Telegram-herald., 1888-02-23

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sasek7red rssser. poof n,sn Bls wih al
rs s1oFteoIalzEs es VS. a bfisas, iEGesd .
nliaanL, n1r hls ~ss great poEtirlaa
slrs ae0 sFsl naf q n f1ck extraordinary
ssrsat u t.aa .Teat o. alioI,s cs lae day. hut
tsen i-rsaa1sly cd lhe prominent puk -
ulea - Was wt1 Feai. iaseills=nt AMI .
goat talk-r. bat a. aa3 faisa. He eoad
nos 10 lepeisissi ussn. sni st times vas help
i-sa
- used - hang around the s'zse prg,Iali-
can h-a.iauastsrs fron as,rulEs uRE.l uI..ht
fareue -aas tas canpaign. aHs campaigns
lasted N tlssss deTs aesriy Eva faarntfs Il
va siur.as he asl-l-s'asery DAYS. when every
bcoy ~2s ~ tks hlrha~t pitch q excitement.
Femeulber one daY "a particular. when q
naulrfr of ngagrinb nc poltelaus we're Assem-
hs st h~ainuar6srs. smonr them Charles
Saunsf aad heary ~ lsoR. sumner was Ia
tas rear room. Was0n IN the front Ia
~aised Roberts TIE talked Ia load vol %
ami ds,farbssi tl's whole assembly Stepping
iafo t.e rear room ts spied Summer ia earn
ct c0nvEfsa.lon with frieild Giving hlm
tremendous slapsa tie sheal4er. be shouted
3D. you. SUMNER. how So vous Why
dont you Le as hearty and gesi4i a. your
friend WlsonF
~-he effecl of tbs rough handling ot SUM
nee can readily be ir-lagiuei 5y those who -
memher or have rad u the digRiGed ard
scholarly uan Il was not 3nlv = shock. bat
al insuir- Summer turaed ~ white as a sheet,
bat said nothing He realized Roberts eondi-
zion sni Nisely ksps ALs peace Roberts was
severely reprmsnied and turned cut OF ths
room
-it was net long after this that Roberts
cane % want aud grief. he was actually
destiIuts. He looked hungry and WAS poorly
clad l. despair he came 70 ne ono day for
work or advice. The big tears rolled down
bis cheeks a. 10 lold ue how destitute and de-
graded be was. and how ne lOng,d to reform.
l told him had no work. and advised him 10
90 % Sumner
Go 20 Sumnerr ~ said on, no. I IN
suited Sumner shcgs time ago. can't GO
eyes, you can sab1 Go D him inst as
yen have come TO me. Tell him frankly tho
wLole story, ana be viii help YOU
Roberts did IS I advised. Aboat IC o'clock
the next riovning be buttoasd his shabby
coat around his neck, 70 bid. mis- dsnsel saigt.
ana rlade his way 20 tho man whom he had
grossly iasul.ed but short time before
SuInnsr. it i well known, Was always late
riser, and seldom brenkfasted before II
o'clock re received the unfortunate man
kindiy. ard, inviting him 10 breakfast.
,itenea patiently 70 bis story Roberts told
me aitsrward that that was the first square
meal he bad eaten for long time. In less
than two days Roberts was given a position
IN the nayy yard. and henceforth was a dir
fsrent man. When be told me later his ex-
FcrieI,e with Summer that morning his ewes
tilod with tears and bis voice trembled with
emotion IL was a ma-naninious act on the
part Of Sumner. and an Outward expression
O. his true character.
~It was the turning point in Roberts
career. Only a few months ago be delivered
one * thc best temperance speeches ever
heard IN my Lie. Up 10 ths Gay OF his death,
waich occurred quite recently. he had great
veneratioR for the memory Of Sumner, the
man ~ho was 80 kind and generous to him in
trouble Boston Record.