The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-09-11
49, BY W. Alexander Inlay

he pIeases. An lnduloent father %
had not insisted on him learning =
anything useful. His mother up
held him In idIeness.
Possibly the father went
broke. Possibly he never had
anything. At least we find our
hero at forty, discouraged, Know
ina no trade, on the bum.
A bad season strikes his sec
tion Of the country. He has no
money, no friends. Then we find
him-where?
Riding the rods to better
land, in Jail and out, knight OF
the cinder trail.
The Door man comes one dreary
light to a cold home. he is
VT Of work, He knows no friends
His children are huddled around a
stove in which the last embers are
living. A small girl of four WeepS
for food.
A mother in the next room-tAefs
.re two rooms-lies in bed OF ola
blankets and ragged great coats sne
Is moaning in pain.
A little life is to come into the
world before many hours have pass
cd There is no doctor, no pro'i''
ions, There is no fire, no light
In despair the man goes into the
night stumbling against the coiu
wind seeking assistance in MS lfou'
BILE.
There is a gutter bum who has
no knowledge Of how 'oathsome
h. really is. Drunken, abused,
kicked and cuffed he lodges al
human beings.
Like a trouneed dog he avoids
people yet ne must seek s"em'
At last he decides that ne "
down and out. He goes down the
street with longing in his heart
/ He longs to tell some one no"
| he despises self.
He has reached the turning
point. Will some one s'o'o OUT
hand7
Ha! ha! he laughs. He knows.
the world.
Then there is the woman wlthou
/ shame. Christ had compassion o.
6 her kind but she has come to tnl M
that no one else had. Harry hk
l she plies her way about the street
! Of the great city.
) Her cheeks are incarnidine. ne
I soul is as red as her painted mp
uor ewes are as full Of guile as u
4 misshapen mind,
u Unloved, much caressed, hunted, ;,
prey upon society she comes TO u
= last step down, then she finas 90
., in her heart. Does anyone e-se Ill
D, it?
IN So they run through the annals
r. life. But here is what happened
ri The simple girl went to clean
~ boarding house and after a Few
n wears made good. She b'ossomeo
into a flower Of pure woman
, hood.
The workinsman went to work
Inn mans hotel. He was glve'
;ep. .h.lter and clothing with food a
in The Lowry Nazarene commanded
ter We learned a trade and beea"'
!, u.efuI. He became a producer
The poor man sent his viii
"a = maternity home where 81
.,,,o received good care. His ch''dre
, as were sent food, clothing al
trio fuel.
t O. The gutter bum was offered
IAN, chanc. at self rehabilitation.
rect made good. He quit drink got
sa =, lob and was useful.
t, a
Jour The harry was sent to a
will. cue home and became a WON
salt Che who was old only in exp
ence again learned the sim
love Of a child. She was ca
! to for the world.
; p Each was saved through
...,,, Salvation Army and its or
SAT- safe cations for mankind.
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riff. Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever
and LaGrippe. 1t kills the germ
cause the fever. Fine tonic
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