Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-06-28

tell Her all ne hau SCtlA- III III 44lN
done. though it were nothing worth re
lating. lie seemed 10 have come back
10 her ana to be talking to her now
lie sat there In the old house:
And then / got to the next town.
and my horse was tired, so | could 90
no farther and looked for work.
shopkccper agreed to hire me as
salesman. lie made me sign promise
to remain six months. and he gave NE
a little empty room AT the back Of the
store to sleep In. | had still t3 Of my
own. and when You have just come
from the country E3 seems a great deal
when had been In the shop three
/ DAYS. | wanted to 20 away again.
/ clerk Ia n shop has the lowest work
! to do Of all people. 1t Is much better TO
| break stones You have the blue sky
above you and only the stones to bend
/ to. | asked my master to let me 90,
and offered 10 give him my Z and
I the bag Of mealies ! had bought with
| the other pound. but he would not.
Il found out afterward be was only
| giving me half as much as he gave 20
| the others. That was why. | had
| fear when ! looked at the other clerks
| that / would at last become like them.
| All day they were bowling and smirk-
| Ing to tie women who came in, smll-
| ing, when all they wanted was 10 get
| their money from them. They used to
run and fetch the dresses and ribbons
to show them. and they seemed TO me
like worms with oil on. l@Iere was one
respectable thing In that store-it was
| the Kalir storcman. His work was
| 10 load and unload. ana he never need
| ed TO smile except when he liked, and
| ne never told lies.
''The other clerks gave me the name
Of Old Salvation but there was one
person liked very much. He was
clerk in another store. He often went
| past the door. He seemed TO me not
like others His face was bright and
fresh like n little child'B. When he
came 10 the shop, / felt | liked him.
one dny / saw n book IN his pocket,
and that made me feel near him. |
| asked him If he was fond Of reading.
ana hc said yes, when there was moth
Ing else to do. Tie next day he came
to mc and asked me II did not feel
lonely lie never saw me going out
with the other fellows lie would
come ana see me TINT evening. he said.
you've got iummy place here he
said
You see. There was nothing IN IL but
packing cases for furniture and It was
ruthcr empty. While / was putting the
food on the boz hc looked Mt my books
He rcnd their names out aloud 'f2le-
mentary Physiology First Princlples'
"'Golly" he said. I've got lot Of
dry stuff Ike that nj home / got for
Sunday school prizes, but | only keep
them 70 light my pipe with now. They
come IN handy for That Then hc ask
ed me II | had ever read a book called
the Black Eyed Creole That Is the
style for me- he sald-'thcrc where the
fellow takes the Niger girl by the arm
ana the other fellow cuts on. That's
what Ike
But what be said nfter that | don't
remember, only II made me feel as IL
were having II bad dream, and |
wanted 10 be far away.
after he was gone my little room
got back 10 It's old look | loved II 80
! was 50 glad 10 get into IT ut night
and II seemed 10 be reproaching me for
bringing him there. The next day he
took the grny mare. on Thursday he
did not bring her back, and on Fridny
found the saddle nnd bride standing
at my door.
'In the afternoon he looked into the
shop and called out: Hope you got
your saddle, Fnrbcr. Your bag Of
bones kicked out six miles from this
III send you n couple Of ghlllngs to
morrow, though the old hide wasn't
worth II. Good morning.
but | gprang over the counter nnd
got him by his throat Ny father wns
no gentle with her. He never would
ride her up hill, and now this fellow
had murdered her. nsked him where
he hnd Killed her, ana shook him till
he slipped out of my hand. He stood
In the door Rrlnnlng
"'It didn't take much to XIII that bng
OF bones, whose mastcr sleeps IN
packing case nud wHlts til his c0mpn-
ny'B finished 10 eat on the plate.
Shouldn't wonder II you fed her on
sugar bags hc snld. And If you think
I've jumped her you'd better 90 nnd
look yourself Youll And her along the
rond by the mas yogcls" that nre eat
Ing her
Il cnught him by hia collar. ana /
Iiftcd him from the ground, ana /
threw bin out into the street hnlf way
| rI l. an
10 the clerk thnt there wns always the
devil IN those mum fellows, but they
never called me Salvation after that
II MN writing TO you Of very small
things, but there Is nothing elise 10 tell.
1t haB been ull small, aud you win Ike
It, Whenever anything hns happened
| hnye always thought I would tell II
10 you The bnck thought In my mind
IL always you. After that only one
old mun cnme to visit me. had seen
him ia the streets often. IIo always
wore very dirty blnclt clothes aud hat
with crnpc round II, md he had one
eyc, 80 ! noticed him. One day hc
cumc to my room with subscription
list for n minister's SALARY. When |
snld / had nothing 10 give. he looked
nj me with his one eye.
Young man,' he said. how Is IL |
never Bcc you In the house Of the
Lordr | thought he was trying 10 do
good, 80 felt sorry for him, aud told
him / never went 10 chapel. Young
man. he Rnid. IT Rfievcs me 10 hear
such goddess words from the lips OF
ono 80 young, 80 far gone IA the paths
Of destruction, Young man, II you for
get God. God win forget you. There is
"A sent on the right hnnd side ma you 20
at the bottom door that you mny get
II you are given over 10 the enjoy
ments and friyoltica Of this world
what win become ~ your never dying
gOulr
"Iie would not go I'll gave bin hulr
II crown FOR the minister's Hnlnry. AIT
crward heard hc wns the man who
collected the pew rents mud got per.
ccutngc | didn't get 10 know amy one
elise.
when my dime ia that shop was
done, ! hired myself 10 drive one Of a
transport riders wagons.
Tint FIRST morning when I Bnt la
'ho front aud called TO my oxen and