The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-06-25
PLAIN SAM JONES.
A Maccn Letter Writer Gives a
Graphic Sketch Of the
Evanrelist.

1t is not an uncommon thing
says q Macon letter to The Philadel
phia Times, for man not worth Q
thousand dollars, who lives in {
small country town in a plaiI
house not fully pail for,tO refuse the
gift of a ten thousand dollar house
in n large city, and yet that is what
Sam Jones did the other day il
Nashville And who is Sam Jones,
Written on the conference min
utes it reads: Samuel Parkes
Jones. agent Orphans Home" but
nobody writes him reverend anC
everybody calls him Sam. He is
SO years ok, was born in Alabama
ana was brought up in Georgia
His father was a lawyer, and hi,
mother a sensible, intelligent anC
excellent woman. Sam was a pre-
cious boy. He was always ready
for lively time, a dog fight, fish
ing frolic or a speech. When he
was five years old he was booked
for q speech at 4 school exhibition,
He ended his speech with the
prophecy:
Some day you'll hear in thunder tones
The famous name of Sammy Jones.
He went to the best schools and
took in what he learned by ABSORB
ton. Nobody saw him study, but
he knew mole than any of his fell
lows. The teache r loved him,
laughed at him and lathered him.
He was full Of mischief and was
about 16 years old when he began
to fall into bad ways. He was no
never a gambler, a thief
Or a coward, but he would get on
sprees, much to the grief of his
good mother and father.
His father took him into his office
md Sam soon was IS. P. Jones,
esq, attorney -at-law." He had no
practice and no money, but he met
1 bright Kentucky girl and mar
lied her. Her ran an engine and
lrove a dray to make a living. One
lay Sam, who was employed in
an engine which was con-
lected with an ore crusher at a
furnace, was much annoyed by
hose who fed the crusher putting
pieces of rock in the hopper and
throwing the whole of the ma
out of gear. Sam declared
very emphatically his intention to
mock the head off the next man
Who did it. 1t was done directly
md by g burly Irishman. Sam
seized a hammer and knocked the
-rishman down. Next day Sam
vas coming from his cabin and in
IN open space, some distance from
lis cabin and some distance from
very one, stood his antagonist OF
he preceding day.
aye struck me Yesterday" said
Pat; "no mon ever strikes me onct
Who does not strike me again"
Now, Pat" said Sam, ''we are
Lbout even. You did what l told
7ou not to do, and l knocked you
Is l said ! would; 1 don't bear NAL
ce; let's drop the matter"
But the Irishman declared his
determination to have a fight then
md there. The Irishman had on
y one eye. Sam looked at him with
perfect GOODNESS"
Pat" he said, 81 don't want to
light you, 1 can't; you could whip
ne in a minute; but 1 tell you
What l will do, you've got but one
,ye and if you lay your hand on
ne, sure as you are living, l will
youge your eye out, and you will
De as blind as Il bat"
That settled it. Pat knew his
nan, and muttering: 1.-The mon
hat will gouge is u coward" left
sam alone.
One day Capt. Jones fell sick,
md in a little while the prodigal
sam stood by a dying father.
lie was broken with remorse. The
ather died and a great change
'ame over Sam. He gave up his
,ad habits, and in two weeks he
vas getting ready to preach. That
all ! saw for the first time a sallow,
him. faced, slouohy little fellow,
With a keen black eye; he came to
he conference for q circuit. He
got one. He went to it. He did
lot know much about theology
hen, in truth he doesn't know much
low, but he knew men and he knew
heir needs, and he began to preach
what he knew. He made men
augh and he made men cry and he
made men angry, and one day he
Ost his temper and came very near
: blacksmith who an
gered him. He was rather unmer-
,iful TO men whose religion was all
mouth and ali tears.
In two years we took Sam into
he conference, and settled it that
ne would do. Since then he won
lis gay. He can draw a larger au-
Hence in Atlanta to-day than
5ough could or Edwin Booth did.
He went to Memphis, to Hunts
nile, to Knoxville. to Brooklyn and
II last to Nashville. They built
hin great tent there. They
abused him, placarded him, threat
,ned him and rallied round him.
The result of the three weeks meet
ing was 1000 new members TO the
and 1000 conversions.
Sam Jones sayings have become
common property. They are
gathered from all sources, and they
always have a point. Brother
Jones'" said a nervous brother,
what makes you chew tobacco2'
'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.
Why They Do Not Marry.
At a small party Of workers and
thinkers the other night, says let
tor writer in This CITY I was in q