, 1869-08-29
How He Passed the Crisis,
B1obbs' Greed.
nls conrstiatlon with PanQn Pflmro'e'
Dlobbs' nInry.
With 9omo Passngos From IT,
Amusnrseuts OF tho Week

Witt GCN1C Fn0baSoa FROM t+
Asnusoraeuts Of tho Week
cntrAu1, August r.
Ii tht Filter ~ Tht th.<rqo 7rt..ut.
! think son Atses FAN Il hsfrtct l'tflr fttnrg
tttcte than fnthrreh hhnrt lin ttraktn't ..n"
thls t1eFtE1. 1hr .fafk cbn4 tfhf"h he's ltorettl
hrtf ns,s lacg e.s.trs lts ttstnr mi, all tt~
hctseh'A1, hhs At+-'rs."t}, kh1 hrhIhHl. Mr. s.r
fhht thF s'it vas attIl t!Fnrr. sirart W. te,nt
tt-f~ tstt fsR;,t IN ft~1s t".t n. .t.'..'! res%s
f!f II, ~" r'hsh|rr ree,',;
tttt f'r9,ls hr* i'es-"i tth "ttsir 4,ui kk4tth.i
tkt sshtrs; Ihs s.+"'s,H ~ t,*" t*- tt4'hAt
t"t't: s"srs n ft.'.tt.ti t',ihainie n.".v t.,nn
rtih Ida" t'"t t.s h,. tt,f htst f.n ktl,,t II
fi.R -'-s'" alrhtj, il. II" s'ah1*, itt tt... r-@
.m tt-'hId tAE1rt h, I,hH hi i".:."lih,.-, II. i.la
h"t";'I |aLE' lLtAk h. 144 sa ht.E Ia ILtAt.1t
it~s &iG*,4 u ~ tht tija4t.l tI,, tT l.sr II
t@n s..I3 y nt.tI i4.s hlI4!e. 4ti,Ak l4.I Ia
l.tat@ Iia s'sinI Vi iAu 2t.* Ga444I5.a t4iHif IL
Till - NJ tHlAGttata GAE +tiIAE t4H tttt.f tho
h4'cr ~ FhG bNth II Hlsnt, lar Aa& sui ,Iiuu l4o
Wnal th*a .tla GIes alitt liAllA tsrY atGtIlrtIy,
scE1HtnE In tnr4ut lt4 H1H HGfa AlAHllHK ktuAu,l,
ftsf|t'R That VI Al! hu1GHi Ao Hllshl sru tho Kala
nt fatAisa El'h pasa through, lravInR IN tll4enn
ha'alu IN thlA hifit Atit kHuH, tJ " quick EiuH
ns teG6KnhloR ali, 4fuila ut Iit14hlp teaslrr,
which nnco III up h!s F4ce, That hn xAm ihu MaElcp
Aani4 anil \ ltlc chilli nho anco lett IL, Aolno.
Thcfe In tAst land 10 far from ua hut W AcaF tu
hlIn, for 10 rascd hIs th,u whItn baud ~ u he
N1nlA KTasp tho hand Ut smother. No could nos
speak to lin in that SOLEMN tina Va dared uot
1lls dnctor sat upon tho bc,stln ant watcucd him
with anxious facc. Mlgnon, In the ln;tna!ly Of
her Rr1cf, Eat with hrr face hurled In her ha1,Is
Hhe hal PLACED tho faded 1oyxetue-u nut, which
tho Maiden Aunt sent 10 her a. her dying souyn.
mfr, 10 Btohhs haad. thinking. perhaps, sbat he
might take II TO her, ~ they do not grow whers
shc II, for memory There IL ctrrnal
1t vas growing iowaftta sunact, and through 'he
!ntcrncluR leaves Of the Ivy which cuscts tho wtu-
dow, golden snaft Of sunlight shot tn.o The room
AMI fell upun Tho bed. II caught Did Nlobbs' eys
| t3c fath1iy smiled, turned hls heat away, and
closed hia eyes Tho doctor Lightly felt the pulse
| and mot!oned US to hc aiient. In \ lew niaules.
the doctor mot1onet us to trtiEe to another room
and then &a!d 10 ua: ''.Your friend Ii sleeping.
lie has PASSED the crisis aud will be spared to yoa
Il Is enl. neeesaa15 now thai hn nnnuld be kept
| quiet"
| On the day betorc the crtsia, Parson Primrose
called TO zee Old Dlobbs In the performance OF
o!lc!a! duty, aad undoubtedly ac:ua.ed by sn
ccre desire to smooth Ills pathway Into the yaIey
| Of tie Shalow. There whs Just the fainlest cI-
1 pFcsslon OF inpaticnce upon Rlobbs lace, WheE
| he saw him enter. Primrose had assumed con,
Senttoua1 business like 1ook OF fs.ei, not nuinlxet
with slight anxiety, as II be were not at all ccr:
tain that Blobbs' pathway needed any amoothng.
| And kneW that Blobts was convinced ho8 utter
| " impotcnt Primrose waa to n1ori hlu any con.
