The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-21
FOR THE HEATHEN:
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speaking abou, charity. sad the colonel. as the stage numbered along up tha, dismal Colorado canyon <" speaking about charity reminds He of lack Haf grave poor lack, upon whom fortune never smiled. bu, who was always ready ;o hand over h.s last dus, to d needy cause. Talk about d heart well, iQsi believe sck had a heart as blg IS d prise beat Al d country far. and when he svls clean dead broke and paId came ,o hm n a pleading sor, of way. making clean breast 0t his bad fortune. II was lusi haf- rowing 70 see lack stand there and CIV because ne couldn't help him l. was along HI the fail al ,, when lack and struck Denver, both ~Iih empty po' kc;, and no friends there ;e help IS thai We knew of. Wed had pad luck all the sea son. and the cold weather and snow had started us down ou, of the mountains l month earlier than we had calculated te go. ack had a wife there. perfect ll;tle prairie blossom from Illinois, and | regu- lar old rlp-snortcr of a mother-in-iaw She made ii hot for hlm righ, straight along when he was al home in winter quarters, and as didn, enjoy that sort of an unpleasantness. didn't go about lacks ranch extensively. reckon |, as a week after we struck Denver that me, lack one Sunday morning righ, in iron; of big church on l-arrlmer street. and ii must have been out 6. curosity, for | hadn't seen the inside of church m fiye years. ,ha. after exchanging a fe~ words we decided to go in and hear the ser wees. The Rey. Mr Hloindin. I fh,pt .ba, nrearb~J I.,. H. was ! returned missionary from some for elgn land where they ca; preachers and any other white people they set ,heif hands on. and practice all sor;s of hea,hen rites. The missionary told d sickcnlns tale of their doings, and of their wretched condition. and of their starving for wan; of missionaries to help 'em along to lead d better life think lack must haze mls- understood the Rev. Missionary. but he was deepl, moved. Tears for them poor suffering heathens poured down his cheeks faster than he could wipe away the big drops with his shir, sleeves. After the discourse, the prea her said he needed help for these people, and he wanted everybody 10 give ~ha, they could. Then two bald-headed brethren started down the aisies seeking aid. l neve. saa lack so broke up before He felt in his pockets. which were bare enough you may believe and by the time the man with the plate go, to h,n he was crushed, bitterly crushed by the thought that ne could no, help suffering people. But all al once he raised his head and a bright look flashed into his eyes. He seemed 10 have though, of somethin : suddenly. He made a sign with his fore nnger, and when the man wiih the plate came, lack said: rard.' I've been nightly teched by tha, sermon. ls's gone right down to my heart feel foy them poor heathens les; as much as though was one of 'ern myself an hadn | piece of missionary lei, n my house. I'm dead broke, es you car see, bc, I've got a mo;her-in-law she's a li.,lc old an tough, and might take a considerable bilin, an she's good bi, of help about inc house. bu; cant refuse an appeal like ihis. If she'll help 10 sustain the heathens through the xinter, jest tell the parson that she's his 'n.
 Yes, as said in the beginning. lack was the most charitable man ever met in all my life-pass me that cigar a mo- ment till fire up. pards'