Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-03-31
A Slight Misunderstanding.

a rlcn cltlzen OF Detrolt lay upon DIS
wing bed. All his lifetime he had
been known as a sound business man,
and oft and again his fellow.citizens
had come to him for business advice
He was dying in his old age. but yet
his intellect was bright and sound
When he knew that he had but few
hours to live he called his only son TO
him and said:
George 1 rm going to die, aud be-
fore go want to speak a few words
with you. You have neither trade nor
profession you simply waader up and
down, squandenng all the money you
get hold Of. In the last ten years l
have gwen you oyer sl2,o0O. What
has become Of it"
Gone up the spoutn was the mourn
'fll reply.
But shall not upbraid you,' con-
tinued the father. L have made will.
1 had Eve lawyers work at it for a week
and l believe it is sound. | am worth
balf a million dollars. 1 have wllled
you one.fourth Of this amount, and
given your mother
You haven't gone and willed her
the big cud. have you? interrupted the
son.
George, thought it was best, and
now ask you to promise me that
Can't do it-can't possibly do it,
father!'
George, won't you promise me to
stop drinking?'
oh! that's it. Yes, father, l
promise with all my heart. 1 thought
you wanted to bind me not to set up a
plea of insanity and bust that will into
the middle of next week in about a
York minute. GO on, fatherv
HEAvEN.-How soon we shall get
there no one can tell. The stars OF this
very night may light our way 10 that
beautiful home. Or we may mount
up on the light of the next dewy morn
ing, or tread on the golden clouds OF to-
morrow's quiet eve. We may spread
our pinions on the shiYering winds .oi
the coming winter, or rise to heaven on
the fragrance Of the blooming spring.
No one knows. But life will end, and
we shall soon reach our home.
How we shall 60 is quite mystery.
No one has come back to tell the story.
We may be ferried across the dark river,
or led through a shadowed valley.
Dazzled with blaze of distant glory,
and guided by its down-falling light,
we may rise up through trackless space
alone or we may be borne aloft on the
shining wings of mighty angels, or on
flaming chariots Of fire. 1t doesn't
matter, We shall 60 by the fountain OF
blood; by the cross Of the Lord Jesus
Christ. This much we know and God
will provide for our ascension.
gHow we shall feel is yet unknown.
When washing the sleep from our eyes
in the river ef life, and lifting our faces
up towards the throne ofGod, the light
of heaven bursts in upon our souls;
when we are filed and thrilled with the
melody of angel-harps +; when we are
surrounded by an atmosphere OF love
and a boundess sea OF glory; when
with the royal dignity Of redeemed man
hood. we come into the company OF
kings and priests, and luto the presence
ofGod, we cannot tell how We will feel.
How we shall feel when we take a
crown on the brow and scepter in the
hand, is one of the revelations OF future
experience. But we shall be full OF
bliss, deep. overwhelming and eternal.
And this is enough for US to know
Heayen-what weight OF glory in a
world! How divinely precious, how
doubly precious since Jesus prepared it.
The measure of Gods love, the fullness
of his glory; o, who would not 90 tC
heaven. REFLECTOR.