ISOLATION OF thrd any light upon the future.
l In \ dry, journalistic way, Primrose asked: H31,
dear brother, arc you prepared for The grel
I changer"
1nerer shall forget nlohb.' loos OF profound as
tonlshrncut as he rrplled: "lcs, sir. Certainly
1 have alHasa been prepared Tor thlA ffom my boy
J hood ur I Supposed 1t was mans frs
| duty to hive lh household 11w1Js til order 10
! such chauges-host of afi, the common chang
which nay come any minute. Why, OF course
sir, / nm prepared, ind hope shall meet u.
chauke like a gentleman =
Primrose added: s'Ant have you prrpare,
sourscrf for thts gTea: change by attendance uro,
l!yihc waEsh!pe"
"ics, Aiz," replied Old B1ntl,s. ~ mar say /,
| you, however, as vt bad tctter un1crntaud eac
other. that have not always decfnct It lmportan
10 attend divine worship within four wallA-
have btcn rather oppreased, Ill, ~ this gregaIlun
form Of worship, hn1 hare mt always recslrc
futlHfnc.ioH or cp1holatior from the gentlemen {
3'r clotb--aud thts With all respect, sir. lnat
| int t1at have bccn salher txactBS, ,arA expecsr
TO nEd guide rather thau q campauien VII
knew no more Of the raJ thao myself IN sac
cnsea always found thne got much near III
t'rcat Father tJ going ont luto Nature, tho hous
which lie bui1t, ana BY l0rinE thy fclloT-man nh
all the terms .f iifn .-hnh lta l.us created e;t
ttowu to the Insects. There hns aIwn.a MI
. FAY, sls. ttcu more sattsfactluu TO ule In Ill
| war1p, nc.lrc iosu than In that Infection wh&c, HI
becn regulated by t1Ecs aud houndr,! ~ dogma,
"1htn 5ou hare Never HcttAcd npon hny cret
or form Of belief. said l'r,nlrusc.
fHstfu uL' fnta l3o7f
fcrl'ed: "I'rlirl y Nh mc, a1r. tins been ins,in
tty". It ncScr haa an3 r.cscE!ses! fosts,, &!
nHrct needed defining ty AnJ ritual. ia
never troubled Myhelt ulNch about any csrsI, u
y hnsH nrFrE FERN any rrcntd u crt.e,1A wistrc
!, HAY feHn ~. t1D Int expect, II hal a cree
,hat II nuulr1 hr anything hui nn impeachment
NC III ct"s.ng the rirr1. II Gpt safely oytr VI,
/ II. Bm cUhftleht, hr, that ut. Peter Mt,HlH INA
mt Irarr Il unlslie the gate, a. something 1
wh,rh theJ pa'l no uae inasde."
"Thru IOI have btitsvt11 tn tIU t1uctrnr, III
U belonged tU III church. Mg teaT fE1end5't ~
Il | iFstn,rnar-
i. "Yon ,uiaintr mr., air,' Rald nlolft4 rnihrr {!
, tatl,hiD5. ~ lure always believed III char
u Mhrh Ia gteattr than faith ur hopa. atl'l ltl t
fl Eu.llMc worlh which EbtFt, and toniutliI- lte T.
II ] Christ, Htltrrtl: ito INTO Others ~ yDu wo,
t. that they "honI', III untu yol,' have n!w.
=. heIrnEsh IL the R.cat rhusth ut Annst.ity, VIII,
stlhk, tlr. in RErh to tpEue will be tho church
innntthd -
"Whrn tie millennium rumeE hnd mail n =
feet :" Iptettose'l lfI,urupe.
j.. "Nn, eIri' rrpl3s' h,ItsbH cnr,lnticn1r.
