The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-06-14


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"Get through said craig. ~Never
a fear OF X, u n o bard fight. long
fgni. Il glcr.ous nsAt. tAFow.ns ~ BIS
head hut every man who sluayeiy
trusts BIN md takes him AZ Lord and
Master comes oas vic.Cr.'
'Bonw said Baptiste. "Das NE. You
tlnk he's take me In dat light Msieu
Craig. heh?"
His eyes were blazing.
You mean it, asked Craig almost
sternly,
Eyes. by garw said the little French
man eagerly
Hear what ne says. then" And
Craig. turning over the leaves of his
Testament. read solemnly the words.
swear not AZ ALL
"Non. For sure, Den l stop him.
replied Baptiste earnestly, and Craig
wrote his name down.
Poor Abe looked amazed and dis
tressed rose slowly and, saying, THAT
Jars my whisky jug" passed out.
There was a slight movement near
I the organ. and, CHANGING up. ] saw
! Mrs. Mayor put her face hastily I'm her
hands. The mems faces were anxious
and troubled. and Nelson said In a
voice that broke:
Tell them what you told me, sir
But Craig was troubled. too. and re
plied. you tell them. Nelson!' And
Nelson told the men the story OF how
he began just five weeks ago. The ole
mans voice steadied as he went on
and he grew eager as he told how h'
had been helped and how the worlt
was all different and his heart seemed
new. He spoke OF his Friend MS If h
were some one that could be seen on
az camp. that he knew well and me
every day.
But as he tried TO say how deeply h.
regretted that he had not known al
this years before. the old. hard face be
gan to culver and the steady voic
wavered. Then he pulled himself e
gether and said.
81 begin to feel sure he'll pull m
through-me. the hardest man In IN
mountains! So don't you fear. boys
He's all right
Then the men gave in their name
one by one. When il came to Geordie
. turn, he gave his name.
George Crawford. frae the parish
! Kilsyth. Scotland, an ven JUST p
Z doom the lads name, Master CraiI
: He's wee bit flashed WI the di
coorse, but he has the rnCt o the mai
; ter In him. doot'
n And so Billy Btcen's name WEI
down.
i When the meeting was over, thirt
eight names stood upon the commune
i roll of the Black Rock Presbyterli
c church. and II will ever be one of q
! regrets Of my life that Meth
Graeme's name nor my own appear
on that roll And two DAYS after, VIII
L the cup went round on that first COZ
" munion sabbath, from Nelson 10 Sane
r. and from Sandy 10 Baptiste, and 50
" down the line 10 Billy Breen and NJ
r. Mayor. and then to Abe, the drive
ID whom she had by her own mystic po
AZ or lifted into hope and faith, ! felt
g. the shame and pain of traitor, and
az believe in my heart that the fire of III
pain and shame burned something
W the selfish cowardice out OF me a
'ie that 1t is burning still.
ny The last words OF the minister,
the short address after the table h
DC been served. were low and sweet a
nj tender. but they were words of hi
~ courage. and before he had spob
IT. them all the men were listening W
ST shining eyes and when they rose
" sing the closing hymn they SO
ne straight and still Ike soldiers on
~ ~ rade.
=. And / wished moro than ever l y
one Of them.