The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-21

bust development, splendid young man, Cultiva-
ted young man, honored young man. Why does
he stand there when so many are going up and
DOWN. The fact is that every man has a good
angel and bad angel near him, and these two
are at this moment, under the gas light corner OF
Broadway and Houston streets, trying to get su'
premacy over the young man. Come with me-"
says the good angel, i will take you home.
will spread my wing over your pathway. l will
lovingly escort you all through life, under super.
natural protection. l will bless every cup from
which you drink, every couch on which you rest,
every doorway you enter l will conse crate your
tears when you weep the sW-at Of your brow
when you toll and np''vrr ynnr grave into the
hands OF the blr ht angel u n Christian resurreC'
lOn IN answer lu y'ut lAiherS petition and your
mothers prayer, lhe Lord sent me out from heav
en- to guard your soul, Come with me" said the
good angel with voice Of uneaTthly sympathy, IL
was music such as drops from the Lutte of heaven,
when seTaph breathes on II. Come with me-"
" MOI no !" says the bad angel, II have some.
thlng better to Ofier The wines | provide are
from ohaliCes Of bewitching carousal The dances
l lead is over floors tesselated with unrestrained
indulgenctB: there is no God to frown In the
temple OF sin where WOrshp-Come with me.
The skies are Italian; the paths tread are thrO'
meadows daisied and primr0sed-Come with me-"
The young man halted 80 long at time when
good angel till 1t departed, spreading wings thro
the starlight upward and away till In the sky
door opened and forever the wings vanished,
That was turning point in the young mans life.
The good angel flown. the man no longer hesta
ted, but started down on path bright at the open
Ing but blistered and parched at the last. The
bad angel leading opened gate after gate, and at
each gate the road became rougher and the aky
more lurid. The popularity was that the gates
swung in to let the twain pass, but clang shut
with jar that indicated they could never open
TO let them out, Each portal past there was
grinding OF locks and showing OF bolts. The
scenery on each side Of the road was fast chang.
ing from garden to desert and the June air had
become december blast; and The PLANES OF the
bad angels wings we're turning into sackooth,
ana ls eyes OF light became followed and hope
less grief; and the fountains that tossed at the
start with wines, poured forth bubbling tears and
ioamlng blood and there was great serpent on
the right side of the road, and the man asked the
bad angel, What 10 that serpentT' and the an
sWer was, That is the serpent Of singing re-.
morse" And there was lion on the left side Of
the road, and tina man asked, what Is that liouT
and the answer came, THAT'S all, devouring Dcs.
pair, and yulture flew through the air, and the
man said What is that vulture2" and the an
sWer was, That is the vuture that Is waiting for
the carcases o. the slain" and the man began to
pull from his body the folds ofsomething that had
wound round and round, and asked, "What is
this that twists me In Its awful conVolutions%
ana the answer was, " II is the worm that never
dies" Then the man cried out to the bad angel,
What does all this meanH I trusted what you
told me that night on earth, corner of Broadway
and Houston streets and why do you serve me
thus?' Then the last deception fell off the charm.
er, and 1t satd was sent forth from the first to
destroy your soul; watched my chance for many
year; that night you hesitated and gained my
triumph. You are here. Ahal Aha! Let me fill
high these two chaices with fire, while we to
gethor drink to darkness and woe and DEATH
Hail Hail p Young man, will the good angel
In the name of Christ or the bad angel, In the
name of sin, get the victory over your Their
wings are at this moment interlocked in combat
above your spirit, as above the Andes the eagle
being decided God help you To hesitate Is to
dieW