Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

and subscribed 70 The Young Christian
and The Weekly Rambler On Evangei
cal Miscellany. WhGtcvef that may mean
An undilutnd course OF this pefuiciou.
literature naturally created in him &
desire toward the opposite extreme ~
suddenly dropped The Young Christian
and The Weckiy Rambler aud purchase
penny drealfuls and taking no further
interest in the welfare % the heathen
saved up mud bought q second haul rc'
volyer and 100 cartridges Ills ambi
ton. he cuuldrd f9 inc. WAS 90 become q
"dead shot aud the marvel j. that BIZ
did not succeed.
Of course there followed The usual
discovery and consequent trouble. tue
usual repentance ard rcfOrmGtion the
usual determination % start O new
life
Poor fellow. De lived starting a new
lie Every New Years day b. would
start new lte-on bis birthday on
o.hcr peoples birthdays / foncy that.
later on. when be- cane 90 know their
Importance De extended iiic principle 90
quarter days "fidyiU- up aud starting
aflesb De- always Ccilei b.
I think els young uan hn WAS better
than most I'd us but Do lhchct thlt
great gift whiah is Che distinguishing
feature Of che Eugiish-slealug race Dbl
the world over ihr g.f. oi hypocrisy
lie seemed incapable 1i doing the slight
est thing without getting found OUT A
grave misfortune for man 90 suhcr
FROM this.
Dear ample-he, rcd fellow. 30 never
occurred to him that De Was us other
men--wiil. perhaps % uts I'd of straight.
forWurlnpss added, be- regarded himself
as n monster of dpprYity One evening
] found him iu bis chambers eusased
upon his SisypheIn labor ui udll1-
up 4 heap of letters photographs
and bills lay before him. lle was tear
bog them up and throwing them iu'o tnc
ire
came towards him, but De stopped
me- Don't C0ne near iue. DE cried,
"dln't touch nae. I'm not &c 60 shake
hands with u descent man.
lt was Che sort of agU .h tu make our
feel hot ard uncomfortable / lId not
know what Co answer AMI murmuud
something about his being n1 worse than
the average
Don't mia like that" De answered
e1citcdly; yuu Say that 90 comfort mr.
/ know; but ] hUu li.y % bear 10. ~ !
thought other mcn were like NE [ should
be- ashamed ot being man I've been
a buckguarl. OLD fellow. lut please
God It's not too late Tomorrow morn
inE 4 began "a new life
he finished hls work Of destruction
and then rang the bell aud scut hl. uau
downstairs Tor q bottle of champagne.
My last drink be- said. us wp clicked
glasses. Here's Co tbp old life out and
The new life Iu
lie took zip and flung the glass with
the remainder into the tire he was al-
ways % lttlc theatrical especially when
most in earnest
For u long while after that / saw moth.
lag OF him Then one evening sitting
down a. supper no "a Restaurant. / noticed
mm opposite 90 me iu company thar
could hardly be called doubtful
He flushed and came over 90 me. "Tve
been un old woman for nearly six
months he said with ~ Murh u lind
! can't stand 10 amy longer"
After nll. Do continued. "what is
life but 70 live H., only hypocritical 10
Try aud Doe o thing we atc lot. Aud do
you know-he iciut across the table.
speaking earnestly honesty ana seri.
onsly' I'm q better mani feel Ii and
know it-whcu avn my natural sef