The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-29
tor the Farmer and Mechanic.
The Sunday School Lecturer.
(CJ..tusJ iron, last ,ceeE.)

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ot being made - com Portable. bat she
wa- 10th to receive 30 large a sum OF
money. Mr.. Appleton said Sally, you
aud both -rofr-s 90 love and serve the
same Lord Jesus Christ. You would
not IKE to see ne, your brother Chris
tan. commit a sin. Yet | would commit
a great -in, if | did not Try, at least,
to reward you for your kindness.
y ou took me IN a stranger, you nurzei
ne mere for six weeks-you fed ne with
the bes, yoG had-ynu set my broken leg
Sith a wisdom which shows you 10 cr
d.nary woman. This wisdom OF yours
served me IT place of the skill Of doc
tor. Now shall |, young, healthy man
let this kindness OF an old feeble woman
20 unrewarded? No. Thousand time,
40. God would never forgive me ii /
lil. Her eyeS Glicd with harry tears,
ard she sand yes, yes, do what you
a..h j. right, my friend. But *
.si;,imvd Appleton starting up with energy
NV hat cou i have become Of the othar
bar ,red dollars
! .accived them" said Sally the money
he Young man brought me was Just ike
t,s Bu' | never saw any gold money
Il, ny l;fc I thought the twenty piece
were twenty copper cents, and 1 gave
them 20 him 10 buy that coffee pot on
the tabie there.
The thief - exclaimed the merchant
II viii have him arrested as sool AZ !
Get home
hrec mouths alter that the Court
room Of the town OF b. was crowded tc
h,... the trial Of Simon Stokes for steal
lng niuety-niue dollars and eighty cents
tr,,n Mrs. sally Hobson. The feature in
the case which attracted the public was
that the accused Obsiina,ely refused to
employ counsel III his own defence.
myself was the lawyer employed by Mr.
Amp eton, and | ielt exceedingly worried
that the culprit would take no proper
steps in his Own defence.
lie was tall, handsome, defiant, look
ing fellow, aud To the astsnishmant OF
every one. al the time when his lawyer,
| if be had had one, would have risen TO
say what he could 10 his favor, he him
~! arose and broke out into the following
language. Il have nothing TO say IN
my QWn drieHce-not one word: My own
conscience makes rn5 life burden to ne.
! teok he widow money, spcnt II IN
uaying gambling debts. | only wish the
penalty was death 20 that / could die
without committing suicide. | 90 rot
wi-f. 10 add to all my other sins that OF
sell 'rurder. Five years ago. when
.utefei the service of Mr. Tame, the
rich hwyer whom you all know, tpointlug
al him lgith a trembling haGd.') Il Was
tn honest nan lie, he and ncue but
he. made NE what | am.
Ar Iaine rose with an ashcn flce,
aGI asked the protection of the court,
which vas granted him; and the court
adjourned.
About midnight, | received ncte
trom Stokes sister, saying that Le rad
broken blaod vessel, and was though,
20 be dying aud his urgent request va.
that would come 10 see him. vent
at crre.
Ga my entering his room, he locke
a. ne eagerly aud sand They thiuk am
d1ig.- Dat am not, | feel better >,ace the
neGo4lag-: and a. you took the ca
aga'f.s, me to-lay, beg. implora that
ygu 0 iii i.aar what | have to say. not ii
n!y owa defence 10. Do,-but as a aara-
t:.s. o ,lher boys who may be feDP!cd az
"a. Yuu are said t. be Christian -
wei as i law gr-i s9metiues wonder
h.rg = l.wyef cau be i Christian ami
w.nt yea 20 remember that nay words TO
yau. are - hC used IN your efforts t. save
O.. :lr boys. FtyO years ago. l entered
FINES service. The first dutv-.!id /
-ay titlty?-i mean the first devilment lie
lats uie 40 Do was TO ride five nl Is !nto
,,aa -tautry 10 hHy s3ue bonds from a
,.te~cvp,an lie Ea4w hat this poorly
uaia Clergyman owaea scIEe hundreds %
si;.-a aoud-. a"d iii, needs Were 80 great
itLat hc Hli u.cu cttsi;ug them az ieu
GEMS IN the dollar Tame had learGsd
tat they we're now at par and ie wished
.., ~ reach the parsonage before the
! Rev Mr L-Taeeivrd MS mat ''4ide
1 l.r your lie" we're my orders and fasfen
/ "a. bore where 30 oDt wtli see htm.
Fl IL Ha.k aujetly Up ~ the parsonage
.ea. sav YOU Wis IL buy load Of bay
+ be Ei!i ,.ro52Sg sell you the hay or any
/ itainE else he has. ! hcE hid him pCil5e
god morning aud start of-then turn
,r.and as ii YOU hal forgotten some III .-
! nd >ay, are ths \ " ?. bonds worth
s,.s th3nF, a. you know" lie Sill say
La ..e has BOT been able Il seil l's ~
4ay price, Thcn ynu must say well
ne.ievc il take tile ri>k, and take them
"a. Jgu cauts.
I shcyed Instructions. ! got the bonds,
al ! heard MIR. fIice boast tlIat he had
c'-ssed one thousand dollars on the
..sls.ctiop. Now tell me said Stokes
was mY tlkiJg the wIdow's gold pieces
Any =. r~e than that? She gave them IL
c.e i.r twenty a2.fs because she tld no'
knox their value. Alr. L-soii bis 59Dl,
1t Ten cents In the dollar FOR exactly th'
lame reason. because he did not know,
i-heir aiua. Iet l.siEr receives III,
tonnage of the world, while /, his puni
a-I .lave. am treated as !cioD. u,
pretending 10 be drummer aad carryin.
l.anplss OF goods ahout was al IRE
ts.:ce. [ was Taiae's agent i'll buying NJ
re .tcck of the ID & L railroad, au"
ii,n aztensible business was only used Il
i,h,1.s he stae!, holders OF Their guard.
uo tnoaght he was net dying Gu
10 vas. Another gnah OF blocl 'ron
the mouth and uostIi!s, and ian minute
he we dead!
Ia the late election. Eli, k. o; NeS
Va. received 5000 majority, but Flick
in .er of Ohio had 10000 Maj. RAISED
-, go, ia ouSpn1