The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-13

!, FROM my past experiences III HnOlnE
lplaces 1 have always tried to be care
tful to give inQuiring persona &C.
curats information as to how to ind
|platN,s sought for. =.
7 1t Ia a rather interesting matter,
and often very annoying thing
when one Ia calling on business, to
note. the lengthy conversations en-
tered into and the nature OF the con-
versatfon. There Is no reelection
meant In mentioning these matters
for 1t Is all given in friendly man
ner. These people often do not
think that ones time may be worth
something to him. and they do not
think that the stranger may not be
interested In the manner Of treat
ment Of a certain Ill member Of tho
family; what time they have had
In raising the baby; what dentist
pulled the good wife's teeth; what
mean neighbors they may have; what
legal troubles they are in for, and
|even sometimes domestic troubles1
are freely aired. You know 1T is
mot best to speak of domestic trou-
Fbles to your most intimate friends,
But then many people divorce bust
ness from all these matters, and
they expect your sympathy or advice,
whichever may At best.
! In wide range OF travel and
calling Of this kind, We find all class
es and conditions Of mankind Of
course. People will mostly be good
and kind and pleasant, but it var
les from the good and beautiful and
even, to the most low and
to monstrosities. l have seen chill
|dren, dogs and pigs mixed together,
and playing and eating that which Ia
worse than dirt. :,
On Top Of the Aneghanies.
l remember making a call In the
evening twilight on the top of the
Allegheny mountains. . A lot Of
barking and fierce looking dogs had
already challenged my approach to
the house, which had, nearly
knocked me "off my base," anyhow,
but the worst scare was to come. |
had gotten to the door and no one
met me, and 1t seemed, to get freed
from the dogs ! found myself enter
Ing the house without first being
invited. What did l behold:
There was some kind of a form,
clothed in a rough dress, but a
stubby beard ON the face indicated
it was a kind Of man. It gritted
Its teeth, made queer motions and.
a 'hideous noise. I spoke but 1t paid
no attention to. me: was fright
{ ned from the scare of the dogs. and
as no one else had yet entered the
house, i must have been little slow
taking in the situation $50 My past
life began to pass through my brain
Iand. especially, my, many sins. and
began to think time was up, and
the that the devil had me sure.
Presently members Of the family
came in and was we'll treated and
, told that that hidedus thing was
only an idiot and that 1t would do me
T no harm. 1 found its mother
good woman and later learned of
l'how that poor idiot was there, then
rther was more sympathy and pity.
have even reasonable sense?
-- Once Saw 1.-THE Port Man."
+ A long walk one evening in a SIM
ilar country, in the same course Of
performing my duties brought me to
another humble home L had be-
fore heard Of "the part man." Then
saw him. ), He had been, a soldier
in the Union army and had served
Wharf.-The war-was
over and In firing cannon celebrating
the event there had been an explo-
sion which tore off one leg, one arm
part Of the remaining hand and
his face and body were scarred by
various wounds, any one of which
would have killed an ordinary man
Tt was the ex-soldier, the part man."
He was not injured in the line Of
duty and had never received PEN
sion. He had a family and was
cheerful. Most Of us have our whole
bodies to work for liz, and sometimes
we complain.
f. The West Virginia JungIes,
Most OF this travel over mountain
Gus countries and roads was afoot,,
tand the condition Of people saw and
met, varied from the thrifty and in
telligent in some communities, to
those living In isolated places in the
dense forest who did not know when
t'Sunday came. , Sometimes roads