The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25

What he wants Is to get tho dis.
sase out. He says: I'VE will get the
s1evil out and the man will be good
and he will do right" but how can he
re good when the principle of evil il
IN him?
lie can only get that out by faith in
9esus Christ. and nobody ever wins by
compromise. You admire your OPP
pohent who fights open and fair. In
Lneir hearts the saloon keepers are my
friends. Ttey don't hate me. They
xnow l don't compromise one inch
S7A>s.>k.sess &.Ss "; roy1eta. ssrskrrangy 8 ass
ness, and they know IT Is dirty. rot.
Ten, sinking business, as well as / do,
my friend. They are only in II for the
money that's attached to It Do any
o0dy good? NO, they never did any
ocdy good with glass of beer in their
safe. They couldn't do II.
viii Be Interesting.
4 AND 1t will be interesting when i
get to heaven to learn how much that
feIow's testimony hurt the hog trade
over there in Gadara. So that's what
esus does today, He comes down by
slfs spirit and saves you and says: You
90 Back among your friends and tell
thent ). kat ! have done for you. You
go pack and tell them how | saved
you and kept you"
.And It in the same principle that
pesus works on to this day.
! ally friend, the late Jack Crawford
used TO be chief of scouts for Uncle
sam, and he spent many OF his years
{put on the plains after the hostile In
nians; and years ago he became sep
arated from his command. and for
I,hiru~six hours he hadn't had NOR
[ssel of food nor drop of water--nei-
ha hrny cal
nerc and there upon the buffalo grass,
EEAnd his eyes were red and bloodshot
Enis face WAS dry and parched. and he
|seotid scarcely walk and neither could
[seis mare.
They went on and on and they came
10 where the trail hranched to the
right, and when the mare reached
There she stopped. threw up her head
snnhed the air. and although the trail
straight Oh was the best beaten. she
Fturued to the right He said
Don't you go down there: we are
about dead; let's so straigh. on"
And he turned her into the other
tran. She stopped and wouldn't GO:
shook her head and went back to the
Efork In the trail and turned around.
we'll he said. there do be times
when dumb critters know more'n
men. and he said: You have brought
me this far. my gal: go ahead!'
\ Went Down the Hin.
So she went down the hill and then
turned around IA spur OF the hill and
then turned up a little ravine He
said they went on for a few miles
when he heard the best music that he
ever expected TO hear this side of the
gates Of heaven He heard the gunr-
.rie of failing water in his ears, and
through =
stream. and IL fell down into q little
nook In the ground and filled q pool
lie Eaid the mare scented ii and sight
ed 1t at the same time he did He
yanked her bride of and they started
out. and they both hit the pool at the
same time, He tsriod his face in the
water and she buried her nose In the
water, and he said they drank and
drank and drank. Then he splashed
water In his face and on his hair, and
then he took her saddle off and
washed her eyes and nose and ears
teen he washed the alkali dust and
sand of. He took bath himself. and
they drank and drank and drank
Then he put the saddle and bride ,
on~and got on her back. She felt
refreshed, and they rode on and on |
Ha looked and saw "a cluster OF trees, |
and he saw fire burning and some
human beings around It. He put the
spurs 10 his mare and she dashed OF, |
for she had some Kentucky thorough |
bred blood In her. and when he came |
UP closed he heard some fellow yell
"Tntuns,''
And my friend jerked his old Win |
chester out and threw it over his arm |
and shot The spurs into her and she |
ieaped forward.
Jack said: Where are the Ynfr,ua> |
Show me-"
No Indians Around There.
And fellow walked out with a |
Winchester and said: There Amt
any lnJuns around here. but we |
thought you were one. and II we /
hadn't just discovered that you were |
white man. your hide would look like |
n wcven-w fence now He said |
Who might you he and where do
you come from
He said; MY name is Jack Craw-
ford. / am chief OF scouts for Uncle |
Sam. have been out here fighting /
Indians. got los. and I hadn't had |
. drop OF water or norsei OF food |
FOR thirty-six hours until I got drink |
down here. I'm nearly starved TO
death"
The man said: Jack. you are well
come. Tether yotr mare out there.
and take your knife and cut a hunk |
pf that meat off there. and zee II II
Isn't the finest piece of meat you ever |
put your teeth inside Of We've been !,
out here and we kind Of
|ott little time, and we heard there
was some whiskey over here on the |,
Missouri and we sent over and cor
rallied jug OF it and wo are cele-
brating the Fourth OF July. Won't you
Join usy" I
Jack said: IT am a patriotic Amer
lean citizen. You are Il little behind |
time, boys--this Is the eleventh day
" August. but 7 will join you any
way"
SO they said to him: well sir
when you get piece OF meat, take a
drink Of whiskey. There she is
He arose with the hunk of meat !
In his hand and said: Boys, / have
never tasted liquor in my life'
The man said: We'll. sir, II you,
stay around these diggin's, you'll
drink. Take the jug and drink
Jack said: WYATT a minute before
vuu decide whether or not I'll drink.
Let me tell you little story. Can
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And he said. yes"
Father Was q Drunlxnr1.
Jack said: "My father was drunk /
nd He died when I was q chunk OF