The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-02-20
Communicated.

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close at least for the present, unit
something further developed.
A few days after the above issue
received a communication through
the mail signed "John Smith," to
which made short reply in your
issue of February 9th. Before the
above reply l got, in confidential
way, the author or authors of the
"John Smith" letter. He or they
failed to unmask themselves so far,
but suffice it to say one of the
preachers helped to get, or got, it up,
in or after consultation with other
members of the Athletic Club. j
wish to say, or rather wish to repeat
what / have said in other letters, that
/ am personally interested or would
never have written line about this
club. knew, or at least l believed,
would get fight in my hands, not
only with members of the club but
with the preacher members of the
club, and L knew my health was in
jeopardy, as it takes but little to up
set my nervous system, but being
personally interested determined to
make the fight, determined to save
my boy and to save others if l could.
So far l do not regret but feel
proud of the effort, and the success
attending same. 1 have the personal
knowledge of more than one boy
that have saved from keeping late
hours, and 1 have the promise from
them for all time to come. / have
made it point to impress it on their
minds that l was not their enemy but
the best friend they had in the city.
Ona nf than q q fn I,nn niOhf
in very decided manner and told
me / had to take back what 1 had
said about him. / asked what 1 had
said. replied could recall nothing
had said personally as to him. He
then said alluded to him in one of
my letters. l asked him what or
which letter. He told me or tried to
explain which, with very emphatic
expression i had to retract, when re
piled he had "waked up the wrong
coon" that II wasn't afraid of the
man that stood on two feet" When
His business had run down two-thirds;
he had had very nice business.
In this conversation l said live
different life; success yet awaited you;
that the day was gone for young or
I'LL OlO HAL w anu SuC-
coed in any BUSINESS.
l believe this boy will be all rightin
the end, and so far as l can will take
him by the hand at all times and
give him an encouraging word. A
word seems very little thing but
how, when and where spoken is big
thing, never to be forgotten. How
well do I remember words spoken to
me when very small boy, fifty or
sixty years ago.
lean call to mind men who have been
dead forty or more years whenever
they met me never failed to recog-
nized me with the kindly good morn
ing or good evening, John.
There is not a preacher in this
Athletic Club that / am not intimate
with and am their friend. This they
know, as l saidf I'm my letter January
I'd that l wae known for my out
spoken sentiments that 81 abhored |
like deception"
1t is not my intention to wound
the feelings of any human being. 1t
is written only with an honest in
tention of doing good, and 1 now
say if l should seemingly say any
thing to wound, l do not intend it.
Preachers, you are human beings
liable to wrong-none of US are per-
feet. l see as many wrongs in you
perhaps as you do in me. am get
ting old and hold position or posi-
lions in life that others seeing my
good conduct may be influenced
and fall in with and take me by the
hand-my hand being in the hand of
Christ, He leading us all up to a
higher life.
How is it with you preachers when
you go into places doubtful and teach
the boys lessons that, to say the least,
,ap be said are doubtful, are you not
dangerous ground? Are you
not teaching the boys games that
END to evil? If the games learned
The boys by the preachers did not
extend beyond the walls of the
Athletic Club, then would say all
light, but does not the very opposite
If this prove glaringly true?
Where will the boys go outside of
his club and play billiards that said
billiard rooms are not connected
With gambling and drinking saloons?
Pool selling from the pools on
lorse racing down to little petty
,ool selling Of a low order.
The boy that learns these games
rom the preachers Il repeat preach
RS as often as / do from the simple
act have talked with two of them {
nd have heard from the other one,
hese three preachers being the only '
hree in the town that belong to the {
Tub out of seven or eight will not
top right here with this club and
lay these games no where else. I
These boys may everyone be per- I
ectly sober, honest boys, but will ]
hey stop here? Any game the boys ]
lay learn in this club, there will be
ne here and there now and then who
ill become an expert This expert
lay be perfectly just and sober !