Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-10-02
MoLER AVENUE.
Escaped but was Caught Disserta-
ton on Pure Religion.


ton on Pure Religion.
What delightfully."- cool weather we
are having still note OF sadness
echoes in ones heart when the sigh.
ing autumn winds are heard aud the
leaves, bitten BY the first frost, float
solemnly to earth.
But more drear and deathlike to the
convicted, but escaping prisoner was
the sound Of the impatient footsteps
of Sheriff Smiths body guards, toll
lowing the trail of the felon's bare
and bleeding feet. Conscious strick-
en- and remorseiul, he might be. yet
LIBERTY was still sweet enough for
| frenzied effort, but all in vain. The
spring bud ola May hope withered
in his bosom as hot house plant in
a December gale, for the hungry and
cold but determined officers, closed in
upon his hiding place and cut off his
last chance of freedom. May we not
pity the poor wretch as deeply as we
reverence the justice and majesty Of
the law that convicted, or as keenly
as we admire the fidelity of the officers,
who, hungry and footsore, held on to
the trail throughout the long day and
night. pressing on, now knee deep in
mud and slough, aud again tearing a
path through brier and underground
peeriug into every cave and fen, bog
and den, all fit places tor witches
dance? Uncheered by even a firefly's
light, stalked on the sturdy defenders
of the law, shivering mot with fear
but with the chill of frost lurking
mong the MOSES and lichens OF Buzz
zard Hollow, they advanced till the
fleeing prisoner was caught, brought
back to town and Gagged.
County Superintendent James Sny-
der visited Ridenour school, gave an
encouraging address to the pupils, ex-
1 planning the compulsory school law
and the reason for the change to the
Pollard Readers and Spoilers, and urg-
ing pupils to work hard for the sue
cess within reach of the earnest, in
dustrious and ambitious. Our school
numbers AZ at the close of the first
month.
My, didn't the Baptist Church go
up in hurry 1t does go to prove
that Rev. Staley knows how to engin-
eer difficult undertaking as fearless
ly, boldly, and successfully as he
knows how to proclaim the gospel to
the fallen. His popularity is an un-
disputed question, and were it ques-
toned, the assertion fiom one of his
fluted, uptown saints would clear all
doubts on that head.
1t was on the way home from Mon
day night service in the new church,
this snarl was elected from the saint
in reply to the exclamation, what
crowdl Rev. Staley is very much adj
mired and popular Yes" spite
fully retofted the white saint, Hes
scrapin' up the trash everywhere and
bringing them into our church.
ugh, bahn' broke from listener.
"a fig tor the christian charity in that
woman soul. +"
Christ came to call (not the right.
eous) but sinners to repentance and
perhaps the people she dubs as trash
have less of Brahmanistic caste and
more of pure honest manhood and
womanhood than could ever find
room to stretch itself in that micro.
scopic, cast-iron soul of hers.
Now, Bro, Smith chop this off, if
you dare! It's no Quaker worm med
icine, at dollar bottle, but unvarn-
ished pills for selishness, gratis.
give us such as that all the time
and We'll throw away our iueat.ax-
Ed.
Visitors up our way-Two Misses
Conrad's, two Mr.. Wood and Misses
Ida and Bessie Morrison, of Wood