The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-01-11
face to the wall.

Ieafo o. GuakeT. ne pushes lpe blget aside,
waves 'nose Pencl'ers from the room, and
heh-uod's Oli,sslpg upon his lead-tskcs
I,ne o'a man py me hand,an silently snsethes
oicH 'ne damp ha'r from hls brow. ..,.., .l. .
ra'ne sooks nls .spsfclless thanks ia that
S'oal - hearted ouia!kAe.s axe lace, q,l3 o.. b,s
~ r''eho honas s2id the trehd, 'rusl
~ ms. lie if, u'su '"I 'hee. li's mercy Is
'@'np''iless M" ss., as ,ho sea- Is.i, ~ .l,y
IVY. u'd 'ne Pa'n coat ana broad orIm'
.oa "a' ''oA ~ 'i'o'e ''Nr an Angels 9Mto
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a,a ie"u' u''aer '''' eifl OF ohackahaSon,
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p' y. a ''s'," ''i'''a'h II ssht lor'h rom 'he
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s's,,, 'r'. "'oSa7sG OF l'e"ce aun 'olera'Ion.
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Wv my h'enu'' no not let your n7afls
'""sl' S"' go W''li me 70 Tue cnd o. ms ,hhs
'o'' ""a' ~ ,',o mss On o' ',,!s et''nNef
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~ u"S Oee" a"road AL Inc 'hsFoIng, trying tS
SECURE grave qn'eI, sociadad, ui'kno"n
'es''hg pace iof ON f"me. lie las besh
'o"li'he churehes- ali! Fora dtrk il'o"&h'
| ',"upies 'he ias' honrs OF falle, NE ihonghr
''iSt ms remains VIII rest unhonorad, above
gfouha' uhSnei'efco ny 'he rePosH oi grave.
No" rooE-'-"h'ie Inc Quaker gra'ps rs
'iana, ,he dyIng man LOOKS hln IN the. lace
Wh. thry' ne murlil'lrs IN husky wins
per, WIN 'hey give ne gFavcf'
rue 0HaRcrtuTns his head away. lie can
not answer. S'ii Paine clutches That hand
-tepe"'s 'ie question. AT last with tears
in his eyes, with choking G!'erance, tho Qla-
Ref gf'sps asy liable:
"N"! Friend fame-no! have been to
them All; 10 all the Chrlslt'n churches--ali!
And ali--yea all, all of these followers OF!
Jesus, who torgave the thief on the Cross
all refuse Thy bones gravel"
nal was crush ng blow for ponrThomls
ralhe. That was he last DROP the full
cup OF his woe; the last kick of Eigo'ry
against lie skull OF dying old man.
lie never spoke again.
AS II 'tiis 'asi sco'n OF HE tnfi lei christians
mai gathered his heari and crushed II like a
voice, then the OH 'naa released his han
Iron the grasp OF the tluaker-slHn'Iy iui l.
q over hs breast dropped his head slowly
down, and was-DEAD!
No" look yondFr, as the soul of the oh
man goes up to Judg"Fni-look there, as 'hc
soul OF Iom Pane stands arFaycd before the
face ot INFINITE Mercy, and answer me!
3 Who would not sooner be Tom Paine,
there, before the lar OF Jesus-wiih all his
virtues and errors about him, 'hano Of the
misguided blsots "ho refused his bones Il
grave!
2 lblnk oi the charity which Jesus preached
before you answer.
And AS we quote the terrible truth of'hesa
words, found written IN Al odd volume i'll
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