The sun., 1903-06-14
JUDGE JIMMY DOLAN'S SERMON
REPLY TO ONE PREACHED on
THE PRODIGAL son.
II Reiat ed 20 an Episode oT the Civii War ana
Brought Out . Curious Sequel When Re.
peated tho Other Day by aN Upstate
Lawyer to Massa ohusetts PREACHER

| II Relat ed TO a Episode 0S the CtviI War ana
| Brought Out Curious Sequel Whsn R..
| peated tho Other hay by an Upstate
Lawyer to Massa achusetts preacher
The Prodigal Son was tho subject ~
two Sundays ago by . minister who oc-
clpied the pulpit OF the pastor, now in
Europe. After tho sermon a lawyer from
up the State called upon the minister 70
| compliment him upon treating an old
subject in a new way. Then he told the
| minister the story that follows, and tho
minister told the lawyer a better one. The
lawyer said:
"Thers WAS a Judge Dolsn In tho Stat.
where 1 formerly lived. whose physique
and waddline gait would have been Fsl.
staffian study for any great actor who wanted
to play the part. He had fund OF phios.
| ophy that was In keeping with his unique
personality.
"On one occasion he attended . service
! "a have done. at which the minister based
his sermon on the parable Of the Prodieal
Son. AS you have done. At the conclusion
Of the meeting the old county Judge replied
to the little dominic, tho dominic having
consented. The reply, as it fingers in
| broken fragments in my memory. was
something like this:
History has parallel columns, ~
parallels don't. You all know my boys.
You know Caleb, especially.
He struck me for his portion Of what
/ had arranged to give him. saying that hs
wanted to 60 of and have a good time,
promising to come back when he got
through and take his place as . hired man,
/ told Caleb II he thought there was any
more fun away from the farm than there
wis on It he could skedaddle Whenever he
pleased, but he couldn't do 1t on my money.
We'll, YOU know that he went. Soms
OF YOU come around to console me. and the
bows mother all but went crazy for .
long time after he disappeared.
~ am not saying that didn't used u
ret out OF my bed and set out on the porch
waiting for him to come back. used t"
wonder AZ sot thar wbethor. ! should
zee him coming up the lane. Id run out
and meet him. or tase .. .ne e,,s." 9sa. ,ne Mn
INV mind which I'd do. And tn en- Ia sneak
BACK Every se SeH day Would 70 INTO tn. room up j.
the attic where Caleb used to hAng ovt,
and look at his picture: = nsvet Sn, T. 0En s
Of holes or take it down and cry. over y,
NJ inst set on the side OF his bed and bit
nv lips. / quit looking for letters from
him. Not once did he ever write.
,tv;1t 1t the a. North and the South come up
lust where stood. was for keeping my
niggers il it bust up the Government,
NV other boys went, OF With C3o1 Thorn.
tons artillery and followed Pap Price clear
through. and stayed and stayed lns'
heves e.v.snwbile " the nissers was freed apd
thew went on and stayed and stayed, and
they never come back. II they did It vas
in the night and then they shpped out BE-
'0.e My Sey1lsis'ii VIZ finally died. .. YOU ali know
away. I was rheumaticky and bent over
hut what thar was left OF me offered TO the
Confederssy The C A. rsn1,s xssas =. =. pa Il.
Hsutse. tsul.s .o1u, %nythins sGospoSl would DO. '
x.s uns' good " pot wrestler. l fo1oved the
remnants OF Hood and johnson until the
surrender. and II w. hard TO Sl,r ssn pSn w
had nv " wreck all TO myseif (;
s'You know most Of our people vsns o.cs
home after it w. ws' .aar 81 oTs5 ddn ST knew
ths .hsr GoVernment % had oonisosted what left
and I had nothing to come back too.
s'I weht up into Massachusetts, II yo9
was to hold me up on q hot Grioifon ana
tell me to explain Why dsS %nan sssf or. os bor
I learned the shoernakers trade, and when
I went to a town in Massachusetts pesan
a. a cobbler. .,.,..;..
about me- S,s They we're ere, no, ;N my Hno' '''
One day a tolerably fair: looking woman
shoes. shoes She asked me several question,
as to who I was. and 30 forth. Then ene
come and got the shoes and paid me extra
For some time after that used to g.
without any letter. Then ! didn't get
anything, and kept on psEsinE sr.yii ",
fever. I don't know when It passed Oh
But when come to myself ] was walking
up the road that led to my old home Ihere
was the old house. And then ! heard tho
hounds barking up in the yard. and
whose beard was likewise come out and
called OF the dogs. and helped me t" "a.
old portico, where I sot down. He ~a@
a Yankee preacher from Massachise,ts
He had been . Chaplain in the YANKEE
And when his wife come out OF N.
house remembered she was the same
woman that had got me to make pnr
OF shoes for her in Massachusetts Ines
told me they had succeeded in getnne
nv property back from the Government
or whoever had it.
Il am still living there. and I've made
another will--the last one-and the place
will 60 to the Rev ---- or bis hei5s % :na
assigns forever, Of --------, Mase. Ihat
not his real name. for when Caleb Dolan
disinherted me he took another name
and enlisted in the Yankee army, ana ne'
come a Chaplain
Perhaps" said the minister Who err oecu.
supply, "you think you have told me .
great story. II you will visit me IN nv
New England home any time. will shc~
you the shoes that Judge Jimmy Dolan
led up to the incidents which are In your
etorv"
A MYSTERY or WILD ANIMALS.