The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-27
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A CcreAy 81 Errors which ehoulA Ne \
Warning to Pious bat Careless Tourists.

A Ce0eAy 81 Errors which ehoulA Ne \
warnine to Ptous bat Careless Tourists.
ELNrRA. Oct. 26,-Deacon Joseph Stratton Of
the little village OF Parksville. Pa, IL one u the
most uncompromising and outspoken Prohi-
bitionists in the country. He is the strictest OF
old school Presbyterians. and looks upon
cards, novels. and all such things rs agents
and side partners Of Satan. He has daugh-
ter. pretty. and also pious. and hearty sym
pathizer with the work Of the W. @. 7. U.
Frank jackson. son OF the village merchant
has long been known for his rigid temperance
principles and prominence in local church
work. 1t was also known months ago that he
was the accepted sutton for the hand OF Deacon
STATIONS pretty daughter. and IL recently be-
came known that the wedding was to come on
the latter part OF this month. Young Jackson
travels for central New York shirt house
One day last week he got of Of Northern
Central Railroad train in this city to wait for
west-bound Erie train. He placed his russell
valise on a seat In the Gentlemen's room In the
depot while he stroled up and down the plat
form near BY When his train came In he
picked up the valise and got aboard. To his
surprise he found Deacon Stratton on the
train. Ho had double seat. with his yalise.
jackson sat down with him. placing his valise
BY tho side OF the, deacon's. The old
sss Up IN sssseeS county p business: ara
was bound oT sSn nnd
and got out When jackson arrived at his
staten he vent to store to shsw bs s9ms
amazed and shasrined 70 discover That Deacon
strattpn had made mistake IN the sateh i,e
hi
satche He went to tho telegraph e ssts and
NJ We ~ t th ueatf'tt roi~ and no exnressed
or what he supposed was HIS own 7, ca, came
yea! led letter from Deacon stratton;; When
jackson read the lotter, as he said afterward;
The satcse he he wss sorry he hadn't 81
finding his own nice array 81 samples ne tound.
s I'm 9fS supply esn sPa Set novel oT
i IL tS S,G mails Of this souptry and pack q
s ssfsvn shs &c
it must Sc tho one jackson had carried The
IN hi Sm 5 as
Whatever they may have been in their entirety.
!. known that one important tart sb 81 them b
As soon as Jackson could collect himself he
spstsS 70 th the
mistake somewhere: and that ne you, w0nid o DC
s sSp that the latter had started Tor home
several hours before. There was no way tnaC
village before the next day: He telegraphed
his house that he was going home on urgent
business and would eSplainr; BY letter; He
the tempesance question and literature had
unwittingly exchanged satchels with him. but
where or how It had been done he could not
Imagine He REACHED home the next day, blu. but
him word that no wolf in sheep's clothing
could ever get Into his fold. which was the old
Rentleman's way Of telling jackson that there
would be no wedding at the Stratton residence
The day after jackson arrived home. and as
he was preparing to 60 out on the road again;
another letter. Tho enclosure was ,, signe ed
thankful II their agent. Frank Jackson; would
forward him valise which he en-, must have
The writer. forwarded with tho letter Jackson,s
vallse. he having found a card OF the agents
in the satchel. Young Jackson lost no time In
placing the letter in Deacon Stratton,s hands.
and he had the pleasure OF knowing five min.
utes later that the deacon's dau ghter had not
lost faith In him for an instant The guilty
satchel was at once forwarded TO its owner.
and the wedding will como on. as intended. on
Thursday OF this week.