, 1874-03-22

THE lgoMENs WAR.
4 Lay Of the Last Crusade.
Well Amos, Iro been to the msetln, sc held 1. :: Bar
tell you lie Lora - couin' in oil q aia power IN
| might a..
wne,e our hoys h.,s been wastin' their ssenin's in
tl.inkin' an, lcaan' around.
All over he hnd TINT wa live IT, In country ~ town.
ys,s sgoin to sive Mr.. Tyndau teat o the powss
prayer,
I've been to the meetin' at Barker, we SIN him sud-
wbe ha looted up an zsen US a-conin' tell you hs
ue stared at us over the COUNTER each eye locked as
But We Ssnt to be frightened that uay, We TatEed
| right into the saloou-
do looked al a1ound him sn' ehuck1ea, but nsvrra
There were lots o young u IN there oaa', reckon
dozen OF moro; - -,
When some OF en- seen us ,-comin they slid out :hs
Some stood by The coun;e: a-drtnka'; they hadn't IN
An, thoss who waro p1.yn' Al billiards went Gu With
Tho rest On sa sos she1s .sppin their whtaky the.
A-1ootn. % a,lee1sn' a-vtakn, en- wa,tn' for u ia
| begin. -
1 ---s
| counter displayed:
1 thought q The hIs+ they aad wasted thought o
thought q Tho toys they had ruined BY leadin' em
| widely aatrsy;
o'n' ,;ealin xsIns' thef rh: substance a ] sSay; = "
An, Ill q the power within me swept my soul
An, uitin' my hands up to ussrcn, prayed fox .
| speedy reform.
we out o. sha moaths o the si,err vao 7olen1ni1
4 hundred imnress1yo rssponses fined in with rn5
| passionate prayer.
init M f,a 4, 6s%n o. salvation turn
An it seemed to sosl in thattnornsn Gods e'o3
Va s.ua q The lowlJ Rsdeemer an those tha: 1e pcE
~hen % the e is: ssanz. VA. ended, til. room
Bin Barker looked his counter, the prospect ht
Twas pai to Be- seen he was thinhin' O. those hs had
Hs glanced It tho row o. bright bottles be.ofs his
Like one who Is proud hi. power, cares for th'
Dpt .oou osr his u hardlookn' fe.turez kinder aad
Perhaps sons good snge tfn' 10 aottsn hs3 fa-
H. looked sort troubled an Worried m att he had
sseasi 70 b quietly wtahin' We women Te.e ont
All v.s still. till xila-'oostn' woman, whose flee v7&
| - wte shroud, -:
crept seathily ou. eorner. an stood In ths miaa
Hsr boiler ehe4s spoke o Starvation har sunken eye
Her qniyeri lip. o nuts anguish ro language o nta*
She lifted her slon-nke angezs high hcr head II
AM vsisn straight up to the counter she eazed at The
He looked At hel pale. haeeard features, sn turned
III .noTa not word but he ustans&i 10 neax what sa<
woman would say. r.
"Look! LOOK! on your work heza, Bill Barker, aid
| cried with . passionate wall
+ You have ruined my home an' my husband, and asn4
rbev saT ns1 a an ad DO you wonder. Your Hauas
- haz brought all M woo;
tell you your time j, eemin' Gods jud9ae1: il e''"
y tain but stou :" .
Than, tu1nin' sway from ths counter, she slsrtl1
a. passed fr ON the Place;
"a Tha rnsellerb conscience ~as trouh'ad ne aoo~ed
HI, mind 't seeedto 10 un.etued, his teetns hs
ID knew s that powerful struss was asuggn away al
'e An Amos. reckon, no language 1,etsr the ws7
T. as looked lind osor1y IN 'umbls Ike ist Begin
- - MIN to melt
10 An When in few moments AFTER VIC t1nsd in sca
ID Il. silently cams round the counter m notselsas,
ans}. ~, 6y al asS;a thsis their payn an dnhn
ii an stood by tbs wall, -
~ An over their roueh faces tho teasa Esre b.
Id Th. sounds o. tho revel the sr sssnsd
~ pure an serene; y, ~,
u An ali felt in shat moment Tia p1essscs ID
is gels uuBee1-
Az soon Is 1xs finished on. p.yn Bill B.rxsE roea NJ
An, xhile We stood xond an gain, ha atattsa an
Then, % taSin bs bsrrei uquor he rolled +. slong with
o. He knocked out its head With ~ an 'rt:t II OF
$r*4 .
Then al On M turned in an. helped him to hnish Wis
e us emitted hs hrght-lookns bottlss nqr pa1aed til
e. Than, turhin be sad, - I'm a-son' to eloss up n1
~ business Tonight ... .-.-~
- I've nsde up my mind to he honest mear to ~ bar
u .n' do right
y But I'm goiu to put up ny nautsers, and tear ny OIL
" I'm gong to work. an God w,llin, III be respea
60 On With the good work yours doin III help yoa
Then when he was through with his apeakint vn Il
AM. Nearer ny God to Thte ne.re: to Thee, vas on
An, tbc,o ho had been there a-drfnkn seemed mo7s
lie An Fang viii the deepest feel the wors . sha
Ia An, AMOS ean't help belevn,that music *=nt up
he IT. hs chans.l IN, echoed in Heaysn by beautitu
- angels on high
y,a Amos I've been the uaeeu'; you needn' 'ao
to Tint W ars a-soiu 10 conquer hsyns donof noe
You rsY lsuch IN uay ray that va women afe efa"'
uo GU out u our heads; 49,. x..ax.,,,
10 That we'd better he darnin' our stockins "@S"e0
1e~ or maxim the be1s- ..,,, ... g,v,
Bat wars gotn' right into the bso, nor WILL We e'''
~ - va aniy 90 at It In ea,7=s4 .heres Tooderie
az power in Prayer:
o. | CH1aAoo March, 1871 ,x~ ~ n,
to FITcsidt Frirrd.
in
lis | Iceland.
he ;1 corrrnmnrt has lust pxanted .
of Ano Den'' lou. ..t.- " Ala Teelandery who fIav<