Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-12

No one win pretend thaf he was free nom
| al lnnrmtties OF character and conduct,
| thoueh hey have often bcn grossly exag-
gerated. Great temptations proveroislly be-
| 81 the pathway OF great powers; and one
Mno can overcofne almost everything else
He never assumed 60 be faultieSS: and he
would have Indignantly rebuked any one
who would have assumed q Tor him. We an
Know mat, 'rhile he could master the great
questions OF national finance. he had no par-
ticular faculty OF looking after his own We
know that he was sometimes impatient of
differences. and sometimes arrogant and
overbearing toward his opponents Tor a mo-
ments his own consciousness OF his surrass-
Ing powers and the batteries OF his friends
would have been enough To account FOR more
than all OF this that he ever DISPLAYED. have
known him I'm all his moods. 4 have exps.-
rienoed The pain ofhis frown, as y'ell as the
edge that had rather confront him a. he a
here, to-day, I'm bronze. than encounter his
opposition In the flesh. His artagonism was
tremendous. safest he VINO stood aloof"
But his better nature always asserted itself
IN the end. No man or woman or child could
Is one element OF his character which must
never be forgotten. mean his deep religious
iaiih and trust. L necall the delight with
which he oftcn convened on the Bible: I re-
call the delight with which he would dwell ON
mat exquisite prayer Of one OF the old pro-
P,aets, repeating IL fervently as a model OF
tIoQsehce ana devotion: although the fig-
tree shall not blossom. neither shall fruit D.,
IN the vines the fields Mail Yield no
meat, the lock shall be cut of from the fold.
ana there shall be no herd I'm the stalls-yet
will rejoice In the Lord, I will glory in Inc
God OF my salvation" have been with him
on NE mos solemn occasions, in the midst
OF the most exciting and painful controver-
sizes, kneeliDg by his side at the table OF our
common Master, and witnessing the humility
ard reverence Of his worship. And who has
forgotten those lat words which he Ordered
10 be Inscribed, and which are inscribed on
his tomb stone nj Marshnelds-" Philosophi-
enlargement has sometimes shaken my rea-
son for the faith that il Ina me; but my heart
has always assured and psassured me that
the Gospel OF Jesus Christ must he n divine
reality. The Sermon on the Mount cannot
b. n merely human production sIord, be-
lieve; help Thou mine unbelief'" I cannot
help wishing that this declaration, I'm all Its
fnllness tfor have abridged a. somewhat),
was ingrafted In one OF the sides OF that mag
nincent monumental base i'm letters which ali
the world might read, amid the peIplexities
which modern Silence, intentionally or unin-
tentionally, is magnifying so, what consola-
ton and strength must ever be found in such
an expression OF faith from that surprising
intelleci,-G Robert C. Hmt,rop
OLD Sis MUSICAL NFIGHRBoR. The man
who lives next door 10 Old Si.says the Allan
music out OF nddle. Old 81 speaking OF
horhood hit wood doez much good ez a
'sgi9us revival in dat whad,'
"Kase long ez he stays dar dereIl he Ia
mentashuns an b.asphemashun I'm dat eend
| oh town."
"Mhy don't yoG all run him out?'
Oars ghar he's got de 'vantidge. Him
an dat ole fiddle is wus dan an army Wild
rams howns,'
Maybe he'll fiddle himselfto death some
day?-
"Efhe do hope de bess for him. 'kase I
wants Us all 10 go 20 Hebben tergedder. But
ef dey had nddles fer de angels up dar instid
| Oh harps de benches preserved for de folks
Cut my way 'ud be empty forever"
"WoT's TO BEGUN OF ME9"-A touching
| instance OF cOnnubiai affection and devotion
occurred many years ago clown I'm SuSSeA /"
New Jersey. An aged couple, who daring
| half century OF married life had wrangled
| and quarrelled with each other. were In All
| probability soon 90 he separated. The old
husband was taken sick, and was believed
| near his end. The old spouse came 90 his
bed side, and after carefully examiping his
| condition. exclaimed:
Ivy, daddy, your feet are cold, and your
hands are cold, and your nose is cold"
| "Wa'al, let um be cold"
| IVY, daddy, you're going TO de"
| "Ma'al, guess know wot I'm bout"
IVY, daddy, wot's 10 becum OF me IL you
81 dunno. and don't carei Wat I want to
know is, watts 10 BEGUN ofme?"-[ Port Jerris
| Gazette.