The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-19
81 want you to know anyway why I
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81 want you to know anyway why I
believe what do
Then he tod them the story Of old
man Nelson, from the old coast days,
before knew him, to the end. He
told the story well. The stern fight
and the victory Of the life and the self
sacrifice and the pathos Of the death
appealed to these men. who loved fight
and could understand sacrifice.
That's why believe in Jesus Christ,
and that's why l think it crime to
fling his name about"
81 wish to heaven l could say that
said Beetles.
Keep wishing hard enough, and it
will come to YOU" said Graeme.
Look here, old chap" said Rattray.
You're quite right about this. I'm
willing to own up. Wig is correct.
know few at least Of that stamp, but
most of those who go in for that sort
of thing are not much account"
"Tor ten years. Rattray." said Graeme
in q downright matter of fact way,
"you and I have tried this sort of
thing tapping a bottle, "and we got
out of it all there is to be got, paid
we'll fer it, too, and, faug:l, you know
it's not good enough, and the more you
go in for it the more you curse your
self. So l have quit this, and I am
going in for the other"
"What? Going in for preaching?"
"Not misunderstanding. money in it
and lending q hand to fellows on the
rocks"
81 say, don't you want center for
ward?' said big Barney in his Ceep
voice.
Every man must play his game in
his place. old chap. I'd like to see you
tackle it, though, right WELL" said
Graeme earnestly.
And so he did in the after years, and
good tackling it was. But that is an
other story
"But, say, Graeme," persisted Bee
ties, "about this business-do you mean
to say you go the whole thing-Jonah,
you know, and the rest Of it"
Graeme hesitated, then said:
az haven't much Of 4 creed, Beetles;
don't really know how much ! believe.
But''-by this time he was standing
81 do know that good is good, and bad
is bad. and good and bad are not the
same and I know mans fool to fol-
low the one and wise man to follow
the other, and" lowering his voice, 81
believe God is at the back Of man
who wants to get done with bad. I've
tried ali that folly" sweeping bis hand
over the glasses and bottles, "and all
that goes with it, and I've done with
it."
"I'll go you that far" roared big Bar
ney, following his old captain as OF
gore. ...
Good man." said Graeme, striking
hands with him.
Put me down." said little Wig cheer
fully.
Then l took up the word, for there
rose before me the scene in the league
saloon, and ! saw tine beautiful face
with the deep, shining eyes, and was
speaking for her again. u told them of
Craig and his fight for these mems
lives. told them, too, Of how had
been too indolent to begin. But" l
said, 81 am going this far from tonight"
And swept the. bottles into the cham
pagne tub.
81 say" said Polly Lindsay, coming
up in his old style. slow, but sure, 'lets
MI 60 in, say, for five years"
And so we did We didn't sign any
thing, but every man shook hands with
Graeme.
And as told Craig about this a year
later, when be was on his way back
from his old land trip to join Graeme
in the mountains, he threw up his head
in the old way and said: lit was we'll
done. It must have been worth see
ing. Old man Nelson's work is not
done yet. Tell me again" And he
made me go over the whole scene, WIFI
all the details put in.
But when / told Mrs. Mavor after
two years had gone she only said, "Old
things are passed away; all things are
become new" but the light glowed IN
her eyes till could not see their color.
But all that. too, is another story.