St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01

begin over" he said, picking up the
switch that he had thrown on the
ground.
''Hole on. mister" said Dick, when
he saw this: 81 b'lieve | does feel a
leetle different, an mebbe that's it a.
comm"
"Very good" said the other. "Have
you ever been baptizedT
81 dunno"
"Then it's time you did KNOW" and
with that the stranger dragged Dick
down into the water and ducked him
three times, saying he didn't think nine
times would be any too many,
"NOw," he said, after they had
scrambled back to dry land, "wring the
water out of your coat, for it's time we
were at the church. Sam!'' he shouted
to the negro, who seemed to awake as
from dream at the sound of his voice,
''break those fishing poles to pieces and
throw them and the fish you've caught
into the creek, and mind you never go
fishing again on Sunday, or it may be
the worse for you. Do You hear?"
"Yes, sir, hears" said Sam, walking
slowly toward them.
when you have done these things"
said the other, "cOme to church like a
Christian. and, perhaps, you too may
find grace"
"'Twarnt none er my doin's," said
Sam. 81 nuver did like dis yer goin'
er fshin' Nv Sundays, but eff hedn't
er done hit Marse Dick he'd jes er
gimme bringer-en' OATS er fac, TO-
Gawd, Sir"
81 thought as much; if I hadn't
would have given you spiritual lecture
likewise"
Sam was rather uncertain as to the
meaning of spiritual lecture, but he
had an idea it was some such dose as
he had seen administered to his MarSe
Dick.
AS for Dick, he hadn't word to say,
but having Wrung the water out of his
coat, went along with his ghOstlY COM
fOrter silently and meekly.
There was new preacher expected
to hold forth at the church that day,
and the congregation was anxiously
awaiting his appearance, wondering
what could have happened to detain
him, when the stranger, leading Dick
Pitcher. still soaking wet, walked up
| the aisle. When he reached the little
platform in front of the pulpit he faced
about, making his companion do the
same.
brothers and sisters" he said, in
| the clear accents of practical orator,
''thiS is brand that, by the grace of
| God, l have snatched from the burning
"a fish-a Shiny fish he was, though he
is clean nOw-that have dragged out
of the sea of iniQuity. Let us pray
| After the prayer he took hymn
book from his pocket, and requested the
| congregation to sing that hymn in
which occur the lines:
While the lamp holds out to burn
The vilest sinner may return.
During the singing of which he asked
that the brothers and sisters would come
up and give the right hand of fellowship
| to this new soldier of the cross.
"ThiS recruit" he said, s'as we may
| call him, who as yet knoweth naught of
Christian discipline, but in which it be-
| hOOveth us to instruct him."
| And every man and woman then went
up and shook hands with Dick, the
| hymn being repeated over and over
again until the last two elders of the
church led him off and seated him be-
| tween them on the seat of grace, where
ne sat and listened to a fine sermon
the first he had heard for many a day
| delivered by the man who had converted
| him.
And what is more and best, Dick Pill
cher never was a backslider, and he
used to say, in after years. that grace
had been mauled into him with hick-
DRY stick, and would stay.