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R. F. Drummond Bdg. Newport, I
on Upper Front Street. Arkansas. |
Read the Daily Independent
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PUT TRUST IN THE LORD.
Novel Defense Made by a Colored Mam
Answering; to the CliarKe
of Theft.
“Last winter when I went south for
my health,” said Col. L. S. Brown, of the
Southern railway, who, according to the
Washington Star, always has a good
story in stock, “I was told they were !
going to try a colored man for stealing
a quantity of raw cotton, and when the
hour arrived I went up to the court- |
house to hear the case. The prisoner
was a man about 40 years of age, and
he had elected to plead his own case. J
The prosecution proved that the bag !
of cotton was found in the colored man’s ,
cabin, and the property was fully iden- j
titled as belonging to the owner of a
compress. The prisoner asked no ques- j
tions, but said he wanted to make a
statement ana rest his case ‘wid de
Lawd.’ After awhile he was given an.
opportunity to speak and said:
“ T was gwine by dat compress at
’leben o’clock last night when a voice
dun called out to me: ‘Hold on, dar,
Abraham Jones. Yo’ was a pore man,
an’ yo’ jest take ’long dis bag o’ cotton ;
to buy yo’ some shoes fur cold weath
er.’ Den de bag fell at my feet, an’ I
dun took it home.’
“ ‘Did you recognize the voice?’ said
the judge.
“ ‘No, sah; but I reckon it was an
angel who spoke.’
“ ‘Then why did you hide the bag
when yt|u got home?’
“ ‘Well, sah, jest as I got frew de gate
another voice dun told me dat I’d bet
ter hijle de cotton for a few days.’
“‘Did you recognize that voice?'
‘ ‘No, sah; but I dun reckon it was a
voice from heben.’
“ ‘And that’s your defense, is it?’
Yes, san. i ze wnnn to rest ais case
lit de Lawd’s hands. De Lawd He dun
knows I nebber stole dat cotton.’
“ ‘Hadn’t you better have a lawyer?’
suggested the judge, with something
like a smile on his race.
“ 'I reckon not, sah. I’ze been gwine
to church fur de las fo’fv y'ars, an’ 1’ze
restin’ dis case right In de hands ob de
Lawd.’
“ ‘Then I shall have to give you four
months in Jail, Abraham.’
“ ‘Huh, what fur?’
“ ‘For stealing that cotton.’
“The prisoner received his sentence
without a word, seeming to have ex
pected it, and was presently led away.
Two weeks later I met him on the streets
of a town 50 miles away and said to him:
“ ‘Abraham, I thought you were in
jail over at Selma?’
“ ‘Yes, sah, I was,’ he replied.
" ‘And I remember you put your cas®
in the hands of the Lord?’
“ ‘ ’Deed, but I did, sah, an’ I cum out
all right.’
“ ‘But you got four months.’
“ ‘So I did, sah—so I did, but arter
serving nine days ob de time de Lawd
showed me how to dig outer dat jail,
an’ yer I am an’ dey won’t nebber git
me agin.’ ”
HEALTH PARAGRAPHS.
Especially Intended for the Guidance
of Girls in Their Everyday
Gives.
The thin girl must sleep as many
hours as possible. She must not wor
ry. And she must live in the open air
and sunshine just as much as she can
every day, says American Queen.
Study your own physical make-up and
then develop the weak parts, while at
the same time you keep up the exercises
for the whole body in general.
Be careful not to let any physical
fault get a start. Prevention is so much
more valuable than cure. And if you
will cultivate a keen eye for your own
imperfections, it will not be difficult to
overcome them at the start.
Do not neglect to carry yourself well.
Do not bend over at the waist. Hold
your head straight and erect. It will
increase both your own self-respect and
produce a better impression on all about
you.
Your voice may be cultivated till it
will of itself attract friends to you.
Train yourself to notice pleasant voices
and then modulate your own and see
that it always gives out its best tones.
Control of the voice will have great
influence over your disposition. Be
careful that your voice is never harsh
or whinimr.
You cannot be graceful unless every
part of your body enjoys perfect free
dom of action.
No indoor exercise can take the place
of activity in the open air.
The skin is of the greatest value in
eliminating impurities from the body
and therefore should be kept in perfect
condition.
If the lop of a shoe does not allow the
toes to spread forward and outward they
will have to turn up. It is easy lo see
how painful this will be in playing
games, or in walking down hills, or in
deep bending, or in jumping down from
any height.
Never use any metal instrument
about the teeth or you will run the risk
of injuring the enamel. Never bite
threads or crack nuts with the teeth.
Mutton tallow' is very good for the
hands. A few drops of camphor la it
have a healing effect.
Rest is fully as important for the
thin girj as diet. Relieve all tension by
closing the eyes and banishing all
thought lor short intervals.
Never neglect your hands, and espe
cially your nails. Keep both scrupu
lously neat.
Pickled Klderlierrles.
Seven pounds elderberries, stemmed,
four pounds sugar, one pint vinegar,
two tablespoonfuls cinnamon, one
•tablespoonful doves. Boil until the
Juice is rather thick. They will keep
In an open jar. I have preserved elder
berries in this way for £4 years, and
have yet to learn of the first person who
does not like them after giving them a
trial.—Mrs. M. J. Throop, in Rural New
Yorker,
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