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The Agitator anil The Keformer.
and a smile of bitter scorn curls
tha haughty lips ond lights the
(lashing eye.
:Vhitt need I care for the file of
tho rag-amullins, who infest the
darkest allies of our city, where
wild debauchery and wicked revel
Special Correspondence.
With a deep drawn sigh of de
spair Mr. l5rown arose from his
desk. The dissatisfied expression
-. . . I
on his face deepened into a .ow, , . , m.lnif(,,f
while the Hashing eye and firmly;.- ucehy thu mir,1BH,.
compressed lips bore evidence of: mim))pr ( ff.
storm that was raging w.thm. "" I. Men & rev to tho tenipl.
laid hw hand heavily on hi, fi., j ,)!iVe oml eBrnetlv and
with the out burst of his e-nphutiC; . n bt)half of lhos; ,
assertion, "It s no use, ine ooys ar j wtth tht)m. begRed
doomed to ruin; utter rum; "ay;. , , ,
leadlj combat witli tuo unseen io, ;
day after day they are recklessly
abounding themselves to the eytl
them and threatened them; hut all
no avail. iMy prayers have n.t
lacked in consistency, but my
efforts haye been fruitless. I
would have saved thone boys but
they would not heed me; and for oil,
influence of the grog shop and
... . 1
gambling den, while the utter inau- hok As hrK
vertence with winch they "gai fuf athy anJ advice."
my advice drives me to frenzy. ; .. wa,kp
They are not worth my thoughts) u
those low born creatures whc-!tl an (loonyay
presence defiles the atmosphere 1 , ft drink!
breathe, I'll leave them to their; ;ninto 8lreet ho ,wB
fate. The lecture that I have pre- j . ,n Um0 tQ
pared shall be consigned o the; ()M womaiI) who
fire. No more of my valuable time ,
Bhall be wasted on Huch worthless; ..'j a )1inute mr) j havo ,l0
specimens of inhumanity. h nK)U t3 ,,av lllV rciU for u,lfl
saying, he reaches for bis hat and; wu; o)j my wny u
pane and gathering up the close ; .g
written pages of his lecture, he can,t g(!l work " ttml()h Hir!
throws them into the grate ft"(l lf )U turn u8 out wieie will we
viciously kicks the smoldering I ',-,
embers witn tne toe 01 iiiouhd u.,
He Htrides out into the titreet;
one glance at the elegant brown
etone mansion; one glance at the
silver plate that bears his name,
Impressing It on Him
With Emphasis
I what our fine luuudry work does
to the roan who is loosing for soine
tbinK exquisite In color and finish on
i.... 1?. Wo aim tn make our lailll-
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dry work peerless In beauty and In the
pertect condition in wnicu w- ku iv
hnm. Kend ub a sample handle and
we will aurprine you. Now process
and new prices.
Orders leltac &.uu:u '""h
he Balem statfe will receive prompt
attention.
Salem Steam Eaunflry,
Colonel J. Olmsted, Prop. Dorous
D OlMsted, Mgr. Fhon 11. 820
Librtj titreet.
"I have no sympathy for beu'gars
and my time is too precious to
waste in discussing an old worn
out subject so please be good
enough to allow me to pass; if you
can't raise the money that is due
I will have to ba7e the houBe. I
am real sorry but business is business."
With no word of kindness for a
broken heart, he passes on leaving
her staring blindly at the fate that
has befallen her.
"I thought he would help me
they say he spends much of his
time in looking after the erring
ones and helping the ' friendless
but he has not helped me and
surely I an friendless."
JIB unit - .
r heard the mnoth-rml .ry",
(iod help tha irlenai...
., it.. ...1,,. I m not
,rring on". ' " , " " .
been owitliUlW ' ,
lo mv theerrlntf hoy. h
doemud it worth hi while i -,lj.inic
hand to l"'f .
woman. And he
and ponders on h.t he hU
when h ni'H-t the yB
thubj.-ctofhi- d-forred leclur
II,. finds them t uw
pla.e. in tumble down grn-t
1 1 . . - I . ..... U.v hi'tWreil
room, peninpsa " -
of twelve and 1
rears, o.n seated on dry K1"l'',
boxe.1. Kome on old lrel nd
somehWrnaon the lUr, but all
intekt 011 a pnno "f ar,h. Hi"
HU.ellof tulm.vo and li'l'ior i-dlute
thouttnoxphere, hil- the f.-urnl-mlH
and onprobrioiH latiKUatjH in
duced in by the i -yers, ca-u a
hhi,h of sham." on oin of "
fuc-sof the younger b.y, hor
doom U not yet irrevocably Healed,
Mr. Brown hesitated when !
had almost reached the doot ; but
his better nature tiaiu averts its
elf as he thinks, perhaps alter all
may do them nun' d. ho lie
boldly enters. The scene pr.-s.-nt
a most discounting app-arance,
and loud and abuvivi j.et ur et
him on all side. "Uello, Mr. (.00.1
Man" "What are you doing among
the heathens?" "Ain't you afraid
of rontamination?" Now if I was
good like you I wouldn't come to
l:ues like this, and soon, tin ."Mr.
llrowu was alniJ-it deaf. lie was
unable to quell their uproar by gi s
hire?, no he sinks down helplessly
down on an upturned box.
