The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-12-11

to respond and tue reporter said
"There has been much di scussio
as to where Gain, after slayin.
Abel aud fleeing Into the land {
Nod, got his wife,"
"That's easily answered; he &c
her from his fatherln.law = replie
Mr.. Jones, with hearty laugh.
AAWel S-AaF idea OF hell
do you believe in a literal he'll I"
"Why, of course l do"
"Well, where islt I"
GAS l never expect to go there,
never took the trouble to find out
do know where heaven Is, aut
I'm heading that way, but befor,
I'm in heaven six mouths I'll know
all these things, and Pm satisfied t,
wait until then. / think those tel
lows who are going to hell had bet
ter find but where it is. When
emigrate TO a strange country, / al
ways inquire abont it,"
SHOW 10 you defray expenses
Oy collections I"
"Oh, no; by private contribu.
tions. When | refused the $4,000
house aud $4,000 in bonds that the
Nashville people offered to give
me, 1t spiked the guns of a great
many who said / was doing nv
work for money. l was offered
500 a night by IA lecture agent tor
a term of three months; that would
be about $1,000, but they might as
well have offered the 81, as | would
not quit my work for any money.n
The evangelist in his inimitable
way related an anecdote which he
said was introduced in the speech
of John Seals, of the Sammy South.
on prohibition last week. Said MIR.
Seals: "The anti-prohibitionists
say we are too hard on them IN our
criticisms, though they admit that
their side is Staying men and break.
ing wives hearts aud beggaring
children. This reminds me of the
following going along the road in
front OF a mans house with a pitch.
fork OH his shoulder, when a vicious
dog jumped over the fence and
made tor him, aud the fellow stuck
the prongs OF the fork through the
dog. Tue owner of the dog come
out and demanded /: Sir! What
did you stick that FORK through my
dog fOrF The fellow replied
What did your dog come at me
why didn't YOU strike him
with the other end OF the fork Y
The fellow replied why didn't he
come at me with the other end FD
The reporter called Mr.. Jones'
attention to the editorial paragraph
IN the Republican yesterday morn.
ing, wherein he was requested 10
hump himself while here. He read
i with q smile and remarked
THAT reminds me of that " estern
elbows eulogy of his wife. She
lied, and be couldn't get a preach.
er, so he %fuueralized her himself.
the neighbOrs had assembled :
said amid sObs of gnef: "Sally
Ann WASN'T much dedicated she
lldn't know much OF Greek or Latin, :
tut when it come to darnin' socks :
II maxim fatty bread she war n !
'aller dOrg under a wagon.1 A :
dorg' was his ideal of fideli. :
y, and with his audience he could .
said nothing more euloglstic :
I bis wife, so with the Republican : !
would have me meet the expecta. I,
.ons Of cultured st. LOUIS with !
Dme first-class pumps. | suppose
| st. Louis that means some great
hing. BY the way, the st. Louis
apers have been very kind toward e
o and my work 10 their editorial Z
nd reportOrial columns. A few
AVS ago | received a letter from a Il
continent educator from Tennessee O
wing that be was now a happy il
Tristan, and was frsl deeply i'm
'essed by a sermon of mine pub. q
'hed IN a st. Louis paper a few
seks ago. trreceiYe many such 70
l shall ever be grateful to ga
g press. / care not what thew D,
~ say in their editorial columns.
they will but give me room in
repOrtOriAl columns. They or
.ak in the editorial and | in the so
portorial columns. | can't toler. IN
a dull town; stagnation is the M
't stopping place this side of seI
muatiOn.0 mr.
lt is announced that the Rev. ne
N Jones, who is perhaps best av
own as the great Southern viii. cri
us-wollopuI is beaded for Chi. an
70 With a determination to o tor
t the whole town 10 bis ortho- ths
y. We venture to predict that chi
Elll receive q cordial welcome sci
that be win be Hospitality en-. the
He viii find Chicago
more Of an orthodox town
, lie believed it to be be will Pr
isappointed, bat the disappo:nt- Wi
{ viii be an agreeable one. bel
is essentially American
the American is essentially 4
Zee. The shaping, molding in MAJ
ice 10 this great community is IAN
yankee indnence-broadened. moo
'ubtedly, b experiences Ia this /,
busy West, bat rankee
YES. vanhea AT heart nua - es}