Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10

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|SSlsSf tales of adventures in all
(kssz:4y lands by heroes of all ages,
but when we three sat together by our
fire the Pilot would always read us
tales Of the heroes of sacred story, and
these delighted Bill more than those of
any of the ancient empires Of the past
He had his favortes. Abraham, Mo
ses. Joshua. Gideon, never failed to
arouse his admiration. But Jacob was
to him always "a mean cuss,' and
David he could not appreciate. Most
of all he admired Moses and the apos
tie Paul, whom he called that little
chap But when the reading was
about the one Great Man that moved
majestic amid the gospel stories Bill
Inade no comments-he was too high
for approval.
BY and by Bill began to tell these
tales to the boys, and one night, when
n duia mood had fallen upon the COM
pany, Bill broke the silence.
Say Pilot, where was 1t that the
little chap got mixed up into that rioti"
Riot said the Pilot.
eyes. You remember when he stood
off the whole gang from the stairs?'
'Oh yes at Jerusalem
Eyes, that's the spot. Perhaps you
would read that to the boys. Good
yarn. Little chap, you know, stood up
and told 'esn they were all sorts of
thanked thieves and cutthroats, and
steol EN- Oft. Played it alone too
Mos. of the boys failed to recognize
the story in its new dress. There was
much interest.
WHO was the duck? Who was the
Gang? What was tic row about!'
THE Pilot here'll tell you. If you'd
hinti o give EN- lead before YOU be-
gin. they'd catch on to the yarn bet
ter This last to the Pilot, who was
preparing to read.
well. it was at Jerusalem began
the Pilot, when Bill interrupted:
IF / might remark. perhaps it might
help the boys on to the trail. mebbe, II
you'd tell em how the little chap struck
his new gait" So he designated the
apostles conversion.
Then the Pilot introduced the
apostle with some formality to the
company, describing with such vivid
touches his life and early training, his
sudden wrench from all he held dear
under the stress of new conviction,
his magnificent enthusiasm and cour-
age, his tenderness and patience, that l
was surprised to find myself regarding
him as a sort of hero, and the boys
were all ready to back him against any
odds. AS the Pilot read the story OF
the arrest at Jerusalem, stopping now
and then to picture the scene. we saw 1t
all and were in the thick Of it. The
raging crowd hustling and beating the
life out of the brave little man, the sud-
den thrust of the disciplined Roman
guard through the mass, the rescue, the
pause on the stairway, the calm face OF
/ the little hero reckoning for hearing,
the quoting Of the frantic. frothing
mob, the fearless speech-all passed be-
fore US. The boys were thrilled.
Good stuff, eh?"
] "Ain't he daisy?'
"Daisy! He's a whole sunfower
patchv'
Yes drawled Bill highly appreci-
ating their marks of approval. That's
what l call partickler fine character
of man. There amt no manner Of in
seeks on to him."
..You bet:' said Hi.
II say" broke in one Of the boys,
who was just emerging from the ten
derfoot stage, 10 course that's in the
Bible, amt it!'
The Pilot assented.
"Well, how do you know it's true?'
The Pilot was proceeding to elabo-
rate his argument when Bill cut in
somewhat more abruptly than was his
wont.
Look here, young fellerw Bits
voice was in the tone of command
The man looked as he was bid. "How
do you know anything's true? How dc
you know the Pilot here's true when
he speaks? Can't you tell by the feeli
You know by the sound of his voice
don't your Bill paused. and the young
fellow agreed readily.
"Well, how do you know blanked
son of a she jackass when you see
him?" Again Bill paused. There was
no reply.
.Well." said Bill, resuming his delib-
orota dra,vl .J,l1 rive Won the infOrma.