Show Puts a Halo on Another Head Read Headey By ey Christopher Q G. Hazard Artist Finds dell AVID 11 MIF nu Fit Inked N New Nero Place for e A again at his hla Circle Because r with withof of a Service some to K et ety Tilt The th spItal- spItal Ity of II the e old hi southern home had been 10 lavish the exhibitIon exhibition ex ex- of ot his paintings had been successful sue suc beyond his hopes t there had been congratulations and and commissions Quite overwhelmed with courtesies and attentions ch charmed by bythe bythe the quaintness and beauty and customs customs customs cus cus- toms and scenes new to him lm the artist longed to linger and was loth lath to leave lea the old city But nut the northern train that he must take was almost due the station was distant and his hosts host had hud seemingly forgotten all about It until they suddenly appeared with apologies and delivered him to the black coachman coachman coach conch man and the th fame family fam fam- e ily coach Fort Form u- u the train burdened with its tta t load of at Christians i. cheer was Wll lute late I It also so ao that when e It moved on S Spen Spencer en- en was among Its Ita I 1 passengers I The rather monotonous monotonous mon men landscape threw him back buck u up upon p o a n and he f found 0 u n II himself r reviewing the sights and experIences experiences experiences ex ex- of of his hise e visit with pleasant pleas pleas- ant amusement A Again g a I n he witnessed witnessed wit wit- the bargaining of ot the th old market mar mar- ket Is you got enny I r aint sed dat I aint ainU I aint axed alted yer er Is yo yo 0 aint I axed yer aint yo ye Is He Ill recalled re- re called colled the curious operations of the revIval re- re viral vial meeting that had so 80 Illustrated the of ot negro character and ond hummed to himself the song Bong that had there been so 0 Intensely sun sung Deres Dere's a halo on ills His hald bald A halo oh my ny But deres dere's one for tor me He lIe sed lIEd A crown ob glory wen Im I'm dald daid e A halo oh my Dats Dat's de kind ob hat ter git A halo oh my In rain or shine hits hit's boun ter fit I am a a hit A halo balo oh my And I kin feel hit now v A halo oh my A crown ob sham on my brow Each time to Him Ulm I mek a bow A halo balo oh my wy As the train sped on the artists artist's reminiscences rem rm were Interrupted by the voices of ot the conductor and one of the passengers But this train does not stop at the conductor was saying as lIS he looked at the old oldmans oldmans mans man's ticket It must sure lIure stop this time answered the passenger I jU just t got to see Jim once more before beCore he lie goes I only got the mes message age this morning I want wont to wish him a merry Christmas and a happy New Year where hes he's gain The c con conductor o n d u hesitated t the then h e n kee j seemed to yield as liS ashe ashe liShe he passed on and the old man sat at e eback back In his seat leat unaware of ot the 7 atmosphere of sympathy around him Shortly after the bell rope was t pulled the train t tand drew to a halt and kindly down looks 4 followed him down dOWD the aisle olsle and on onto onto to the platform of ot I the little station The Incident was barely finished and the train had attained but little hEadway headway head way when there was a sudden and terrIble terrible terrible ter ter- jolt followed by a crash and the bumping of ot the cars over oyer the ties then thena a stop and an affrighted silence broken by the voice of ot the Pullman porter crying out Wes nm run through an open switch and wes we's wreck wrecked Ill I'll but buttie ne' ne min de train am on de group Engine baggage cers and aud dining car were off and broken but tut the Pullmans remained on the track If It we hadn't stopped at said the conductor wed a been going forty miles an hour and all up at the bottom of ot the embankment nt In the artists artist's studio today there Is la Isa Isa laa a picture of ot the Christmas Christ with the halo that believing love lo has placed upon His Ills head And just below It another another an an- other halo balo rests upon the head of ot an anold anold anold old man pictured there because of his unconscious but real service of ot manIn man- man In kind II nn W western it rn Newspaper apH Union Vales |