After the boy a had tired of their
tumult they asked him to take
the Hour and make them a speech.
Hy this time Mr, Brown was in
no mood for speaking, and only
visiouary glimpses of his intended
(u-rrnou Hilled exasperating through
his mind; but he would not waste
so be mounted the box nd prepar
ed to address the boyn.
"Boys I have advised you to quit
this work, you are going to ruin
day by day ami the end is nl far
Whv don.t vou hwil m
when suddenly one of the wiekedent
of the wretches pulled on a string
that he had cautiously tied around
the end of the box, and Mr. Brown
found himself making an ungrace
ful salute to his audience. He lost
no time in rcgaiumy his feet and
making a hasty exit. While bis
narting injunction of "The Devil
will get you, and 1 am glad that he
will." could scarcely bo heard
above the uproar thut preceded him
to the door.
'1 don't think the old duck will
bother us any more now. I think
he would better keep his own lamps
trimmed and burning. 1 hat s
Ht-rifilure ain't it? 1 know lots of
r
mean things he dons, and my pa
nils him lots of drinks for he's ho
goody goody."
Coughing
ih I
in di l
perfeel nfh "
It's too risky, playlnR
with your courH.
The first thing you
Know It will be down
deep In your lungs and
the play will be over. Be
gin early with Aycrs
Cherry Pectoral and stop
the cough.
As Mr. Brown passed out of
eight, the poor old lame widow
wends her way slowly homeward
the cold wind blew the sleet am
rain into the care worn face, and
shivering, she draws the old worn
shawl closer about her shrunken
form. Her eves are dimmed with
tears and her voice is low and falt
ering as she slowly repeats these
words of the Lord s prayer, "Our
father who art in He aven, give us
this day our daily bread, and in
tent on her misfortunes, she hears
.,.,1 ih mmrMrtcbi nr f""t",'l"' ,lrtr
,e s the kindly f.ioe of a man t;o
unlksraoillvtow-rd her. II step
..hi to allow Ur to pns. when
h..r ,.rds fall PI'"K''Kiy
i-ar. Turning he KUive hazily t
th ti.ar stiio-l face and laying
a detaiuab'e bund on her arm. k
inag.'otl- yoic-.-My good woman,
whv eri..vo,t?" The pitiful
utory ia easily told and her voice is
l..r.i!td .ad a she rphes, 1 have
no money, no friends and m bread.
I am soon to be turned out into th
Htrret. The house thut h nhidler
1 .. fr,,, thu nUirin. ii otw liome
no iii'r' fur in the owner' heart
there is no mercy, ami he do not
heed in v iry-rs."
"But (b'd will not forsake the
widow and the lalherlrss, and
itve thin in his name." So sayinp
he placed in her baud a crisp Lank
,.,! ul.i. wont on her way re
joicing.
The good man iiism-i on. am
slrante to relate lie followed t
rectlv in the footsteps of Mr.
Brown. While Mr. Brown stepped
into the hall leading to the ly
thu other liaiiSi'd into lllO
ohamber of a sick thiid. whither
he had been called to attend br.
(n ii.nvmtr these anartiuenls his
attention was attrac ted by the up
roar that preceded Mr. Brown's de
parture, and he lent his footsteps;
iu that direction to ascertain the
chuso of the disturbance. i
Homing directlv upon the boy
in the. midst of their confusion, he
glances around the disordered
room with the upturned boxes and
scattered curds, and gazes pitying
ly 011 thu disconcerted faces of the
bu vs.
They who were so Humorous in
th jeers that heralded the agita
tor's approach f;-II back abashed in
tin! iirenenee of this venerable.
white haired man, whose kind
words and generous deeds had
marked tho cliaiilers of his noble
life. He was 110 stranger in their
midst: for thero was not one anions
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them who had not caught glimpses
of tho noble, generous heart that
prompted his kind acts of mini.i-
tering to the poor, the eick and the
erring ones. And when he spoke
to them kindly and earnestly, they
listened with bowed heads and re
morseful air. He talked to them
with tender compassion, twin ted
out to them the errors into which
they had fallen, and while teara of
sorrow rained down his cheeks, he
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wicro in ms aiiic room and
prayed aloud to God, and the Fath
er who heeds the orphan's cry
heard and registered that prayer.
As the old man arose from his
L ... ....I turn... I I.,
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lecture, scolding it
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only nameueii in n
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