Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-03


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Rev. Chas. NJ. Sheldon, author of
I'm His Steps" etc, is now having
trouble in his home at Topeka, Kas.,
in trying to suppress inclinatlons on
the part of his wife, which would be
vastly inconsistent with the doctrine
taught by the famous preacher-author
in his book Born to Serve" The
story comes from female servant in
the Sheldon home. Mrs. Sheldon, who
hasn't yet arrived at the sublime stage
of perfection of doing things "As
Jesus Would Do" has refused to per-
NIT the servant to sit with the family
at the table. Rev. Mr.. Sheldon main
tains that the girl should have this
liberty, but as the servant has left
the employ of the family, it may be
inferred that the wife of the good
man will not permit her husband to
dictate to her about household af
fairs.
There was a man in the North
End who lost a pocketbook contain
ing $780," said the Observing Citi-
zen. "A boy found and returned 1t
and he gave the lad a quarter. Peo-
pie sneered because the reward was
so small. Now the point Pm driving
at Is this: City Clerk Isbell finds
$2,2SS.S0 for the city and-well, he
would not expect u reward and will
get none-not even pleasant look
from Board or Council. All of which
illustrates the fact that where a mans
pocketbook is touched, it may and
II may not make any difference to him
If it is our individual pockctbook
he Is nearly sick over it. If 1t belongs
concern himself about it, thinking
some one else will take care of the
matter. It's like the old maxim that
that which Is evcrybody's business Is
nobody's business, you Sec"
"The only ghost scare l ever had,
said the Confidential Man, was Will,
sitting up one night with the corps,
of n friend.
1T was at a small farm house, sev
eral miles from town, and the deaC
was the son of widow, who hat
been induced TO go to the home of ;
nearby neighbor, where 1t was be
lleycd she might rest better, and oh
tain the relief she needed to avert I
collapse. The boy was her only child
and they had lived together in tin
little home.
another young man was TO sta.
with me that night but he didn't come
1t was lonely, | tell YOU, and | sat b,
myself in a room adjoining that II
which the corpse lay in II coffin. Tn
wind whistled through the pine tree
surrounding the house, until there wa
enough signing for "a carnival o
ghosts. Every now and then though
! heard Il gronn, and when nearly dis
tracted by fear, what should l hea
but the sound of knocking, rs on
door! Was | scared? l should say
was. Your Uncle Fuller isn't easil
frightened, but when | heard tina
Knocking, | tremblcd all over, an
, grasped a revolver, which ha
, brought along as a companion plec
! by and by the knocking cease,
T and | began to think had been d
ceived, But no, it was real, f,
again the sound started up. Ho
and why did 1t, cant tell, but
y got up from my chair and went to Il
/ door. No one was there. Cooking IL
revolver ana holding ii ready
4 shoot mt moments notice, or an
4 thing else that loomed up, WEI
outside ana started around the hous
StIll found nothing. Going inside
/. sat down and tried to read n boo
+. but had only finished n few scntenc
1. until that confoundcd knocking h
p gan again, This time | managed
n drag myself 10 the door of the roo
A In which the corpse lay, Pcering
and looking all around, | saw nothil
unusual and yentured inside M
d stood beside the coffin.
p II hadn't been there long until h
q ghosty tapping began again. I'll
q time my fright reached its highe
~ pitch and was going higher, for d
# NOT the knocking sound directly und
the bed ON which the young man h;
died! Tap, tap, on the floor 1t co
q tinucd, and as my only protection W
d the revolver, reached for II, aud
the knocking became louder al
o faster l stopped own. turned II
& face from the bed AID fired sever
. shots under IL In qG,'k sJccessiC
Is All ut once there was an unearth
howl followed by series of vel
and whines, and little dog dart
!. ont from under the bed, jump
- against the door, and was trying
window, when | collected mysc
. and convinced the pup 1t was all
mistake.
!, My scare was at an end. Il
\, dead boys dog had got into the roc
" and crawled under the bed. VIII,
ever aroused, he'd wag his tail, wi
ont getting up, and of course 1t pom
:, " ed on the floor and produced I
-, knocking, which gave me my OF
80 ghost scare"