The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-28
RiscslIanr.
TOW.
4 Trnc Story with an Everyday
lesson i3 Fl.
From the New York rrbune.I

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There Is picture for s.le in neiehboring
city with which is connected curious story.
Or TIE back is scrav.ed II A. Obitt, 1865
The artist died by his own hand, for cause OF
suicide more common than love- or religious
mani, or despair; and as poor Tom was well
known, lear akin to many Of our readers, the
his cry of his picture and himself seems to us
worth telling. a. FOE the picture, it Is IN oxe-
cution nothing but crude, strong dash or two
of color; ouly bit u! sandy beach, dead wo-
man washed ashore, Il keeping watch ove-
her, and "A bird, the solitary living thing in the
world, disappearing in the stormy sky, leaving
him alone with his dend But there il the sub
tie something in it which touches us. as do all
great utteranoes of truth or auinan telling il is
one of the inspired words, y int~d, or -pok.
en-, or written. that are strong . love, or grief
or death. and share their n-ture.
There was somethins about tie pointer, too,
from the time he was boy. thu. set him apart
from other men who had "A message given
to utter. After AL, God does give nowadays to
certain men special errNrds to their fellows; and
whether il be to make them cry or laugh. to call
them to be heroes or saints, to show the stipend.
GUS joke or misery comfort under life. or to
explain fishes, or. like Bezalecl, to be ":illed
with the spirit of God in working with iron AID
BRASS they carry about with them the signs OF
of their commission rs plain the shining en-
Moses face when he came down from the noun.
tains with the tables of stone. Even AZ IA boy
Tom knew tina: he had au errand. 1t might be
but petty thing, picture to paint, or u crayon
sketch or two to finish. But it was his work,
which no man could do but himself He caught
hints of it everywhere in tie glass OF water
filckering in his hsnd, or the stone under his
feet as much as N tie song nobly sung or the
life of some other RAN greatly loved. 1t was
clear enough to him; but pickering light or
songs and loves OF Others would not make it clear
to the world. There were times when the de-.
sire tor Its Inference was so strong upon him 1t
ne could have accomplished his work he would
have been ready shy, hearty young fellow as
he was. to cry, Lord, now let thy servant de-
part in peace" He did not fall into the usual
mistake of genius as to the ease of delivering his
message He had no slip-shod dependence On
winged Pegasus to carry him, or draughts from
Helicon give him divine strength. Slow and in.
cessAnt work and unainching integrity to his
errand, he knew only would carry him 70 his
journeys end, and he set out on his career gal.
lantly.
But Tom was poor. and---Tom married mar.
ried womGn who thoroughly recognized him
and his erraud. They lived in shabby little
house inthe suburhsot New York, where their first
baby was bora ; house where the roof leaked,
and where the floors carpetlc,s. But yo-
sueb hiyh AID rJIa > 'r,.h,s t;sir d,iIv I;ve.
so rich il, ,,,o ., .,., IL last IA t.nc;ss so
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to relief II Nv -urshiny figures. Books, too,
music, nature aud TT meant ~ much more 20
them than to ii r mon and women they drew
such strength .ealth cat az even the blades
of grass u, heir y .te or sunlight on their bare
floor, 'hat coud not but envy the rich her
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Can cash me oil Two ga three bold rtudie- day
someth!ng to eaten tie pubic eye. Coarse NJ
you please lou u ed never put your name to
thefn. Inc wa,,eS ohere" were competency
IL was an everyo1" transaction the man had
SIMPLY TO make choice '7'"een poverty win
MS own WORK al" "ea!h ""ho"t ~ l." ION
however, II seemed cho'oe oet"ec" GOD and
Marnmon. II Threatened ~ wrerch soul and
BODY asnnder. brt The e. i'ren hnd Their hands
upoT him should NOV have 'heir snare OF
the worlds coiA'"r'' ken 'i''y, style lom went
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