Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-17
A CHARACTER PARADOX.
lack Bowdoin's Conversion and HoW IT
Came About.


those Two hours il the organ loft; they
were freighted over and over again with
the delicate sense of purity, and the de-
lichtful comfort that has its bIrtn III
peace and rest.
And she? Be it by 10 means sup,
posed that she, too, was not impressed
by the novelty of her position; thal
her girls heart was not stirred by a
dcpth of sentiment she had never IeI
before. She knew that the man by her
side was an apostle of sin, one whom
bad men feared and good men stunned
She knew that the delicate hand she
admired. as il flew over tho keys OF the |
organ. had more than once been |
stained with a fellow-creatre' blood.
And vet she neither feared noI
chunnCd him, but, rather, felt herself
drawn to him. if not by the grandeur
of his passion for music, at least by
the hope that hers might be the help
ing hand to drag him out OF the PIT I'D
which he had chO zen to pass his ne
Must You go so soon, MISS; Jack
asked. earnestly, as she announced
that the Lesson was over
Yes, they will be expecting me al
home. .a
"Whcn can ] have another lesson;
"Tho day after to-molr w.
"Why not tomorrow;
"I should be afraid that people might
talk."
"Iscc. see, he replied, sadly. "And
Won don't know, Miss, how thank you
Tor toIlin' this interest in me. what
mu~t | do to make myself good enough
! co's noople won't talk whom they see Us
t0gether?"
"Our good pastor gave you mankin rs
mot useful manual o-day. That will
teach you everything.
Will it, Miss? Th2n I'll learn 1t all
by heart. ,,o,,
"And YOU may tell me how much
vou'vo read at our next lesson. Now,
go d-cv nirg."
And she offered him her hand.
He looked at her for a moment III
blank surprise, and then said;
"No, Miss; you don't know what you re
dom My hand amt pure enough TO
touch yOur5-not yct-Wa.t
i VII take it now"
He seized Der hand eagerly. though
reverently, and for the first time IN his
life used the name Of the Deity other
wise than in the framing Of an oath:
t "God bless yer, Miss; Goa bless
C yer! ,on1
Then placing a bank note in her hand,
j v,.tb ~ =. mark that he would rather
nav as he went along, he left her alone
= p' .ho loft descended TO the church,
= ,laesnI emf into the street and walked
IP'as4i'v P"e9T in tho direction of the Little
q Coejr0 ll'oS
! Af.o~ he had gone, Helen cXaminet
: .nGrst foo and @avc won't to a scream O
nm, !, vas n orc hundred -dollal
utl
oii ..,-,...,, ,r i.,.-' 'ress. Jacl
y ..t3,,a ,.i.l shouts or l.l-i -,
,,..i,a o,..t.u.,rd 5.v SOM. p o.
=, -" g trtrrjt had -ubeiatd he spoke
. ,I.n vlo+.s III, matter uow>'
q .4a. ba. ha7 laughed a barly gam
.,,ra rnt vn. now. Iaet. WOW
,.l,tef tto't w. D.. ..--9
=, 6OS %%os ~? % Voc surc,a iron. twenty threat
/" oIvir. VIZ ", 1rhot orc Won drNins 49,
. I W., ,o,' "i T'itb Goshino ewes. for h
" HSHcH aN1 Io,,,n o,,1" II" - divinn ttor meaning.
llut ny -, ~ ,,atnhoJ Va This afternoon
, and eScn vo snoakin' into the churc
I, i.tL "..G tha+ ,.a1lcr-hoircd Young hcifer a
! w.. M[,'l l,i,,.' ivy
" 1oai.,c ,,i.,ol was ont in an instant
= ,1 '' Iii forn ,,row Iivjd with rage.
- " on; &Xa,,. Teto1 ~ me every one OF yer.
~ -,V", .,iI";n ,'LV, no ansc This is no plac
t,d.ol, "'ii ~ hn' na,op into But let me tel
~ ui ii'r oI,d i',, Y,n,, oil know never Civ
l. SOr ,.r'I 'l h"t ,nca IF one O. YOU me
~ver darcs TO speak that la1y's name i
NV bnorin' 40 lin. by God, I'll kill hiI
"a IcoIio
y, There was a lull in the room, and II
y, ono made any attempt at rctort, for
NJ had Iono recn established fac
That wb1n Jacks pistol WAS out h
n,var sto1pe1 to handy words After
4 glance about the room, to satisfy hin
self that his threat hid pro luccd the &c
o. sired effect. Jack TUNED cooly to hl
III head cmployc.
,n ~How's the game runnin', Shorty?
nj "Fust-ratc: we win three tn usand. -
is Il. .et Ter gol" CALCULATED jack, enc
at ily. "You don't need me, so III
til home and do some I, al II Noo'
II ght And, leaving the saloon'he Wel
at to his room at Mrs. BfoWn 5 ooa'u.n' u.
,s, house, sat in an easy chalr' 'ooH ~ ~
his pocket the Bible gwen l,ihi nS " "
z" S mpson, and began to read. ne a
voured the cnt r. book Of Genesis, o
dercd his suppe", ana fpon9 'ne nG
ell hour in ea'hS' Sniohln6' "iit thn a''"ri, nrn
over the strange clr, nls'3iS .i,s,o VI '''' 0''
II non rGau ITi 'o pioI IL, Si .1''' ~Irow con
TO Six days! ne querleu' 10" oti' oGH
that be- Now J We go ,.I, " l'oM and Fl, q,
Ill my har tla' was oeoN wv, Cl,o" "' poiG Il,
lis found inside. IrolcS' o. onitil S"i" III
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