The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-02

- s1fcteA a<Ata thc new tbutsh "
ressille remaiGei unpsintsd and
aout oupo.a. II was owned Joint.
y Shs 5isttodtsts ana tie 5kptisn
dE5 the widow iArsiEs set tts
trollIpS With yisw Of getting
work dCae Not u bin. escaped
that she was WORKING for an oh
1t was eight mopths later thar
enters began work and Il was
ned who had raised the money.
he palrters followed the carpenters.
! the second coat was hardly dry
sn the bell arrived and was hoisted
. position. There was q grand turn
{ for the FIRST Sunday. The minis
Is Of both denominations were TO Oc.
upy the pulpit, and there would be
talks" instead Of sermons. TO the
srnazement OF everybody who looked
over the assemblaee the widow Lar
kIns was not present IL was known
that she was home, and no one had
heard that she was III. and what had
kept her away no one could guess.
After the service Parson Turner wend.
cd his way to her house to solve the
problem. He found her in tears, and
the more solicitous he wac the more
tears she shed. There is an end 60
even woman's tesis. however. and by
and by the widow wiped hers away
and controlled her voice and said:
Il am glad you came. have con.
fcssion TO make. There are several
things that weigh ON my conscience,
and that was the reason was not az
service this morning. parson. yon
know set out all alone to get that
carpenter work doue.n
II know, and it was.a brave thing Of
you"
u owned a kicking COW. 1t was
known 10 everybody in thc village that
she WAS a Kicker She has kicked
over more Of her milk than was ever
saved. would have been glad to sell
her FOR $40. One day man came
along from Cherry liill. and sold
her 10 him for sl7 ! never said
ward about her kicking. That $17
bought the FIRST lumber. DO you think
csn ever be forgiven for NV sin?'
"tIm. Cm.' said the parson TO him
self. You were not asked II The COW
Kicked :v
No"
Wen, shouldn't worry much. II is
quite possible that WITH other sur
ronndings she may cease to kick st
all" 8
y owned two spotted hoas." contlu-
ued the widow. They were running
around the village for year ana were
ssteral times complained CT as nnI
sanees" sf..
Yes; they rooted up nay garden last
spging"
We'll a hog buyer came along one
day aud offered ms SO apiece for them.
He drove LIEN away after dark.
When be paid me he paid for three
spotted hogs instead OF two He must
have driven away one belonging 10
others. ! didn't notice the mistake un.
til ths droyer was gone and then
did not run after him. turned thar
NNtA A@eh AhAt AA9A0 l0dIUCft
Uni I'm. can't exactly see how
you csn be held responsible for the
hog buyer being nearsighted. You
might have run after him and ex-
plained that he had paid you for an
extra hog, but you didn't think OF 1t
until too late. should say that every
hog removed from our village to some
distant sphere was distinct gain for
us, A hog in a mudhole is nui-
sance; a hog turned into a cupola OF
church is Joy forever"
You know went TO Chicago about
thres months ago. have some world
~ relatives there. When | told them
OF the work | was engaged in they
were much interested. My brotber-in-
law Insisted that j put $40 on the
races on q ten 10 one shot. | was in
duced against my viii to do 1t, and
ms horse came in ahead I got 500
in cash, and that went into the cupola.
am feeling now that It was the great
est sin or an"
wei, don't know" mused the par
con. "You did not bet through any
sordid modve."
NO. l bad the cupola in mind all
the tiDIcr
"You didn't see any OF the horses
abused or urged beyond their
streugih?"
No. They really appeared to enjoy
st. II was the FIRST time in all my life
that ever bet on a horse race. and +
r.
I'm. or course the principle OF
horse racing is wrong wrong
but there are occasions when aa inno-
cent person may be persuaded against
his own Judgment. You did not go to
Chicago TO bet on the raceT'
"Oh. no. no. no. ! didn't know that
such a thing was contemplated
III was your brotherin.law who sug-
gekted thar you lay a wager"
1T was"
And you showed proper reluc-
fanee for times'
u did .f
Wen. / don't think the sin Is unfor
eivahle. Besides. the money has gone
info the fiinola on1 9onff la s,a,a rafa.f