Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-29

h&k. sak. lie nus % s4- - ~
1crk Baptist Conference. G.u
not believe that tae trGlap = as
as bad as be was painted, g;
that he vas treated ike q broth
er by bis fellow man. In order
20 prove the matter to bis oEn
satisfaction he spent several
weeks Of his last vacation on
tae road. Among his exTeEisn-
ees as : tramp. related IA the
Detroit Free Press are these;
II cane TO cae house at the
close OF peaceful summer :
day aud say al ed couple sit
tug together within. ~ beard
was a week old and ny Aals was
short enough Tor q graduate 81
Sing Sing ny rather promi.
nerlt nose vas 6uEard amd fray
Ell in the contest. Tie oil lads
lad a sweet. beai-a lace. sEam
e.. Ia a white cap border. she
told ns to cease ia aud 81 down
Bat the old ia-Ter looked kIs
prejudiceS.
-sWhat has hEearhs you 10
such a s;gate as this !! = he ask
cd sternly.
Before / could answer bim
the Old lady-bless here
marked IN au audible asi.e
Perhaps he knows cur Ned
1T was a klnd aud womsniy
wax of disarning him. | didui
know Our Ned bat I hope he
vas worthy of such mother.
Isn't il abOur time for CUT
bread aud mix. suggested the
fsrmer, and / was invited tG
partake Of the simple and most
welcome meal As | was SOin :
after thanking them, the C!.i
nan said earnestly:
~.YOa will be al right if YOU
will Just leave whiSkey alone
This 10 me. = respectable
miuis'e- ofthe gospel . want
Ell to drop my asSumes! eharac-
ter and assure him | never
tasted the stuff. but it vas toe
early IN the experiment, SO
kept silent and resumed ly
tramp.
After that | went to house:
where the door was opened {
crack, and the narrow face of :
woman was thrust out for 4 see
Ond. then the door was slam
med. Cats srched heir back:
and spat at me. Dogs grOwieC
ut me | cut hickory wcOs
harder than iron for bread that
must have jOurneyed, with tbs
CaiIdTen of Israel. aud ! slept
Oh a carpenters bench in the
basement through the Christian
charity of the OsEer OF th,
house.
"Ihe last venture | uside Vas
into = field where fire Ea'
burning and three trampS lying
beside il. / was glad of :
chance 10 meet the tramp en-
his own ground and learn Scms
thing Of his history and tradi
tio1s. One OF the men iampst
mp aad cane &c meet me. Ee
did net bold out bis nand in q
frsterull way. with : SIiie 81
welcome AMI a Put Il there
pard. tie eyed me with saspi
ci0n and asked me grufiiY What
I wautcd lie vas bigger than
l., and the other two Jciued bin
so I kept . eivl tongue, and
they gradually varme & TO ne.
The BIZ one ~as . cis-gynars
sGn-jGSt aS / Was-aud II
knew as much Latin aud Gree !
IS l did, and had stadit d Eaort
classic literature and SPOKE
mere languages The ether We.
the son Of a millionaire father
the third was sa outsider. VI,
slept around the hay stack thai
night and IN She morning tolt
them who | was. The clergy
mans sou remarked; Il notices
that yOg didn't swear Ihear,
how every mans hand va,
against them aud bow they wers
against every man-ISh uaesS Q
the world. SOured aud imhitter
ed ~ treatment that would nol
Be given 10 dogs. In ny tFa,
character | reasoned and p.ay
ed With them as I have since
pleaded for them.
Treat the tramp kindly aut
he goes away With Z blessing il
his seaVt. Shut the door ia hi.
face, and his prayer turns to =:
curse. This is my experience,
and belief.