The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-08-26

: doen' puy souetings, md I like 70 know
II dol pays ~ rent and makes me pellet
shas full 81 psssnsssY
4 0aablsrs WsessA.
6svsrsl dsys ~ upon taking up week
y Journal naialy devoted 70 religion,
assa ! was nnch astssishsd asl the fol-
lowiae advertisement;
IVAnrED-- slsss elsss ssAss playsss 70 eel
nlblss Ia soatAsm A slansAs aAd TsRas--
Appply - No. sli BsayAn Street
What CO. this nsssi I mussd. Poksl
players 10 ssll Bihlssl There must bs Z
ioks Aiddsa IL this strange announcement
No. ios ths number given IL that oi lsrss
psh,ishisg Assss. A. any rate III % and
insastieala. t M
4 ~ shovs ialo nsatly iusnishsd
bssinsss ensA. A pleasant lookipe ssn-
nsnaa came forward and IN polite nan-
oss asksd II 10 could serve ma.
called in regard 70 n sdvsstis--
Y~. yss. be broke in. Do you desire
employ msnti
Yss. sir.
Wsll. ~ desire men 70 sell Bibles. but
\ y asosssAry they should b good poker
playsrs.
IL IL not little strange thai
Oh yes, hs again broke in. Il may
sesn strange, bnt when ron become 10.
qsaiatsd With the reasons you will be
forced 70 admire the plan which ws have
sdoptsd. Some time ago We sent the best
nan " had into chat country. A short
time altsrwasd he eamo back aud 10 the
acssnts Of deepest sorrow and humilia-
lion acknowledged that be had lost al
As Bibles playing poker. He had been .
iaithful man % W did not prosecute
him. We ssnt another man, . man 10
vbsn W plsced the greatest confidence
bat. also. upon his return he confessed
that hs had played poker until be had
lost thirty-sevsn Bibles and sixteen prayer
books.
Ny goodness I exclaimed. how can you
tell such thingsf
Because they happened. sir.
Nonsense. Haven't you force Of char
acter enough to-
Holdi hs cried. Before attempt an
sxplasation let me implors you 70 60 into
ths psighborhood which I have visited
ard attempt 10 sell Bibles.
I reflected moment and decided to go
and Investigate the matter.
Did you goi asked.
Yes, went
What was the result?
The advertisement which you saw this
morning.
Explainf
Well. one evening arrived ata little
town. told the landlord Of the hotel II
which l put mp that WAS agent for .
Dibls houss snd asked him II hs did not
think ! could cell few Bibles. He gave
ne much encouragement; said that the
people wers much 10 need Of Bibles. By
this time number Of men had gathered
shout me. One Of them turned to me
and said
We will gladly trade with you sir, il
yos xih consent to conform to our Gus.
tom.
What Is yonr ,customf asked.
oh, very simple. Ply few games Of
poker with uu.
don't play.
II would surely not hurt yep. We do
not care 10 win your money. In fact We
will put up just enough money to make IL
tell you thst ! do not play.
Oh well. n you won't why that settles
~ sid qAp with long, white beard and
! lAes af ssmistaksbls bsnevoIsncs arose
IRON the sornes whsrs be had been sitting.
approached ~ ~ said:
Those men are fun Il mischief. but they
mean no harm. l have been preaching
10 them for years and have meyer known
thsm 70 do any very great srong. Hn
NOR them.
What is your nameS
jackson EAslewood.
know him by nams. He was lead
or SEQ OF our church. ! seized him by
/. : hssA.
! Icy few i4aDcent games With them
- said. We accomplish good even tho
- resort to evil 70 sprssd the gospel,
Well, we sat .da~p md commenced 70
,lsy. had played an nv sN1uger days
nd wss snrprissd q ~ Aksdl Iwon
very game. / would teach thsa . jes
on. became fascinated snd--ysll-
Well, I repeated.
lost one hundred and eighteen Ai
'lea.
WhsU
Yss, oos hundred and eighteen.
And ths old preacher? I,
:, notorious gai JIer Ia disguise.
Sshss did the, do Si.h 20 many BIZ
ass? I,
Sold them 81 Wholesale.
..n1 - yos vat TO employ poker play
u
Ye.. ~ast ave them. We have just j
mt o,tt nan who used 10 be ona Of the
80 nsssafni gamblers oo Tho MissiSs- .
.pi w. We ere eciog 10 break iboss |
,ssows svsA,ass 10 send 10 the Kentucky !
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