hot between Monday and
Saturday --ray day-thcre was a grea,
deal to so through. for Jacob never
would beg of anyone. -,y fft
81 last Saturday evening" came, and
jacob received his fourteen shiilinns
with u radiGut flcc.
TWAS n very dark nigh. in November.
anal Jacob had three miles TO walk be-
fore he reached home but what was
that to him. 80 that shilliugs ratified in
his pocket
or he trudGci thinking 30 himself
nj 81
ste would now see there wasno un.air-
uess in the Almighl Us deaIing.
lie had gone ABOUT asmilo. when he
heard voice, behini him. jacob dim,
think much OF that. but presently they
came nearer, and before be was aware OF
anything, Jscob found himself seized
by the collar, and several pairs OF hands
were lad aboat BIN, Itwss. too dark
to distinguish faces. but the bufly forms
OF three men were visible
Now look here. oil chap. ssii one
voice. you've got ito in your pockets,
and wei! jnst trouble you 10 ease your
self OF that burden
There's no use 10 kicking up row.
said another three of 10 can pin down
chap like you, never mind how lie
struggles t.t ~-s--
Best give oat the coin, quietly said
q third, i'or maybe thy old coat will
suffer
It's shame TO set on man ike
THE, cried Jacob, when he found breath
enough to speak It's cowartllyl and
mean besides, must have my money
Hm apoor man, and my wage is every
penny Eve GOT
One of the men laughed, whilst the
other removed poor Jacobs hardly earn
od and inuch-necded money from his
pocket. dc heard the shiliings rattle as
one thief handed them to his compan-.
ions, but jacob deter mined to make one
more appeal.
I've wife add children al home, sad none
on Us will taste mouthfu! TO night it don
bring IN summit. If yon. have auy feeling at
all -
Gene. come. don't talk Of feelings. we've
all feelings, only some on MS Ends that charity
begins at home
Look here my chap. sa;i another, we
don want TO be 700 hard on We. What Dc
you say, mates TO giving him back shilliDgs?'
No, no, said one.
But the other said, well tive shi!lings ala
much give il 10 him Bill
And Bill who had wife, somewhere. thrust
TWO sAllllngs mo JACOB uauiS, saying:
'No5 get along. With. YOU, asa be thaskfd al
Tor this much. but remember, 40 b,anging Of
this affair about the village Tomorrow
They looscd Jacob. .aEd he was only too lad
TO hurry on, leaving the rutiaps standiug still
nd concerning Sone other robbery amSng
themselves.
Poor Jacobs thoughts were not to be Cnyied
az he walked on.
wtatwould Sussn say? what would tho
children do tot lOol?
1t seemed as ii TIE Almighty lad really fo5.
ga 20 hiEi.
lie had not gone very far when, oh horror!
no heard some ono running alter him. Was
IL QUO % tbe thieves aga! perhaps the Ooe who
had refused Bits fequc,t
Qdic& rs possible cob sprlug over low
bedg" that borderet toe road, aud flung HIM
/ self into the ditch on the other side iIst le-
/ fore The footsteps passed tho spot
I Whoever % was, is was unina on very
/ quickly, and soon after two Other ysraoas fol :
J lowed also running
! jacob lay IN fiIs ditch long tie,s, and when
! ne got out lie woald not agsia ytntIte into
al |.HaHN oil.