The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-22
4 Forgiveness.
ny DARNry MARSHALL.

WY So $500" - wv
Ostensisly vi was a farmer aud
and occasionally "a cattle
but ~ the agricultural region
about him was pOor. and the pasturase
extensive WAS inferior. being
covered chiefly with pine straw a diet
10 which the sheep and cows did no.
take k,ndly and upon which with the
perversity OF dumb critters they re-
fused TO fatten. the income from even
4 triple employment like his would
seem TO be necessarily limited.
But genius is always superior TO cir
cnnistsnces, 80 Emerson says. and 81
e%Seinplitied the saying by always hav-
ing an abundance of the comforts oil
life AND a plenty OF Money. Ills wife
always appeared In a new dress At
sech annual protracted meeting, his
btys wore store shoes. and always had
powder in their gourds and shot IN
their pouches, As FOR 81 himself. ne
owned q breach loading gun IA drum
mcr might not disdain, and USED
real smokeless powder cartridges. HIS
ne;Khbors told visiting friends from
across the river In Amite county, that
81 dttuhils pau wv anu u -
. pieoe for these. aud the ~neighbors
heard the statement with ~unDounded
wonder al such evidences Of wealth.
When collections were taken ny for
what The preacher called the spread
ing Of the gospel OF the sweet Savior
among the heather in China aud the
pore Catholics in New orleans. 81 al
ways put a dollar in the hat, Mrs.
Hardsook lfty cents the boys u dime
each, and ii,tle lodclia, the only girl
OF the family. a silver quarter. In con
sequence 81 passed for a deeply re
llgious man. and the parson always
called him Brother Hardsook.
Nor was Sis generosity purely &C.
'clesiasticsl. lie had been frequently
known TO leave the railroad with AZ
many as two one-gallon jugs full OF
Ticker" and arrive home with the
jugs, owing to a liberal ssmpling o
their contents on his own part, and !
generous distribution of the same I,
, al hs met, who univ ersally at FIRST re
fused 70 drink, but finally consented
being as how II was ii as offered tn
ticker, and they would moist a little
not as they were wine-bibbers AM
gluttonous, but would take a swig 70
the good Of their innards."
!, Most OF his neighbors drank wha
Was offered them and asked no ques
tons and made no remarks. Bat SOM
OF them We're deeply and audibly per
picked as to where ii got all thi
money. Certain circumstances con
: nectsd With 81 would linger In thei
minds and what was worse break ou
on their tongues. They would com
. ment how the cattle OF n%eighbors nea
! 81 had \ way Of disappearing JUS
! when they were most fifteen" for mar
ket. But in tina, great unienced coun
try what was there to prevent oattl
from ~straytng? Dumb critters" sal
81, ARE mighty biggity and roaming
some any how, and will some time
just rush u their ruin"
Some times also In the fall countr
stores near him were robbed and thei
Q safes blown open Jus, after the none
b had been received from the town bank
to pay for the incoming cotton. II wa
\ strange coincidence that after sue
robberies 81 had more money and dis
tributed more Ticker" than usual. Bu
, 81 said life is full OF condolences an
q mystery according to the scriptures.
d "Leastwise," added he, that IL VIVA
the parson says the Word says, and
amt the man to dispute a license
minister OF the sorsepell, nor is yo
n nuther, neighbour he would ask of hi
listener ~ he lovingly toyed with tn
trigger OF HIS famous u
No, indeed" replied the neighbc
!. with slacrity. edging on u little. :
don't dispute the paison nuther yo'
You air both right as fer as I know
!" on"
Still some folks would prove 'to
" ieaky Of tongue" in regard To SIS a
fairs, and II was strange how the cor
cribs and cotton houses OF the,
"msaAly ~back-cappers." as 81 Gale
them. had a habit o! taking fire In Il
n dead hours OF the night.
D., But day tine grand jury actual
y indicted 81 for grand larceny. He W;
accused OF stealing ten head OF Gait
from Mart Smiggles. The chief wi
ness against 81 was Dune SwarringtoI
a good-natured farmer too stupid
be dishonest. whose farm adjoinsd II
ID road v e which 81 had TO drive u
cattle to New Orleans. The testimoI
I. was strong for the state. 81 could a
most hear the doors OF the pe~nltentiai
n opening upon him, 1t was an awfr
experience for u Christian" he used
say in after years. but then he wouI
add, them the Lord loveth he chases
= 81 went upon the stand and testifC
in his own behalf. He acknowledge
that he sold the cattle. 1t was trl
he was a farmer. he said looking
AZ the farmer Jurors. a stockman II the
All would. He was ~uneducated too, \
"a hanger around OF lawyers and cou
rooms, for he thought an honest farm
er's place was In the field, and n,
losing around among them that rel
Ssssntsd corporations and merchant