The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-04
A $4,000 Nose.

A $4,000 Nose.
MIR. G. W.White, in the Pioneer.
Gentlemen" said repentant drinking man,
at temperance meeting held in --, during
the Murphy excitement, Gentlemen. it has cost
| me $40 900 to bring my nose to its present state
of perfection" SIC, 900! And what did he have
beside his red nose? An aching and remorseful
heart; pain-racked and diseased body; home
where miserable woman, probably. dragged her
weary life along in wretched, hopeless apathy
crushed and bowed TO the earth by the shame of
being drunkard's wife. $780, 00" wrote the
recording angel, and turned in stern sorrow
from the page; 1910, 000!" chuckled the rum
seller; Il am that much the richer-am l not
lucky manp $50, DOOR said the devil; what
fool! I'll have him, surely, if he doesn't look
out" $40, 0OO~ whispered little boy away
| back in the corner, whose father was killed in
| drunken brawl; 1910, 600 would make my mother
happy, and wouldn't have to sell newspapers
| for living, and stay out of school when my
heart is hungry for books" 1910, door, solilo
quized the young man who drank little;
can't afford that" And he signed the pledge,
| though he had not meant to.
The confession was like spark that sprang
| into flame, and ran with livid tongues of fire
| through the vast audience. The little boy went
| forward with the throng, with all the maniness
| of twenty-five. He wrote his name as well as
| he could, and proudly took his pledge-card.
| When he thought himself unnoticed he wrote
slyly on its back: "1G thousan' dollars sav'd fur
| muther by not drinkin." That was exactly the
| way ne wrote IL, so you need not laugh. Maybe
his own father had wasted as much over his
| cups, and now his child had no time to learn to
spell. He was busy ali day at anything to turn
| an honest penny, and at night, poor little fellow
he was too tired and sleepy to even look at a
| book.
| How do know what he wrote? In passing
out his precious card was brushed from his
hand. He could not go back, for the throng
| pressed on.
1t was picked up by the janitor, given to one
| of the officers in charge; next DAY posted on
| an immense blackboard, and served as text for
| one of the most magnificent lectures of the
| course What lot of wet hankerchiefS there
| were when the speaker was through! How red
| the ladies' eyes were-almost as red as the
/ drunkards nose And ,Jimmy-there, | didn't
| mean to tell you one bic of his name-who had
stolen back to get his treasured card, and to
| if he could sell few books and papers, trembled
| like leaf with excitement to think he was the
hero of all that great talk, and the color went in
| and out of his cheek with just that culver you
have seen in the sky when the northern lights
| waver and trembe. By and by the gentleman
| called his name. and somebody put him on the
platform, and then there was such stamping
| and clapping as you never heard of before in
! your life. And how did it all end2 Why, good
people interested themselves in the child and his
mother. and Jimmy goes to school now, and his
mother is matron in a Temperance Home;" and
| some day, if you don't study hard, boys, Jimmy
| will be at the top of the ladder while you are
| just beginning to climb want you to remem-
| Der the man-for he was real, live man-who
| said: 1T cost me $40, 600 to bring my nose to
its present state of perfection" and think cf the
| boy. drunkard's orphan, VINO resolved to save
| $40 900 for his mother by not drinking" and if
| ever you are tempted to drink see if you cannot
| make and keep as good resolution.
Jacks Puzzle-A Story of the South Pacific
| David Kerr.
eyes. I've had plenty of pets in my time" said
Mr.. G., first officer of the good ship Thessaly,
outward bound for Bombay and Calcutta 1.-The
| first had was little yellow monkey, small
| that he used to catch hold of my whskers and
| swing himself backwards and forwards by them.
| He great pet with the children and very
well he behaved. never offering to bite them, how
| ever much they pulled him about But at last,
| poor little thing. he went and ate something that
didn't agree with him, and died right away, and
very sorry was to lose him, can tell you
my next pet was big gray parrot, which
| picked up at Spanish Town, in Jamaica. Before
| / got it it had been aboard West Indian coast
| er, and whenever I went the cage it used
to hail me with: Ah, You lazy
young rascalp which was what it
cabin boy taught it good many tricks, and
! for the first month or two it amused me well
| enough. But after while began to get tired
| of it's screeching and screaming. so gave it
away to a chum of mine who was in the China
trade; and hope he liked it better than did
| After Poll came wee tOItoiseshell kitten,
| which l found one night down below tween
| decks, just after leaving Liverpool and so we
| called her 'Stowaway.' When first got her she
was such tiny little bit of thing that used
| to put her into the pocket of my big pilot
| coat to keep her warm. But small Though
| she was, she was as brave as lion. Often and
! often, when were beating against head
wind, with the sea breaking over us fore and aft,
and the old craft pitching if she meant to
| bump the very masts out of her, little Stowaway
would come picking her way across the deck,
holding on with all her four paws at every roll,
| and seeming quite to enjoy it.
| But when we get into the fine warm weather
| of the tropics, away from all the cold and rain,
| she the happiest cat alive. She always
knew when twas my watch on deck, and up she
| would come at my heels on to the bridge. and
| run round after her own tail till you could
| hardly tell tail from head and when she got
tired of that she used to curl herself up OF
| spare sail in the sunniest corner and purr away
| like anything."
| '.And what became of herr" asked I.
| well. / took her home with me one
| Christmas, and the children got to be 80 fond of
| her. and made such TODD at the thought of
| having to part with her again, that had just
| to leave her at home with them, and she's there
now
..And what was your next pet thenY"
why, here he comes to speak for himself.
Hi. there, Jack! Good Jackr
Jack" was splendid Newfoundland dog,
| which came flying up the ladder at that moment,
| barking for JOY, and jumping about so violently
| as TO almost knock us down.
Steady, Jack. steady2" cried Mr. G.. pat
ting the huge. shaggy head afectionately. 'Le
! down-lle down."
| The well-traineI beast instantly obeyed, curl
| ing himself up in corner where he lay quite
still, but for an occasional flap of his great black
| tail; with eye turned sideways toward his
master, as much as to say See what good
dog l amr'
"Ain't he fine fellowr said Mr.. G., look
| ing at him admiringly; 'and he's got much
| sense as man, that he has. Fact. he's got
deal more sense than many man that I've had
! to do with. Whenever he sees the go to
| work to haul brace ballard. he'll fasten
| on to it with his teeth and haul too as well as
any of EN-"
He's regular focstle Jack, then, indeed
| thafts hnx ha rnf hic