The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-08-03

CHAPTER g.
Excessive candor should H. ay,iicd in
s,.cial iniercuur~e. said Eagcue ScIissy
To- hi> friend Walton I oaee knew "a
I-.r>..a wh,re excessive rand,,r rs.asltTs-i
hi, lie miserable. aod ultimately luaashi
UPON him an awful caamii,
In whsi way
IL ! a very bong story -o light one -
tl,s--e cigar and viii ted You under what
circumstances inrBcd an acquaintance
with this remarkable leu~anagr and vii
endrayor ,o relr,zluce hi, owu aeoouni =
hi evenllul and eslamilotI, saacr
/ wo,ild H. gisd &" hear It
some YEAR ago said S,ai"n I
was -,n,Ilng along a siroei in oee x pur
large oitis- as late hour a. night; ur Isr
hap- I should say. at an early hour 10 the
morniu. 4 fall movn ,hane overhead
The street SEEMED to he deserted. aud inr
-.me time not the --,und II a ss-stfsll 'isd {
hear. N la-t | perueiyed. un the opp"
site sidewalk. a pcr.an moving slpBs Wiih
q recularity of lossnoliou which lmulesli
ately attracted nay attention. lie va
moving onward With an irre-gulariiy n
mntiou which deyiaied materially from o
srraight line. and sometime. iss,aghi aim
nearly in collision with the ms e build
ings on bis night hand and an,a in haE
ar,ious proximity To the gutter on hi- left
Then he would stand s,ill and mu,tsF io
himself. A. If be were attempting The -.4n-
tiou Of jiaicul, problem Again he
would advance but, by strange ensaa-
clement If hi. neither limbs hseorniuE
greatly embarrassed in bi, intricate move
alents, would h. compelled {" half and
ssliloquite. Then, as il he had heTuieaiiy
determined that nothing should baifle has
efsiE1s. he would Suddenly rush iorwapi
with sn aeesl~ratiou II motion. Ike lab
l<r At ~ IN gale IL wind WIN has nog
vet gus an his ,ea beg,
in other worlS aid Waltaa he
was Trunk
lei me ultimate ia mnre eleEsui
nhrasq,Loey thsa the gentleman had l,sen
dining ont. and had lo-t his equilibrium.
He moved On in ihis manner ua,il be- c.alne
to the steis of nTtain house. where he
paused aud seemed Ia reooun"iier. sud
denly he made rush 1t the stef>. eyi-
IDENTIFY with the intentiosi Ia ascend Bui
his efIaus ven II No avail He retedt,l
A. If he had been reTelied by -sine lnvi>l-
bic and hostile hand He .ts-,d -4ilasfliz
ins and evidently hracing himself ap for
anmher effort. ike the gallan, leader uf 4
forlarn hope who had just been repui~el.
but wa> determined 10 make another aud
more desperate attempt. Once ni"nr he
made a rush at the steps and again had la
fall back Tlis time in his rrlT,,.re~>iye
movement he nearly went off the sidewalk
and into the gutter Baffied bat mot sub
dued. he was preparing for another onset
when a tall man of somewhat peculiar
physical conformation who just then came
along. took him by the arm and saying.
allow me ,o assist YOU. placed hin, "n the
top step. hnpelled by that instructive
feeling which never deserts true gentle
man by birth and breeding he turned 10
the stranger and with many courteous ex-
presSions of thanks. exclaimed To whom
am | indebted for this assistance
Ny name is st Paul. said the
stranger in a loud and solemn tone
St. Paul |, exclaimed the gentleman
- Why, my dear sir. You cannot imagine
how delighted am Ia see you want
to ask you 4 question.
What may it be?
- Ny dear St. Paul wish to know it
YOU ever received any answer TO that very
long letter which You addressed 10 the
Corinthians ?
The Saint lifted up his right arm and
was commencing a discourse in Il loud voice
when an officer of the police quietly took
him BY the arm and led him away.
Il suppose. said Walton, that he was
one Of those fanatics who assume the names
of the h0ly men of ancient days and 20
around holding forth wherever they eau
Gnd an sudience But what became OF
he gentleman after he got 10 the top Of
tire steps
He drew forth key from his pocket
an j endeayored to point it with precision.
Bu 1 he was q bad marksman and the key
ca, ue in contact with the door about foot
frol the object at which it was aimed.
He made numerous but Intellectual attempts
to insert the key and operate the lock.
Emu ]sting the example of St. Paul, now
hurri ed across the street, assembled the
steps and. offering my assistance took the
kew tom his hand and unlocked the door.