The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-26


reply. Where / give ten prayers for
the innocent who are suffering ! VIII
give twenty for the guilty who are suf-
fering
The Open Door.
Pass on through the alley. Open the
door. "Oh. you say. 1T is locked. "
No. il Is not locked. 1t has never been
locked No burglar would be tempted
to 20 in there 10 steal anything. The
door ls never locked. Only a broken
chair stands against the door Shove
II back. Go in. Strike a match. Now,
look. Beastliness and rags. See those
glarlng eyeballs. Be careful now what
You say. Do not utter any insult, do
not utter any suspicion. II you value
your life. What Is that red mark on
the wall? 1t Is the mark Of a murder
ers handl Look at those two eyes
rising up out Of the darkness and out
from the straw In the corner, coming
toward you. and as they come near you
your light goes out. Strike another
match. An. this IS a babe, not like
those beautiful children presented In
baptism. This little one never smiled,
Il never viii smile. A flower flung on
an awfully ba sn beach. o Heavenly
shepherd. fold that little one in thy
armsl Wrap around you your shawl
or your coat tighter. for the cold wind
sweeps through
strike another match An. Is Il pos
sible that the SCARED and bruised face
Of that young woman was ever looked
into By maternal tenderness7 Utter
no scorn. Utter no harsh word. No
raw Of hope has dawncd on that brow
for many a year No ray Of hope ever
win dawn on that brow. But the
light has gone out DO not strike an.
other light It would be a mockery
TO kndle another light in such placs
as that Pass ou. and pass down the
street Our cities are full Of suct
homes. and the worst time the third
watch OF the night.
The Criminals Hour
Do Won know that it Is in this third
vateh Of the night that criminals q,
tbslr worst work? Il Is the criminali
woteh. At half past s o'clock yoi
uiil ana them ia the drinking saloon
but toward y o'clock they 90 to thei
earrets. they get out their tools. thoi
thew start on the street Watching OF
either side Tor the police. they 60 @
their work Of darkness. This IS
burglar and the false key win sooi
touch the store lock. This Is an incen
diary. and before morning there wil
be 3 light IN the sky and a cry o
Fire. frei7 This is an assassin. an
tomorrow morning there viii be a dea
body In one Of the vacant lots. Durin
the daytime these villains In our elite
lounge about. some asleep and som
awake but when the third watch @
the night arrives their eye ia keeE
their brain cool. their arm stronl
their foot feet 70 hy or pursue the
are ready. Many of these poor crea
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were born IN a thieves garnet Thei
childish toy was q burglars dark ian
tern. The hrsf thing they remembe
was their mother bandag.ng the broi
of their father. struck By the polio
club They began by robbing boy
pockets. and now they have come {
dig the underground passage 20 q
cellar OF The bank and are preparin
to blast the gold vault Just SO ion
as there are neglected children o. q
street Just so long We win have thea
desperadoes Some one wishing
make a good Christian point and
quote a passage Of Scripture. expectin
to get a scriptural passage IN ansut
said 70 one Of these poor lads. cast o.
and wreiched. when your father an
mother forsaks you. who VIII take 70
up" and the boy said, The periioei