The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1878 Page: 1 of 4
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K^IISH ECHO
k«v riiniAV Monxisci
lieve his stcu'v
6oTc(
WANDKK
So he was colli-
Donation Parties.
Km**m
Xfl! FROM CHI-
to co to work
TEXA«
J^AaiKSBOBO, TEX AS. FRIDAY, JANUARY A, 1878.
NO.
O
pnofhai lien rr.-they would
Rio, woitKKoj thing, uiul finally seemed « r -
*ifU- ploy ment in a large Haw-mill as
STOHBfl TQ nw >A ^ -on "f"" l,"8t^,Ut* ^
TiiANKsatvixo day, workea l «'re for s()iiietin e, until
[!><>< Molmw (low.) ftticlntik.) he some money, and
at some- now miv wiujox'sho^ "CAKBAH-'a few to (lit* donation
advkrti*
"
.$ 2.(<0
18.00
ut rtje
e rich
family
two
boy^fSthirteen and
hicygo
^,(^w,;dAyi jR order to
^ 3QIU# 1^1 ow>it-iy
* ' hate of l
Cast a Line -lor Yourself.
•V vbiiug man 'stood listI<-!>
Kit" 1118 •KATH.BU-S UKPr i A- j party. The small boy fiirdnfc! Etching: si,me an-lets on ...
TION S"MB MINTS To t.iioskincitedi tlutt 'hi* father's sense]bridge, lie "was poor and .!«•
of deiiciuy f.irbadehiiu touudie .jeefed, At last approaching a
the must distant allusion to ca.b-;:['basket, tilled1 with wholesome
looking lie sighed :
"If now 1 had these .1 would
be happy. -1'could sell them at
and;a fail- price, niul bay me 1«><..I
WHO "l>OJf.\TN • THKrit CLKU
av M EN TO .ST A K V ATION.
INi'W York
L Vi ?£?• "TTVV* i The season of . donation par-j b"^ ,M,r « aftV ction.
i'lrLt* H ? '"r i • ![ 1 tiws is r"Pldlv approaching. und; M> ' !,i—,Uilt *'"«
riii -.Jrn J adveitiscd in thpj.t!|e try minislrv, especiallyMt « f" hy Ms duty to mention
4i w i * hiit to no avail. ,in ^inv England, is earnestlv! ^ matter to some noble and „.v
i;Jtv fVl! ftud con - j hyp(ng that his fromumt, and; generous > - Kach purishion- and losings"
Uuded '^vv'as uaelesa to continue j.eu;aiks Sis to j ^ deliirht>'(l hy this display' "I will'give you just as ninny,
,th« htari.h. lhs lifew«^ passe.d| t(lw anwholesoiueness of beans ,Vf «Hal affection. and the r-ct/I-.j and jiistas;good fish." h«T«IiIi-
■V;- HI
*, -i i <*w
£vi
hit^ito
b ijinrktsl by! lU««
inumlx'P.otlfi-
pained
about
One day, while his fath'
Miff.
er was ousiiy ei
Vemtion with, }ai^
'Ik-M
?i",v t*v-;
When
for several years in Michigan
Ue worked at odd jobs in vari-
ous towns and i-i(iea iu thai
ka[e — petioit, , Latifiiiig, : ^.un
ftis' fn! , U"d
jAtxlast.-h* deteijuijuje^
to C(UW) to. Iowa, and endeavor
once wore to .ftiid his parents.
lauded in Ix^wa, in jy^i. and
wwit to w<uk iul)ubtiq«fts clerk
iu one of the hojiels. i ll^, hoped
by ;occupying rtrifl . pjwition to
gain some dew lis! to the where-
a1)<ffit8 of h% parents. But tiiae'
fussed oil akd Jie; failfed t6 heitr
any tidlttgs of -thvin.' *A4)but a
month 'ago*h#f(aW- the name of
m con
atter
jferfHtt.''
mi
1
Jtnr:
ing a
jone of the
lo.ugiit lie
#i*di look
soot liv#&4lA;mtboat8; -He wa
iiVfh^ ^ thrift a
3' S.i vttiftAttll-HV V . jvi- . A" ' ,'iw "- " ...
irJn'lUfp]
may gufile the thoughts of his
generous; parishioners into other
nhahnefs. 'fiie donation party
ie'a shrewd -d^ice on the part of
thrifty church-goers to com-
pound for their failure tO piiy
thelir miui terapro])er sftUtfty.by
giving hpua coUeetion of Imlky
and cheap articles wlik'h he d«wu
uol waut. ^oiU^upo^jtUe broad
piiucipal lhat something is bct^
ter tlmn.nothings tfee iwpecwii-
ous ihiuistet clings to the dona-
thftjt the day will come when hi*
parishioners will cease to be-
lieve th^ ^ftali gEPwu minister
°^t6.give aWy any tiling, giVe^o
fchfeir Hilngs ^ d^s nVt
^w1-^;j^| ouy.:-:;ddiJs;- itot
{■ In 'orher
v . . .... ty l<fes giodmy than
red^iethw. John Ores- ^2
^Ifctvabouts?
