Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-12


and began to doubt if he was meas
urin fur Il hcnrthstone. He puts on a
look of humility after awhile and says:
''Thc poor we hev always with u.s.
Dost not thy heart ever go out fur tho
lowly aud the unfortunateY
1T doth" says l. Even now I am
journeyin about fur their benefit.
take tirtypes at 10 cents a take, and
speak words Of comfort and consola-
shun without cost"
81 am glad that we hev met" he
says as he offers me his hand and n
beamin smile spreads over his face. 81
had set out alone to lift up the down.
trodden, but ain willin to make part
nership job of it. Come In with me,
and we will gladden. many hearts and
reap the reward Of virtue"
whats the programmyT
Here's about 800 acres Of land, We
will found the town Of Glad Cheer. In
the town shall be 5000 town lots. and
Of that number we will donate 500 to
the poor. Then the poor will lift up
their hands and call down blessings
on our heads, and the world at large
will write our names on plates Of
brass. Venerable wayfarer. Provi
dence seems to hev directed your foot,
steps in this direction that we might
counsel together"
"But does the land belong to you?"
I asked, after remarkin that a rabbit
couldn't help but leave tracks in the
snow, and, though they might lead to
a holler log you couldn't allus find him
at home.
"Not bit Of It," he replies.
"Then what you goin to do?"
"GObble it up, lay out a town and
donate 500 lots to the poor. The poor
tirst-me and you next. We orter make
a thousand dollars apiece before we
hev to fly. Venerable fakir and one
horse philosopher a fortune awaits
thee. Git thee down from thy vehicle
and let US begin business"
| In my innercence of tho badness Of
the world, it took me some time to un-
derstand what the old sinner was driv-
In at, When had 1t from his own
lips that he meant to gobble the land
on forged deed and perpetrate
grand swindle on hundreds Of his fell
Ter bein's, ! hastened to let him know
that he had made a mistake In me.
Then he fell into Indignation and spoke
Of my ancestors In terms of reproach
and dared me to descend from the
wagon and be pulverized. He looked
like a man who could hold his own In a
rough and tumble, but. trustln in that
innercence Of soul and integrity of mus.
Gle which bev won me many victories
| over the cohorts of wickedpess, ac.
cepted the def, We come together
like two fallin trees, and as the air
was darkened with fyin dust and sand
my heart rejoiced. believed could
wollop that limb Of wickedness in
about three minutes, but of sudden
darkness fell upon the land, and |
knew no more fur an hour, The man
OF sin had reached my solar plexus
while was reachin fur his jaw, and
1t had come to pass that was n licked
man. AS consciousness returned to
me and | opened my eyes ! felt to re-
fleet that;
"He that is without guile hath much
10 rejoice over, even II he does git vol
lopcd now and then"
And also;
1T Is letter that one sparrow should
fall to the ground than 800 poor folks
should suffer"
Aud again;
"iJo who Ia conquered In battlin fur
the right need not be east down over
his defeat"
With t5at rose Up to find that durin
my upconsciousness the crafty sinner
had driven away with my outfit and
was now only speck down the dusty
road. With the hoss and wagon had
gone my tin,ypo OUTFIT my grasshop-
per in bottle, my family almanaes
and other relics, and was left forlorn.
Ho who hath integrity Lath capital,
but II isn't the sort of currency you
kin live on Ia Oklahoma. h0 risen
TO foller on when several mon rode up
on losses, aud one of 'clh demanded
Of Iae:
"Pilgriui, hath seen redheaded, foxy
bokil man travclin this way"
"Of a surety hath," replied. HE
It Is who hath robbed me of my all.
What hath he further done?'
Broke jail, robbed house and d.
vers other things. Climb up behind
he on the saddle. and he shall be over
taken"
And as we galloped forward in pur.
suit said to myself that out of de-
spair Is born hope, and out of hope you
gincrally git ut least hale your money
! back II you hang to the track long