The herald., 1898-10-29
STORIES OF the DAY
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The old stock broker, says the Chicago
Democrat, limped YEARLY down the faml-

The old stock broker, says the Chicago
Democrat, limped YEARLY down the famll-
lar country road on
Congenial which i'll boyhood days
Vocation he had often driven
he cows homeward tO
their barn at milking time, and ever and
anon some familiar feature OF the landscape
caught his eye. Years ago his father had
died and lett the farm to his brother and
himself. Soon firing of the dull toll of a
farmers life, he resolved to go to the city
and seek his fortune.
Here his honest face secured him posi-
ton with Wall street firm the members
OF the firm assuming that an honest, IN
genious countenance was such a rarity III
their line OF business that 1t might attract
attention and add to their clientele.
Soon branching out for himself he in time
became one of the largest operators on the
street. But, caught in crash, he was pen
niess, and was now forced to- seek home
with his brothers sons, who had prospered
with the farm.
As he reached the familiar gate the young
husbandmen saw him, and with yell they
rushed to meet their uncle:
Come right in! You shall not want for
anything cried Jabe.
"1hc room you occupied when boy is
ready for you'll" shouted Bijah.
"Not a lick of work shall you do" chimed
in another of his nephews.
"Hush, boys" said the old stock broker.
81 am still able to work and shall do my,
share. Never shall it be said that ate OF
any ones bread and ended my days IN sioth-
fulness.'
''Well," answered one of the nephews,
"can YOU think of any light work about the
place you could do! Something congenlal
you know, that won't seem to strange and
hard for you.
Eyes replied the uncle, after pause !;
81 have it. | shall water the stock.
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Nearly a quarter of a century ago, says
the Pittsburg News, as old or middie-aged
persons will remember,
Justification OF the religious temper
+ba Iu1on ance women of the
1orth organized a
movement against the saloons which as
sumed large proportions and took the form
of a yeritable crusade. 1t invaded almost
every city and large town, bands OF EN-
thusiastic women going from saloon TO sa'
loon, praying and singing IN every pace
where they could secure PERMISSION.
While the crusade Of the praying SIS
ters'' was at its height that stanch old rebel,
,Jubal A. Early, visited Richmond, va, foI
the first time since the close OF the Civil
"In the hotel" said he, II met my old
friend, Governor Vance of North Carolina,
since United States senator. Although
was not governor of South Carolina, Vance
suggested that it had been long time-fif
teen years in our case-between drinks, ana
we went in quest of Julep.
"'General, said he, after remarklng tha'
Virginia was the place for juleps, have YOU
read how the women of the north are try
ing to destroy the liquor traffic by praying
the saloons?
81 told him that had, when he,asked
"'Do you believe it's true? l have ar
idea that it's only joke of the Yankee
newspapers
'T told him that it was true; that frieno
of mine had witnessed the rather unique
proceeding in Columbus. O.
"'Where do they etSheir authority, gen
eral? For the life of me l can't under
stand ~
"'Thev profess to get it from the Bible,
replied. .ondod
very earnestly, 'as boy and young mar
was a pretty regular Sunday school So mol
ar and the only instance in the Bible ina
can recall where any one ever asked iol
water was poor devil in hell, where thinl
he rightly belonged
Mr.. Beaver, an old gentleman, lndeepeno'
emit stalwart, heroic, reared several sons
who, by notn prdctlc'
Rattlesnake and inheritance wer'
Story very wsoAe ~ n rel;gin nr
and had no regard for morality, says thu
| Charleston, Courier
On one occasion John, one of the sons
was bitten by rattlesnake, but, being ac
| companed by several OF his brotheIs, va
| carried home to his father immedlate'y
The old gentleman BECAME alarmed, ana
thinking his son in all probability woult
soon be dead, sent hastily for the parson
who, being affected even more with sur
prise than qualification, bent every energ!
to comply with the call ,ru po,vsr
Being met on his arrival by Mr.. Beaver
the father of the family, who, after explain
ing the misfortune of his son, exhorted mn
to- pray for the afflicted one; imme dlately
The parson lost no time and soon the en-
tire family were bent in prayer. After pray
ing long, fervently and earnestly Tor TN
speedy recovery Of John, the parson con
Guided somewhat in this wise; NOW, Lord
we thank Thee for rattlesnakes, and espe
cially for the rattlesnake that bit this MAJ
Beaver; and now, Lord, do be pleased t
send another great old rattlesnake to Bit
! snakes will ever turn the Beavers"