The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-09-14
Not n word of It., Don't YOU o

OF q word OF IT.. DonI you .op-
serve his subdpe, meek aspect, when he
came in s3H'rt3ob ago.ao4sa sdI 81 - /
why, yes; now that you refer to it; |
do remembers certain popularity about
him. Become pious! Joined the church
Well I'm sorry?g 951oi ssgatiT18I odl I
For wbatnd 81 10 sgoaq siI a.i9 I
Sorry for the injury he will do to a
good cause. The religion that makes a
man better husband, father, man OF
business, lawyer, doctor, ior preacher, |
revel ence, for 1t is genuine, as the lives Of
| those who accept it do testify. But your
hypocritical pretanders I scorn and exc
crate' 9at nj bnn n faH ann vmta 5al /.
at isperhaps, almost to strong Ian
guage this, as applied to Mfr. Gray said
/. aI =, -. III, -.
'What is q hypocriteg asked the mer-
chant. ,ao3d cdi rs
"a man who puts on the .semblance OF
Christian virtues which he does not
possess. r.-lfa r... .s..t, 81 .t;.-~a
And that is what Mr.. Gray does when
he assumes to be religious. A true
Christian is just. Was he just to me
when he crowded me down in the price
| of my goods, and robbed me. Of u living
profit, in order that he might secure a
/ double gain? | think not There is not
| even the live and let live principle in that.
! Mono, sir. If he has Joined the
church my word for it, there is > black
sheep in the fold; OF ! might say with
ont abuse Of language, wolf therein,
disguised in sleeps clothmgs' as.'aa =.
| Give the man tinle, said 1. odd
habits of life are strong, you know. In
a little while, trust that he will sec clear,
er, and regulate his life from perceptions
of higher truths. f ,aZ.5
4 thought his heart was changed, an
swered the merchant with some irony in
| his tones. That he had been make q
new creature 81 .dT s sA
81 GiI'Lot carct to discuss that 'point with
! him and 50 merely answered.
sThe beginnings of spiritual life are as
the beginnings of naturalsslife. The. babe
is born in feebleness, and we must wait
through the..periods of infancy, childhood
and youth, before we can have the strong
man ready for the burden s.and heat OF
the day, or fulI-armed for the battle. /
Mr.. Gray is in the first effort to lead
| Christian life, that is something. He vii
grow wiser and betterin time, | hope
'rhere is vast room for improvement,
said the merchant. In my eyes, he IS a
this time, only a hypocrtical rretender
! l hope for the sake of the world and The
church both, that his new associates vii
make something better of him. 1929
l went away pretty much Of the mer
chants opinion. Ny next meeting witt
Mr.. Gray in the shop of mechanic
to whom be had sold bill goods SOM
months previously. He had called t.
collect portion of the amount whieh're
manned unpaid. The mechanic was no
ready. for him. A
lam sorry, Mr.. Gray he began, witt
some hesitation of manner. - q
Sorry for what?' sharply interrupted
Mr. Gray.
f Sorry that have not the money t.
settle your BILL have been disappoint
ed. 1900 --.-- 81
I don't want that old story. You
promised to be ready for me to day,didn'
you?' And Mr.. Gray knit his brows
and looked angry and imperative.
Yes, promised. But 81
Then keep your promise. No mar
has right to break his word. Promise:
are sacred things, and should be kept re
ligiously." f.
'If my customers had kept their prom
ises to me there would have been no fail
ure in mine to you?" answered the poor
mechanic.
tits ofno use to plead other mems
failings justification of your own. You
said the bill should esettled to-day, ano
! I calculated upon it. Now, of all things
in the world, hate trifing. shall moi
call again, sirp
IF you call forty times, and | hadn't
money to settle your account, you would
call in vain said the mechanic; showing
considerable disturbance of mind.
You needn't'a add insult to wrong Mr.
Gray's couutenance REDEEMED, and he
locke ! angry. - q so. s.
If there is insult in the case it is or
your partnot mine,' retostei the Inechan-
ic with more feeling. 4 am not digger