Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-26
A RELIGIOUS TEST.
An Odd Story Told by a travelling Man
The Lawyers Peculiar Case Making Money
from Old Postage Stamps.

The Lawyers Peculiar Cast, Making Money
from Old Postage Stamps.
"Most peculiar case ever had"
unused the attorney. "You never saw
finer looking young fellow. He had
a good face and a well-shaped head;
he was clean and neatly dressed; he
talked we'll and looked you squarely in
the eyes. When I went to the Jail at
to him. It had been my business to
study human nature and I was salts
fed from the first that he had never
stolen the 5000 as he stood accused.
"He told me his story, frankly and
without reservation. / was convinced
more firmly than ever of his innocence.
He outlined his own defense by ac-
counting for every minute of his time
on the night Of the robbery and in
| forming me just where the witnesses
to substantiate his statements could
be seen. I found them and they af-
firmed everything he had told me. 1t
was as clear a case as 1 ever saw and
l went into court with the utmost con-
fidence. The prosecution did the best
it could under the circumstances, but
we swept the board and the young
man was acquitted by the jury's first
ballot. He was grateful, shaking
hands with the judge, the jurymen
and even the prosecuting attorney.
Now, SIR he began, when we had
reached the office, what do owe you?
"'Only what you can afford to pay
me. The saving of an innocent man is
something of a reward in ITSELF
. "'Well, 1 would like to pay yor
more, but at the present I can only
l. afford to give you half of the 5000. Il
that fair?''
1.-The best money making schema
that l have heard of in many day.
said a man. the other day. sis thi
method now in vogue for washing can
celled postage stamps. I am informe'
NJ that certain people, their names knoy
Y not, have a wash that will remove tn
\cancelling ink from stamps, but max
no impression on the regular printin
nix, so that the operation cannot b
objected. You have read perhaps som
advertisements offering to pay a goo
SUN for large quantity Of cancelle
stamps Well, that's what the advel
\ tisef does with them. He washes the
and nets good round sum-
II was away down in Georgia la
year. said the shoe drummer, land
discovered something new, even in tn
hand of yesterdays and eventlessnes
II was riding along creek valley Whe
was told lived a mountain preach
tho had a practical idea of what r
lkion should do for those who exp
,tnced it and had adopted odd wa
o'e Oh putting his ideas into practice. !
our Ikeached a rise in the road l saw
tn bottom a young man driving
inb a potato patch, and before I cou
reich him he had followed the (
Though the narrow gate and was tt
"a inlto drive it out again. 1t struck ]
IN as peculiar proceeding, and when
Gale opposite the gate I pulled up
- hone and sat watching the young +
low and the pig. If you never tried
geth pig out of potato patch
canform no idea of what job it
andas I watched this young moi
tain4r patiently chasing the pig nj
err all yon,, getting it we'll headed
ior wardthe gate only to have it dou
ction on hin and go hack into the pa
class again time after time, 1 began to W
man. der What manner of youth this Y
amos thathad come into the mountains.
Wep- nall4he brought it over very caref'
son. and 5 he got it almost out, it CAV
- suddb grunt and dodge and into
nv patch gain it went.
VN. Dish dang the hog he said.
fling ID blowing and moping his
atel with IS shirt sleeve.
WY didn't you say that befo
Cor I ask, laughing.
".E3use me, stranger he said,
ey larS. ticing ne for the first time d'
see yo1was thar and he blushed
ID Au. lently Ind seemed to be greatly
m al luseu'
lhden- .Ohthats all right / hastene
Ixecu. say. L bly wonder you didn't cuss
Aros' lard ou of him.
reas. "'Wei l reckon I don't ker d'
he said. I done the best l knowe
How do you mean" l inqu
catchingbn idea of the situation a