The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-04-12
WE COME TOGETHER.

anu l began 10 DOUBT II lie was meas
urin far hearthstone. He puts on a
look of humility after awhile and says:
"ihc poor We hcv always with us.
bost not thy heart ever go out fur the
lowly and the unfortunate"
1t doth." says |. Even now 1 am
journ"yin about fur their benefit.
take tintypes at 10 cents a take. end
speak words Of comfort and consola.
shnn without cost"
Il am glad that we hCv met" he
says us he offers me his hand and
h"an::n smile spreads over his face. Il
had set OGt aiCnr TO l.rl ZIP the down
trodd"n. bur ain willin 20 make n part.
nrrS!!.p job OF it. Come in with INC,
ana "" will! gladden. many hearts and
reap the reward of virtue"
"Nhals the proSrammy:"
Here's about 500 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"largc
VIII write our names on plates Of
brass. Venerable wayfarcr Provi.
druc" seems TO hcv directed your foot.
steps in this direction that we might
counSJ! together"
"l&t does the land belong TO youT
| 2S,:";i. after rcmarkin that n rabbit
coElLn't iiclp hut leave tracks in the
E"a"'. anl. though they might lead to
a hn!!"r log. you couldn't Gllus find him
- hc,:."
~; h:i &C H." he replies.
inCA wt.:;t YOU goin to do:"
"i'uj.r!" il Up. lay out town and
a"Ea;p :.'!u !utS to the poor. The Door
AH'' re anl 81" next. We ortcr make
tIc"sAnh dollars apiece before we
irv - Ey. Venerable fakir and one
horse philosopher a fortune awaits
ih"". Git t!icc down from thy vehicle
and let Us begin business"
In NY iE"crcCncc Of the badness of
tie world. ii tool; me some time to un.
!crStaad Wl.at the Old sinner was driv.
in at Wien | had it from his own
lips that lie meant to gobble the land
on Il forged decd and pcrpctrate n
grand SWinG!e Oh buudrcdS of his fel-
Ter DeinS, | haStCncl to let him know
that lie had made mistake in me.
Then lie fell into Indignation and spoke
or my ancestors in terms Of rcproach
ond dared me to descend from the
wagon and he pulvcriZcd He looked
like man who could hold his own i'm &
rough ana tumble, but trustin in that
.nncrccncc OF soul and integrity of mus.
tle which hev won me many victories
over the cohorts of wickedncsS. ne.
ceptrd tic def. We come together
like two falliu trees, and as the air
was darkened with 1yin dust and sand
my heart rcjoiccd. | believed | could
Wollop that limb OF wickedness i'm
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 plexug
while | was reachin fur his jaw, and
1t had come to pass that | was a licked
man. AS consciousness returned to
me and opened my eyes | felt to re-
fleet that:
He that Is without guile hath much
TO rejoice over, even If he does git VOL
loped now and then"
And also:
1T is better that one sparrow should
fall to the ground than 500 poor folks
should suffer-"
And again:
He who is conquered in battlin fur
the right need not be cast down over
his defeat"
With that rose up to find that durin
my unconsciOusncss the crafty sinner
had driven away with my outfit and
was now only a speck down the dusty
road With the hoSS nnl wopon hod
zone my tintypc outfit. my grasshop-
per in bottle, my family d!manacs
and other relics. and was left forlorn.
lie who hath integrity hath capital
hut 1t isn't the sort OF currency you
kin live on in Oklahoma. had risen
to foller on when several men rode up
on hosses. and one OF 'em demanded
uf met