The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-07-09
SOWING AND REAPING.


their way to gambling saloon
where the night previous they ha6
won considerable, and on passing /
church, the doors of which were
opened, paused moment by th'
steps peeping in out of idle curiosity
lust as the minister was giving 0u
the text: "As ye sow, SO shall "
reap"
1--WE are not farmers, so we do no
SOW anything to reap" said How
ard, the elder and most protligate o
the two but Lorraine looked thought
full and kept silent as they walked
along toward the place OF theii
nights debauch. And often during
the jubiant gayety of the reveler>
that passage, "As we SOW, so shall ye
reap" flashed into his mind.
ut is as my grandmother tells
me-" thought he; "we must suffer
for evil deeds lone in the body, and
my deeds are constantly evil. But
from this night / will do differently
| will not be caught in this place
again.
"What ails you, Bliss? You are
as dul a. a November hoe" said
Graybright, one of the ringleaderS o
the company.
Guess he's thinking about reap.
ing what he sowS." answered Simp-
son and then about dozen rude men
burst into a loud fit of laughter.
"What did you mean by that re-
mark ?" one of them presently ask ed
He then told them of the text given
out by the minister as they were
passing the church.
"The minister 90 to -, and he
surely will" said Roardon, one OF
the most blasphemous of the whole
gang.
This prOfane remark, with Others
no better, grated harshly on the mind
of Lorraine, for he was really feeling
more serious than he ever felt before
but he made no reply, knowing if he
did it would only serve to call forth
still harsher language. He left as
earl y as he could, which was not till
lo'clock. and after he got home crept
to his chamber as nCiSelessly as pos
sible, lest he might awaken his
father, who at times was very harsh
to him. Then. for the first time in
his life, he offered sincere prayer to
God, beseeching him to give him
strength to turn from the evil way
into which he had been led.
Meantime, his father having heard
him enter the house, was denouncing
him in the severest terms.
"Do not be harsh with him.
pleaded the mother. Il hope he will
soon learn to do b' tier; he is young
and wild, though not vicious,
trust"
But the old gentleman could see
naught but wrong in his boy.
"He shall leave the house! | viii
disinherit him if he does not stay al
home at nights; he IS "A disgeace tc
the family. Think of the money
have paid out for hini-sent him t,
college, given him the privilege %
studying law with me in my Office
But no, chooses to spend his tim,
carou-ing with -et of loafpr-."
"Perhaps ii we are gentle with
him" lremUlingly whispered hi,
mother.
But the old gentleman did not
heed this advice, for the next morn
ing his first salutalion to Lprain,
was:
"Where did you stay so late last
night, you young scapegrace? Tn.
less you mend your way, you'll leave
these premises for good and all.n
Lorraine, who had been penitent
through the night, resolved to do bet
ter in the future, now felt his temper
rising and his resolution melting
away, and he sat down to the tahle in
sullen mood. But he shortly after
made up his mind to go to the meet.
ing that evening and return home al
8 or 10 O'clock. Therefore at half
past Z he started for church, and or
meeting three or four of his old as.
sociates, told them of his plan.
"Well, come with us first, lust fol
a few minutes. to the club rooms ,
said they.
"No, no, not tonight" he replied
II have to go home early and can
not possibly go with you"
But they dragged him along and i
was impossible to get away from
them and once there, there was ne
such thing as leaving, for in the ex
citement of the place he was induced
to drink, and as the liquor was drug
ged he felt no inclination to NOV,
from the charmed SPOT.
So the hours moved on until lat,
into the night before he went homo