Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-06-27
A AFELLOW.FEELING.
The Time in a Mans Life When He
Most Needs sympathy.
fArkansaw Traveller.


The man on whose face woe-begoneness
of expression had marked claim FASTENED
from a noisy strest into quiet alley, and
despondently placing his hands against a
wall, began to heave most distressingly
An old fellow who happened to see the
HEAVIER stepped into the alley, initiated the
position of the unfortunate man and began
to heave. They kept up an exchange OF
retching for some time, when the original
HEAVIER, suspecting that the old fellow was
not genuine HEAVIER, turned to him and
said:
"What de you mean by mocking me,
sir?"
"I'm not mockin' you"
"But you don't look like you are sick?'
II amt sick"
"Then why do you heave?"
Wanted to help you"
"Wbat!?"
81 say / wanted to help you."
"HeIp mel" the man Indignantly ex-
claimed.
That's what l said"
"How in the deuce can you help me?
What benefit can derive from your heav-
ing?
wall, none, accordin' ter the cold and
practical idee of the world, but shows
sympathy. Thar amt no time in mans
life when he needs so much sympathy and
gifts so little as when he is gitten over a
spree. I think
"Ah-hah habl" moaned the original.
"Ah- hah- -hahl" echoed the sympathizer.
II want you to 90 on away now and let
me alone" said the original.
mo, cannot; must stay and sympa-
thize with you.
"But l don't want your sympathy"
"Yon must have it."
81 won't"
"You shall"
"Bar r-r.rw retched the original.
"Bar-r-r-r !" echoed the sympathizer.
81 want you to 90 away now and leave
me alone"
mo. sir, | will not leave you alone in
your misery. Two weeks ago ter day l
hill on ter a rail fence in Indiana and I,
reachin' way down in myself, called hogs
fur more than half an hour. l had been
full fur some time an was jest gettin' over
it. a man come riding along. He didn't
say a word-didn't even give me a kind
look. How did long for sympathy-how
I did yearn for some man ter
put his hands on that fence an call
hogs with me but no man came. After
while a dog come along, eat some grass,
went up ter the fence and begun ter reach
down inter hissef How my affections did
90 ou, ter that brute! He may not "a
knowed it. but he was doin' me powerful
service, an said right then an thar that
eff ever cotched man in the fix was in
at that time would help him. l was
rushin' down for the depot ter take train
an git outen this here hubbub Nv town,
and Jest erbout had time ter make it, but
couldn't pass you by, mister"
"'Iook here" said the genuine HEAVIER, Il
believe you are pretty good sort of fel-
low"
II don't know about that, but do know
when a man needs sympathy"
"Let's shake hands"
"All right"
They shook hands and theu the genuine
HEAVIER said:
Now, let's 90 somewhere and get .
drink"
"No l am obleeged ter you. A short
time ago l was q sick and self-despisin'
drunkard, but l am man now. l have
drunk enough Ticker ter float raft, but
Tm done. T'uther day l hearn my little
children talkin'. What sort of place do
you think heaven is p the boy asked. I
don't know replied the girl. but think
it must be place where little childrens
fathers don't get drunk Then l said ter
myself, Little angels, ef that is your idee
OF heaven am goin' ter make one fur you
right here on this earth And am, mister.
Wall, goodb