The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-25
FROM Gypsy
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grandfather said to his brothers: 81
don't know what is the matter with
me, for ever since I buried Polly l
haven't oeen able to eat properly, l
can't sleep and / have a burden in
my heart which l think is driving ms
out of my mind, and unless get ria
Of it feel sure shall go insane, and
L have decided to go to London and
sell my horses, 50 that 1 shall hav.
no temptation to move. / am going
into the churches and chapels anc
ask everybody l met if they can tell
me what is the matter with me-" HIS
brothers said, "We will go with YOU =
on their way to Lcndon Cne day, they
stopped at saloon and calling and
calling for their liquor the saloon
keepers wife cine behind the bar
and seeing my grandfather there, shs
asked him how h s wife was. for ST e
had known them IN previous days. NJ,
grandfather than had to tell her of
the loss of his wife and also told hei
something CT his heartache, anc
asked her if she could help him. Sh,
said, mo, l can't help you, but have
L book upstairs that makes me or.
every time l rCSd it. will go and
get it for you. Ard out of an d b,
rcau drawer she brought down that
immortal bookk, Bunyan's Pilgrim.
P.ogress." She landed it over tn,
bar tc. the three Gypsy men, and M
ndfather said, eve can't read
nd young man who was drinkin
at the bar bes.d, them said, Il wi
read it to you" They went out of
the saloon and sat down by the sid
of the read, and the young man be
gan to read to them the story c.
Christian; he read on and on until h
came to the place where Christia
mo-nss the hill W tn bundle strapped
to his shoulders and at the top cf tn,
hill is cross, and immediatel,
Christian sees the cross fotters tha
bind tie bundle to his shoulders ar
broken and the bundle falls to tn,
ground and rolls down the hill. M.
grandfather said THAT is just what ]
want. l want 20 get rid of my bur.
den Ike that But the young ma:
could not hep them, and the saloon
keepers wife couldn't help them, Sc
tncy went on Their way that day moro
disappointed than ever.
Arriving in the city of London, the,
camped on piece of ground in tn
st end a fla 'crite camping grount
of the Gypsies when visit ng London
My grandfather saw a block ava
f.om the wagon an old man breakin-
mp stcre by the side cf the road. He
was an old Methodist and had face
on him like quarter-acre of sun
shine. My grandfather entered into
conversation with him. They spok
about the weathcr, about people in thu
ncighborhocd, about local conditions
aid then my grandfather opened hi
heart to the Old man nd told him
III" loss of his W fe, and also of the
burden of his beart. The old mar
wGo e heart had been touched, said
What you need is to be converted :
And seeing the rIzzled expression or
my grandfather's face he said, "Wha
you need is Je us." My grand lathe
said, eff you will tell me low to ge
Him, VIII 10 anything on earth
The cd man replied, "You 90 bac.
20 your wagoa cnd I VIII come fo
ycu at seven o'clock tonight and ]
will take you dcwn to our missio
ka'l where we are holding mission
services" That night my grand
father was dressed in his best and wa
stand nc on the top step of the wa@or
waiting fer the It. ne-breaker to com
for him. He had persuaded cne of III.
brothers to ~o with him. When tn
cd m came, my grandfather turn
cd round and said to the children i
the wagon, "Go-u night, my dears.
am not coming home until get con
verted." Ny father, who was ju'
going to bed, shouted out: "Dadd.
Who's hc?' Fo, he supposed tha
"ccn erted" was tie name of some.
bNdv his father was go ng to brin-
home. After The men had gone m
father sad to his brother and sister
1--WE have no III ther and we sha''
Soon have no father for he is roi 9
out of lis mind and am going to fol
low him"
My father followed those two Gyp
sy men and the stonebreaker unit
trey reached little miss on hall. As
the men entered the hall and too
.hcir seats nea: est the pulpit, m,
father crept into the rear, and fo,
TIE first tine IN his life sat dcwn j.
church. After the opening song serv.
ica,, somebody prayed, and then the.
haga9 to sing an5old chorus. 1t was
fenaSS
4 n.;rf,,, ,ieve, I now believe
sus did fer me,
'"e e Cross He shed His blood
ak and. per to set me Free"
ntcnt thems
nn,s;bed icy b:gar to sing something
eaki g. but there were sc
WV" ds il that verse that the