tents are
lect'o-i that < abbag *s we,v ex- ownel, who1 liiul clmucod to
ti'eiuely cheap* and unhe^ifat- (iverlfeiir tiis <v^i;«l<?V':jf,"Vt u. will
ingly iivonii^ed tlint lie wonKl^lo me a Irillitig favufe.^' - •
bring a *hole load of cabbages.' "And v\lhat h flijit ?" a Hed tli-«
Tlri- night of the donation! other. • . « " * . W
party arrived, and the small bov
went to. b«d,: but not to sl«-ep.
Only to tend this Li in.- i ili I
coine back; 1 wish- to .go on a
JBacli pamhioner arrive! in a i short errand,''
large farm wagon, which, after| uii^ )mjiposal was gladly ae-
having discharged; its- lmimin • cepVd. *U3%plj(ii.i.%ii was gone
freight at tlie fituit door; was
driveu into the yHrd. - Tlle rtiin
so lo|ig thu,t jthe yoiuig (iuk.it i«-
gan to be iiup:Uient. Meanwhilt
later- atid his wife did. Hot,; 'Ofi the huiigty fish snappedgi-eedi-
coHrsf, fcnovr the contents of the | ly art tiiA brt^eit '(utokv and the
wsa^fs^ brttisHp^ti^hg 'rtat thc'^ oni^'iit^ l(At^(Hvhf^di:pii>s-
poprt^u- feelifrg :was ;_ex]>ivifei)i g j.sion W tfiti e>;bltetociit of piil li
itseifr to an' nnpreeede* {ed ex-
tent in wtKht^fl^ui'0>&rrelM, and
Wintei- upples^ w«ne jjivaMy j^ei'
Hgfit'eiil. At 8" 30, Hi^ty-tliiee
wftgOns luid- e1iteie<f the ynili,
aiiid Ohly tliree pe^ks ot
ancrVleven peu-wi^ewitad been
d^pi'siteil! Oft : the pfcllor trtWe.
Tlie.httj^^nliiistAr wa« be'gln-
ning to tliiiik that at feast tvvijti-'
ty • cprds of^w^Od,..;together' with
- - a <'dozen bairels ot iiqMr;
baviibe«^delive«*diif^he
.T^^tiddenl^ his
pier's carpets ntWfl ^ cush
" " '^s, iwid i a .jvot tt^Bpense of
Meanwhile, ali ^he children of
V,5>H^roc> n'
rk«mgai^.s
ture, ., The children nave much
tlie best oi the Wlible affair^and
wife, as
them,!
IwSC"
Aonse-
"m
Kv+y -';' -
<®DKfM . Mr.
kw{r>
mt
|PP|'
rif Mr. .fOhU^fessotit.
iufbritted
has qoestious to
as^ them, Mht. Cressout ap-
side or h^^tosband. The
siraogeritsks' thwif they hdfd
aaonbytfceihA^bf^d^)
whowas' lost iii Chicago some
'trtiy re*
ever
«f;« $
ittW'Of Ills
Kpi-wHii: that
iSl^ilh- fireside
eft' «roi]ld >f 'f^ated,
t&arfi ~0f sorrow would
a attinmer rain wlien-
bert's luuwe'was men-
of'llolwrf ? When
iu Grand Hiv-
liigan, the destination
'of J&jvV
bntitibft
suits. wU^lo^BWw&y^' due
solely ro Jtis 8twp0fty®^:dis'gast
Vpn
in the- '^*iMtes'citf(M^di^ies of
fjit^art^ ';Athe
ftfckl ft i* the aanual i vi$it; to
•jot,- this' smalFTbdy bad
beeu detected in the net Of creeps
iug bito Ws bedroom window at
midnight, after! a secret .risit to
the cifcaW.' The eu^uing inter-
view with Ms father did tiot ma-
ter; ally depress his spirits, since-
ie took The precaution to plate
the vital portion of his trousers
with concealed shingles, but
i wr m
its owner,
his heiid In
tiifa.iTroii1:^i^i^^tti
f?
