The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-09

III yon would only allow me to he
CT Any help The bishop spoke gen
tly, even lovingly. The man on the
stone stared at the bishop through the
darkness After Il moment of silence he
spoke slowly. like one who had finally
decided upon course he had ut first
rejected
"Do you remember ever seeing me
before?'
mo, said the bishop THE light is
not very good, and ] have really not
had n good look at you.
>'Do you know me nOw?,,' The man
suddenly took Off his hat and. getting
up from the stone. walked over To the
bishop until they We're near enough to
touch each other
The mans hair was coal black. ex-
cept ono spot on the top of his head
about as large as the palm of the hand,
which was white.
The minute tho bishop saw that he
started. The memory Of Is years ago
began to stir n him. The man helped
him
Don't you remember one day back
in 81 or So u man came to your house
and told story about his wife and
child having been burned to death in Il
tenement fire in Now York;
Yes; begin 90 recall now" muir
INJURED the bishop The ether man
seemed to be interested He ceased dig
ging his stake III the ground and stood
still. listening.
''Do you remember how you tool: lno
into Your own hoGsc that night and
spent all thc next day trying tc :inl me
% job and how. when you succeeded in
getting me u place in warehouse az
foreman. | promised to q7iit drinking
because you asked mo to?''
II remember it now, )" tho bishop re-
pied gently. II hope you have kept
your promise.
Tie man laughed Wvagely. Then he
struck his hand against the fcnoa with
such sudden passion that he drew blood
Kept IT! | was drank inside of II
week. I've been drinking ever since.
but I've never forgotten yo,, or yuUr
rra!C: DO yon remember the morning
after | came 10 Your hCusc and after
breakfast, E0u lad rTayors aIal asked
mo 10 come III and sit with tl1 cpst ?
Ih3t got me But my nDtl cr .sHti 10
pray. can see her now * 1ne,ing Gcwn
by NY bed wien was Il lad. Father
came in one night drunk and kicked
h"r while she wa3 Enceljng there hy
ne. bat ! ncvGr forgot trat prayer al
ynGEs that morning You prayed iOr
lie just AZ mother used 70 and yC! cid
not seem 20 Ga!;c count C The fac: that
| was ragged and tough loDkin.: rud
more than h&!f Grrnl; when run,: ,rtir
Goorhell. lily God. what IL life I've
lived! The saloon has h Tsad ID" and
homcG me Hni made he'll OH earth ,ar
ne iuV th"C prayer stCcl. IL me al zoe
tine Ny promise not 70 drink ILLS
Dr"scn III " thousand places inside O!
t"A M.d@vs, and ! lot The i.b ' II
found or ElcanG i"r!"G in / police stl-
ton twv Ga,s aft, wGrd. mi, / ,cl
forgot Won on your prayer. | GoA't
En"w Nh"t good it's done m ., hut !
never icr"ot il. and ! won't do any
harm 10 "ua nor 1t any one "lso 50
20" - i, en 20 20. TI#,'a why"
! n" bishap lid l05 ,ir Some v'hcr.
a chnl,n cloc'' .tJ1.,i; The 1na. ;.ac
rnt Oh tiS h.t Hud gu" hari; to his sea-
on the "t"n" Tie nnliop was thinn NJ
hard
"l'"w log la its;:lcr yu.' had wor:?
n" aSke,.. unl The J.. an stanlinx u1
answered tor the otsrT
More II six months since cith o!
us did an"thIn2 to lclr of. nj .css yu,
count hUi,iinF up wCii ciii = ;rut
wearing ElnA"f II IDb nysalf ~, 81 q"
when We pat In II III fht ike Ini,
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