Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-09-08

vigor that amazed the mob. Stand
lug between the painting, bleeding
com balants she spoke with cutting
stefuness that made them both
finch aud drop their eyes abashed
Her presence and words had sur
prised them into sobriety. One of
the men who had been very Sc
riously Injured began TO sway IN.
steadily, and tren suddenly fell in-
sensible at her feet. Looking the
other IN the face, she said;
"'Are you a man or a DcaStF
Did you have woman for a
mOlherl Oh How cOnld YOU so
far forget your manhood as TO
shame even IA brute with Your
cruelty"
the man, startled and cOwed,
sluDk awav lgtO the crowd without
word. The parson wife turned
to minister TO the man at her feet.
She found hIm as helpless as log
aud very dangerously hurt. She
spoke IN such tones OF command
that none thought Of refusing to
obey.
"Plck him mp aud carry him
into the p 'rsonageY
"UpoH the same he'd from which
The other injured man had Just
risen this one was laid. lie was
carefully and tenderly nursed back
to life and strength. The day be
lett ho kissed the little wOman's
band and cried like a child. She
made him kneel down with her
while she prayed for him. He went
out of the house with a new light
IN bis eye. He went strais lat to the
saloon where he knew he would
fud the man who bad beaten him.
The crowd made a ing !orahnl her
fight as soon as they saw him en-
Ter, lie quickly said:
"'BDls have been nursed back
to lite by an angel who prayed 20
God to keep me from sin aud help
me meet her in heaven. When tho
parsons wife put her hand on my
head and prayed Tor me, she useo
almost the very words my mother
uttered with her dying breath.
My heart went all to pieces. Boys,
| have done with all this wicked
ness
Turning to The man who had
so cruely abused hin, he said;
E. Tom, old chum, want to ask
your pardon before all the boys
| was in the wrong. began tie
fight without any cause. dt-
served more than | received. You
know, old fellow, NY long liit-
Trend, if | had not been c. azed-
drunk would not have Strucl You
| haye alvaNs loved YOU as a
brother. Give me your hand,
Tom, and say you forgive me. I'm
gong home TO begin new liie.'
Tue two men claSped hands foT
an Instant as the tears pOurd down
their bearded cheeks like ram.
They were boybOOd play mates
from the same ueighbOrhood in the
East. They leTt the saloon to
gether and went home the SAINT
day.
The parsonage was named the
hospital the first week the parsons
wife came to town. These two il
cidents did more 10 preserve tht
peace than dozen policemen coalC
have done. Tue mOmeut two mol
began handy words which threat
ened to eud in blows some bystaL
der wOuld shout:
"Boys, here's another fellow
who has enga ged a cot at the hos
pital =
'Ibe gOod-natured jeer wa
taken up 10y the crowd and other
would reply;
Ran aud tell the parsons vii
to send her stIetchtr fOr her mex
patient!
"The bght was of at once. Stree
UraWis almost holly ceased. Eve
lhe rude, prOtane and ohscrn
language, which before The pAI
sons " lie came polluted she yer
air III every part of the town, Wa
al uost completely banished. Ih
plucky little aOman had TIE habl
Of appearing Unexpectedly HhereN
er "a crowd OF men had gathered
She accepted with IA sweet smil
ami IA gracious bow the deierenc
Of The rough, coarse men, who a
ways said as she approached
= &" hats %, boys. the parsoh
wIfer
, She came to us like an angel
p a mob of demons We had loTgo
I ten God; we had lost our Danboo'
, we had almost lost our respect fl