Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-22

The young min OF the house ran down and
opened the door to see what was the mat
ter. 1t was midnight The rest OF the
family were asleep. There were the wife
and children of this prodigal young man.
The fact was he had come home and driven
them out.
He said; "0ut of this house. Away with
these children. / will dash their brains
ont. Out into the stormr' The mother
gathered them up and fled. The next
morning the brother, young man who
had staid at home, went out to find this
prodigal brother and son, and he came
where he was and saw the young man
wandering up and down in front of the
place where he had been staying, and the
young man who had kept his integrity
said to the older brother: Here, what does
this meanP What is the matter with your
Why do you act in this waya" The prodi-
gal looked at him and said: "Who am
II Whom. do you take me to beP"
He said; "You are my brother" mo, l
am not. am brute. Have you seen
anything of my wife and childrenP Are
they deadP drove them out last night in
the storm. am brute. john do you
think there is any help for meP Do you
pationp" He said, "John, there is Just
one thing that will stop this" The prodi-
gal ran his finger across his throat and
said THAT will stop it, and I'll stop it
before night. Oh my brain; can stand
it no longerp That prodigal never got
home. But will tell you of a prodigal
that did get home.
In this country two young men started
"a, f,t H. L.
to Portsmouth. The father could not pur-
sue his children; for some reason he could
not leave horne, and so he wrote letter
down to Mr.. Griffin, saying: "Mr. Griffin,
wish you would so and see my two sons.
They have arrived in Portsmouth, and they
are going to take ship and going away
from home. 1 wish you would persuade
them back" Mr.. Griffin went and he
tried TO persuade them back. He per-
suaded one TO 60 He went with very easy
persuasion, because he was very homesick
already. The other young man said: II
will not CO. l have had enough of home.
I'll never go home" "Well," said Mr..
Griffin, then If you won't go home Pli
get you a respectable position on respect
able ship" mo, you WON'T" said the
prodigal; mo, you won't. l am going as
common sailor; that will plague my father
most, and what will do most to tantalize
and worry him will please me best"
THE PRoD1GAL RESTORED.
Years passed on and Mr.. Griffin was
seated in his study one day when mes
sage came to him saying there was a
young man in irons on ship at the dock
young man condemned to death--who
wished to see this clergyman. Mr.. Griffin
went down to the dock and went on ship
board. The young man said to him, "You
don't know me, do your mo" he said;
Il don't know you" why, don't you re-
member that young man you tried to per
suade to go home and he wouldn't go'"
"Oh, yes, said Mr.. Griffin; .are you that
manF' Eyes, am that man." said the
other II would Ike to have you pray for
me. i have committed murder and / must
die, bat don't want to go out Of this
world until some one prays for me. You
are my fathers friend and would like to
have you pray for me-"
Mr.. Grifaa went from judicial authority
to judicial authority to get that young
mans pardon. Heslept not night nor day.
He went from influential person TO infu-
entail person until in some way he got that
young mans pardon. He came down on
the dock, and as he arrived ON the deck
with the pardon the father came. He had
heard that his son under disguised name
had been committing crime and was going
to be put TO death. So Mr.. Griffin and the
father went On ships deck. and at the very
nnrnant Mr. Griffin oifsrsd lhe naEflcn .o