Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-14

creed, but in accordance with MS moment
sry impulse.
Bridget, defending a poor fellow who
was always yielding to temptation on the
score of his being born so, Father Taylor
Indignantly denied any such false teach
iugs. d" It's because he wanted to 10 1t.
God never wanted him 10 tumble aud
sprawl 50 10 his sins. Thus 20 his last
he elung 10 mans freedom As the only
basis OF his responsibility and of the love
of God
Another night he lay il bed and began
TO preach sermons. 20 Lord ~ be NUT
tiers in a half whisper, where has poor
humanity got 10 the pith and marrow
and power of the gospel don't reach poor
humanity 1t S numb. Ii something can't
be done for il then I'm afraid they'll be
lost HoW's that, brother 1' he cries out
10 his companion, still wanting the audi
tors response to the last feeble flicker Of
his orst0ry. " It's numb, Is one of the
best descriptions Of 50 poor humanity, and
showed the fash was after the cid sort in
quality, though sadly less IN quantity.
One Of these last nights he had fallen
into complaining mood Lord. he
cries piteous1y, " here [ am al. alone 40
money, no friends, and ia a strange place.
What will become Of me- ?" q Father Iay-
lor!" interposes his companion, you are
in your own house SAID he. 1 know
better no such thing" Then AIr b. who
had often caught him with thI= guile. be-
gan to quote his tayorites, Wesley, F.etcd-
er Webster, 70 get away from himself; lie
saying. That's good, tbat's clear Where
did you get it" But now thesa all tasi-
ed. he seill sank 10 rbe Slough Of
DesDoad. which Is as often near the Celes-
tial as the Wicker Gate. 50 Br. Bridget
began 10 pray tue Lord to have mercy Oh
this poor backsliddon Methodist preacher,
who Is uugratelul, taUt-6nding and every
,hiug else bad The old man Hrad up IN
minute al such . reflection on himself
+, went to his friend with every sort ut1iting
epithet piled on the IRE and birthstone
And utterly forgot ais o~n lov state in this
old-fsshioued, hali-elrnest fury ct his soul
The next night be aaS exceedingly
nervous. aa3 had q be pa, into bis bed
eight tunes IN half all hour. After getting
him in the eighth time MS nurse go1 GA
toe outside 70 keep him in What are
you doing here. sir 7'' said ae Haven't
you got bed o. vo4r own oyeI there
MY liberties are cugtaLed. 1 won't stand
Go to your own bed, SIR lie began
90 tell him q smooth story to quiet blm
.. Up he came. and threw the bed-eI0che.
over lim. iu has determination to get Oh
10 she floor Mr. Bridget held his wrist
loosely 10 his fingers to keep him down
As be was holding him thus. the oi mar
lifted himself up on MS elbow and said
a Do you know how smoothly son are 5ia-
: ming F." 4" No. sir. / amt SHINING. father
Oh, said he you thinS the devil ion
, know y0u are SHINING but he does. and
he'll 6ud sou out Any sinner that cal
s.n as smooth as yaa can, the devil IS sur,
70 get hiIu." Mr. B. had n yield him hi.
bed but exhausted hy his efforts. an.
grsddei IN his wnims he pronounced 3
benediction over his smooth sinner now
$ brother beloved. kissed h.u ana ,0'd
/. him 70 70 to sleep
The Sunday but one belog. &, died b.
: dressed himself In his fall masonic reeaIia
He had often walked iu the haads1m,
dress Of q kpigbt-templar, one OF the hand
: soonest in the procession. With his cap
- plume and sword be fought the ia battle
: for MS beloved order over liz frs last tiH.
IN tnat stately uniform
The most pathetic os t.e-e -4-.leu,-
and most characteristic. rs Illustrating al
once hi- ruling passion ia all i.s strength
: occurred about ten iag7 before bis death
+, Rambling across the room. S. was Bi
+ wont. he passed the glass. His eye caugh
!, the figure of g torerlnc o,3 uaa. II.
/, Instantly stopped turned AMI made "a,
/ aged stranger as very best bow. and he1al
: 70 preach 10 rim.
NJ dear s,r, zaid ue. :. sou are e.d
, you are indrrc But Christ via save yca
, Come nov. my dear sir. come uov Fl
! viii, lie III. save sou now. EAaau-le.
b. MS talk aud his long standing. he SANK
- 1u the sofa. ana lost sight ct eaa figure
! He called sally Is him Sally. conn
> here. Tha; old man doat know enough
TO be saved He didn't STIR peg wall
was taking 10 him"
Two days after. passing along. ae sag
The old man again. He made most ez
quisite bow. and renewed his eza0rtat5ou
j. e Il Is . very late noUr, be said, s. bu
: Jesus viii save yog Make the venture.
. He sank down again, and calling Sally
$ said. " That old man is au ia6iei II,
: won't have salvation at any price" MT
, Bridget. to see if he was in earnest. in
, few minutes said Father Taylor. who /.
o that old ma0 about here lie replied
S " There is an old man about here bu
T nobody knows who he is or where ne come
; from. 50 he fulfilled a request he hat
g often said and sung, even TO an image. an
u that 50 image of himself
= q. fsrr. q win my Iat-s. f,-ss--.