The sun., 1897-10-03
CONSOLATION FOR ELIZA.
MAN WITH 4 DETECTED JAG
MEETS FELLOW SINNERS.

Ills WItc Gould Only Hear Thcm-Scquel to
an All-NiEht session In Poker Game.
II was O'Clock on Sunday morning whom tho
poker game ended, and he lost no timo in get
ting one of those detected jngs that many men
get after losing n loI of sleep and chips. He
was New Yorker in business hut lad .
suburban home in Jersey. Hc knew that
his wife had sat up all night rocking In tho
rocking chair, murmuring "Oh. the villaini
Why did l ever marry himr and other pleos-
ant things for II wasn't his first night out. AZ
thoughts Of home came to him he ordered the
drinks quicker. Iio was getting "A quick jag.
He believed no needed IL. Finally. when he
climbed into u cab and ordered the driver to
hurry TO tho Jersey ferry, he was in n melan-
choly mood. He talked to himself on the way
! over and mathematical the big clocks on tho
J tall buildings. He declared TINT he had played
his last game of poker; he resolved never to
take another drink; he mado up his mind to
shake the entire crowd.
| When he shouted Good night" to the man
! who left him at his door his wife was looking
| out of the window, and exclaimed:
"You drunkardl You villninl Oh, II only
had my hanos on you now Yelling Good
| nightH at 10 o'clock in the mornngl You
| wretch
"sall right, dear" he replied. I'm goin' to-.
, hic-rm---"
"You fool! You-you-Tll teach you n lessoni"
| She pokcd her head back and slammed down
the window. lie knew she was coming to greet
him at the door, so, bracing up bit, he made q
! quick zg2ag around the corner. crossed tho
! fields. and nov r stopped walking until he found
/ himself mile from home, surrounded by a crowd
/ of strangers who were singing. He had run plump
| up against a Jersey camp meeting. Two OF tho
brothers saw his condition and escorted him to
q seat In the middle OF the tent. An elderly
woman with glasses got up to testify.
81 was in the habit of waiting for tho devil
: every night" she said and the man with the
| Jag murmurcd: "She talks just like Eliza"
! Yes" continued the elderly woman, 81 would
wait for the devil and enjoy his company"
That's not Eliza" whispered the jag; "she
| don't snap for me any more"
And when I'd meet the devil" continued tho
woman who was tcstifying, I'd grasp his hand
and welcome him to my heart. I'd listen to tho
sweet things he'd whisper in my ear"
{" Eliza would never listen to me-" murmured
| the man who had been out all night.
I'D listen to him. continued the woman.
| land I'd take his advice. But now a change has
come over me- have cast him away don't
listen to his sweet words any more! He can't
lie to me now! He'll never more find me a fooli
IN trampe on him! have cast him out this
time for gOod!
"Tbat's sounds like Eliza" said the Jag, brso-
ing ur and twisting his head to get look at the
woman, who was te.tiiyimg It's s,,,, not her.
please, brother, be quiet" said voice from
behind. fnh The man with the jag straishtened
was sleeping when he was awakened by the con.
greg tion sinein
Wen roll, we'll roll. the chariot over him
Oh Vel roll ven roll the chariot aver him /!
Not II l know it," exclaimed the jag, again
bracnE cling Up: t. You'll roll nothing over me-"
Then, tall thin man got up and proceeded to
relate his experience. He said that he had been
drunkard for twenty years and very. very
| bad man.
-" DO YOU know" he said, I've often lain in
the gutter drunk and planned to steal enough
money from my employer TO get more liquor.
I've abused my pool, mother; I've struck my
homo for three weeks at a tine and neglected
my poor wife. giving her no money for food,
most frozc to death. sitting alone for three long
weeks in q cold. cheeress room. waiting for me
He's worse'n me-" murmured the Jag.
Then short, stout man, with fierce-looking
muStocne, arose; Saiq ne mao oeen if
I'm not so awfuly bad" said tho Jag In .
."Brethren," shouted big, broad d-shouldered
fellow. ~ was secSnd-story burglar, and, Il I
"Oh, don't think I'm bad. murmured the
YES" continued the burglar. II sneaked
around in the dead of night with dark lantern
and jimmy. and if any, one dared to interrupt
hours in PRAYER, ., And ioT; that guess III be
|
Well have Joy and bliss behind the golden bars.
We II cast OUT sin when were above Mars,
Glory! GLORY Haelujah!
This was sung by the congregation. and 10
awakened the man with the jag, who exclaimedi I
NO more golden bars for me; I've reformedt
When n man with a heavy black mustache
his life and had played l6.23o.oOO games Of
poker the man with the jag was awak" and
"0h. think I'm pretty good
A fellow who said he once Western
train robber related the story of his life. and tho
""''ori one" M shot i've men in one day" said tho
train rObhcr. ,
Then. when woman rose and began to tell
count OF her bad temper every one became in-
. II had forty demons in me" she said. and
whenever my husband talked to me / snapped
. nj him. |! he was delayed over his usual time
Of returning home generally MT him with tho
, his face Finally a gentle voice whispered in
my ear and going down to the beach az Asoury
, Park. | knclt alone on the sands and there
, there dragged hem out cast the forty devils
into The sGn %nd ~ when W@n home r yGHt hnt nsno
per WAS gone. had driven all tho devils
The congregation sang:
For thry'v" all been driven away now.
They've all been driven away.
, IT'S good thing. murmurcd the lag; 'n
; her 10000 into the sea, Id 90 homo and face
her"
After fourteen reformed drunkards had re-
lated their cA pcrience and twenty-five gamblers
; had been heard from. the man with the Jag
bracch up and said aloud:
I'm model man; l'm-hc-as yer see I'm
sorry .grs al an wish yer reform nm wish yer
luck. But il my wifc knew WIS in yer hic-
t was good mNn-iu shame before
when yer-wifc-hic- got it in for yer she
l won't hIiovc,yrr. II bring her down VIII yers
tel her h"w bad yer all or"i Then she'll bo-
I licvc me when shay she's got modcl-hic-hus.
} ban. Hes p
Then lie picked up his hat and he went home
to t." her
4 RsttirsmnL~'s HnttI" Awakened ny Girl