The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-12

l can best answer You, in return
for yonr kindness, by relating .
dream I had only last night. Do
you know Jones Z"
"Oh yes, he is one Of our dea-
cons, and very fine man."
'Do you also know Smith p
"Yes, indeed; he Is another of
our first men, and renowned for
his piety." g
And Thompson-do you hap
pen to know him ?"
Certainly. certainly" quoth the
parson; ''he is one. of the pillars
of the church,
"Well," proceeded honest Tom,
"my dream relates to all of them
as well as to myself In my dream,
which is singularly distinct, we all
died, and started together on the
same road toward the bar of God
for our final judgment. AS we
approached the gate Of the Celes-
ttal City, we we're very much sur
prised to see that the great tribu-
nal was being held outside of the
walls. Upon q high and COM
handing seat we saw the Judge,
in whom we recognized Father
Abraham in judicial robes, his
firm-set features and long flowing
beard alike proclaiming him to be
the true patriarch. Great crowds
were all around, and I must &C.
knowledge my knees trembled
under me, aud there was sore
quaking at my heart as We drew
near. A man at his feet had q
well-thumbed ledger on his knee,
in which he made search as Father |
Abraham called out, one by one,
the names of that countless throng. |
Soon / heard the name of Jones |
called, and Jones left my side to |
attend the summons.
JONES'. said the patriarch, |
are you the Jones who il deacon
0f the church at IL
Eyes, Sire.
"Look out Jones' account |
there
1.-The man searched for it in his |
ledger, and. finding it, handed |
it up.
al find you accredited with |
having given twenty-five dollars |
toward the belfry Of the church. |
IL that SOP
Yes, sire.'
"'But. on the other side, you
are charged with depressing the
poor, collecting enormous rents,
and forgetting to pay your just |
dues. I'll have none of yOn! Take |
Jones away to the leftp And I
saw poor Jones vanish from before |
my eyes into the throng Of goats.
smith Tremblingly Smith
awaited his doom at the pstriarch's
feet.
"'Give me Smiths account
Smith, are yon the Smith 80 con-
spicuous for piety in the church
1t L--Y
eyes, Sire
"I find you accredited with If
teen dollars toward building the
church. Is that SOP
"'Yes, Sire
al also find that you paid FIVE
dollars toward the expenses of the
church. Is that trueg
eyes, Sire |
"'But, on the other hand, I find
hat you have traded with your
'ellow-man in a way that is hardly
,p TO the golden rule standard.
It is recorded that you used two
in your business. one
arge, to buy by, and the other
mail. to sell by. Is that SOP
"Low came the words, Yes,
'ire!'
az read here. too, that your
vii tongue has crept around lies,
md hasn't hesitated to bear false
witness against your neighbor.'
Lower still, Yes, SIRE"
away with himl wolves in
heep's clothing have no entrance
lere I
"And then / heard--and it was
ike the blast of trumpet to my
wed ear Tom Corwin Is ,
Tom Corwin here? ? and ], shaking
D every limb-for I knew ! had
'een nothing TO the church-an-
wered, and staggered up to hear
ny doom.
"'Tom Corwin,' said the stern
dice of Father Abraham. are you
be notorious Tom Corwin of
4-Y
I" Yes. Sire,' I answered.