Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-02-13
GOSSIP ABOuT aAM JOINER
The IAmoua Southern EvanGelist's Bog
~hood-k1ow- He mt Gov. eerRhenssr ~

GOSSIP ABOUT aAM JONES
The Famous s%oatn.ra Evane~list's Bog.
5hood-aew u. mt Gov. se-Rhenssr ~
As We sat under tho huge canvas last
Sunday and cast 40 eye over the thous-
ands who filed tho entire space 1t GOV.
erred. the Thought occurred to %,
.''Whatabrfh1ssihis crowd hcrrp" Tho
question was as pertinent as when John
ate locusts and Wild honey. in the wilds
of Judea.
We watched the 2 restless
throng. and We began to investigate
our " mental inquiry. The Rev. Sam
Jones was a poor bog, raised right
here among IA, = wild. rafting ohsp
that nearly everybody had ten hard
words for to every good one spoken in
his behalf. He was the very synonym
Of mischief aud audacity. with = modi-
cum Ut sharp. native wit, that has
grown with his growth In succeeding
years. He cared precious little about
his books, as our experience will testi.
~ in . short term Of pupilnge In our
school directly after the surrender. To
his credit We will say he never forgot
his respect OF obedience to us, and an
earnest request or Il calm statement Of
the case would cause him TO dcsist from
victimizing the smaller boys with his
tobacco juice or from playing clown in
The pantomime on the sly, during school
hours, which was y n~ever-ceusinX temp
tati0n to his keen sense Of the ridic-
uloua. His good nature always cropped
out when suffering OIL trouble were
present.
The writer will never forget y visit
be made to our house in tho most rat.
Ting period of his boyhocd, to tell US
he was thankful and comtorted to know
We were convalescing from q serious
illness. in which our lite had been des.
paired Of, and even at the time mon.
Toned we "wcrc not fairly out of danger
OF au casly aud untimely grave Tho
weather was sewers, bitter. extremely
cold. but ths young n,an brought bis
frank. bright, face into the sick-ro0m
like q workable ray Of sunshine, to tell
Us THAT our ~sci,ootboys were all 20
glad we were still alivG There was in
him the gersn OF sosnething noblo aud
elevated. and WHOM We joined the cuurch,
within y hatf mile from our own door,
vt IL little country chapel. wo felt that
b germ wOutd explud into semeehing
that would be peculiarly his own-Ae
wuulu either Quake Il spoon or spoil u
horn How much spoon" last 6uu.
days crowd can tell
Eight yeurs ago. when he was peg.
ginx away GU little poor circuit, 6s
game again TO see as, to pay his 10.
sp. Ns ~ h late Gov. Stephens. We
wa,cued the two. as Nj. Stephens
ro..cu 10 aud fro on tho buck vcrauda
III his invalid chair. unu listened tu
5. M. de.crIp,Ion vi ii ioS-tiyht that
i;.u f,!.on unuor his observation. Vhrru
Was y magnetism "a toth tnAt quickly
luunu play. anu after tue visitors ~.
ntcu Mir. Stephens was very euioXistic.
IL inquired m,nut'ly into ms history.
:nu pn,d'ctcd = tu.ur. from tina rough,
uAt,vr VT. wntch nau ,vuhcu ucarty
lai- uirr. tn tue Vel, ran statesman :
S;cat cnJ"!inrnt.
La: rtuwd on Sunl " Game partly
To .auSn. bui many tears c..ne also
Win 'uc laughter, n 1t was Uotn Iun.
NY ana IL cling 10 sec laughter and
Tears m'Ns:d up so rapidly aud iudis.
AisuSsbbtSiS. = wv IkN w
lnu a,,r. c.lon carefully, We woulu say
the secret oi his success lles in tho tact
tI.at 10 makes Il c.cAn breast Of II, "y
sinner saved by grace" II ho onoe
c"nvlnces you That lie is entirely ear
nest auu nnnes and r in fitting nj.
reiiXion To h.s " ilfo and character,
the citadel o. your Ill ooIicf will fall
las wit goes Tar toward attracting the
crowd. INT he holds ,hvm ny coniessiua
a's WI ieu'iugs SO honestly and cry.
ing aloud. Nothing ~ my hand /
OrIng. supply 10 Any Cross l c.ing.'
How Coz: loves honesty in every snup<
and form!
When the record is written Oh high,
tha. soul will receive tho welcome
plaudlt. well done" which has ksp,
its way Clear to Gods favor BY strict
honesty TO both God aud his fellow
man.--ta't, rsv:,ss (h".) Lourun&