The Glenwood post., 1914-08-08
TO 4 Better LIFE

ARnost Down md Out" uI1ofU'
Mas 0em Asaia b Ue
NJ $anlfy
DsSsS1s. ,aAsta0 - OGMh0
Vest WiaA. - rounding . snDs -
sssstad his vosiA-oaA 4nFtnss Aso -
aosth. TAs meeting AaV0.os1 - -
q . church oos1ar. - . - -.
| whose coat WaS nevartha1nnD 0 ~
! o. % too snail for hin. vas aADaGt
vAifieA OF his fset Thoss tve ~
vsrsot any too stsaAy q tAs0sabvas
1t the Drssent moment. ist slsos balag
S3Reted ~ such rough cnstooses. IN
wAat was supposed to be spring veaeh-
G. The thin maa had 3ust speot ths
last OF his money. intended ~ .
nights lodging. At . nearby saIosa.
and an uncertainty OF balance Was The
result.
With IN instinctive seeking for
shelter, the scantily clad "downADA-
out" staggered into the church vest1-
bule. A richly carved bench Asar by
onered . tempting seat, and the naA
sank upon 1t gratefully. stOlidly ba0W-
ing at his benumbed fingers. Through
the 'vestihuie door could Be seea ~
SEXTON At work lighting the vast iatse.
Tor 0f The handsome ediace for tAs
evening service. Then the SEXTON cane
down the aisle toward the intFs1sr.
A. the sexton approached. IL IT,
low Sooked at him With what Was
meant 10 Be- an fngratiating s0lla.
Nice and warm In here" he essayeA.
Yes" snapped the sexton. "s.l it's
warmer I'll be maxim It for yos b .
second The unexpected cane 70
pass. Before the wreck Of what oooe
had been . better man than The ssxt0a
could gather its forces together to ~
'sist. 1t was again at the mercy q M
recent ungentle acQuaintances Who
were still oonferrins at the church
corner
The suddenness OF the oaslanGAt
and the partly reused indignatioa q
the man dissipated. In . measure. tAs
tntoxication which had wrapped hin
IN letharsy. Such was his oooDSs4s
Generalization, however. that ~
trsiled on like . growing. vhiDpe1
cur. without . stir Of that desire ef
the healthy male to thrash in rsenfa.
Over and over he kept mumblinS WITH
. subdued nerceness:
The house Of God. the hosss a
God. bah!"
The man walked With his hsaA beot
and his shoulders drawn forward %
protect his thin chest whsn be anAl
y faAssd his eyes 10 Iook about ~.
~ Ms IN oae of the worst pasts -
the city. . section with which hs was
On famfiiar terns. That which had
caSsed him to raise his eyes wss .
bright. giaring. electric light before
one Of the most notorious theaters in
town. Underneath the shining light
WAS . huge sign. Come in and get
warm" Bewfldered the man rsad the
sign again and still again. fearing that
he had not read Alright Then hs
stumbled quickly through the swing
ing door. and entered the theatsr.
A. the services went on, the man
ceased to laugh inwardly. Glowing
promises wore held out-promises Of
happiness that would come with the
acceptance Of that name upon the ban
ner. A sneerins pity surged through
the man. for the speaker upon the
platform knew nothing Of the tempta-
tions about which he spoke 20 glibly
Of resisting. and the habits that he
claimed were easily broken. II he
knew! For his text the white-haired
speaker had taken Verify. verify. I
say unto thee. except . man be born
again. he cannot So the king6om Of
God"
When the white-haired man had I'M
isAed another man rose fro0 the
right Of the stage. All eyes were cea-
tered upon him. He was 4 command
ing figure among men. and in his face
there was . force Of character rarely
seen. The thinly clad man Asaved .
regretful sigh. He would have liked
to have been that--a man among men. |
Suddenly his wavering attention was
caught by . name-"Drunken Charlie,
What did the speaker know about |
Drunken Chariie!" The thinly clad |
man had bunked with Drunken Char |
lie" frequently At l5-cent lodging !
houses-yes. and upon police station |
doors until Drunken Charlie" had dis |
appeared.
They once called me Drunken |
Charlie" the man was saying As
the sense Of the statement impressed
itself upon the down and out" he
rose in his seat with 4 strangling cry.
With his unbelief struggled hope and
RECOGNITION. II Drunken Charlie" had |