The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-09

Al RtSsfctd STATS.
Nv life, so far as have Travelled on
the dusty toad to---taS | amt got IA
firm grip on any place at present, | will
e ave the destination blank, to be filled in
hereat,er}, not that am unhappy, ON The
contrary | consider that | have, 50 far.
enjoyed myself with my accustomed gal
ETY., but on account of my exceeding de
sire To be somebody. Now to illustrate
10 You. when | was some younger than
| am now | thought ought To ioin the
church. more 81 from the fact that | was
going with Young lady whose paternal
ancestor chats about the praper caper
amt itll was 4 deacon. and one of the
pillars of the church. There was q rcvi-
val going on at the church. aud every
night that | came around To take my girl
out to church, the deacon always managed
to meet me at the door aud We would
then | would go IN and sit down in the
parlor. The Old man (See me now com
ing down 10 busineSs) always shook hands
very heartily, and assured me that it
would give hun great pleasure to have
me become member of the church Well,
| thought the matter over nights as Law
in my little bed. and concluded that, all
| good idea to DO so. 1had about made up
my mind to go forward the very next
night, when, on going round by the dea
cons, was told thai Miss C---was
| not feeling we'll tonight and could not go
You see | thought they had concluded
that | was about To Join, and STAYED
away so that the L. l.. ID. would occupy
my whole attention. Slick. wasn't it,
| Well, | went in alone. and took seat be
hind some very finely dressed ladies that
| | knew were members, and of the f. F
| VS. of the village. | leaned my head
! upon my hand, and noticed that quite q
number of those who were conducting the
meeting were looking over ~ my direc.
| ton in very sympathiZing manner.
concluded that my time had come Just
as had made up my mind to go forward
a woman some distance ahead of me got
up aud went forward To the mourners
bench. The trio in front of me now
commenced talking very earnestly. and
as | thought | would like to know
leaned my head down on the from
of the seat, where | could heal
what they said ami here is the re
suit They attacked The woman il
question in every conceivable form. Suct
n fitting basque; that old last years
bonnet, that shawl, why her mother wor,
it when she was a girl, and to think thai
woman getting religion lis really tee
/, bad, of course the preacher will have To
; 60 and call on her tomorrow | believe
! that is all she done it for. Well. if h,
don I see dirty house. etc, and here
their conversation turned in other chan
neIs, and sat up through tue rust o.
the meeting, and when ii was out wen
home. But was restless and conclude,
TO take Il little stroll around town t,
quiet myself before retiring had no
gone far before "A fine horse aud carrIac,
whistled past me, and As usual was uea
mud puddle and my new straw dcTb,
G got the markings usually found on
spec6lcd trout. Oac little dot of mu,
lit just under my eye. rs glanced up t'
see who they were, aud would Yea he
I lievo it, there was MY, Ct was goin.
I to say girl but that would he living an,
| had sworc off You know Deacon
daughter out riding with young D.
; wild young fellow about town. who's
father kept store there. lie was one O
those young men who hardly ever wen
to church, but took in all the dances AM
had heard that he drank. Well | wa
!, staggered and spose | must have beer
! fine looking object when who shouli
] meet but the deacon. He slapped IN,
. familiarly on the shoulder, almost knock
! ing me off the sidewalk in doing so. 80
pl noticed he seemed to be fecln
I rather gay for deacon, but he did ne
/ mind it in the least, but hooked his arr
: into mine and said | was looking littl
: off and told me 10 come up TO the house
and though | protested and begged, t'wa
of no use had 10 go, well, do you know
' he took me around 10 the back wa
and let himself in very softly. Went in
to the DINING room and locking all tn,
f doors, proceeded TO the side board, pro
{ duced decanter and some glasses, an
! pack of cards Wei. talk about a eyclon
d blowing the hide off of cattle on tn
r prairie, why mine was so loose You coul
have pulled me out by my hair. actual
shook so much in that minute, that
, have never fully recovered from it since
. The ideal VIM. DANGEROUS.