, 1870-05-28

philosophers They h4re found the Edlon-
the true, solid, indes6uctible philosophers
stone, which whose h1th fears nothing, either
in this life, or the Life to come"
The very evening before, Dr.. and Mrs. Dol
drums, standing up in solid column, with all
the Exmouth Church had srng-
"Head Of the Church, triumphant
We loyfuIly adore Thee;
TIL Thou appear, Tny members here
Thou dost conduct Thy people
Through deserts Of Temptation,
Nor will We fear, when Thou art near,
The tlres OF tr1bulation.
The world, With Sin and Satan,
In vain our march opposes
By Thee we WILL break through them all,
And ainG the song Of hosea"
How bravely and joyously the words had
surged and rung and billowed on the waves Of
hundreds OF hearty voices the evening before,
as the members OF E1mouth CHURCH Bang, sf-
ter John Buoyan's fashion-
"Lust1y and With good courage"
But this morning, narerthelose, DR.. Dol
drums, as aforesaid, declared that he had the
blues and thnt he could hardly see any usein liv
wRs m1de for. how CAME this great change? It
il true that Dr.. Do1druns, on going down
this morning. had picked up upon his doorstep
an installment Of tho "world and the fesh,h
in the shape Of the morning papers. and look
ing therein, he as asw thas IN the @ stock OF Tue
rapidly going down, and Dr.. Doldrums VAS
large owner in that company.
Now, it is also true that tho good Doctor had
been courageously singing, the night before,
that he must not expect to be carried to the
skies on fowery beds Of case. He had been
rejoicing and tsiumphing in tho possession OF
kind Of stock that could not fall in value,
though every bank and every corporation and
company in this world were sunk in the sea
and got his heart appeared to sink down to his
very bootoat this news from the Great Interi-
OF Ground Limo Company.
How WAS this7 Wore the passion and ear
nestness Of last nights prayer meeting hypo-
critical2 -.
Not bit Of it. They were as true, as heart-
felt, and sincere IS anything you or ever felt
III our lives.
We're the things sung last night still true
Undoubtedly they were. Il Eou had faced the
Doctor with tie question that very morning.
he would have told you that they we're.
What. then, was the matters
We can illustrate it by phenomenon Of
every day occurrence, in the e1poriencc Of n
traveller in the Alps. At sunset you mny
stand in your cottage door in Geneva, and See
the whole Of the Mont Blanc range, together
with the distant dazzling rank and file Of tho
ohetland Alps, gliee1tenins Ike jewels, and
looking like cities built OF gold and precious
stones-topaz, ruby. and amethyst. The next
vision WAS, and 10, there is nothing thero!
No colors, no glitter, no sheen, no mountains,
no R1ory-nothinG but cool, dull, 1eaden, gray
SKY, that seems firmly and honestly to bound
the ho1zon.
The wonderful vision may be then behind
that gray horizon, but you can neither SEQ nor
touch it. It lives by faith alone.
Such double Life do we all live who try to
live by faith in the invisible, in the midst OF
this hur1ying, buBtling, obtrusive, and pain
fully visible world. The bright visions Of our
better hours all are gone behind clouds OF
earthly reality 1.-The world aud the things Of
the world arc ali that do appear.
the present occasion, it was cold, shiyery
March morning. Last evening had been
t1eacheroua1y soft and mild, and tho Doctor
aud his wife had walked to prayeE-meoting
under spring.lke skies. But 10. in the
night there had blown up d1izzly, slcety.
growly cast wind that had filed everybody q
bones with rheumatism, and twanged and
jAngled everybody's nerves.
The month Of March ia well known, all over
the world, As the devils special vantage ground
for ali those temptations which result from
| disordered nerves. During this month he
seems to play with tho human race, Is cat
| does with mouse, boxing them contemptu.
| ously hither and thither, now relaxing the sys'
ten with soft breezes and balmy gales, and, in
| moment, twitching it up with tight freeze
We are all familiar with these changer. Sucl
au ono now lowered over the chimnoy-potB oi
Babylon the Great. Tho SCOT was falling il
little sullen. streaky hashes through the nir
gious.
Now, the chimney in tho Doctors dining
room had mean and treacheron1 habit ol
| slwhys smoking Just when the wind Was in
that particular chilly quarter when fire il
| inoEt necessary.
