South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-01-30
AN EFFECTUAL PRAYER.


cotne from the sale of lie lltt!o house
the man occupies and calls .home,'
but l don't want to Meddle with the
any how
Got frightened ont Of it ell 2
NO. wasn't frightened out of it,
4 suppose likely the old +, How beg
ged hal 4 Ia be lei Off
'Wel-yes, lie did.
And you cavcd likely .
'No, didn't speak word to him.
oh. he did all the talking, did her
Yes
And you never said u word p
sNo. Il word
What in Great on did you dor
i believe shed "a few tears.'
And the old fellow begged you
hard YOU say!'
NO didn't say SO; he did,.t speak
"A word to me-
Welt. may / respectfully inquire
whom he did a dress i'll yo.r ieurlngf'
God Almighty
'Ah! he took TO praying. did hep
Not or my benefit. in the least.
\ see the lawyer crossed his right
foot over his LETT kuee and began 81 o-
,ins his low leg mp and down, AS it
Ia he y state hiS case cuncisely-.yon
see, | found the hull house easily e.
nongh, and knocked on the outer
door which stood ajar. but nobody
heard me, go stepped into the little
hall .,n,l Yh Ln -
another door just as coy II sitting
roOm as there ever was
There on IA b ID with her a liver head
wa, mp Ugh on the pillows, wa an
old lady who looked tor all the world
just rs my mother did the ,ast time |
ever saw her on earth. Well / was
right Oh Il e point of knocking when
she said as osearl, rs could he come.
ialher. now oegln, Pm all ready aud
down on his knees by her side went
all old white-halred man, still older
. han his wife, ehould judge; aud |
| couldn't have knocked then f,r the
life of me Well he began: first he
remin, ed God they were still his sub
mlssive children. mother and he, no
matter what he saw tit to bring npt n
them shouldn't rebel al his will OF
course 'twa, going be terrible hard
for them to go out homeless in their
old age. especially with poor mother
SO sick and helpless, but still they'll
seen sadder things than ever that
would be. He reminded God in the
next place how different all might
have been If only one of their boys
had been spared them; then his voice
kind OF broke, and thin white hand
sto'e from under the cnvellet and
moved softly over his snowy hair
then he went on 10 repeat that moth.
ing could he so sharp again IA the
parting with those three sons. unless
mCther and he should be separated
But at last he fell To comforting HIM
self with tie fact that dear L.rd knew
1t was through no fault OF his own
! that mother and he were threatened
with the loss of their dear little home.
which meant eggary and the aims
house. IA place they PRAY cd to be de-
Iivered from entering, ii it corld be
! consi tent with Gods will and then
he fell To quoting multitude s of prom
ises cuncermng the safety of those who
put their trust in the Lord: yes, [
should say he begged hard in fact it
was the most thr ling plea to which
ever listened aud at last he PRAYED
Tor Gods blessing on those bo were
about to demand justicc'-tl lawyer
stocked his lower limb IN silence Tor
IL moment or two, then cont nued,
more slowly than ever:
'And-I-b e!Ieve-Td rather go
to the poorhouse myself to night. than
to- stain my heart and hands with the
blood OK such prosecution rs that
Little afraidto defeat the old man's
pra, er, eli p queried don't krow.
Bless your soul, man, YOU couldn't
defeat itr roared the lawyer 1T
doesn't admit Ut defeat | tell you he
left II all subject to the will of God /;
bl lie left no doubt as 20 his wishes
III Tue matter; claimed that W. were
Z ld 10 make known our desires INTO
God; but of all the leading | ever
heard. that beat all You zee WA
taught that Kind OF thing myself in
my childhood. nd Whv was sent To
boar PRAYER I'm sure don't know,
but hand the case over
y wish said the client. twisting
uneasllv, Won hadn't told about the
old fellows prayer.
WHY sOy'
Well | want tho money cOnfonnd-
edIy the place would bring, b { ~as
taught tie Bible all straight when L
wds a yUungster, and Ia hate 20 run
counter 10 iuch harangue as that
yOu tell about wish you hadn't
heard "a word oi il, aud another time
] wouldn't listen to petitions not in
tended for your ears
Tue lawyer smiled.