The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-02-09

The world meets so many praying
and shouting christians in protracted
meetings only.
1t may help a mule to kick and
cuss it, but the same medicine is not
good for country and an editor.
We may lay behind prison bars
some time, but you will never hear
of us going back on friend or be-
raging confident.
Judge Blizzard used to carry the
mail from Chenille to Burning
Springs. Yes, and worse than that
used to hew cross ties.
A man may theorize and theorize
on types and shadows for life time.
yet at the edge of the last river the
only thing necessary Cor the eternal
salvation of the soul is to have nc
cepted the simple easy and equita bic
terms of the gospel.
I. I. Hodges, President Of the Fox
Hunters Alliance was here last We'd
nesdAy, and meeting of the frater-
nifty was called at j. w. PeIPs store,
at which the President, Jerome
Hardman and others spoke enter
tainingly on the subject for quite a
while. Thousands of the very best
running breeds offoxes were soon cor
relied by the matchless speed of the
various dogs that each of the mem
bers have owned.
We are aware Chat it were better
for us that milestone were hanged
about our necks and we were cast in
to the midst of the sea than that we
should offend one of these little ones"
meaning, Of course, one of the follow
ers of the meek and lowly Lamb that
tsketh away the sins of the world, and
in view OF this, speak in all kindness,
but ask, if your voices tremble because
it is heard by small audience of ac-
qnaintances, how shall you give an
account i'll the great Judgment day
when arraigned before the entire
wor ID?
IN OF every one that sayeth Lord, !
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven, etc" Never WAS there more
truth cOuched in the same number of
words than there is in the foregoing. |
Some experience has doubtless re-
vealed this to mankind generally. /
The writer lost more money on mio-
lster, who could do more weeping !
over the sins Of the world than doz.
ordinary christians, than he ever has
in dealing with all the black legs and |
gamblers with whom he ever came in |
contact.
Judge Blizzard went up to Gilmer
court in his .leign, and notwithstand-
Tag the snow had disappeared he
drove home in i; last Friday. In
crossing the mouth of Tanner he en-
countered an ice gorge which came
near resulting disastrousIy. His horse
got down and the Judge got out of
the sleigh to help the horse and about
the time he got around the horse
plunged and knocked the Judge down
and fell on HIM. The horse was bad
~ bruised about the legs, aAd the
Judge was hurt considerably in one
of his hips
Every now and then you will hear
some one declare that he would not be
arrested. a speak easy man up at
Buckhannon recently made such
declaration and for his fool hardness
got shot and carried to Jail. When
ever the law commands an officer to
arrest A or B the best thing A or b |
can do is to gracefully submit and 90
along with the officer or run like all
fury. AS long as a man can keep on
Of an officers sight he is all right, but
resisting an arrest from a town sar.
gent to U. S. Marshall is a pretty
serious ohense, and the officer always
has the law on his side of the ques-
ton. And the trouble for the accus.
ed is, that if one man can't arrest
him the officer has the right to sum
mon the entire county to assist him.
Pell has nice line Of Saddles,
Brides, Halters, Gerths and Collars.
The girls who attract the best men
are almost always a source Of sur.
prise to their feminine friends, who
are often lost in wonder az to Why so
many more patent charms should have
been passed over in such selections.
] is tho little mouse ola woman, the