The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-19

"What do you know about it?" he said,
sullenly. You never had 10 fight. II
was all on your side. God did IL. lie
made YOU handsome and strong. and had
YOU 10 go 10 school and college, and grow
up a gentleman. And he made me how
the face darkcned here -" what you see.
He took my mother, who did love me, and
pray for me, away from me when | wasn't
more than three years old. lie gave me
10 father who drank hard, and taught me
nothing good. And then he took even him
away from me, and handed me over 10
Deacon Small and | tell you. teacher, you
don't know what tough time Is till you'y
summcred and wintered with Deacon
Small. I've got bad name, and who
wonders. and feel like living up 10 IL.
hadn't anything against you, specially 4;
but ii I'd given in peaceably 10 all your
rules. the boys would have said | had
grown chicken-hearted, and little name
for pluck is all the name have got"
Mr.. Garrison looked nc him few mo-
ments steadily. Then he said:
lit does seem rs II fate had been hard
on you. But do you know what think
God has been doing for you, in giving you
all these hard knocks ? for things don't
happen; God never lets go the reins.'
The boy looked the question he did not
speak. and Mr.. Garrison went on.
II think he has been making you
strong. justas rowing against wind and
tide made my wrists strong, until now
you could fight all your enemies if you
would.
1.-The thing we are put here for. +" he con-
tinued. sis to do our best; and ii we are
doing that in Gods sight. there Is nothing
4 hot o..nf,.Lt tat.
foes. or poverty, or any other creature.
There is nothing in all the universe that is
strong enough to stand against a soul that
is bound TO 20 up and not down. You
may go home now"
Ii was one of Mr. Garrison's merits that
he knew when to stop. Jack Ramsdale
went home with that last sentence ringing
in his ears
There is nothing in all the universe
that is strong enough to stand against II
soul that is bound TO 90 up and not
down"
The words went with him all the rest of
the day. They lay down with him AT
night. and he looked out of his window
and fixed his eyes on bright, far-of star.
and thought of them.
What ii he should turn all the strength
that was in him to going up and not down?
If he did right, who could make him afraid
II he served willingly. he need fear no
master. Ii was very late. and the star.
Dbedient TO the law which rules the worlds.
had marched far on. out OF his sight. before
he went 10 sleep. He had made a resolve.
In the strength of that resolve ne awoke
10 the new day.
Il will not go down. he said TO lrini-
self; . i will go up and on
He was not all ut once transformed from
sinner to saint. Such sudden changes do
lot belong To this slow world. But the
purpose and aim of his life was changed.
Never again did he lose sight of the shin
ng heights he meant 10 climb. If the
mother in the heavenly home could look
Town on the world below. she knew that
lot in vain had she been "a praying
TO Mr.. Garrison the boys de-
'otion was something wonderful-humble.
oval, faithful and never ceasing. From
icing the teacher's terror, Jack had become
he teachers friend.-To Youths Companion.