TT tcsk fat III millennium Of pttferiIHn Man
pl nrter tu1lf 1rsrlnr+ II this world shall RiAn1
,nllIIni,s nf anrs yet. To aasulnp ibsl. wu,Ill
~ I" 'Ir1'r tilp tnrlrle Ut ln'HII1 whrh Ia III h
.; fhe ltfifrt 'lntr'ormcnt csn hevcr tn eltal1
III rS,nll III rtrtntt. W. iMust he ffseri friHm
h" ttaIE nttrpe of Vi" built l"ute ltle euI eau
| Mttalnin.H1."
ri "r4"'s stkl, i1'en. II 1dh 1aye III t,~1ttn"
NJ rtsth, IF th"trh. TN y" GeWlt'' fhf t"nr sa
Ia. ,anu 7" .*l1 p4Iattutr,
NJ, "Urui, lie lntr Ut tut rnn,plun falArt." tpt
i.t,'ts. !" 1fn llas alitrl H.r, ar, IN III" IHsEi
ted itta hHlut stun r,lIi,1ht", MID has hrs IT 1"n
MA ha4ti, Ain hut altah hhw, III. ~ !Enst w
Ill., II ilIAl, rat ittrnt that lla kInma lAet1ef TIL
1t Mhkt ~ t"'h iur Ih,, and thnt ha will III " H.
lin tw.i- ,,3nh ,h&t Ila vii, snTn A the.a m,att
NJ IAaL whut u dark 70 taY tettI'o IolnpsuItrtl
lla- NH l"r"I!,n 4litH light nm Alnl, sir
.ss t1n.i ssr,i IN Him, hn tir, II lou ran thruS
10 | light upuns shs p,ara tn which nm Hutng, Or
will lnn nn9 infornat!un which tIay proFa Ut ~
9t aHe, AtsAt! t@ aesy GtateGn! ID EtcxaSn!I A.
fhe na1,.ser pi yeiuN. aH, .ln''a willing to !
hsd TINT 10 Him p ho lnu~s 1Aoge than MS
,on rtlM1ner. hfEer few gcneraliites, took his Il
snc | eatlseed that u leaAt he haa uone bA hutJ,
Is tl lItobba tarnrd hl lace 10 tho vail With Il
,neo sn,sir zra y shaAe Of the head
r Of ihlhk IIoihs HAs fully conSlncel, a. + c
thc rrA. Of Us, that he khould hot i've long, II
,,op thRt sAIuc tlaJ he handed nc his diary, wnlc
-ssc dehi1ra int 70 Keep. lis has &an$a taAi TINE
ira: rrcAscd lis Willingness 10 have me aso vi
eon. please o. Ii. On looking It ostE+ l found
a.cd | thoaghtA which perhaps u1l llsercat 1ou.
nan: In one place he kaJs:
hus- VI t.int h1Se but one rrgrct in leaving
wus,d. When looE into the paat and BOG
i OF has hrcn done, and into the rresen, aud sec
frum Is doing would like 10 tire into thr ftturr
n nj centuries, 10 sec what n magnificent Wpz.d
the viii be-"
su. .s9ntn, he says:
n,,c,t "Esctr Maa carries IN his breast N aspir
l. tho AMI skeleton. The one Is ytatntnG II
ideal which Is never realized herr. lie viii
,derr hud It, bc h!A search ever SO long or 80 fa
liza | 1t uust niwafs cnu In the fl,e Of the Prince
fwho sought the fountain OF perpetual youth, All
nhItc- n1chcmtsss who wasted fhclf lives aud cut
T+o,x locking for tnc philosophers stone And
wern sccns 10 nc this un1ltainable Ideal Il ona
"a n1a. surcst pyuo1k Of Immortality. Tho other
inn of tcregsc Of tho 1deAl-& fcarful Rec1et. Oh
died ! tigers terrible power. Sometimes 1t -
oni{ Tie form OF a melancholy. sonaunrs
Il rich despair which klls.'
we'll Again:
IL "The keen, earnest lore Of Nature a,wa
itrtuc, wolves the warmer lore Of nan Il the
bat aM tJpe ot Na,urx, and ret the lore OF Nature
nor 70 compensation lot the 1of3 o1 man. Nncn
Cd She forget sou. when tire bright hues With wnlc
uch 81 have INFESTED the Ideal oi tnc SOUL 3ade
,c Heb morning mist, when the heart IN loUcs Der
cnlos despair tncs ontr artificial Instead o. fea
when 3ou even despair Of humanity. II
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