Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-06-01

iN' IIN Il loD III anu SIlbu lu
feel bad for you every time | chucked
in nuther chunk of birthstone, and
thought Of Won trying to swim dog
fashion in the lake of fire, and strain
ing your eyes to tiLd an iceburg that
you could crawl up on to cool your
parched hind legs. If | don't die
slow, SO | will have time to repent,
and be saved, | shall be toasted brown.
That's what the minister says, and
they would pay him two thousand
dollars IL year and give him vacation
to tell anything that was not so. |
tell you, it is painful to think of that
place so many pretty fair average peo-
pie here are gong to whan they die
Just think of it, a man that swears
just once, if lie don't hedge, and take
. it back, will 90 to the pad place. If
"A person steals pin, just SO small,
10 count pin, he is as bad as if he
stole all there is in bank, and stands
the best chance Of going to the tad
/ place. You see, if a fellow steals a
little thing like Il pin, he forgets to
.epent. cause it don't seem to be
worth While to make SO much fuss
about it. But if fellow robs a bank.
or stea,s whole lot Of money from or
phans, he knows it is mighty serious
matter, and lie gets in his work re-
/ penting, too quick, and be is liable to
get to the good place, while YOU, who
have only stole ii few potatoes out of
a bushel that You sold to the orphan
asylum, Will forget to repent, and you
viii SizzIe. tell you, the more
read about being good and going to
( eayen. the more think u feller can t
be too careful. and from this out you
wont find better boy than | am
" hen | come III here after this and
take few dried peaches or crackers
and cheese, yon charge it right up to
pa. and then won't have it on my
mind and have TO answer fer it at the
judgemnt day. | am going to shake
my Chum. cause lie chews tobacco,
which is wicked. though | don't see
how that can be. when the minister
( Smoh,S. but | want to be on the safe
/ side. ! am going to te good or bust
/ a suSpender, and hereafter YOU can
/ point 10 ne as 10y who has seen
the folly Of an illspent life. and if
there IS such a thing as Il tiiteen-year
old boy, Who has been a terror, get
/ ting to heaven. am the hair pin |
tell YOU. when | listen to the minister
tell about the angels flying around
/ Ih,rc. and see pictures Of them pur-
/ tier han any elrl in this town. with
Ichubbv arms with dimples in the ell
bows and shoulders, and long golden
hair, and think oc myself here clean
/ ing off horses in Il livery stable and
smelling like an old harness, it makes
me tired, and wouldn't miss going
/ there for ten dollars. Say, YOU would
make a healthy angel, for back
street Of the New Jerusalem, Int you
would give the whole crowd away un-
ltss you washed up, and send that
shirt to the Chinese laundry. Yes,
sir. hereafter, YOU Will find me as good
as know how TO be Now | am 60
| ing to wash up and help the minister
move
/ As the boy went out the grocery
man sat for several minutes thinking
OF the change that had come
over the bad boy, and wondered
what had brought it about, and then
! he went to the door to watch him as
he nerded his way across the street
with his head down, as though Ill
deep thought, and the grocery man
said to himself, that boy is not as
bad as some people think he is and
then he looked around and saw sign
hanging up in front of the store, writ
ten on a piece of box cover, with a
blue pencil, Spoiled canned ham and
tongue, good enough for church pic
MICS, and lie looked after the boy
who was sliding down an alley, and
said, The condemn little ~help.
Wait till catch him.'-Pecks San.