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THE NEW NOKTHWEST, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1881.
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DIGBY'3 REFORM CLUB.'
', There wai a quartette' of free and Jovial spirits
"In Burvllle, and Johnny I)felym-Mth atkuowl
edged leader thereof. Teter 8hadeuTom libwden
and 6am Tepper were hl kalatef.'They' wer
four young men, Jree-hearted And generous, with
a great capacity lor enjoyment.
On a certain Monday evening they were assera
bled In a small parlor of Lushton'a tavern for the
.purpose of having a good tlhie, a they were wont
to assemble often. The season was1 Winter, and the
- beverage they were Indulging In was a compound
of rum, sugar, milk and egg, commonly known as
'"rTTT-"Tom and Jerry." -
: At the early stage-of the-wassall, before sense
bad ' been "submerged, Peter. Wade suggest! thai
- ,p.Iie 'had a complaint to make against one of the
1 dignitaries of the town, and thereupon he opened
. bis vials of denunciation against Parson Meekly,
i,LibL old clergjian of the place.
- 'As near as J can fjnd out," said he, 4the parson
Just about the same as called us by name and held
us up as a.t,'t of graceless scampv. v.v. .
J3ot, quite so bad aa that,!iMldJohaJ)Ig!y
"we must organ lie. 1 say If we are going to do alijr-
thing or this kind, lei us do it swp-nae.
Peter's proposition was unanimously accepted
and thev proceeded to organize. J
The wganliatlon was simple, but nevertheless
effective.? They elected John Dlgby td serve as
president, secretary and treasurer; and then they
elected an executive committee ot four, consisting
of John Dlgby, Peter Shade. Tom Jxtwden ana
Kam Pepper. -' '-
And then they settled their bill at the bar and
went home. ...
Baturday evening came, and the reform club, met
at Digby'sshop, and each member was ready with
lilsl-eport. Tliey were sober and tnougiiiiui. iney
had -thought when tbey senaratedon .Monday
evening tb,ey should meet with a sptritof frolic In
thelf-fiew woric; but the scenes. wnicn iney nau
witnessed In the interim had changed the current
qfJielr feelings entirely - - ' r
' Mv soul!" exclaimed ham Tenner: "l never
("dreamed what sorrow and suneriiig there M-as
right here in our little town!-. Iast night I went
4He did Tcrtalnly-ailutle to-tis-very-plainly, but
the wont he brought against us was that werwcre
Drostltutlntr rioble powers and opportunities to
'"base and sinful purposes. Itather ti altering, I
tbotight-speclally the noble powers." " -
"Flattering with a vengeance,"' said Tom Low
den. "What business Is it of his?"
- "Aye." exclaimed Ham Pepper, "what business
Is It of his?-And then look at the hullabaloo they
make over this forelsrn Emission business. It was
In connection with that that Parson Meeklr at-
tacked us. They'd better look to home. I think
there Is suffering enough under our very nones
that had betterbelookel to find." z
"That's so," cried Blade." Tsay cbarIfyTegIria
' at home. What dd you say, John ?" - - -
John Digby-had listened- attentively, 'fcnd dur
' ing the conversation he had turned his glass hot-
torn side up on the table. ' (
4 -There may be truth In what you say ."said he,
.- -:. jlowjy and thoughtfully, "hut people who live in
glass nouses sbouldu'tlhrow stones. We may ob
ject to-furnlshlng money for these foreign-mls-sions
ou the plea that .charity begins at home, and
all that ; but the question may come back, What
, -have-wedone-for4hlarity-t-lM)me7 Vhat
bare we done toward alleviating the distress of the
poor of our town ? And if we have not done anv-
. thing In that direction if we don't open our hand
-in cnaruy ai an wnai rigui nave we-io say in
what direction others shall aim their good works?"
Blank were the looks that greeted this speech.
The trig of listeners were taken back. They hadn't
;, expected thhrfrom ihelr leader. . "
"Now Jook here, loys," continued John Dlgby;
Eushlng his Inverted glass away'lo the center of
ible, and leaving it there, "I don't like this over
hauling that Parson Meekly gave us, any better
than you do, and I propose to shut him up."
"Hy-yahl" shouted tfam. Pepper ; "that'a-the
talk. I'm with you." - .
"Are you sure you've gofthe courage. Bam?" -r
"Yea, sir.". - - .. ;.. ? , .
"Count me In," said TomT :"""..
"And me," added Peter. "Let's shut the old
fellow up. What's the programmer Jack?"
"Well." answered Dlgby, "I have planned that
ire shall take the. wind out of Parson Meekly's
alls by establishing a reform clubof our own, and
atarting a missionary society on the same basis. "
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in a iump.rd use to nil nacK in tne most etiect
Ive way. I'd like, to make them take .the back
track here In llurvllle, In their own business."
