Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-03

i have reason to believe that many have
turned from the error of their ways to the
wisdom of the just"
Z" i am glad TO hear il, Isaac: glad with
all my heart" said the worthy old man, as
be grasped anew the hand of his meek
and humble disciple. And now, Ezekiel"
said he, f" let me hear what success you
have had
"Ah, sir" returaed Ezekiel with a sigh
=" have had no success at ALL"
"None at all am sorry to hear it."
$50 am sorry to hear it-but il il
none the less true for all that. All my
efforts have been thro~n away--yea, my
best efforts have been like pearls cast be-
fore swine."
You have not been idle, of course :"
Idle no have preached indefatig-
ably; have labored day and night in re-
proving and rebuSing sin and its perpetra-
tors and abcttors. Never for moment
have ] spared either the one or the other :
never have / opened my mouth, but to
warn the wicked Of their wickedness, and
to point out to them the awful consequent
ces of their estrangement from God and
their perseverance in the path of iniquity.
| have set the whole terrors of the law
before them in their most frightful shape
Il have pictured in the most glowing col
ors the miseries of the reprobate-I have
-"
No doubt of it--uo doubt of it "-in-
terrupted the old man. "That you have
abundance of zeal, and warmth, and fire,
and all that ! have not the least doubt,
Ezekiel. But with all these, how happens
it that you have had no better success r"
don't know, I'm sure" said Ezekiel,
with dependency.
Well, / will tell you. Both you and
/ Isaac here set out to be fishers of men,
In fishing as in all other employments,
some little skill is required to insure sue
cess. Isaac has succeeded beyond his ex-
pectations; and have no doubt, is much
the better fisherman of the two."
g May be So, replied Ezekiel. with a
4 mortified air" But I'm sure I've tried
hard enough"
/ Granted-but will show you the diff
fetence.-Isaac takes small hair line,
with neat little hook and makes use Of
, 10 g. slender pole. that will bend and
!, turn every way with the greatest ease.
!, He approaches the stream without noise,
, covers his hook with an attractive bait,
J aid carefully dips it in the water. He
moves it gently and skiIifully to and fro,
raises and lowers it alternately, and per-
| forms such other mnna,yers as judicious
anglers best understand. The fish are at
tracted they draw around in great num-
b-rs: they take the bait one af er anoth-
er; they are dexterously drawn out; and
this is the great secret of your friend
Isaac's success"
i "Now win give you picture Of your
own fishing. You take stout ten foot
pole; you fasten thereto cod-line and
10 the cod. line you attach an enormous
hook armed with frightful barb that no
bait can cover. Thus prepared, you put
upon your hook live scorpion. 81 must
take them now," say you. Accordingly
you rush to the bank of the stream; you
throw in your hook with violence and
| frighten all the fish. Not succeeding ac-
cording to your expectations. you become
still more rash and violent. You draw
out your hook in a rage. put on another
scorpion and dash it in again with all your
might. T" Now" say you, bite, you ras-
Gals, bite /" The poor timid fish fee from
you in dismay-a and this, friend Ezekiel,
4 is the cause of your want of success"
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