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BREAD CAST UPON THE WATERS.
Judge COthran's Kindness of Heart
Puts Disabled Soldier OH the
Road to Health, Wealth and Hap.


At the close of the war Judge Cothran
crate soldier. That soldier was German.
Fired with the patriotism for which the peo-
ple of the Fatherland are famous Throughout
all the world, he enlisted III the war OF the
ties with distinguished bravery and daring
of which the noblest Southron might well be
proud.
he received, but we do know that at the close
of the struggle for Southern rights, he had
but one foot and still suffering from bodily
aftiiction, while thai great distress OF
penniless stranger in strange land, was ever
present. Though his condition may have eX-
cited the sympathy of some who saw him,
yet all were poor in money, and all had al,
flictions enough Of their own. None had
much of time or Of money to spend on the
stranger.
During the war, and while the shock OF
battle was still on the mind, 1t was natural
for the battle scared veteran. who never
shirked duty nor missed fight. TO sympa-
thise with comrade who had suffered even
more than he had himself. But IT Is not al
ways that the citizen, in times Of peace is
words to the friendless citizen, and the
stranger isYsoinetimes not invited and made
welcome within our gates.
Judge Cothran, prompted by sympathy and
a Kindness of heart, gave the disab led soldier
a home until he had recovered from his
wounds.l Words Of cheer gave his guest COM
fort and inspired him with that renewed
hope. which implanted In his heart the de-
termination to cast off the burden which bore
him down, and-though nutilated in person.
to rise superior to the poverty and the social
embarrasments which surrounded him.
When he had sufficiently recovered his
health, he let the fact be known that he was
a cigar-maker by trade, and, II he could get
the tobacco, he could do something for him
self Judge Cotbran, still anxious TO help
him who seemed himself helpless, bought
the tobacco, and he went to work. After
working awhile IN. spare place about the
in town, and for time did reasonably well,
when he moved away, and our, people lost
sight of him. That was moro than twenty
years ago. Last week he came back. The
know them. But his old friend, whom he
had come to see, was glad to greet him, and
we presume the Judge has not. for many
day, entertained a more welcome guestt nan
Mr.. q. Hauser, OF Athens, Georgia, and no
one ever experienced more real pleasure for
having done kindness to stranger than
has Judge Cothran. Since Mr.. Hauser left
Abbeville he has prospered well ana the
world has been good to him. He has now q
profitable business in manufacturing cigars,
ard money at interest helps him to the com.
forts and luXuricS Of life. A good wife and
happy children complete the story OF his sue
cess. -
His fidelity and unccasing friendship to his
benefactor is beautiful indeed, and his ssucceSs
in life could be more pleasing only to his
father and mother, than 1t Is to Judge Goth
ran. While q thouEanG daily acts OF loving
kindness may be forgotten, yet the goouneSS
and generosity which the Judge entenGen 10
the friendless soldier twenty-five years ago,
lives as fresh and green to-day in the heart
of the noble German as it did when his acu
were fresh in the minds OF all.