Ills hearers were interested and all listened
a8Vnat Is It ? Tell us how this Ist&be done?H
i "Have you all got the courage to do it?" asked
"We'll follow you," said Peter Mhale. 17
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"Then listen." r-. "
- - 'Hold op,", cried 8am Pepper.
-fore we commence."
'Let's fill upbe-
"Not with old Lush ton's Tom and Jerrv." re
turned Jaek.-"We shall -want the cost of it .for
another purpose. Turn; the glasses upside down,
for the present. Now listen. We are in the habit
of meeting here, at the tavern three evenings In
eachjweek ; and oufexpenses for liquors and cigars
are at least 2 an 'evening, ain't they ?" ,
This was admitted by a nod. . ,t
"And In, addition to this I spend at least one;
dollar more a week for beer amrTobacco, on my
own hook. How is It with you ?"
The others admitted that one dollar a week was
little enough.--.
Thus," resumed Dlgby, "we have $10 a week
as the result of our combined and Individual ex
penses for rum and tobaoco. I, for one, think I
could manage to live through the rent of the Win
ter without any more of It ; and for the sake of the
experiment I would be willing to put my share of
tnat ?iu to charitable uses. Here it Is, the begln-
hasDoened
'Decemberrand the Winter"
rhexeLaranoorfamlHeaJiotiar away which ".V"? nevfr Kn,ow." !f"r
bless with ar sympathy and helpT Wei During ihesuccetHtThWel'in
we can
might organize a benevolent society or a mission
ary society on our own hook. I)o you begin to
understand?"
They uudersood him perfectly, and since he
Woulf lead they would follow.
In fact, they rather liked the Idea. There was a
charm of novelty and originality about it that
captivated them. It would be fun to purchase hour
and meat and tea and sugar and fuel, and go around
to ait the ioor and needy,-. They were young
men, full of life and good feeling, anuhad carouiHl
only t-cuse of the fun of the thing. Here was
the prom I e of fun In another direction, and they
would go in for It.
- Trte-matter-wasdi!usel ami flnally-aettleiLJ
iney woum maKeasiuare wee R or it at the be
ginning. "During the week,", said Jack, "We will look up
tne caes oi uchiuuioii ami sunvilng, and on nex
Batnmsy we will meet and compare notes. Then
rt will take our $10 arid a What we can for those
who are sufTVrlng mohf. We must be methodical
fn this. We are not M c; ?id a penny In this work
ofchsKty that Is n.i saved by cutUng otf some
ueie xnendlture or our own : and he of us who
"If we should be methodical," suggested Peter,
to the Widow liashlow's, and I found her with a
sick child. abHolutelv starvlmr and freezing.":
"And I," said Tom Iwdon, "found jKxr L ncle
Ben Drlwoll and his wife injthe same Plight;--The
oltl man is down with rheumatism: and when he
and Aunt Sally at and cried like butties, with fear
or going to tne joor-house, I ten you, n brougnt
the tears to my eyesk" - ... r ...r
A ltd So- Ue reiMrts weremade, and. then they
planned - how-titer -could- bet-te their $10, It
seemeI llkeadronln the bucket, when setagainst
ail the wants BiHl sutrering they had found, but It
would do something, - - -
On Saturday evening loow ISakhlnw bent over
t s m a. .i.i- . I. ni J ul. I - 11.
ine oeu oi me sick cuikt, who weeping inu w.aiis
of aiigtijKh. The howling blasts pitted without,
and the front liipiel within. -"Hhesu tiered because
she had forced herself totteg. For herself she had
rather die than becomea paupeTpbut for her child
"0.mI, have ntercy J" r-
A wailing cry like this had burst from Uer Hps,
when a tramping at her dmrattracted her atten
tion, and presently a gentle tap followed. Hhe
answered thesumhJonsrnd found four young men
upon her stoop. . i
8he knew them well, for they had been school
mates with her son who had gone to sea and never
returned. And they went into the house: they
piled up the fuel oir the hearth until the bright
flames leaped and roared, and the sick child
reached out Its wasted arms to embrace the genial
warmth. . - ' --..--v. . 'r. ., . . '
Tltey brought out bread, tea, sugar, butter and
cheese. . ' ' - -,-. - ";:
All tin-lit." sard Ham Pepper, who regarded
Hiese as Ills especial charges, in aiisWelrlotheT
woman's ejaculations of astonishment. '"We are
John Digby'a j-eforpaclub, and we aregoliiijinto
the missionary work ;. and such roiKs as you are
we want to convert want to convert from suffer-
inir to cohifort. if wecan. Ho keep up aNrood hearH
and let us do for you what your own V iiiie would
have done If he had lived, it'll be a comtort to us.
