Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-10-28
"Chirps" ~
from the
Democrats S Pen
from the

Well. Sir, we poor mortals Hee'
with many and varied experiences as
we trudge along the highway OF exis-
tence: some are pleasing; some as
souraging; some just plain, everyday
life. some sensational; some almost
unbelievable, miraculous; and some
difficult to characterize. These make
mn the sum of the ages we take them
as they come-we are compelled 'o'
we squirm sometimes; sometimes we
lauqh. sometimes we are just stunned
but it all goes in lifetime
Well. all that palaver leads up 10
a little episode that forced It's way
into the daily drag of my own ilving'
Not so very long ago, representative
of the African persuasion and, by ms
now say-so, a member of the minister
ial profession, came to my place Oh
business and placed small order Ior
some printing. The job was duly I'm
ished and, when my patron called Tor
II he was temporarily financially en-
barrassed so far as ready cash was
concerned and very reluctantly OTTER
ed payment by check. It developed
too. that he had left his check DooK
at home, but we soon fixed that up
He signed and went out with his oun-
die of dodgers.
Not many days had elapsed there
after, when the check was returned
marked "no account" and so far as
I was concerned, that little notation
aptly described the maker of said
monetary transaction. Of course, the
outcome of that deal didn't "set" very
well with me. I didn't relish being
"done-up" by anybody, let alone by a
preacher, so determined to investl-
gate.
was not acquainted with the route
leading up to the village Mr.. Preach
er gave as his residence, so 1 asked
a friend, who did know, to pilot me.
We soon reached the domicile, but it
was quiet as tomb no sound of life
there wasn't even a chicken around;
one might have expected some OF
those birds at the home of bad check
writer, but not cackle nor crow.
Nv friend noticed across the road
from the parsonage, a colored man
gathering and packing in hamper snap
beans, and suggested we make some
INQUIRY about the whereabouts of the
skv pilot. But, other than the gospel
dispenser had gone to a group meet
ing, we could get no line on his pill
primage. We were told that the pas
tor had several charges and he fire.
quently had these group meetings, but
iust where we was that day our in
former could not inform. Finally he
asked: "Have you gentleman any busi-
ness to transact with brother Col
Eck?"
"I have" I said. "You tell him
when he comes home that he came in
to my place of business in Pocomoke
CITY and paid for some work with a
bad check; that this is an illegal act
punishable with either fine or impris-
onment, or both; that it is rather a
dangerous pastime dealing with spu-
rious paper and the best thing for him
to do, would be to pay this check, pray
for forgiveness, and forever hereafter
refrain from writing his name where
it ought not to be-"
eyes, Sir" said the bean packer.
And he further asked: "How much
is the check?"
"Not large amount" replied, and
showed him the face of it. Then, you
could have knocked me down with a
feather when he took the money out
of his pocket and handed it over to
me. hardly had breath enough left
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