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were Whirling ii histEFously through TIE air.
4 pilinc II IN many aiobnHering drift, THAI ~,
oyersaer Of the poor house called at myd9oI
riyind me notice tlatne Of its inmates y !
dead, and reqnestiagf1ii5 tteaisappoiatF 4 q
funeral on the following n III, - Hin Il
had been summoned from IA I'd poverty
and loneliness to the bar a II &as'litkral-l
/ ly friendless man I haY sIicnaIly met
the aged pauper, greB hea snd decrepid
walking feebly along thE nd Fith his tinkf
etipg instruments III l han1 but / kiieFt
little tof him, exeeptk y 81 Il i futempeIte
in his habits 80 Of re6gion a1kits
worship, and an inli ftA1 Of lie Poor 4Faas
Bnt bis term 81 pros q was now tlosedS
and He had gone 70 final account. The
thought cane over with overwhelming
1 power for @hen til leave the worldafoE
whom Christian city can indulge lMle
Iopo oftbeir unionl Christ I The resufred-
tioYafd the life, n Jshudder to follow their
departing spirits. g IA
81 he once had kasant home, wife and
lcthlMrsn; indeedkgywere still living, some
thiHy miles distAk But he had looked
@ wen .hs WING when ii is rod, when fit
n il itself Eight she had tasted and cher
isged ms appetne al it became au over.
a4,tls worm " bis ireast, and BY hiE t ss,
5tat infoxicattop and BE s.nhappy temper, bad
entirely alienated Lux nearest kind Ted -
They had had ne intereourse with him for
years the CHORDS Of natural affection lEld
ceased to vibrate,snd he was lift to wander
through the EARTH lone r4an When.Sin
consequence 0f inessing infrnities. lie was
unable longer to prkidl for himseif. lie Was
brought to the PoorRah This was after
wards lis home, except hen he occasionally
went abroad on little Ecursipns. mdndinr
old brass and tin u week before his
death he returned froufc Eof these exthr-
sions sick and exhausta He said he Had |
butt few days to lire5t evfnced do c6n- |
Germ respecting the eyA Being ASKED a
little before his death. il waswillinrfod die,
he replied Inadvertently don't knbw r.
Poor man How shot be 4 Frtsndfess
and forlorn, deprived Of lafJction Of those |
whpm nature taught hi1to love, and With
his moral seusibiIities bIcd by bis brutal
izihg course, life had to hno interest eter-
nifty no hopes And thFhe old mAn PASS
ed away 20 relatives nesosqothe TIE P}hinps
ofIdissolvinfg nature afsAe hoarss Jasi:.A-
ryt winds bowling thguaslntasl Wall ~ ~
mpekery Of his dyinrs 7ns, nione Ed 4, I ms
reanfem AttheI 39lnt III slne, vail9 5hesun
r Its fn sg t sa srDT aas Is
stfll sweeping '15 d,eso4e fields, IFepaired I
to| the hoe OF death Afew.Of ny'eh- /
bdrs IRE assembled, antwo or thfce very
asFeant relatives. WHEEL entered The over
seer said tome, 4 ! suppse ID viii not be ne.
cessary to prepare seats, yourseTviceI will
probably be short; you all not thiuk Of
sermon for thSol ass.ia ss;HsIs +
-Ihave but one rule for c'lng u Il, are.
replied I ths .#fS WIFI a afd LIE, e.P th;Ad
'Iqus it w4endless han i 0 lsaa uSd.
thf.s'pfich and hone and we hag.aNsarn
sc| samelessou from the event. snail per-
'rm essentially the same SERVES ipr him as
II the richest man in aygaflshT A few 4
eHehes were mmediate5 arranged, and The I
NJ present seated saemseiyes in becoming |
.rsoQsBess. sAner implpriIg the blessing
Hehyer and singing the hymn,
Princes, his clay be yonr bed.
n In spite OF all yonr Powers. Il;
Il Thetail the wise thcFev fcnd head
Mustlie as low.as dirs.
addressed them for few moments % the
lenlnity Of the souls entering On tile IN
npwn scenes Of eternity, and appearing pe.
zen tSs RI t tn gffsPsiEs its lFrsyPeap r.
id the poor r a If ltffsaqrvss IUF aif go up
,fore God equally poor and friendless un- /
IS they have secured tue. friendship of |
hrist ana are IsdesIod with tie priceless l
ebes Of his Righteousness. TIA auditory
Jneared solemn, for the presence 9, death
ld the thoughts of Judgment strike ms. I
III seriousness but there wereIn mo tears.
III hen the services were closed we passed
itoan adjoining room where lay the remains,
bld. still, desolate: All contemplated them
silence, and with solemn decbfum of
amer, but none wept. The coffin lid was
rrewed down, and those appointed took up
he corpse, aud carryingi il, unaccoiRpanied
y the weeping train, to its sepnlchre, inter
ed it amidst frost and snow and there We
1T the friendless man, !. sshes tdyasLes, dust 1
o dust, till the judgmelt NOTHING
1t was mournful spectacle that fearless
uneral. a wintry grave is always drear
,ut how doubly drear when uIcheered by
lie warm sympathy Of eIdeared friendship
Never before was ESQ strut With melancholy
,eauty Of tue sable circle teepinE Ground the
,ier Of one beloved ii islike the illumined
Of 4 glowing sunset, reflected
ID calm. bleak, leafess scene pf winter
But let us gather instruction from the
went y Let the intsmpetate. yea, the mod
rate drfnker, the passionate apd vicious, pe
,amonished The ungosernca indulgence
II reckless tampering with the hppetltess ana
he unrestrained qualification bf the unruiy
nj tif,,s and teunrers not only rob US OF