We'll call often s you shan't want for anything if
wecan help It." . : ' -
The wtdow's sobbing, burning return or bless,
ngs : cannot be reproduced by- tongue -or-pen.
When the young men reached the highway, Ham
Pepper burst forth I " ' . ,
. "Iiovs.as true as Heaven, I would not exchange
the blessings or that poor widow's Heart ror an tne
ny that ever came Jn the old way attlte tavern.
There's something more than fun In this.".-
And his companions agreed w-lth him. - -y
In another part of the town, on the outskirts of
the village, In a poor thatched, hut, lived .Ben
Drlscoll and his wife. ' X. .: -v r ' '
In other years they had been well andhappy;
nd. though never forehanded, yet they had never
known waut tUl old age and sickness had deprived
tiIkVaAwiv; tvannla lu.Mt.U IU MTn nr-a I them Of their ability tO WOriC And Oil tills COld
talking hard about-us. and we'll shut them all unTy.,nt?r hgTrtXThcleBen audTunlaTTysfraijd;
shivered over the heat of such stutf'as they "had
bf?en able to cather from the snow-covered hedges,
and the old man sighed as he thought of the alms-
louse. ' .
"If we could only get through the Winter. But
who can help us?". . -
And ld Lncle Ben and his wife were aroused
from their stutrar of chill and hunger by the tramp
of feet and tne hum of voices; and shortly the
door otened and: JolnrlMgby and his companions
entered. - "' ! .
Are was speedily burning on the hearth, and
a good store of. provisions was opened. out on the
The old man wondered and Tom lwden made
answer: .
nt'a all right, Uncle Bert. This Is Jack Tljgby's
reform club. -We'.Ye stopped our rations of spirits
and tobacco ami are going tu-invest the result in a
missionary enterprise. We want to csnvert you
and Auntally, It ye can.'.'
-ruonvert us, Tom ty-, " ' ' i
-Aye-Mwnvert you to comfort and- peace ; and
perhaps, convert you to the belief that there's a
grain of pood In humanity still. We mean to take
you In hand this Winter and you shan't sutler If
we can help, it."
' The bovs did not' leave the cot until thev had
helped the aged couple to a hearty, meal ami hatd
piled up fuel enough to last until they came again:
and when they finally withdrew, the song of their
blessing was sounding in their ears.
Ami so the reformers went on until their night'
work was done, and when they came to separate
they declared titatthey-had fouudsuehnJoymnt
as they had never known before. -
yrere added to the club men who were willing to
cut ofTexpenses for rum and tobacco, and devote
the proceeds to the retlttof the poor and distressed
of the town. - -
And ere long Digby's reform club' became a
noted liiHtltution at that place. The projectors
could hardly credit tb evidence of their senses in
contemplating the result of their three months'
abor.- Yl wo and twenty members had joined, and
the fund of relief amounted to nearly $40 a week,
and each man was pledged to pay in weekly the
exact sum his spirits and tobacco costli I m. If he
ontinued Ihe.use or tobacco he took a lower place
n the company, and the use of spirits as a bever
age was sufUclrnt cause for expuUion. When the
teople saw the good, that was being done thev
were anxious to give their aid, and' be connected
with the merry crew: but the laws of the club
xed no money couhl-come: to Its fund" ex-
cept such had been saved ity the donor from some
evil habit or cutting otf some useless luxury. ,
ii was a origin pauuam in me spring-time, and
t had been given out that Parson Meekly was eo-
ng to preach a sermon upon Diirbv's reform club.
I lie old meeting-house was tilled to oversowing.
buys cigar during the week shall deduct ItTrorrri The clerffvman read his text from 8L: John's on.
hhrnrtmlrthfiMflft mi iKstiimta" ,t ' t.. .... i .. v . u
Come, and see1
a . a. m a . . I ...
And when he bad told the story
of Digby's reform 'club, and pictured the good re-
suits or us. labors, ne proclaimed to an, -uo, ye,
and do likewise." ... . , ' .
Once John Dlgby and his companions had fan-
r ml I f waiiIH I.A m rkFTkiirl mnmAti t urlion lKiv Yini
brought the" old Parson to recognize the-worth of
their labor: but the blessings of those upon whom
their bounties had fallen had made such a sweet
muslo In their ears, and the satisfaction of duties
truly dore had droppeil so soothingly upon their
souls,' that they found no room for that baser pride
which they before that time had anticipated.,
--CURRENT DRIFT.
fThe-apple and the small bo"y demonstrate cores
and enect;
It Is the clean table-cloth that catches the early
grease siot.
