The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-09

hits reporters book. He wrote his
fathers name and address, who lived
in . little town in Illinois not far
from Peoria, and wrote:
Made Wreck OF IAfo
Dear father. I have made mis-
iarAbls wreck out OF my life. I have
lsent mother broken hearted to her
grave I am sending you down to the
grave Here arm. stiii a. young man
but / arm bum. I am not worth lv-
Ing. staying on earth, and II you
f.Ec 4 -s..-.- IL 77rIc r-r ~ IT,
hody. In .the- Chicago, river. south Of
the Madison street bridge in the
channel near tho pier. Your loving
son. WIN. Goodby."
He threw his book into the snow
and turned his collar about him and
pinned 1t tight with a safety pin and
started to climb upon q railing. A
policeman whose beat was nearby
had noticed him as he was walking
down, for he would walk along q
while. and then turn around and
lDok behind him So he followed
him and took \ chance on him ana
- he climbed upon the railing the
policeman grabbed him by the shoul-
dsrs and said. What are you going
to dor"
II am going 70 cash tn.
mo. sir: can't let you do-that
Come on with me-"
And he led him back to the street
ana my friend tore out page after
page. Of his black. miserable drunk
en- life. The policeman said,
II don't know whether you are
stringing me or not, but Ii half you
say, Ia true, wouldn't quit Don't
you give up You must have had 1t
IN you or you wouldn't have held
down tho jobs you told mo you had.
l. cant leave, to go down there with
lyou. but would uke 10 have you so
thers~--and he took out of his pock-
ct . pencil and wrote on u little piece
lof paper. 100 f. Van Burden street. "
the old Pacific Garden Mission, where
night found JesuA Christ, my Saw
Jour-" He said. Go down there.
think they will help you"
SO he staggered back. and he stag
|gered in. and dropped In q rear scat
BY tho aide Of a bum. He read tho
Imottoes on the wall and the verses
LOT scripture and nudged . fellow next
Ito him and said. What graft Ia there
In II for this damned branch here. I"
I He whiried around and said, Mira
CLARK just mortgaged her home at
back rent on this Joint to keep II op-
len 70 that poor miserable buns like
you and me. might have some place
Ito drift In and get warm. Say Gull.
lyon SEQ them red hot all night and
lyon can set there on that chair and
sleep or you can lay down on the
floor and In ths morning ron can 30
downstairs and you can get a cup OF
lcoffoe and q stnker." THAT 10 q
doughnut> And he said. ~You can
lgo out and panhandle and II tho gang
wont come across. ycu can shut
|. tfle your old CARCASS back hero tonight
and 90 downstairs and get q cup OF
coffee and . sandwich and como up
hero and hit tho chair again tonight
. by the stove. for they keep this joint
open All tho time for buns like you
and ma"
/ II Touched HIM.
That touched him. When rome
fellows got up and told their story.
and the fellow said. who here wants
J to live for Jesus Christ and are will
ing tn do your best he jumped to
his feet and staggered to the front
and Rocked over nve chairs getting to
the r,ourners' bench. He reached up
his hand and said. y give my heart
to Jesus Christ" and started out to
tell the story. Oh. no wa~ In grea,
, III y. rn, 800
. 80 Nv ~. tn-rrs,~ rr.mfrr
~. $1,000 ar..r a,
, :. II, prr 49, - =,
~. 49, s,s go. 80
n.,. "a Ia =. "a at~rnns -,
-. .h,r, 49,, =. ~. =. hicSorx
-, A. 80 Msrocd -.c. "a
r,.',sn ~, ~. s~~,.n 80 80
.Moi ,,.ts,. ~. .rr,rs.. sns a.
80. '-"''' IA" Ola
. 49,.
mn 49,. 80. &c s,.-~sra. to-
~. r.c,~. rartS.r r,,s.soo ana ala
49, &c. .a...s -. ~.
49, -
} .1A. 10. .cS a. 49, .ra
..s.s. i,s 49, rns,h~ ~, nas
~.s
pps =. 800 49,. ~,aA -,. e~,~
r. I'VE. e. =. ps.~-.n u =. .
I ..,sS,~ - -sA.,..s,.,a So. -. ~
} 80 ..aA... a., -
- ..,a... 80, n,.,e
. u ~ ss,s - 49, =. 80. $500
;sS M. AZ 80. $3.50 ,.~.s, = :
@ Y. ~. 49, -. 49,, a.. 80. 80
, W. u40 o'ov~ S1s. 80. ~s H.sus