Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-28

half respectful. A candle was brought,
which Posey claimed the responsible
ty of holding. The hoy drew q little
volume from his pocket, looked over
the crowd for a moment, then opening
the book, examined it for moment,
las If to find the place, and commenced:
when the great and wise King Sol
omen dispatched his fleets to Ophir to
gather gold, and gems, rare wood for
the temple which he was building, be
sent with them Seer to mark the
conduct of his men, that each might
be rewarded according to his merits.
When the land of Ophir was reached,
some of the men went at once to the
mines to dig gold; some were employ
ed with trains of cemels, TO freight
merchandise and food TO the mines;
SONS With swift dronedaries carried
the express and gold dust between the
mines and the seashore. Some kept
inns, and gathered many shekels by
disposihg OF bad food and poor beds to
the miners
THAT means you,' landlord said
Posey, interrupting.
The boy continued: 'And the Seer
watched ali these men in their daily
hLlu G4knhI ChRiOy AiChsof eA@0 sSO->
notes of their lives. Almost every one
had left father, or mother, or sweet
heart In Jerusalem, and amid the tears
and anguish Of parting. had promised
10 be faithful to the end. But some
had forgotten their promises when far
away. Some would spend whole even
ings In discussing the merits OF their
respective dromedaries, and would DO
this night after night, until they did
not have an idea shove the brute over
which they had control
That means you, Jake Fsrren, and
you, old Grimes, you miserable mule
beating infidels, said POsey.
The young man bad delightful
voice, was beautiful reader, and as he
proceeded, the interest in his narrative
Increased. He read on:
Some who were miners would work
all day, and at night spend their last
shekel in game which, la Judea, was
known as 'cinch." ~ -
sThet's yen, Mike Graley. and Dan
McNaughtoD, said Posey, you disrep-
utable poker playing frauds.'
Again the reader proceeded: Some
desired to be concidered dangerous
men and fighters, and would seek diff
culties with men their interiors, physi-
cally, that it might be told in the dif-
ferent mining camps of Ophir that they
were desperate men, with whom none
might trifie.'
THAT'S you, Sam Brown, you cow
ardly buffer iDterposed Posey.
And some continued the boy, grew
vain of foolish exploits, and learned to
expect praise for only doing their
duty
II guess that's me- said Posey; you
are given to such thoughts, sometimes,
you know yeu are, you big unthinking
lruffian,'
i 'Alnaost all learned to drink of the
ljuice of the upas tree, and when under
Its influence they were guilty of un-
manly and disgraceful acts, which
lwould have grieved their friends in
lJerusalem sorely, had they deemed
such thing possible
4 That's u.s. said Posey, 'and shame
lit is, too.'
The bog continuedA to read:a And
there fiocked to OPhir strange women
from Arabia. and Egypt, and INDIAN,
land other lands, and beguiled the
1.-THE Israelitas, and made them fOrgetful
lof their duties and their vows
+ THAT hits the most of us, too, guess,
lsaid P0sey.
II Still the boy read: As the years
rolled blythe men grew more and more
atlast they forget to
ilInark the beautiful sky, the. wealth Of
lltrees aud flowers, the birth and death
of seasons Finally, the ships were
lloaded y and were about to sail for the
/. holy fnetBerland. Then the men
| thocked around the vessel and desired
Ito embark. But the Seer stood upon
he strands and babe them stand back.
To onetle said /; You forget, wife and
parent in search ofPleasures here. you
are no more worthy tospeak the hal.
, lowed Rape OF home, nor to kiss lips
which srel pore3 y iI1oQ -.
> 'Td.Appihsr she said: you have
forgokYvfelapd parent in search o.
pleasures here; aud ate-n0more worthy
to speak the hall0wed name of home,
nor to kiss lips which are pure .'-------
TO another he said: You have
spent your time Ia revels, and your
body is filed with diseases which you
brought upon yourself; you are among
the unclean and have no right to &c
3 back 10 Becomes a burden and expense
to your friends
TO another he said: You have de
based your mind here; you can no
I; longer see the beauties upon the earth
or in the heaven; how could you fitly
9 approach the splendors of the temple o.
, our mighty Solomon
And so austere and pitiless, the SeeI
9 read the sentences one after another
!. the ships cast off their lines, bOisted
! their sails, and put TO sea, carrying
\ back but q chosen few OF all who haC
come in them.
And those who remained never saw
the glorious temple which was theil
q peoples pride; Lever looked upon the
/ white walls, the sculptured columns
9 the lofty arches, the beautiful gates
!, nor saw the sunlight as 1t flashed bach
: from the roof OF FURNISHED gold. They
witnessed none of the msgnificence o
e its dedication; inhaled no breath of it
b rare incense; looked not upon marvel
i Gus interior decorations; heard no burs
Iof enchanting music, and caught NJ
9 ltOne of Solomon's Incompatible prayer
a But rather, they grew more and more
J: lsordid end depraved, until they wer'
q Iso lost in utter debasement that tn,
!, watching angel filled sediment th'
e waters OF the Streams, which settlin.
% filled the harbors of the Ophir coast
n until ships could no more make I
( haven there, and finally the countr.
I, wherein Solomon dug his gold was N
:, more known to the children of men,
!, With this the youth ceased reading
and nothing for a moment was heart
" save here and there the labored breatl
of some strong man land the soft pate
d of the rain upon the roof.
II This lasted for brief interval, anC
then, with voice sweet and full ant
!, clear as lark's song, the boy proceed
z, ed: s.s7 ai. 6a- -,
!. so men of the Westi they are thinking 9
is - you ,tl.i'a