As I Was Walking Along Herd A Big Noise & Saw A Horse
Running Away With A Carriage With 2 Children
In it, & I grabed up a
peace of box cover from the side walk & run in the middle of the
Street,
& when the horse came up i smashed him over the head as hard as i could
drive - the bord split to peces & the horse checked up a little & I
grabbed the reigns & pulled his head down until he stopped - the
gentleman what owned him came running up & soon as he saw the children
were all rite, he shook hands with me and gave me a $50 green back, & my
asking the Lord to help me come into my head, & i was so thunderstruck i
couldn't drop the reigns nor say nothing - he saw something was up, &
coming back to me said, my boy are you hurt? & the thought come into my
head just then to ask him for work; & i asked him to take back the bill
and give me a job - says he, jump in here & lets talk about it, but keep
the money - he asked me if i could take care of horses & i said yes, for
i used to hang round livery stables & often would help clean & drive
horses, he told me he wanted a man for that work, & would give me $16 a
month & bord me. You bet i took that chance at once. that nite in my
little room over the stable i sat a long time thinking over my past life
& of what had just happened & i just got down on my nees & thanked the
Lord for the job & to help me to square it, & to bless you for putting
me up to it, & the next morning i done it again & got me some new togs
(CLOTHES) & a bible for i made up my mind after what the Lord had done
for me i would read the bible every nite and morning, & ask him to keep
an eye on me.
Enter page number
PreviousNext
Page 414 of 539
Words from 114171 to 114507
of 148123
