The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-02-03

llQQ tue COUNTER SdIuS JOu teAS
with one eye on the door. Established
lawyers, encourage young lawyers by
telling of the time when you broke
down in your first speech. Established
ministers of the Gospel, encourage
young ministers by merciful m
ton Of theological candidates. not
walking around with a profundity ana
overwhelmingness OF manner as
though you were one of the eternal de-
crees. Doctors established, by telling
you yourself once mistook the measles
for ~scarlatina. And IL you have moth
ing to say that is encouraging. Gilman
put your teeth tightly together and
cover them with the curtain Of your
lip; compress your lips and put your
hand over your mouth and keep still.
A gentleman was passing along.
crossing a bridge in Germany, and a
lad zane along with a cage OF birds
for sale. The stranger said: How
much for those birds and the eager"
The price wa announced. and the pur-
chase was made, and the first thing
the stranger did was to open the door
of the cage and the birds few out into
the sunlight and the forest. Some n
who saw the purchase and the liberia
ton said: What did you do that
for?" "Abi" said the stranger. II was
a captive once myself, and / know how
good it is to be free" On, ye who
remember hardships in early life. but
have come beyond those hardships, Il
sympathize with those who are in the
struggle, Free yourself, help others
to get free. Gov. Alexander Stephens
persisted in having business matters
brought to his bedside. There was on
the table a petition for the pardon OF
a distinguished criminal, the petition
signed by distinguished men. There
was also on that table a letter from q
poor woman in the penitentiary, writ
ten and signed by herself alone. Dying
Alexander Stephens said: You think
that because 1 have been i'll SO many
times and got well i shall get well
now, but you are mistaken; l shall not
recover. Where is that letter By that
woman in the pe%nitentiary? l think
she has suffered enough. AS near as
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NE that paper, that l may sign her
pardon" A gentleman standing by,
thinking this too great a responsible
ity for the sick man, said: Governor.
you are very sick now; perhaps you
had better wait till tomorrow; you
may feel stronger and you may feel
better" The eye OF the old governor
flashed. and he said: II know what
about" Putting his signature to
that pardon. he wrote the last word
he ever wrote, for then the pen fell
from his pale and rheumatic and dy-
ing hand forever. Oh, my soul, how
beautiful that the closing hours OF life
should be spent in helping oEe who
had no helper,
Encourage the troubled By thoughts
Of release and re~asSociation. Encour-
age the aged by thoughts OF eternal
juvenescence. Encourage the herds
man amid the troughs Of sin to go
back to the banquet at the fathers
homestead. Give Us tones in the ma
ior key instead Of the minor. Give Us
Coronation" instead Of Naomi" You
have seen cars so arranged that one
ar going down the hill rolled another
up the hill. They nearly balanced
Zach other. And every man that finds
ife uphill ought 10 be helped by those
Who have passed the heights and are
descending to the vale. Oh. let Us
oear one anOther's burdens.
A gentleman in England died. ieav-
ne his fortune by will to his two sons.
son that stayed at home de-
troyed his fathers Will and pretend
d that the brother who was absent
Fas dead and buried. The absent
after a while returned and
laimed his part Of the property
Judges and jurors were bribed TO saw
hat the returned brother and son was
son at all. but only an impostor.
he trial came On. Sir Matthew Hale.
he pride Of the English courtroom.
nd for twenty years the pride Of iu-
heard that that injustice
'as about to be pTacticod. He put OF
is official robe. lie put on the garb
f a miller. He went to the yillaCa
here that trial a to take place. He
the courtroom. He somehow
SLIEdiAGhSu SS OiG u the Jurors
he briber Came around. and the man
ave ten pieces of gold to tie other
Irors, but as this was only 9 poor
lilier, the briber gave 10 him only five
of sold. \ verdict was brought
l rejecting the rights of the re-
brother. He was to have no
hare in the inheritance. Hold. my
,rd." said the miller. Hold, We are
OF all agreed on this verdict These
men have received ten pieces Of
Did in bribery. and I have received
My five" WHO are you? Where do
0u come FROM" said the judge on the
anch. The reSponse was: Il am
Westminster Hall; my name is
Hale, Lord Chief Justice OF
le kings bench. OF of that place.
lou villainI" And so the injustice
as baked, and so that young man
It his inheritance. 1t was all for an
her that Sir Matthew Hale took off