Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-25


avood evening gentlemen. Good evening
Uncle John" Uncle John looked embar-
raised but Grandma had told no tales.
RI. replied BY Q bow and then pronounced
grace. The Amen had scarcely dropped
from his lips when one OF the gentleme n
said. "Miss Ada, you have given us . beau
tiful banquet Of flowers and am drinking
in their perfume with delight" They spoke
of the blending Of colors 20 give effect to
the light from the chandeliers. Uncle John
looked sullen and scowled as he observed
his mothers cap trimmed with flowers. At
last, when he could hold his pc zee no longer
he said, ''you are thinking too mach Of such
trifes rs these" pointing TO her cap. "You
look as though you had just escaped from q |
lunstic asy Inn" She replied, what harm |
can few little howers do az old heart like |
mine2 There is amusement in seeing
Ada hx up cap and teal me how sweet |
look 10 it. 1t helps keep green old memo
ries that cherish as dear as life itself"
Ada blushed with excitemant and her
eyes flashed like diamonds. She quietly
said, "Uncle John, please do not speak 80
unkindly to Grandma you may pitch into
this mischief TO your hesrt's content, and
when abe cannot hold her own With you she
can run away from you. So, Grandma aud
think too much OF such tribes as these
beautiful flowers, do wep To give YOU my
hunt BILE opinion, you don't think quite
enough of them. II were a preacher like
you aud q person came TO me aud wanted to
, Join the church as they often do to you.
, should not ask them if they had been born
, again or had got religion, nor any such non
sense, but do you love music and birds and
a flowers =? and il they said no, should Just
I hustle them out aud tell them they had not
: religion enough to save fly. Why, Uncle
John, see the smile of Heaven In this
? rose" pulling one out of her black ringlets
. aud holding it up before him, 81 smell the
!. incense that is burning before the face Of
}. the Father, in its perfume. | see the besuti-
II full face Of the angels in these perfect buds
m aud flowers, and ii you had studied the 10 't
m OF the Crertor instead OF theology yor
n would see the Divine in ell hi,
/ works. AS for music, if | want
" wings to ay TO Heaven with just let me g,
q to the piano aud make my fingers fly owe
q the keys and Join my voice TO their sound
.s and soar ct once above the STARE Unol
ar John looked perple xed, buIrePlisd, les, Ada
al think we'll of music that is, sacred music.
I Ada enquired "Haw can you call SOM
"a, music sacred, and then say the other is no
At sacred. IL not oil written mu.ie formed b
nd = CON binStion of tones or sounds, and VII
~ has authority to ohristen some sacred an
Ia some profane2 Do the birds sing saere
nd musie2 Tell me # you can, and rs 20
, want to poke little of your theology into thi
Ia empty head OF mine, let u. begin systems
, / Ioally. DO All birds sing sacred music, a
ia only the owl? | sm sure ne is just To
he model you set up for me. You always wan
n, me to sing or play some old drsg aIon
" piece, but il | AN going up, up to God o
~ the wings Of music, | do not want TO go q
'ar an idle boy goes to school-as though
bs we're to be whipped when | got there. b.
,ot let me 90 with bound, joyfully, and wlI
IA ell my soul, on the swift wings Of music
lis Z ncle John sighed aud replied, Ada,
have q solemn duty to perform to you, al
.ha | cannot be justified in the sight of OF
M Heavenly Father unless / t6Ee up the cross.
No Ada answered, alt should be no cross
perform duty to me. Let me have a
l. you have on hand. an quite prepared
hear it, He began in slow, solem
g tone of voice, "Yon know we have all
~ appear at the judgment seat and answer
50, all we do, on earth He stopped TO sig
~ again. "Well, go on" said Ada Il
!. looked embarrassed by her close attention
r. for she was looking him stesdily IN the fac
"a Said be, ada you do not realize the &c
smn truth | am about to urge upon yo'
e attention Ada replied, Il sm trying
- ind out what you mean, bot II l csnn'
'., comprehend your Admonitiou you shoOl
adapt your lessons to my capacity. Nov
~ lot me enquire, where ia the Jud gment se'
- you talk Of? Is 1t in this world, or son
"a Other?' He replied sterly, "Ioa tritle WI
80.
al swine, and have performed all my dot
and have no more TO say" As be rose
70, Ada put her hand on his arm and sal
painfully Dear Unoe John, do not pls
Iu pious with this little light hearted chill
~ Just 90 out with the aud look a. the star
That's & good man, and see it they will nj
preach . sermon that both Of US can under
" stand See the beautiful harmony and Of
~ der with which they move, and do 20
think these fulfil the grand desigI
n and we are tossed without chsi
50 or compass on iife's tempestuous sea
10 I am sure you cannot, do not believe /
'u' Now Uncle John il you will go in. wi
% pIay for you q real meeting house tune an
'e' then bid YOU good night, as Grandma hi
on zone TO her room, and expects me to res
ols to her He said 'good night Ada. | vi
~ excuse you, if you do not sing now. Ad
- vent to Grandmas room and in 10
me sweet voice enquired, will you tell me no
ou Uncle John came TO be minister cat
Sy not see that his heart is in the work. h
Ter is not happy. he is mOrose, and get
ie' angry IL he cannot make every one see wit
We his eyes Was he brought up to the mini,
try. by q sense OF duty, or did you educs'
l him for the profession. or did he jump at
o. as he would jump over hedgeH"
I'm ITO be Continued