Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-13
ANGELS WOULD
NOT ALLOW HIM
TO 0YERWORK
Englishman Claims ''Heav-
emily Guides" Turned Out
Light in His Study at IL
P. M. to Protect Health.

London, Jan. 1.-THE angels
would not let him work because it
would harm his health, is tie claim
of Rev. G. Maurice Elliott, who
says that he can talk to the angels
at any moment of the day.
Rev. Elliott says that he and his
household know Heavenly Guides"
as quite familiar spirits.
when studying for a rather stiff
examination" he says, 1--WE mean-
ing himself and a woman relatiye)
were told by one of our Guides to
cease studying at eleven p. N. and
retire to rest.
This rule was very irksome, and
we sometimes entirely forgot that
there were such things as time and
rest.
''Often, when we were in the
middle of mastering some difficult
problem, the light in the study
would begin to lower and was even
turned right out by unseen hands,
and we would make the discovery
that the hour of eleven had struck,
I'VE found no ordinary reason for
! the occurrence. But We found this
extraordinary phenomenop-that we
could not relight the gas in the
study the same night. The phen-
omenon occurred five or six times"
Perhaps the good, kind gentle
man forgot to put money in the gas
meter. At any rate, it will be a
good tip for typists who get home
work from the boss to do. One won
ders how this excuse would work
off in the morning:
''The angels would not let me
work last night. They turned out
the light and packed me off to bed,
as they said that I'm worked too
hard in this office,'
another time" says Mr.. Elliott,
eve were to receive as guest the
sister ('doubter') Of a man friend of
the family now dead who had al
ways worn a long beard.
"He came to US the day before
! he appeared to be clean shaven
and urged us to make special
I point of saying that he had turned
into clean-shaven condition. We
| wondered why.
"The friend came, and we told
her that her brother had been to
see us. We described his general
features, which made her open her
eyes, but when we told her he was,
curiously enough, clean shaven, she
cried, How wonderful! Although
he always had beard yet when |
| went to see him in the nursing home
the day before he died | found that
they had shaved him, and l re-
member thinking that lie looked like
plucked fowl
"By their words and actions shall
We know them" was the old adage,
but the twentieth century has re-
versed all that. BY their boards
shall We know them.
Mr.. Elliott gives a good tip to
any hobo who may be wanting
some eats. Here is an experience
he had when he was hungry and
had no money.
"After q bath one summers day
we felt very hungry and discovered
that we had left home without a
farthing in our pockets.
1--WE wondered how the guides
could help us in such predicament
and why they allowed us to come
out without any money.
"Wel, we We're guided to the sea
shore and led close down to the
waters edge. We waited and
watched until the incoming tide
threw up purse containing just
enough silver to enable us to have
good meal and cup of tea.
ut was, of course, a perfectly
amazing happening. But it did
happen, and it is a fact"
Nothing one could say, no argu-
ment that might be advanced, would
have the slightest effect on the
cynic. He smiles.
O.