The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-25
A BRIEFfEss A.AW YER.

! md 1ather.
A BR1EFIEss LAWYER.
| His fatilet ttok him into his ONE
and Sam was soon rs. T. JCi1es;; ESQ.
attorney. at-law." He had 20 prac-
tice aud no money, but he met a
bright Kentucky girl and married
her. He ran engine and drove
aray to make living. Cae day Sans
who was employed in running an en-
CINE which was connected with an
ore crusher at furnace, WAS much
anhtTed by sheae who fed the
crusher putting pieces IF foek into
the hopper and throwing the whole
of the machinery out Of gear. Sam
declared very emphatically his iuten-
ton to knock the head off the next
man who did it. It was done di-
rectly. and by buriy Irishman.
Sam seized a hammer and knocked
the Irishman down. Next day Sam
was coming from his cabin and in an
open space, some distance from every
one, stood his antagonist Of the pres
ceding day.
"Ye struck me yisterday,' said
Pat 90 mon ever strikes he onct
who does not strike me again
Now, Pat" said Sam, I'VE are
about even, You did what [ told
you rot to do, and knocked you as
[ said would / don't bear malice,
| tots siron ;,a ,,attnrs
\ THREAT THAT PROVED !1FFECTUAL.
But the Ir!shmar declared his de-
termination 10 have g fight then and
there. HE Irisijman had only one
eye. Sam licked at him with per-
| iect copine5s.
Pat he said, Il don't want to
tight you, can't; YOU could whip
me III minute but [ tell you what
will do, you've got but one eve an,{
il YOU lay your hands Oh me, sure as
sou 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 cowarl,' and left Sam
alone.
One day Captain Jones fell sick.
and in little while the prodigal Sam
stood hy dying father. He was
broken with remorse. The father
died and great change came over
Sam. He gave up his bad habits,
and in two veeks he was getting
ready to preach. That fall | saw
him for the first time-a saliow, thin
faced, slouchy little fellow, with a
keen black eye he came to the Con-
ference for q circuit. He got one.
He went to ST. He did rot know
much about theology then. in truth
lie doesn't know much now. but he
knew men, and he knew their needs,
and he began to preach what he
knew. lie made men laugh and he
made man cry and he made men an
cry, and one day he lost his temper
and came very near whipping a
blacksmith who angered him. He
was rather unmerciful to men Whose
religion was all mouth or all tears.
IN THE CONFERENCE.
In two years we took Sam into
the Conference, and settled it that he
would do. Since then he has won
his way. He can draw larger aud>
fence in Atlanta to-day than Cough
could or Edwin Booth did. He went tc
Memphis, to Huntsville, to Knoxville
to Brooklyn, and at last to Nash
vile. They built him g great tent
there. They abused him, placarded
him, threatened him. and rallied
round him. The result of three
weeks meetings was 900 new mem,
bers to the churches, and 1000 cons
versions
Sam Jones sayings have become
common property. They are lis
own. They are gathered from all
sources. and they always have 3
point. Brother JONES' says a ner-
vous brother, ''what makes YOU chew
tobacco?' ITO get the ialce OUT
said Sam. Sam Jones is like no one
and no one is like him. He is sim
ply sam Jones, who loves the good