Telegram-herald., 1890-04-28
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40seE al death Of cid Anderson Lips
c0Db. -ao surrendered % tie demands
OF Ne great aigh sher1 0f death. iuss
forty thres years 40 yesterday Thea.
80 znins . ssFiOa-s "a yrsssi0a 0f eoun-
tsaA1es "a haas %. strikes the palpis
. DlCnz blow and fOr tzO hours aat /.
hAif 10 ranss and rO4rs over the virtues
snd abilities OF . mza Of ~ aOm De never
h-ssrd lani fss a0ars previously.
Recently. Simeon J. Boyle. circuit
rtzsr of shs osd school. vas appointed
by s0atsrenos - AKA charge q Ehs
Black salph4r Springs eircuiL lie Vas
knO-a ls . powerful 4g0niEer, q nan
yh0 could raise she soft hair Of l1Euri-
Ous sla tn - 10 sslf oristles OF fear.
TIE day after Boyle lad arrived Ii tie
nslga oOrhOod q ats new charge, ne -As
called apOa By Wigs baAy. Wigs Is
. ssll-kaO~n character q the com
manisy-a nan OF unEremo bling nerve,
OF ssfong aruls and IA appetite that had
never Seoa kAosu 20 fail
''WaAE oaa Do tos yoa7" The preacher
Asked. shsn the visitor had IN s<o4scsd
Ainselt
lea called % psy ny respecks an 20
tel yo1 thAs sf yoa ever need ny sarv-
esss - call on me"
Are y0u pre@chsr7" the ctrcats rider
azksA
oh, no
Then how can you ever - OF any
service % ne2 Ny work, as you know.
Is with The Lord. and a man whose work
- not directly In ina Lords work cant
% Ia Any good
Wall a. Jour work IN shis here
community moat not b With the Lord
Yogu hnt some putty tough fellers
round here. and ! lowed that they
rnoat want 70 pull an haul yoa about
one Of these times. al ef they DO. w
-yOu lest call on ne an well make 'em
30 lot that they could stand under
peach tree and make il bloom IN Janu-
ary. Untorstand2"
"Oh, ye4 / understand. bu. don't
give yourself any aneasines5 on ny ac-
count
All right bat that Is not al the busi-
ness I've got with you 'preciat0 the
Lord. and wanter ask favor OF you"
AL right, brother"
Il want you 20 preach the funeral OF
my brother Ike. Best feller you ever
seen In your lise-died about ten or e.
teen years ago Great big feller,
whipped old Oscar Miles once, an Os
was power IN the land, tell you Now
you preach his funeral an III make il
o. right with you"
Il viii do it, brother. What was the
cause of his dsath?T
Lack OF licker."
What vas be so addicted 70 the use
of liquor that when IL gave out and 40
oouldn't get any moro De died?'
Oh. no. be never was much OF a hand
70 drink
Then how tid be die on account Of
The lack " hquorT''
WV. he vas BIT BY rattlesnaks an
"A he didn't have no ucker, he Jest mach
ally died
And you want ne to preach his
funeralY'
Yes an you ken git In some power
ful work when you git down inter the
facks Of his lyia' thar saf,erin' FUR licker.
You ken fetch The tears outen mighty
nigh ever eye in ths house"
All right brother. I'll be on hand
next Sunday
The house vas crowded on the follow
ing sunday. Wigs took scat near
the pUlpit, and, taking out an immense
handkerchief-is must have been the
half Of a tabls-clOth-nade himself ap-
pear a. nan Of deep-seatsd sorrow.
The new ci-cufs-rider preached a power
fal sermon-he painted pathetic pies-
ure q man. ~allowing on The ground.
wrinEing bis hands and crying. in sn
agonited voice; "Licksr, OBJ bring ne
iLok>r or viii pearish!-
After services we're over. Wigs shook
hands With ths preacher. and then.
breaking down With she Weight Of his
emotion. Wheeled sboutsad disappeared
81 the woods
On toe following Saturday wirrs
called on The preacher again Il have
coma said she visitO when ths min
tsear bad shaken hands With him. 10
ssil you thas not only ne, but every
body. Il ieuzhs ed With tie brother Iso
sermon
Il sn highly pleased 70 hear IL
''Nos az al Say. I've got another IA
vor % ask
What "a it, brother@-
Il want Tou 20 preach ths sermon os
M brosher Ike szain next Suudsy@
WY. hat vouldn'- DO az AL
Why uot7-
"Becsuse preached is last Sunssv-
'Bro*hsr. les ne tell Tou hat cone
mighty nigh runnin' this here comm
uitY 7 gus I've q The main logs in shas
chnroh Tou preached IN lass Suniav. and
unless You preach Tsss funeral AGAIN
nsNs SUNDAY. W. III axe the logs
thas blouZ - re an split en- up for
fre- vcod On. icn't Toa thfnk ia
foiss VII axe Jour par. Th-7 know
ns-knov hat it Won't 10 - fool rfta
us. What 10 ron saT7"
oh. rsther han hsrs saT troubls.
hrother. VII 10 - Tou surzrst-
VIII yon make is ~ po-srf1i ss tha
sther one vas"
T SiI try.- - preacher sasws-sd
-Al riTht hut uind that 7ou 40 ~
TIE neNt Sunday ne ueoris we're
s-rneThss slrrris sed - bear another
tsrmcn CT 80 virtues and Traces q
brother IKE. has 10 cbiec-i0ns wsra
raised WzEs ras aTsin ieepiT afsct-
~ snd sEain vth 0-e-pcFeri11 emo
trn he Z sarrsare3 Fin rhe e~ods
Ea-I- she following Fridsr rorul-r
81 r-aa-se- vas sn-r- sed ~ r-ceiFs
smother call f-cm NiTVS
"Nrat ear 40 fcr Y1u rhs sra
bro-herr- -ha uf1is-er ssset
"Norh n rr.r -o creacn "a f1nersl