The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-06
Mr.. TIMERS FALL
FROM GRACE


TOxiginaI
Tinker WAS his name EEerard Leroy
Tinker ana a more spiritual man Lad
never come to our city. His forehead
was broad and high; his eyes were
lsrge enough and blue enough and soft
enough fer an angel I believed In
him then. and believe in hsrn now.
The moment q man sets himself up to
he spiritual guide for others we i'm
srneaiately put hirn on pinnacle Of our
own from which be shall shed the ligat
IL perfection. He is no lougHr q man
Ike ourselves. but superior being
freed from earthly passions. earthly
Weaknesses
Tinker wag an evangelist. was fitted
to be Gn evangelist and WAS fitted for
nothing else than an evangelist. he
chose for his speciality prison life.
When be came 70 us there was not
eren regular prison chaplain. none
being willing to take the position for
The pay and the regular ministers be
Ing Otherwise occupied Tinker walk
eupied IL without remuneration, How
Ia got living we never knew. That
he lived from hand TO mouth was GER
tain. After praying IN saloon and
warning its proprietor that be was DO
ing the devils work she holy nsn
would be invited to parfake Of the
free lunch On the counter. and In this
way be secured many dinner For
short periods be would occupy a sleep
ing room, but the isndiady did not ex-
pecf him To pay from the frst- All she
asked WAS that be would not stand in
tie way Of paying lodger. and she
would often have been the loser had
Tinker permitted It
In such ways Tinker managed 10 ex-
ist. and 50 long AS he could fight sin
and give comfort to prisoners. possibly
turning them toward better nfe after
serving their terms, he was satisfied
lie prayed with them. Be talked vita
them. be advised them. being a re-
p3sitory Tor tire confidence az the whose
prison, He had free access 70 them,
and both guards and prisoners ell
kaew him.
No one had ever thought OF Tinker as
husband or father. when one day &
woman with scowl on Der face ard
- underjaw denOting resolution came
along 10 claim him IS her spouse
great was our establishment Her APP
pearance had a pavaIyzing effect upon
Tinker. Those whom be had extorted
to stand up under calamity now en-
deavored 10 instill a Ike irmness into
lllTa. but without success. The wo-
uan went tn the court. produced ar
vorce papers with alimouy and proved
that S654 was due her from The de-
iinquent Tinker she had little difs-
Guilty IN getting an order for his ar
rest. and lie was required 70 give a
bond not only for the amount due. but
Tor the coming year. ID al about ST.
coo.
Had any one confidence tbst Tinker
would he able to make up the amount
we might have gone on his hand AZ
Il was. the judge sent him to the work
house to work out the amount. Mean
while Tinker was confined 10 the city
gai4 where De bad been the self con-
etitutei chaplain why be had not
applied for Thar or some other such Do
ssfion WAS now made clear. The no
man with the square mouth and the
beefiing brow stood ready 70 Dounce
upon bis salary before it was due.
Tho method Of obtaining a living be
had chosen gave hin q freedom that
must have been relatively delightful.
took it upon myself to 80 to Mrs.
Tinker to see IL could soften her OBJ
durate heart The volley Of words she
poured upon me can only liken "a
that Of a Calling gun. retired ID
gloriously, st the same time resolving
never again to interfere ia domestic