The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-05-26

streets TIN morning that his wte's para
mour might escape, would have died on his
own doorstep in defense Of his house; but,
ac said, It is no use to moralize, the entire
affair is bad as bad can be, and our hope is
that IL may be forgotten as soon as possi-
ble
There has long been contention be-
tween the different States for the owner
ship OF the champion mean man, but New
York carries of the pennant, for she has
not only one but two.
In the town of Jamaica, which Is
suburb Of Brooklyn, lived man by the
name of johnson who was married to an
estimable woman with whom he lived In
harmony nearly forty years. he was man
of comfortable means when he married,
and his wife had a nice little property in
her own right. Now, don't understand me
that there was any thing scandalous or
sensational between this excellent couple,
for there was not. She was model wife
and no doubt would haye been model
mother If she had had chance; but she
didn't. She attended to all her household
and wlfely duties In manner that earned
the commendation of her husband and the
admiration and appreciation of her neigh
bors. She attended church every Sunday,
and her husband, the deacon. had great
local reputation as a fervent exhorter and
as the standing prop of the amen corner.
He lived a goodly life and died goodly
death. But when they opened his will and
his ledger, he was discovered to have been
the most economical and methodical of
men. His charges against his wife's estate,
of which he had the care, commenced with
his courting. He had charged her one half
of every expense incurred from the day he
had made her acquaintance up to the day
of his death his last disbursements few
hours before he died he sent out for bar
of soap, and Mrs. johnson was found
, charged on his memoranda with seven
cents, her share of the soap. For forty
years this worthy deacon had kept an ac-
, curate account of every item of expense,
and on every item Mrs. Johnson's estate
: was charged with exactly one half He
made her present of a nine dollar shawl
on the occasion of her fifieth birthday, and
? he charged her on his book with four dol
e lars and fifty cents. He dropped five
cent nickle into the subscription plate on
. Sunday, and after meeting Mrs. johnson
was charged with two cents and half.
His wife had been induced to sign re-
lease of dover, so the worthy deacon willed
all his property away and never left his
wife cent,
In the same town is brother who. on the
: death of his parents, was made bis sisters's
b guardian. The sisters share of the estate
e was thirteen thousand and seven hundred
dollars. So the guardian kept an account
k of his services, and after the money was
k exhausted sued his sister for balance of
C twenty-five dollars and two cents. His ac-
II counts running as follows: To one paper
y of pins, 10 cents; to going to store TO buy
e them, time hours and half, 1915. To
=. one cake soap, s cents; to time in going to
'e store and back and mailing picket on fence,
5 $500. To one paper of pepper, cents; to
/ time in going to store, hours, So. To
W ride in buggy, so cents; time in taking
h horse home, SO; and so it goes till the
d whole thirteen thousand was used up. The
ct courts are now looking through the ac-
ID counts of the guardian, and let us hope
II this ancient swinder will come to grief.
70 By the way, we had a church meeting here
Is the other night for the purpose of raising q
X church debt. Previous to the collection they
n had very lively prayer meeting, fine sing
70 ing, exhortations, and the congregation
e. was worked up to white heat of en-
re thusiasm. The minister got up and stated
ut the object of the meeting. One brother
I'd jumped up and said, Brethren, will give
ne fifty dollars. A stout brother on the op
I'd posite side of the church roared out, I'll q
We you fifty better, brother. A man in thu
as gallery shouted, Dear brother, I'll raise yol
hundred. When little, podgy brothe
es down by the altar sang out, I'll chip in {
ly hundred and fifty and call you. Show you
rk hands, my brothers, show your hands; i'll
DIS all right for the church takes the pot
ut Now, 1 don't pretend to under stand wha
to all these figures of speech mean, but as |
ch was exclusively church matter, if there
n, Christrn Association in your town per
re haps some of the intelligent young mem
bers can explain it for you.
re Politics rule the hour; meyer saw sucl
ho pulling and hustling. Everybody wants h
of go to Chicago or st. Louis, and while th
is Democratic nominee is prime factor, th
all Republican nominee is an uncertain If no
IN an unknown quantity.
ey Whether nominated or not there is n,
ey question that Mr.. Blaine has stamped hi
of personality on the politics of the time, an
N while the friends of the other candidate
an waver between the hope of victory and th
fear of defeat the friends of Mr.. Blain
an give out their clarion blast with no un
Ips certain sound. 1t is definitely settled tha
be New York is to be the battle ground, an
'ry here will take place within the next si
he months the fiercest political struggle tina
"a this country has seen since the war. Bot
he parties seem fully to realize the importanc
IN. of the contest before them, and from ever
he quarter is the busy hum of preparation.
EN- The toast given by Tom Sayers when
icy fought with John Heenan can be dranl
he alike by Republicans and Democrats
ad MAY the beast man win"
pa Truly yours,
his BRoADBRIM.
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