' It Is" cruelty" to cast your bread upon the waters
if the bread is sour and lieaVyj' It might give the
fishes the dyspeiwla.-
Reputation Is to -a man what chaff is to the
kernel. It may cover genuine gold or it may hlde-
only a shrunken, valuelets article. .
-Kducation Is the corner-stone of Jiberty.'-'-That
government presents .'the. mot perfect tyteof lib
erty which ever Seeks to educate its subjects.
The Mikado of Japan 1h to have a new palace at
Yeddo, which will cost $.7,rt(MMM Mike has evi-
dtMulyjtausoniexmericaiLCoiaracior
the Job.
A irlrl received a reward of $W from her father
for climbing church steeple at Haranac, Mich.,
standing on the-knob, and cheering for Colonel
IngersiQjI,..
An Albany woman woke her husbahd during a
storm the other night and said rI do wiihyou
would stop that snoring, for I want to hear It
thunder."
"Can you. read, my girl?" said a lady, patroniz-
i t a . i 1 . . I
ingiy, io waurrns in a ovw rjivimm inouoiitiii
hotel. - "es, ma'am In seventeen languages,"
was the answer. J ' ' ' '--
'I saw two beings In the h ues of youth." Byron.
One was telling the old, old story as he swung on
the garden gate ; the other wrestled playfully with
a stick of chewing gum. '- .
-If It makes a white woman bewitching to stick a
piece of black court-planter on her face, why would
not. a pieccof white court-plaster make a black
woman poHitlvely charming?
The "utterly utter" lnd or talk has Infected the
sxrtei. ganiins, one or wnom, arter picking up a
moreihan usually fragrant cigar ft uniptexciai med
to his friend, "Jack this is quUe tixj itositively
OUIiy." . . . . .- ,
Ifere-posJtivefact that occurrel In one of the
public schools In this city recently : A small boy
was asked to name some part of his own botly.
He thought a momeutand then replied : "Bowels,
which are Ave In number a, e, l,o and u, and
sometimes w and v." Philadelphia liulU fin.
Young man, beware of stock. and grain specula
tions. If you want an-"option" that Is safe, get
the option to the hand of a good sensible girl of
marnageaDie age, anti pui una 101 anua neaiiuiie
cottage as a margin. It will be the grandest spec-
. . I A 1 ' ' 1 1 f. t II i . II -
uiaiion you evtfr maue, anu ii win unug you oig
profits. You -can stake your last dollar on that
and Ite MtcJIurlington Jfawkeye.'
Young Maloney de Smith, who exterminates
melotly with a fiddle, to old Colonel Northcote
'Colouel, you must be on hand to-uight at the Ie
Hmith mansion. I want you to hear some really
good music. ' J will give a few solos on the' violin
to a few Invited guests, and afterward, at 8 o'clock,
we will haw some refreshments oysters, wine:
cigars.". . "My dear boy, I will be on hand a little
after H. Rely on me." Gazelle. 1 -,
Haid Mrs. Youhghusband : "Charley, why 1s it
you never talk . with me as you did before we were
married 7 I notice that you talk fast enough with
other women."i "Jeare8t," he replied, without
taking hls eyes -mY-the newspaper, 4,don't you
know that people talk ,to conceal their TJioughtH?
I have nothing to conceal from you, love' In
another moment he was deep In the stock market
reports, while something that sounded very 'much
like "humbug" trembled on the lips of the wife as
he alowlyJefMhe room. Jlonlon .Traiucript. ,
' '- Kee4l rras Dealk.
The following statement of William J. Coutrhlin.
of Homerville, Mass., is so remarkable that welteg
to ask ror.it tne attention or our rtaders. lie
says: "Inr the Fall of 1876 I was taken with a
violent bleeding oMhe lungs, followed by a severe
cough. I soon ttegan to lose my apietite and
flesh.- I was so weak at one time that I could not
eavemy bed. In the Hummer of 1877 I was ad
mitted to the City Hospital. 'While there the
doctors said I had a hole in my lefrrlungasblg as
hair dollar. I expended, over iiw. Jm docters
and meillclriesr I was so fargone at one time that
report went around that I was dead.- I gave up
hope, but a friend told me of Dr. Wm. Hall's Bal
sam for the Ijungs. I laughed at my friends.
thinking that my case was incurable ; but I got a
bottle to satisfy them, when to my surprise and
gratification I commenced to feel Itetter. My
hope, once dead, began to revive, and to-day I feeT
n better spirits man i have ror the mt three
years. write this hoping you will publish It, so
that every one afflicted with diwased Junes will
berlTidueefto-takrIrrVmvHalI,r Balsam fort her
Lungs, and be convinced that consumption can be
curetL I have taken' two bottles, and 'can po.
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other, medicines I have taken since my sickness;'
My cough has almost entirely disappeared, and I
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