Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-08-12

pallid-faced palaces from their ghOStly ST.
lence, and bringing the grand Signora from
her box at the freight depot to take me
sharply by the ear. But the old friar said
no, and no, and made fast the wire fetters,
and I sent the prize to Rye, with the injunc,
tion not to remove them until / reached
home. When he heard that old knocker !
should stand at his studio door.
Concluded nert aveek.)
Sam Jones, Who is Waking Up Churches.
HIS SUDDEN CHANGE OF FHABITs-ABANDON-
ING CAREER OF DISSIPATION, HE GOES
INTO THE CHURCH.
It is not an uncommon thing for a man
not worth thousand dollars, who lives in
small town in a plain house not fully
paid for, to refuse the gift of a ten-thousand-
dollar house in large city, and yet that is
what Sam Jones did the other day in Nash
vile. And who is Sam Jones?
Written on the Conference minutes ii
reads:-''Samuel Parkes Jones, Agent Or
phans' Home" but nobody writes him rev.
erend and everybody calls him Sam. He is
thirty y-slx years old, was born in Alabama,
was brought up in Georgia. His father was
lawyer and his mother sensible, intelli-
gent and excellent woman. Sam was pre-
cocious boy. He was always ready for a
lively time, dog-fght. fisticuff, fishing
frolic or speech. When he was five years
old he was booked for speech at school
exhibition. He ended his speech with the
prophecy:
Some day yodll hear In thunder tones
The famous name of Sammy Jones.
He went to the best schools and took in
what he learned by absorption. Nobody
saw him study, but he knew more than any
of his fellows. The teachers loved him,
laughed at him and lathered him. He was
full of mischief, and was about sixteen
years old when he began to fall into bad
ways. He was no vagabond, never gam
bier, thief or coward, but he would get
on sprees, much to the grief of his good IA
ther and mother.
ABRIEFLESS LAWYER.
His father took him into his Office and
Sam soon was "S. P. Jones, ESQ.,, Attor-
ney-at Law" He had no practice and no
money, but he met bright Kentucky girl
and married her. He ran an engine and
drove dray to make a living. One day
Sam, who was employed in running an en-
gine which was connected with an ore
crusher at a furnace, was much annoyed by
those who fed the crusher putting pieces of
whole of the machinery out of gear. Sam
declared very emphatically his intention to
knock the head off the Eext man who did
it. 1t was done directly, and by a burly
Irishman. Sam seized hammer and
knocked the Irishman down. Next day
as Samswas coming from his cabin and in
an open space, some distance from every
one, stood his antagonist of the preceding
day.
Eye struck me Yesterday" said Pat; ''no
mon ever strikes me onct who does not
strike me again.
CHOW, Pat" said Sam, eve are about
even. You did what l told you not to do,
and knocked you as l said | would; do
not bear malice; let's drop the matter"
THREAT THAT PROVED EFFECTUAL.
But the Irishman declared his determine
ton to have fight then and there. The
Irishman had only one eye. Sam looked at
him with perfect GOODNESS.
.'Pat," he said, 81 don't want to fight
you. can't; you could whip me in min
ute; but tell you what l will do:-you've
got but one eye. and if you lay your hand
on me, sure as you are living will gouge
your eye out, and you will be as blind as a
bat.''
That settled it. Pat knew his man, and
muttering, "The mon that will gouge is a
coward, left Sam alone.
One day Captain Jones fell sick, and in a
little while the p1odigal Sam stood beside
a dying father. He was broken with re-
morse. The father died and great change
came over Sam. He gave up his bad hab-
its, and in two weeks he was getting ready
to preach. That fall saw him for the first
time-a sallow, thin-faced slouchy little
fellow, with keen black eye. He came
to the Conference for circuit; he got one.
He went to it. He did not know much
about theology then; in truth he does not
know much now, but he knew men and he
knew their needs, and he began to preach
what he knew. He made men laugh and
he made men cry and he made men angry,
and one day he lost his temper and came
gered him. He was rather unmerciful to
tears.
IN THE CONFERENCE.
In two years we took Sam into the Con-
ference, and settled it that he would do
Since then he has won his way. He can
draw larger audience in Atlanta to-day
than Cough could, or Edwin Booth did
He went to Memphis, to Huntsville, to
Knoxville, to Brooklyn, and at last to Nash
vile. They built him great tent there
They abused him, placarded him, threaten
ed bin, and rallied around him. The re-
suit of three weeks meetings was over l.,
600 new members to the churches and 2, 900
conversions.
Sam Jones sayings have become common
property. They are his own. They are
gathered from all sources, and they always
have point.
'Brother JONES'" says nervous brother,
what makes you chew tobacco?" "To get
the juice out" said Sam.
Sam Jones is like no one and no one is
like him. He is simply Sam Jones, who
loves the good, scorns the mean, and helps
the weak.
''What do you think Of my moustache,
asked young man of his girl.
80, it reminds me of Western frontier
CITY," was the answer.
''In what respect, pray"
''Because the survey is large enough but
Cue seCGleTS are SCraSSllnS.
Useful knowledge can have no enemies
except the ignorant it cherishes youth,
delights the aged, is an ornament in pros
perity, and yields comfort in adversely.
'Tis SOZODONT the whole world tries.
'Tis SOZODONT which purifes
The breath and mouth. and dirt defies.
'Tis SOZODONT for which we cry.
Sweet SOZODONT for which we sigh,
'Tis only SOZODONT we buy.
The Praise of SOzOdent
like the famous article itself, is in almost
everybody's mouth. The people know
that it preserves as we'll as beauties the
teeth, Hence it is the standard Tooth
Wash of the Period.
"spalding's Glua,'' useful in every
house.