The Doctor, On entering tho dining room
was made aware that the enemy was charging
water pitcher, and forthwith discharged ite
contents into the grhte. A fierce hiasing anG
/ a cloud Of wEathful smoke were the result
The white ashes now began settling on all The
| furniture Of the room, and embellishing the
Doctors head with thick coat Of powder.
swell, hope you're satisfied now," OBJ
served Mrs. Doid1ums, coming in.
My dear, it had to be done," quoth the
| Doctor, in high-pitched controversial tone
"The wind is east again, and this vile chimney
is just going to smoke all day."
II should think" eaid Mrs. Doldrum, thai
you would get that chimney fixed"
Get thst chimney d1ed!" said DR., Dol
drums, in a supremely indignant tone.
"Yes, set it liked" continued aIrs. Dol
drums, with that persistent, didactic calmness
! wherowith good wives odify their husbands
when the, catch them in tight place. "You
know, my dear, have been asking you and
~ = 6a,,ti ~ .t+arJ - 49, ai'; nu eo"1
i.and , Israu't ~ 1stoTI c,1,ad j. snJ c,iIad
m Eltina and Tesn,t Ia n1om;sad naa o ,,sa oau1u
ised, and promised to como and fix it, should
| Like to mow?" said Dr. Doldrums.
"But I shouldn't let him OF 80. should
see he did come," persisted Mrs. Doldrums
| you ~ Honia, Honia sou! 1ust WISH you'd
.ay ~: ]usL n nRs 20 eee you manage E!klns;
tnn' tno"' satr HI7,a ~: u?luru WIN IN aSgf1esed
an1ti, .ont t:. e lact y, ~ uSar, you o9nt Know
anYuae Aoout y, tnats "hat you don and
YOU yoa women arc m Always 91pechhg things to be
;nat nmt ha oua .n ra1sr ey Gan oe FL ano tncy
WWojI Ino,r \ ..nr, sIe n,an -. uo,,a.u
lot t,;nrs co ~ !, a,;d NJ nn1an, "0u'an aat1
ha-saif r;3h ~ ~, .,1,,,nI;1I 1Ia a.iDa ToGIuk
Wbat co,1 1!s,,si rnn5,;,,a nen snS no g. 3 -.
ircalf.st r. an ndde1 o,eEiua ~ rorna ~ ~ "a.
n d;so,,staf air ~ ~ Snaot,e,a o"au aua ~
cred with asbes @ s'4o 'n' e4''N' @Au sola al e''-
Now' thonoh .ha dia not u,y g, IN eo
worf3a ~ NJ 81 mo1d ~, say 80, III ~ inahy e
ides thst Dr Dodyn1s wna snmobnr - Il b,,e ,ne
for the amnky cHirnnov ana tho haar,ae1aI ~ p.aa
room. and Dr. DoidT1ms 10 raca;rod 4 .nd ~
fait sana;hlr .a1r;vad Neso''eo "' "no
uAt any ~ ho aa;d ,,r,t;,o o,4 ,,;s
watch With naryona icrt .1;ta t;ms Drid1as ~ ~
hronrht in hrnslf.st Hais ,os+ q +-,a % -
iiye1it ought to have been On M tho table M Lalf m I
.,n1l " tbe h.,js-oao s- Nn' eAto 'ioien1
.sThera's NJ ,sa n,11;n, +h,tr a.;a ~.
wife tnT,ioat V npeor aas rans *, "a a ats ata
readr and sRea hut mat ~. s,;,rto III ano , EEL
Ias tsaus' .l;u enn nut jost tA1s mlnute come
uosn n IL, onI nsseE t aoeH 60,
readF. aid va m alwsvs have m IL Wa;t III for hcr to
CT t, III ttin w -, aA'' ~ "'1' 'of her 10
Is A. And VIZ A. w. ror n, ho.uo .ho, .,
Dr Doarns Vor 49, onnbt Mui ~ ~ au M sa'a y
ehon1d ;to IL Iuow ~. ~ Io pets ta !. i.
said .a Dod,ns An1T R1@et 11@ 1 taieo 10 az
Mang ~ aerse LIZ ,aas tnelo Is no 'n' and she
WI ~ a,Ll,a LEA Hoia ilom me-
n.15s snoulo @ n1nSe her heas word, said Dr.
Dolutuns. its your business TO control your
aosvan,s, ny dear, and there's NO use IN shirk-
inS .,t na1u tue DocIof, rejoicing IN naVlnS