The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-08-30

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tailed mmn yrnf hoiafe ~ dHhf ahh
rappu upon military matters 10 llal'
llnd. hi hnd been Hhlae " learn ihd
Dainh Innguape, and ho knew sums
thing af Latin, bot the other languages
wefn hpynnd him Aa wnq ~ leisure,
1 nrfped 10 loin him IN this work, and
Ne were ~ hp pald by the hour
In the meantime | had answered ~
advertisement and had thus pr6eufed-
him private pupil ho4ldes arranging
to let him sleep In my sehool'ropin dur
Ing the vacation, AZ as lp save expense.
When handed him twnnty'two dol.
lars ~ his share pf tho ilrd payment, ]
saw most startling change ~ hm
connicnnnce. raad there as IN ~
onen book, surprise delight struggle
to keep firm and steady ~ hs had heen,
and then an unheuding and relaxation
of all ihn lines OF the face W i he could
not hold ont against some temptation
thnt wns assaling him, | never sup
posed that IL was possible for tho
human cOuntennucc tooxpfoss 80 plain
" such struggle. Very gladly !
would have taken back Che money anu
kept il for him. but could lind no pre-
toxt, aud we parted as usual that after
noon. The next morning he was not
IN his accustomed pla e. worked
through the day, aud then telegraphed
to all the hospitals Of the city, thinking
he might possibly have been Injured m
some way. could discover no trace oil
him for several days, until one alter
noon | found him nj my school,
drunk, and sitting on the floor OF tho
hall, lust ~ his private pupil came to
take his lesson. This gentleman OK
| pressed regret at iinding him thus, say
Ing that he had proved to BE- nm excel
/ lent teacher. but all he could do was to
| pity him and SO pass on.
/ / hoped TO soc him tho next morning
| after he had slept on his drink. but hd
was gone before got there, and have
, never seen him since Ills mission was
A accomplished. lie had evidently sunk
back into that terrible slough from
!. which he came, and which Is down at
4 the bottom Of all great cities, that
0 seething mass of vice and crime aud
/. besiial indulgence.
> A member OF my family saw him one
: morning sitting on n bench In Union
Il Square and tod him that | would like
Il 10 see him. He promised TO come, bu'
n never came.
| Meantime went on with my work
% having fortunately in my possession
IL large dictionary In two thick quartz
d volumes Of Dutch and French, Which
d had bought some years before In PARIS
7, so that was able 10 manage all the
p languages required except the Hebrew,
Il which had TO take on trust. In place
=. OF finishing the catalogue In n month
N as | expected, Il occupied me the who'll
is summer. for u single volume sometime
4, consisted OF eight or ten pamphlets
h each one Of which must be CAREFUL,
ii cnialogned. and sometimes II took |
a day or two with several visits TO pub
10 lic library 10 get the accurate title OF
ID single volume.
h When at last the vacation and m
10 work ended together; ~hen | locke
v back aud saw how plain II was tha
N Providence had sent me tramp VIII
so brought me four hundred dollars to bel
| us through tho summers how could
Us help oxclaiming: ''lho ago OF miracle
5, is not yet past"--Cor. N J. Epcnia
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