The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-01-21

put into execution the many new
tricks he had acquired. and he had
very fair success in his nefarious
work for some time, and then the
inevitable happened. Again, he was
in the tolls of the law and in course
of time arrived back to the now fa-
miliar prison, was pretty bitter, both
with his own stupidity in being
again an unwilling guest of the
state; and with the failure of his
former plans to come out right to
his way of thinking.
One night on going to his cell he
found letter awaiting him; which,
on perusal, proved to be from an
entire stranger, and lady at that.
In the letter she informed Fred,
that she had just heard of his fail
ure in life and was going to endeav-
or, with his assistance, to help him
to make a success Of his future.
And then the lady went on to show
him it was not necessary for him to
wait until his release, but that his
best opportunity, was right then.
For he could lay the foundation on
which to build his future quite as
well where he now was, as if he was
at liberty. and ended her letter by
asking him to reply to her. After
he had thought the matter over, he
let her know what his wishes were
on the question.
Fred was very much puzzled by
the letter. not only stranger being
willing to assist him but more so.
with the idea that he could start
while in prison. So when in the
course of events, writing day came
around again, he wrote the lady
promising her his full cooperation,
and then waited anxiousely to see
what he had committed himself to.
On the arrival of the second let
ter from his newly found friend, he
was, to say the least, very disap-
pointed to find that he had been led
to commit himself to such a rash
promise; for the lady explained
fully that she or no other living
person could give him assurance of
a full free life unless he first made
his peace with God and followed
his teachings. At first he would
have nothing to do with sach fool
ishness." as he termed it; but after
while he remembered his promise
and then resolved that as he could
lose nothing he could give the lady
and her idea fair trial.
Although B went into the
thing (as he termed his new study
as kind of a joke on himself, he
very soon changed his ideas and it
was not long until those with whom
be associated began to notice the
change in him. not only in his
actions and manner of speaking,
but also his intirely new attitude
towards his forced confinement.
On his release from his second
term. B took what little money
I've had saved and his discharge al
lowance, and following a oonsulta-
tion with his newly acquired friends.
purchased a ticket to a point in
northern Montana where he secured
a position on hay ranch. At first,
of course, the work was both hard
and fatiguing; for he had never
been used to manual labor of any
kind, but after short while when
he had been somewhat hardened to
his new employment, he found that
the work was agreeing with him
famously. Now he could eat as
never before in his life, and the
clean wholesome way in which he
now lived both morally and phisic-
ally allowed him an opportunity to
realize what great change had
come into his life.
While in the town of p, last
spring, l was informed that Fred
now owns a small place of his own;
and my informant was very much
interested apparently in little plan
the new rancher was operating for
the betterment of those who have
had the misfortune at one time or
another of being unwilling guests
of their state. Fred's plan and its
successes make a story of it's own;
and maybe sometime | shall pass it
on to you.
Now, brothers, don't you think if
we were to give this all-important
question of religion fair and just
trial in here. that we may not only
be much better prepared to face our
future when we do regain our liber-
ty, but just fancy being happy and
contented, while we are paying the
price to the laws of man for our
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