Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Amaziah BadIeigh under suspicion
of operating Illicit stills in the Blue
Ridge mountains of North Carolina,
suddenly moves with his wife to the
adjoining state of Tennessee, where,
between himself and a stranger who
visits his cabin at night, an agree
ment is entered into for the removal
of q young child
Soon after this agreement the Bad
leighs leave the South and journey to
the Mississippi river taking the child
with them. There Mr.. Badleigh falls
in with a party of gold seekers and
going with them to Pixies Peak loses
his life.
Mrs. Badleigh joins an emigrant
family and all become residents Of
DEBORAH, where young Jesse, the
adopted child makes good in an en-
counter with school-fellow.
Jesse Badleigh and Hiram Schoc-
key effect a rescue which nets them
some profit: while Frank Inness,
mighty huntsman pursues stag and
stumbles upon hidden foe of small
Ter dimensions.
AIRS. Badleigh attends an old time
quilting party which, indirectly occa-
sions a philosophical dissertation by
John Armstrong. Later Jesse and
his mother receive an unlocked for
visit from Sheriff McAndrews.
Jesse Badleigh, brought to trial
before Judge Barthell, charged with
stealing a ten dollar bill from the
meat market of Killum and Dressam,
is prosecuted by District Attorney
Harmon and defended by Judge
Sayre.
The appearance of a stranger at
Armstrong; store becomes the pre-
dude to a discussion on church af-
fairs.
He was told that his own church
had no standing in the city; that if
he wanted to be anybody, if he want
ed to succeed in business he would
have to join their church"
We'll 1 swami" said Jasper
Grimes.
"Jee-roos-lum!" said Ezra Finch.
did they succeed in PROSECUTING
mauy?" quietly asked Mr.. ARM
strong.
why, yes, you know John there
are always some who are influenced
by such considerations, they are peo-
PIE whose religious convictions are
not very deep; they are not swim
mers. they are Just fioaters borne on
the tide out to sea where they are
soon lost to sight
Say. Steve, did that there church
git on right well in that kin o'work
you bin a speakin' off" enquired Joe
Pettus who seemed to have just ava
kened to what was being said and
opened his mouth for the first time
since the discussion began. s
mo. Joe, can't say that it did.
Somehow it seemed never to grow
much. and really at times it had
hard work to maintain it's existence:
although mind you there were some
mighty fine people connected with it,
both men and women who could new
-er be persuaded to take any part in
the dirty work"
When you call it dirty work,
Steve. you come mighty nigh barkin'
the squirrel all right" Indignantly
exclaimed the hunter you can't
cali 1t anythin' else OIL man, not II
you pry into every bush in the woods
an hunt for words that1 fit it,"
AT the same time there's more
sides than one to be looked at when
you come to passing judgment on ac-
lions Of people," said Ezra Finch
When / was back east last summer,
I happened to pick up an old Eng
1ish magazine, where / read this lit
tie narrative. The other day, myself
and two friends were walking down
HoibOrn, when, near to Middle Row,
we espied pump, on the front Of
the square box of which, was inscrib-
ed, in white letters, the solitary mon
osy1lable No. What can that mean?
said |. 1t is the number of the
pump, said one, but the figure has
been obliterated. You're wrong.
said another-it is above the spout
and implies that there is no water
or forbids any but the parish carts to
use il. A third declared that the
marks were not letters but private
mark adopted by the maker of the
useful machine before us. In a few
seconds we had reached the pump,
when we instinctively surrounded its
tall square box of iron, upon one side
of which we discovered in corre-
spending letters, the verb stick, on
the opposite side, the substantive.
Bills, so that the adjective No,
application we had been discussing
In a lively manner-neither one
shrinking from the opinion he had
at first formed-was found to be the
connecting link between the two
and thus the handwriting upon the