The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09
A SAD LESSON
Story OF tho Downward Career
OF Mr.. John Smith.


placing before the public certain
details Of a mans life il Is usual not 70
give the mans name. especially II the
details before mentioned can hardly be
set down to his credit But where a
great moral lesson Is TO be taught, l
think II always best TO give the correct
name II possible. 50 that others may
see the story is true, and takc warning
from career that has beecn ship
wrecked on rocks which, IL properly
pointed ont they may avoid In this
instance have the permission Of the
mans relatives to give his true lame;
and l think, as rule. you will find
that persons relatives are always
willing 20 give his name IL the Incl
dents " be recorded are discreditable
to him. Our dear friends are always
first to recognize our faults, bless EN-.
that Is, bless the friends of course,
not the faults
The name Of this man whose sad ca
reer have TO depict was Smith, and
his first name was John. OF course
the friends and relatives Of Mr.. John
Smith have long been aware OF the
facts which have 70 relate; and 50. as
Mr. Smith himself said to me tho other
day. 1T doesn't matter much whether
the general public knows tho particu-
lars or not" got Mr.. Smiths per-
mission to use his name BY giving him
shilling, which l strongly advised
him TO spend in food. He laughed
hoarsely at this advice and saw him
stink away through the crowd and
finally dive into . Photographic deal
ers shop, where he expended the shil-
ling for a bottle Of pyrogallic acid.
which bottle he ncrvously concealed
about his person and then disappeared
down the street.
No one would now recognize Mr..
John Smith as the draper clerk he was
a few years ago. when he used to come
TO the city from ono OF the suburbs
every morning. and be in his Office
promptly at nine o'clock. Mr.. John
Smith at that time was = model young
man, the pride Of his parents, and
man who was recognized by his fellow
clerks as one who was sure to rise.
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irreproachable habits, which Is saying
good deal for city person. He was
temperate in all his tastes. and he did
not speculate. which, when you come
to thin< Of Il, is saying still more for
city person.
Ono day friend tJones) said TO him:
smith, what are you going to do
with your next half-Saturday?"
''Oh, don't know said Smith.
carelessly; probably 60 up the river. "
Don't do il. Come with me out in
the country. I've got q camera, and
well take some photographs
oh. but" answered smith, II don't
know anything 1t all about photog-
raphy.-
'You don't need to-" replied the
other, who was . careless. good-na-
tured kind Of : person. Jones thought
because he could be moder ate in pho
Biography that everybody had : like
self-control. "All you have to do Is 70
stand as show you how to stand, and
! will photograph you with various
backgrounds and give you some Of the
pictures
"All right. answered Smith: II don't
mind IL do"
Very well. : said Jones; BE &C Fen
church Street station Is soon after two
o'clock on Saturday afternoon As YOU
can be-
And smith was there. Together
they went ont Epping Forest wav ana
ZONES -, - ~ c.m.r. d.,v:a ~
head under the black cloth. waved his |
hand for smith 10 stand this aide ~ |
that. and thus numerous Photographic |
were taken. with varions pic,urcsau.
bac xgrounds. and the invariable smith
in different attitudes In the fore