The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-11
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b GEORGE, Georgie,''l shouted a
bright7eyed lad, some thirteen years
old are you going tonight" -5F
j., Going Where?" asked his com
panion.tIAh I9toa7lgo9-5zSoa 0aa g
II Why, don't you know? Down to
the theater, to be sure. Come, come,
there will be great ,doings, brother
Willie says. The. hall is crowded
with people, lots, Of hacks are around
the doors, bringing more visitors, the
music is playing jsplendidly, and you
must go. Come, run home and ask if
you cant go with me. sdT 10.
~. There stood Fred, with cheeks like
roses, eyes flashing. and his voice
trembling with excitement What
cared he for the cold; letthe silvery
moon shine on; let,the stars whisper
In their quiet beauty of a better home,
whose joys are more lasting than those
of earth. He is full wild thoughts
of the gay ones in that crowded build
ing.
At Come, George, if you'll go, TIL
wait for YOU" he cried . There are
great actors coming on the stage to-
night, and there will be grand times"
But George stood still unmoved by
this wonderful intelligence. He was
not much smaller. than his friend, but
to me his cool, don t-intend-to-g .
appearance made him far the manlier
of the two. Hi3"A 6h "loAts't
"No!p said he firmly father SAYS
they are bad places for boys to be in,
and l shall not co. ,iar.asa.r +
N obie answer! Would it be yours?
No doubt the performances in a thea
ter are very amusing, but will they do
you any real good, or make you better
men DID you ever. see a man that
loved God and the Bible, or was
pure in heart and life, visit theater?
Think of the best man you ever knew
OF, or read OF. and tell me, did he
love theater? t.lsa k5re.5.-a 81
BEAUTIFUL F1GURE-Two painters
were employed to frescoe the walls of
a magnificent cathedral; both stood
on rude scaffolding constructed for.
the purpose, some eighty feet from
the floor. {a74 59i 7.9
One of them was SO intent upon his
work that he became wholly absorbed,
and In admiration stood off from the
picture, gazing at it with delight, for
getting where he was, he moved back
ward slowly, surveying critically the
work of. his pencil, until he had
neared the end of the plank upon
which he stood. 49,, 80
AT this critical moment. his com
panion turned suddenly, and almost
frozen with horror, beheld his immi
nent peril: another instant and the
enthusiast would be precipitated upon
the, pavement beneath; if he spoke
to. him it was certain. death-if he
held his peace, death was equally sure.
Suddenly he regained his presence of
mind, and Selling a wet brush, flung
it against the wall, SCATTERING the
beautiful picture with unsightly
blotchesl of coloring The painter
flew forward and turned upon his
friend with fierce imprecations; but
startled at his CHASTITY face, he listened
to the recital of danger, looked sud
denly over the dread space below, and
with tears of gratitude blessed the
hand that had saved him. .r -,
30, said a preacher, we sometimes
get absorbed in looking upon the pic
lures of this world, and in ,contem-
plating them, step backward, uncon-
scious of our peril; when the Almighty |
dashes out the, beautiful images, and |
we spring forward to lament their |
destruction--into the out stretched |
arms of mercy, and are saved
CARD-PLAYING. Il have all my
days had card-playing community |
open to my observation, and [ am yet |
to be made to believe that game
which is the universal resort of the
starved in soul and intellect which |
has never in any way linked with it.
self tender, elevating, or beautiful
ASSOCIATIONS, the tendency, of which is
unduly to absorb the attention from.
more Weighty matters, can recommend |
itself to the favor of Christ s disciples. /
The use of culture and genius may
embellish but can never dignity it. |
I have this moment ringing in my |
ears the dying Injunction of NV IA
theirs early friend; " Keep your sons
from cards; over them I've murdered |.
time and lost heaven. "-Sprinatield
Republican.