The daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1879-1885, 1882-01-01
THE M1LL1oNA1RE's DREAM.
ny JOHN ". EDDY.

The sumptuons halls Of the mlilinnairs ,.,,,
Were closed for the night ana xoaf'e" VIII"
tn. lamp: tina. had flashed through the e'''s'
HAD died on, ut last II, their own perfumes.
Mir.h had exhausted itself In delight
The round, bright moon, as II stocPe1 10 t''
Loxei peacefully down on the millionaire
lest
Hut dreams came to him, a. they do TO us a''.
Sometime TO delight and 20 netih'e> 10 aPp"i :
For often We see ~, the wall. IN our dreams
rhe writing Of nrc In its prophetic slcams'
why should not rest be to such an IN" sweet :.
Home brought hin. iov. ina circle c"'nplste .
Richie rewarded his toll year by y" r..
Health brought him comfort ana 'e'"s WHY
most dear.
into his room past the warIcrs OF nj .bt.
There came to his soul u strange vision "i ilsh''
In rAttne,,ts rcsp,eudent IKE . e Ilori ell.
The Angel Of Recompchsc stood by ms SIDE
la X from the presence he shrank in Albright
. what seek 10" here at tn dead hour OF
:. Peace" said the Angel. =. be patient ami
Here ut your life in Etcrnify's book
The millionaire trcmhled when he saw there
All hi, ne. secrets uncovered and bare.
His ncart sank wi'hin him at last when ne
read
Words long forgotten and thoughts still unsail
The wish that his heart hal IN s"cr.sy moved,
tn. hi idcn impulses his long lie had proved,
The sorrows and joys tat had crowded >dayk
Ia l;artliny minuten.s> confronted ms saA".
Considering how >ixnally he hal becn blcst
The Angt. he,na del u personal test
VI the uncOHSiiaincI Iu.c of the millionaire
Toward the Glver VI Good Tor HI constant
care.
ia. test lie demand II VA, SIMPLY tn share
Tl.mplty ~ frovi l-,c.. placer IN MIS- ere
Among the down-t."i''en, and >"rs"" pre- >ed
This done, aud Gods b .sslng honl follow the
dor.
Where ives there II man who would dare ucsi-
Win "a Juhi ant promrtnc'. to conscrratc
the bounty his NJ AK ! hal placed IA ms hands
In loving response To his r'shl"ou, demands"
The millionaire tl,unklcssly falteicl: Not vel,
| SION shall be ready to pay tnr fun debt
Hut ti,st iul"rcci. with your Master lnviu",
Tospare III" enough LJsustaln me and mine
The Angel, in love telling accents r. Piled
:. Denying your MAX your prayer Is deiicl (;
Had you out acc.heA u hls nigh nrh,.t
Ills love would have crowned you ANA caIe,l for
tue rest
=. But now there is nothing my power GAN
This me- sage OF Go. am sent to declare
10 night AZ The foot Oh til" CRED, jadsmcn,
lntOne
Your spirit IS summoned to meet Him alo,.c -
Ere the morning awake the millionaire ~in ii
Confronting the Aut or amt Glv-r rot Cool.
Win AN lll,ieScr bnhle le n overcom.
lie stood ny his Ines record irlsid and dumb
While thus he WAS waiting. ahashel, $ lf-ac-
cuse-
Remembering the talents his life had alb. cd
The great book Of judgments was ops he. AGAIN
Disclosing the sentences passed upon men.
Against INN was judgment for all he was
lnclui,n. all joys he had known upon earth ;
And next u MS own was his bO'Kk cper's
name,
With credit sufficient to balance the claim
Perhaps he may save me-On pray bid nm
c,t.e -
The book keeper came and imlneai lately wrote
Aud gave ht.n to sign this acceptable not,
ION demand, without grace, from the close OF
to-day.
For value received, l now promise to pay
To Him who has kept me and every wlicr.
Has guarded my soul with an innni.ecate.
- Whose blessings outLumber tho drops of the
While living, the Su IN OF my hearts best uevo-
In witness whereof, to be Of all men,
atttx the great seal Of the souls Anleu.'
And when twas atteslcd and properly sealed
He gave to the Jut &c aid before him APPEALED
wi n the iervor oT love In behal Oi his itie.t
That to hin, Gods forgiveness and peace might
Cxle.u.
The Holy One came who was once cruciiied
And dipping l''s ha''us i" the warm crimson
That ceasolessiy flowed fro his spear riven
kltil--
The record was clclustd and The debt satisfied.
#Mk&
Our souls must rc.nra to the Infinite G.ver
Whose love Is pure AM, perennial river;
so let us by patient and enri.rst ullutavDr
Accumulate Treasure, THAT Keep bright forever.