Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-11

A local preacher was recently asked
the question as to whether a man
could tae the Bible in too literal a
manner, and he replied that he hardly
knew how to answer that question,
whereupon the young man said:
you know, doctor, that somewhere in
the Bible it states that when the Son
Of Man was tempted by the devil. he
said: Get thee behind me, Satan I"
And the doctor replied that was cor
rect
well, I knew a young fellow once
who was converted. He wasn't overly
bright, but he was certainly sincere in
his efforts to act like a Christian man
One Sunday in the church where he at.
tended the minister spoke of the temp
tation and said that if man would say
when he was tempted, Get thee behind
me, satan,' he could not go far wrong
1.-THE young fellow pondered over this
and one day when there was circus
in town he was lined up along the side
walk with lot of others, watching the
parade.
Suddenly the thought struck him tina
he could see no harm in the circus an6
he thought it would be nightly nice tc
attend.
Just at that minute the minister's
warning rcng in his cars.
''Ee said Get thee behind me Satan
loud enough for those in his vicinity tt
hear him and at the same time he kick.
ed his foot out behind, struck another
man on the shin bone. and the injured
man hit him behind the ear He wa.
arrested and Notwithstanding that he
told what had happened he was fined s.
for being disorderly. Now, that's a cas-,
in point" said the man, and the doctor
sadly shook his head and walked away
jamestown, this state, met with a pc.
culiar mishap in Fargo day or two age
He was stopping at the Waldorf and ii
the morning, after he had arisen, he
took. his valuable watch off the dresser
and placed it in his fob pocket in hi:
trousers. He never wore chain, bu
carried the watch loose In his pocke
with some kind Of patent continuance tt
hold it in. He went over to Moorheat
to attend to some business and when h,
reached the hotel in the evening the
watch was gone. Gus making the dis
covery just after some one had asked
him the time Of day. He looked through
his clothing, but no watch was found
! then he reported his loss to Messrs
Keller & Boyd, but he did not blam
them, for he as sure he had put tn,
the watch in his pocket in the morning
With Mr.. Boyd Of the hotel he called a
the police headquarters and reported tn
circumstances.
Here an astonishing thing confronte,
him when the desk sereant said:g
why just such watch as you hay
reported lost has been reported to u
as having been left at Front stree
pawn shop"
An investigation followed and it wa
found that man badly clothed walk
ed into the pawn brokers' place an
offered the watch for sale. The sho
owner did not have money enough i
the store to buy it and said he woul
go and get it. The fellow thought tn
man had gone after an officer, droppe
the watch on the show case and too
to his heels. It was gus watch an
its recovery didn't cost him cent. Fl
is now wearing a dog chain aroun'
his neck and on the end Of the chat
IL attached his watch. He thinks h
made a miscue and the watch droppe
down his trouser leg to the sidewal
and was found by the fellow.
i GA couple Of young fellows abou
town. said Chilly" Doyle, the wei
known Fargo liveryman. "were on
having time one night about weel
{ ago. 1t was the birthday Of one o
Z them, and the other was assisting hin
in keeping company, and away in tn
. watches of the night when I was slit
| ing in the Office of the stable readin,
} the telephone bell rang, and answer
ed.
: IT heard a husky voice, apparent,
alled with emotion, say: