The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-04-06
THE DEAc0N'S
FLYER"
@uld aoroan ornhssl,H Pork
Packer, Chicago, Writes DO
ftis son piertepont

ttis SEQ P,srtepont
4 speaking ct sure thinHn
4 naturally calls a. mind the eaar
Z af my old friend Deacon Wis
aiefaid. hun / used Ia know
= back ia Missouri years RHu
4 The Deacon was a powerful
9 piaua man. and he Maa gaod
4 according tn hia liMhta. but ho
\ didn't uae very superior ar
= ueie Of kvroaenu 90 keep them
q hufHitM
4 Used to take up half the
= time IN prayer meeting talking
> about how We were all weak
4 vessels aud stew ards tfui the
4 vas so blamed busy exharting
\ others e. give cat Of the full
y ness With which the Lord had
q blessed them that he sort of
Y fprEut that tho Lord had
4 hlrHaHd him about fifty thou
! sand dollars worth, aud put q
= al Ia mighty safe property.
! too. You bet
. The Deacon had brother IN
\ Chicago whom he used - call
= = snrs tIial iiruther liill was a
= broker ~ the Board II Trade,
\ and, according o. the Deacon,
y he Was not only engaged in a
n mighty stimuli occupation, but
y he vas 4 mighty steward 81 his
q sinful gains Smoked tsgo-hit
y cigars and wore a plug hat
= Drank a little and eusaed a itt
q tie ard went a. the Episcopal
. church. though he had been
y raised a Methodist Altogether
= Il looked a. n niil was a pretty
= hard nut.
= Well. one fan the Deacon de-
y elded O. 40 90 chicago himself
= to bay hts winter goods. and
. naturally he hiked out 60
= brother mis- 10 stay. which
y vas considerable cheaper fnf
= hin than the Palmer House.
. though. as he told as when he
y set hack. u made him sick 10
3 see the waste.
q The Deacon had his mouth
= al fixed io tell Iirothef Hill
\ that. IN his opinion, he wasn't
= much better than a faro deaicS,
\ Tor he used % braN that h.
3 never let anything turn him
= from his auty. which meant hla
, msddlinE In other peoples bust
= ness. want 10 say right hers
y that Aith most fmsu duty
= meaaa something UNPLEASANT
y q hteh the otncr fellow ought 81
y DO. "A matter az fact. = mans
y first duty IL 10 MIND his own
u business. IGa hsvn my eH
4 peFienne that u take. about all
q the Thought and work which
= one man can give 10 run one
= man right. Ana n a fellow
a pBttiaE ia five OF Etx haua a
= day n his nvlEhtsafH character,
, he's mighty apt 10 scamp the
. building q his own.
Well. when Brother Hiii act
D home from business tbs first
y night the Deacon explained
y that every time he lit = twesb tg
, cigar be was dcpfiyinE = Zulu
y of twenty-five helpful little
y tracts which misht have made
9 betfsf man u him. that fast
q HORSES wsfs q snare sad plug
3 hats = vile % the Enemy. that
. the Board ~ Trade vas ths
. Temple OF h~iiai and the hfok
3 sTs On q his sons and servants.
y iisolher fiiii listened mighty
= patiently % him. and whsn thc
\ thsaeoa bad pumped cut all tbs
. scripture that was IN htfn. and
3 Nss oek inning 20 suck alf. ne
q ~srt Of skunk into the osauxeF-
= saftnn lsks a setter pup that's
4 been eauEht with the Feathers
. On he eiseps
, tsrather zeke. says he. 4
y shalt certainly let your uarsis
= soak In. want % be n num.
\ Der tNo fed. hard. sound anf
y clean soff % a man. and afada
y ,fssss' "a ss.Sss-s .s'' - = 49,,
J htps. 81 yuu AsY. the rust has
J st into me ana tbs inspector
> aa.si pass me, snd n | can aer
y u that say "a settle ny trades
. and get cut - the market fof
y god
q The Deacon knsu that
q ttruthsF Hiii had sen Wed %.
y xNfhef considers be property.
n ard. As 10 was a haeheaaf. n
j wuutd eur1s o. him n oaas tho
! broker ives removed - any
q sudden dlspeusatlou. what Ne
, really FEARED Uas tbaf this
} money might ~ fnoief aNay IN
] high living aud speculation
! And 80 he had Hanged away
J ista the middle % the fiark.
! hoping fn brtaA down these to
] hifds Now that Il began a.
J iaek "a " be might Nil off the
. whaIs bunch he started IA TO
\ hedge
D Ia Il safe. William - says he.
J As sunday achoal. says
y fiil. IL you % = strictly brak
] ersEe business and don't spec
\ ufats /"
: I trust. william. that yau
j recognise the rsspon sIbllIfies %
y Yomf Stewardship -
\ 1871 fetched a sraRn. - fe
Z SAYS he. You egruersd me
: there. and ! sposs ! fnizht "a
! vel waik up 10 ths Captains
J office and srttie hadn't
bought % sold a bushsl on ny
ssH account IN a year fIli last
y week. when I got foar letter
saying that you we're coming
y Then I aaw what koaksd akr =
! safe chance % scale the naArkst
] far couple ~ cents a hst-hai
j and ! bought 70 zoe September
j Intending 10 turn over the prof.
: It's % Yuai a. \ little present, 90
that You could see the town and
: have 4 good time pfshout ft's
: costing you anytAink
fTha% sestsr viii - ss4sssisss=s
j In tssslsrrow's issus.l
From -istferr from = Self