The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-09-07
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ham. s.a .s,tlaA Aavn 10 a Aecent lite

tosns week spothef nsht occurred 10
front OF the psrsoasse. A hsndrei men
were locking on With delight ~ ,vo cn
rsssd men we're beating. biliOs and sous
iog each other iiks savage beasts, A uom
ss's vc.ee clear and strong, With ring oi
scprn and disgust. thrilling every word
in.o Gre, startled the mob. The psson's
vile stood 10 her open door:
And you call yourselves men. shame on
youl Whs, msnly thing, Indeed II is
TO s,snd by snd eacoursge these bessls TO
sbuse esch other like that Shame on
youl Sbamel
Before word could be spoken she
walled deliberately into the crowd. and
seizipg the man vho had the advantage OF
his antagonist aud Vas ssvsgely pounding
him, she dashed him slide With vieor
that smszsd the mob, Sanding between
the painting. bleeding combslsnts che
spoke with cutting sternness that made
them both finch aud drop their eyes sbssb
cd. Her presence snd words had sur
prised them into sobriety. One Of the
men Who bad been very seriously injured
bessp to sway unstesdily, and then sud
denly fell insensible st ber feet. Look
ing the other sternly 10 the face. she said
Are you . man or besst3 Did you
have . woman for . motheri Obi How
could you so far forget yonr manhood IS
to shame even q brute With your cruelty
The man. startled and cowed. slunk
away into the crowd without . word.
The parsons wife turned to minister 10
the man OF her feet. She found him rs
helpless ass log and very dangerously
hurt. She spoke 10 suoh tones OF com
msnd that none though. Of refusing 10
obey;
Pick him up and carry him into the
psrsonssei
Upon the SAGE bed from which the
other injured man had Just risen this one
was laid. He was carefully and tenderly
nursed back TO life and strength. The
day he left be kissed the little womsn's
hand and cried like child. She made
him kueel down with her while she pray
ed for him He went out OF the house
with o new light in his eye. He vent
strsish ht to the saloon where be knew be
would find the man who had beaten him.
The crowd made rng for another fight
80 soon as they saw him enter. He quick
ly said;
Boys have been nursed back 10 life
by sn angel who prayed to God five min
ute, ago to help me live . better life
She brought me back to my limo
cent boyhood days when knelt st my
mothers knee. Ny mother died with her
hand on my head. praying to God to
keep me from sin and help me neet her
10 heaven. When the parsons wife put
her hand on ny head and prayed for me,
she need almo the very words my
mother uttered With her dying breath.
Ny heart went sll 10 pieces. Boya
have done WI b all this wickedness.
Turning to the man who had so cruelty
abused him, he said;
Tom. old cbum. want to ask your par
don before ell the boys. l Was in the
wrong. began the 8sht without any
cause. l deserved more than received.
You know, old fellow, 10y lifelong friend,
il had not been crazy drunk would
not have struck you. l have always lov
ID you as . brother. Give me your hand,
Tom, and say you forgive me. I'm going
home to begin new life.
The two men clasped hsnds for %
instant as the tears poured down their
bearded cheeks like rain They were
boy hood play mates from the same neigh
,orhood 10 the East. They left the
Ialoon together and vent home the same
lay.
The parsonage was named the hospital
he first week the parsons wife came to
owp. These two Incl lents did more to
preserve the peace than . half dozen
policemen could have done. The mo
nent two men began to bsbdy words
Thich threstened to end in blows some
,ys'snder would shout:
Boys, here's another fellow who bss en 9
ragged cot Ut the bospitsll
The good nstured iesr was taken up by 9
he crowd and others would reply
Run and tell the parsons wife to send
Ter s,retcber for the next pstientl q
Toe fight was Of Ut once. Street brswls q
lmost wholly ceased. Even the rnde, o
,roispe and obscene lsngusge. which be u
ore the parsons wife came polluted the L
'ery cir 10 every part Of the town. was
lmost completely bsnished. The plucEy
title woman hsd the habit Of appearing l
uexpectedly wherever = crowd OF men
lsd gathered She accepted With as~eet o
wee, smile and . gracious bow the defer
nee Of the rough. coarse mep. who 81 q
rays said ss she approached;
Hats of. boys, the parsons wife! d
She came 10 us like On angel to . mob
i demons. We had forgotten God; We q
I'D lost our manhood; We bad almost lost y
ar respect for the vomanhood Of our 6
,others and sisters. This little woman.
carcely more than . girl 10 sizs or years, 81
tss 10 fearless % il she felt that she wss b
urrounded by . legion Of speels. She
sbuked sin with words that stang and %
like living FIRE, The sinner could II
ot se, spsry. he knes that II be we're
0 get sick or be injured. the 6nt person b
, minister to him would be the little te
,omsn. Many . poor wretch ~ss taken nj
, her best room and - tsndefly nursed sc