The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-23
The JUDICIARY EMlssARY.

How a Politicians Reformation Did 10.
Prevent His Candidates Success.
Once upon g time an ambitious man. who
aspiTed 20 be governor Of Little Rhody,n sat
down 70 count al possible votes The pros
pect Of his election wss dubious, but there
came 70 his memory the political prOverb cur
rent in the old Boy State They say there:
"AS Hull goes, so ICES Massachusetts, " The
candidate then relpAr,'p~.~.,f -I.:s ~ -O. IA
,.-s 's'eGH TOO Ctter reit. ect+-l ADD y c;fIst-t
-InlssaTy was sent o~rr with $500 10 bs jud&
riously expended. Masking his purpose IN
der various pretexts, the gentleman surveyed
the ground and discovered chat the oue topic
of general interest was the leaky Roof of the
Center church To the pioUs islanders-that
was before summer travel had intruded-
their church was the one precious possession,
but they were too poor TO properly repair the
sanctuary, and meeting was called to raise
funds for simply patching the roof. The
aforesaid emissary attended this meeting.
Devoutly he listened to prayer and speech,
and then, rising as if under the influence of
uncomfortable emotion, he spoke with a
broken voice after this manner:
MY friends, am a stranger among you,
and have q confession to make I came to
this meeting moved alone by curiosity, but,
as sat among you, hearing your expressions
of earnest faith, 1 have been controlled by
sentiments unknown before l had never
realized how ones creed could influence ones
life until now, an 1 begin to see dimly how
wrongly have estimated the consultations of
religion
"My friends"-this with a telling gulp-"I
have still another confession to make. 1 did
not come to the island for fishing or to regain
lost health. / came to do a thing 50 base that
am covered with shame when I think of it.
As have listened TO you here L have realized
my wickedness and l desire now TO make
whatever reparation 1 may. 1 was exceed
ingly anxious that in the coming election Mr.
49, should succeed; knew that ready money
was scarce upon your island and l came here
with shame 1 confess ito buy your votes.
Pardon me for the vile thought, and pray for
me that 1 may be forgiven" Another gulp,
and then: Here, my friends, give to you
for repairing this sanctuary the money had
intended to use for vile purpose, and when
! shall tell my friend Mr.. - what / have
done, am sure that he will approve. Like
yourselves, he is an earnest Baptist and he
can trust his election to that all-wise Provi-
dence which moves in mysterious way. VIII
some brother take charge of this money"
A "brother' came forward and received
heavy bag with unsteady clinking contents,
while the little congregation looked as awe
struck as Belshazzar's guests when the Won
drous words of doom were written on the pal
ace wall.
The emissary sat with bowed head and
handkerchief pressed close tO-presumably-
weeping optics. When the service was over,
hard, honest hands gave the stranger fra
ternal grip, and real tears dimmed many
pious eyes. The emisSary went back to PrOvi-
dence; the Center church was repaired, and
every mothers son the island voted for
that enissary's candidatei- BlOck Island Let
ter to Hartford Courant.