The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-03-22

on a tear, and for a time he succeeded in
painting the town a very bright yermillion.
Then came repentance and the reawaken-
ing, and once more he was gathered In the
fold. soon lost sight Of him, and since
know nothing of his daily life This week
comes the pitiful story that the old prize
fighter Is starving, and an appeal has been
made In his behalf through one of our
great city journals, and a quick response
was made by one Of the companions of his
evil days. Across the old mans path the
shadows thicken and the night gro VS. dark,
and he sits In the vale of sorrow waiting
fer the call, which, for him, cannot be now
far off; and so he watches and waits. The
world has driftel away from him, and the
priest and The Levite 60 by on the other
side. III his great desolation, crime
branded and sin-scarred, perhaps he may
,.ealize the promise of the Lamb. Though
by sins be as scarlet, will wash them as
white as WOOL" and as the shadows deepen
into the gloom of night, through the clouds
he may hear sweet voice as he sinks to
sleep, saying, "BIy son, thy sins are for
given thee"
The boys have been on a broad grin all
the week at the dinner Colonel Elliott f.
Sheppard gave the toughs of the different
ward associations at the Union Club on
Tuesday evening March 4th. The Colonel
is a recognized leader amont the swallow
tails. He is known as the leading Christian
edlfor of New York, that is, among pro-
fame and wicked papers like the World, the
Herald, the Sun, and the Times. Not a
day goes by but on the first column of the
editorial page of the Mail and Express a
text can be found appealing to the wicked
to forsake their evil ways and subscribe for
the Mail and EJpress, not that the Colonel
cares bit about their money, but because
he knows the Mail and Express would do
them good. No scrapping match or dog
fight finds place in its columns. 1t has
no need of a fighting editor, for its ways
are the ways of peace except when it goes
for the Democrats, and then stand from
under. Every one of the staff is supposed
to be a church member in good standing.
The Colonel had political string to pull
for Mayor, so for the time being he sunk
his dignity and went in with the boys.
The green turtle soap was all right. The
roast beef and the canvas back ducks were
splendid. The boys did not know what the
pate de fois grds was, but they gobbled 1t
down all the same, and got on nicely till
Denny Shea got dry; the waiter poured out
glass of Apollinaris, and Denny thought
it was a delicate kind of wine. To show
the Colonel that he appreciated his hospi.
talitY he opened his gullet wide and took a
big swallow; he jumped from the table and
thought he was poisoned, for it was many
day since cold water, unqualified, bad
gone down that thirsty throat. The
Colonel is a strict temperance man, and
could not consistently afford his guest the
only possible relief. An Irish waiter, one
of Denny's constituents, took the case in
at a glance, and hurrying down stairs tc
the bar got prescription from a bottle
marked o. R. 1946, and dragging Denny
behind the door out of this sight of the
Colonel gave him swallow of something
that undoubtedly saved his life. Mike
Finn, of the Sixth Ward, says, "the din.
ner was only diabolical plot to poison all
the leaders, and dat any feller dat nd AK
lot of gentleums to grub wild him and der
ak em to soak dere clay wild water is &
chump, and don't know what decent
politics is" One thing is pretty certain
and that is that the Colonel will nevel
, catch the ward leaders again at a Unior
Club dinner. Barney Biglin may lose hi
district because one of his constituent
saw him in a swallow-tailed coat, and
clean shirt. His only chance of escaping Il
by denying his identity.
A few days of genuine winter weathe
has convinced us that there is a North Poll
somewhere. Perhaps it's all right afte
all.
am, yours truly,
RROAnRRTM