The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16

son-it gifts the best o. my United
States before l know 1t. The case Is
this-wc want you to help us lick them
da--cr, them mcasly Ccntcrpurt chaps.
we can do 1t If you pitch fer us.
Nothin' In this county 'nint IN the
gamo with you. If you'n do it, every
man Jack O us II stick to You like a
lean tick to II hog. That's whut's the
matter with us, and there sc be-"
llnrwOOd's face was Il study. lie
was amused. pleased, beyond every.
thing touched, by this recognition OF
common manhood. 1t was the passion
or his lifo to help men realize their
own possibilities. lie yrarncd to
preach manhood rather than dogmas.
Ills heart was warm, and he smiled
as he said:
Il thought you had come for that,
and am glad you came. If you had
not, should have voluntccrcd-thati Is,
If you had agreed to my condltions"-
"Wcll fix all that, parson," two or
three began eagerly.
lInrwood held up his hands. "You
don't understand. don't want
money" he said. 81 do want-your-
selves. If l do something for YOU
something on which your hearts are
srt' you ought to do something for me.
lhnt Is to say, If | play BALI you come
to church. Is 1t n bargalnT
You help us cvcrlastingly lick them
Ccntcrports," I}ill burst out, "nnd you
can say, Boys, come ro0st on the
church steps from Sunup to sundown
every Sunday and gamble on our
Gnin' it-nrnrI- In cl,I %
boys? Oh, do excuse me, parson. Pvo
been tough sort all me life, but I'll
be hanged If l Gon't Quit swcnrn'
right now"
"Ah!' said ITarwood. "Gcntlemcn,
this brings up something else. You
know, and I know, how Ill l can ar
ford to have 1t said l belong to an
organization OF toughs. | want to be
long to-nn organization of gentlemen
In the best sense Of the word. If am
to he club member, YOU must give
me your word that drunkenness and
swearing shall stop. Now we under
stand each other. There's my hand.
If YOU shake it, | shall know YOU take
conditions and all"
Every man I'm the room gave him Il
hearty grip; then talk began to buzz
about saturdays game. All agreed ihc
new pitcher had best be kept dark; also
lhHt liHrWUnI :;hOulu wear Il baseball
suit. II have my own with me. \ 'G'
on H." shiit will make it All right"
liaFW""h $;'d. Ahu so the little com
pAhN went away. cHu!thnt beyond
words.
Saturday WAS fair and hOt--thc very
weather for great bail But hot as the
sun shame. il vas mtlh compared to the
baseball 'nthu=.l%lm of taliia City.
Posters all about "nnn"ncCl the com
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