m,
(heui Inand whfeu tlieownVr of
the'line i^tuihi'S, iWftfd'jfataght
a lui^e niiliiWt-: Cort'nfirtg out
f^W tJiemr as many aij! \Vere in
'the b'A^fcef, And pieaei^i% fliem
it^ th^; ytHiJJg ltisu^ ^tor' tdd flsll-
ernpma^id: r>\
• ft®®
ti«lv ^iiugDtt.vl* leach
you-, wiienwvr yott- see loHierx
vwnitigVfhatyouaefid,to^ waste
no time in Jfmifless wishing, but
e$isfca? line fin- y.oursul V?
ply'; With aJixiotas. breath that' when he was sternly told that,
they bn4; 'fie Btnwr rises|aa a fui'tlier penalty, he would
«^^aif|^;WnMe^ Iwown T'
Htj^MQsCif
etoty w4ii(U>ws
i artj^y I'olin teiij\ ncei
piirixif;
guesw that to' riuik^a je t. of W
cred' thirigs,' ia owjti11 atk
yMrdf v?as
Ui.Wi
. . apparent itigrati
'rtidehe'ssV, went to their
9^ii^nb4
r au^ ex- one of the higl^st-places in the
iHtrtf'- 'Winit't (Jo^rttoiM stoenl l lifet* rnag-
'■ attii-rtV^^ier
•. -j',.. •••..
shj^atid, ttti
^o^^liv^lh-Wh^ W^'Ve
rsti3^ifl?r of
|Wtatnsfe>.'aiYd
bfrert^aWl -tl^e loh^^ftiVk
ilk wkh >^^ d jrest,; on
iswy )«« •
t . (MltlykllOW
that M:W.
I >,WOlJj
lepKi^n^. OU /parties, ev«*jr. lHgh t:
sgent^ ' ear .the
«W?;4i«SPttt«4 . H'W1 ^c'1
wiuit l awt i<vU{g f<H". (Wliere I
wiii .go ..^Bii-I {lie. 'Jfctf tie. 1
musr, havxi $*jn.* . afldfiecre -
fury —rr li#? ,tQ- mpiToyvy 1 u « «t
get iheir ^iuem^,; you mast
t.iik npisic t ,t#io Se^'ietaiy.'sind
y«iu muit, ask -.U,oii. ■*—*- alnuit
moiiolith; iHonoiittt* i«* his hol>-
t'net'd their
STAhd determined to cj.ange ! b>'- '^n^d tl..-'.
i^niswt;iit t!ie ehViiest op H w iilWt^ s. «Hp
iiity, -and - the «l« jirav'n;l l iiititiem'e< j>ower—a'Snlili! in fn\
[ boy, after g rging hinwelCjfturi% interest in 'lay l
with cake, went,chuvkling to ljvjl. ,^g j,iV
Ins rmmi and stood ...ok his nead,. ,. .r ,%
in eV'statie bliss. The cabbages hiuus. \yaHnuiytoih
♦irtAV- SJuniiW.
j**
fe^#t«f er, lie Itrtew iiot! half of the world don't know
#liat to dt - He had no moiu-v how the other half Jives!' 'That
tebtriaph to his! isn't your fault,' quietly replied
No-jliapiuei-hoiM^t^il*! this could resojvedto '*gft sqiiaiv." as | wits TeadinJ"fiiat th * preinono- 1,,'p . aoStt ut WMiU, and
be of. |,e profanely remarked, with his j tofy sympfoins Of iiisaniry were'|,pi's,m,is with liis own sparks;
tiataro. ' • f! father, no matter what it cost. j:i wild look. H'lulled face, thick there is no siiaine about an hon-
-• - • J During the next six days that j speech, etc.. and hehanded if to'.. ; ,.a||i„K. And don't beafiai'l
—A gossiping woman went astute lmt feaifully depraved : his wife, and .remarked :'.Mary
into a . neighbta's, liuteiit on sinafiboyeaHed ii| * i every oiiejif ever 1 conn- home looking tiia
si under, and" exclaimed, as she j ofjiis father's parishioners, and.' way, you'll kao.w what it mean*
threw herself into A chair: 'on -! tirst pledging them to secrecy, land
if soiling your hands.
TJiXASs iVienils, and no oue would be ' the neighbor.
you'll know wfmt to d...'
explained, with tears in his eyc-<.' yes. darling.* she softly replied,
that his dvar father was passion-1 as she laid rii't paper d >w!i; *111
ately fond of cabbages, and if i have an emetie and acluh wait-
anyone desire I to gladden th1* in r for yon.'
— Kxj)eric i<v teaches us how
to <1 i ni.iii}- things, tiat wIk-ii a
iit;in "-•!r* do'.vu on a lent pin. e.\-
| el ieiice lias to takealcM'k SI; J t,
whili- II! dill ! iom.es up to the
ft oil i. * '
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Robson, G. W. The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1878, newspaper, January 4, 1878; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233878/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.