The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-29
A GOOD OLD SINNER.
Why Mr.. Mulki,tie Called for the Sing
ing of the Doxoiogy.

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church, and plaintive hymn. urging
sinners to come to repentance, arose.
People tip-toed down the carpeted aisles
TO get better view Of the mourners. and
the old sexton sat at the rear end Of the
house and softly snored. Mr.. Mulkittle's
face wore an expression of deep Joy; and
ne thanked the Lord when he looked a,
the meurners, thanked the Lord that his
eloquesoe had brough, them to repen-
lance. Old man Cap~ell stood near the
altar and sang. lifting himself on his toes
and letting himself down on his heels,
keeping time with the music. Occasionally
his mind would drift away to his brick
yard, and he would sometimes lose the
motion while calculating the expense of
certain kiln, bu, recovering himself he
would fall back into the proper rock and
sing with renewed vigor
Let every father see thu, his son
comes, and lie, every mother see that her
daughter seeks the glorious peace that
comes of repentance" said Mr.. Mulk,ttle,
buttoning his vest button higher and
then, doubtful as TO the improvement thus
caused, unbuttoning it. "'Oh. Jerusalem.
jerusalem. how Oft would have gathered
you under my wings like hen ga,hereth
hef chickens, but ye would not Come
added the good man with great fervor
The spirit and the bride say come
The spirit is knocking at the door of
your heart and why will ye no, open it
Let even the children come. Remember
thy Creatot in the days of thy youth.
Mothers and fathers, bnng your children
that they may lay their young souls on
the bright altar of everlasting bliss
Young Mulkittle. who, JUS, before leav-
ing hsme. had been slapped by his
father for dropping jam on his trousers,
sa, near the mourners bench" He
was not in repentant frame of mind, for
as the soiling of his trousers had been
purely accidental, he regarded the punish
ment as piece of cruelty. He had often
heard his father tell poor people to send
their children to Sunday school, even il
they had not good clothes, and he did
not see why he should have been slapped
merely on account Of a little lam. Old
man Capwell, seeing the boy 50 deeply
concerned, though, that the spin, was
moving him, and not knowing tina, he
was the preachers son, approached him
and said:
My little man, whom do you love -
Nobody, now
Don't you want TO go to heaven 2
:" Do you 2"
Yes. my dear little fellow
! why don, you go them
I'm no, ready yet, my lille fellow =
and for a moment the old gentleman S
mind dwelled on his backyard.
Why DON, you get ready :"
= am getting ready
Will all the boys TIA, so Up there an
kneel down go 10 heaven
YES
How do YOU know =
God says So
When did he say so =
Thousands OF years ago"
Does the bible say knee a, the bench
an you can 60 to heaven Z"
"Not exactly that. but you know the
Savior wanted little children TO come unto
Him.
An they went, didn', they
"Oh, yes, they went"
But He didn't tell EN- to go to the
bench after they had been slapped. Did
you ever kneel a, the bench -
@Oh, yes
AN did it make you good p
YES
AN you don, do anything bad =
Well, we are all sinners" the old fell
low replied as he though, of the bad
bricks he had sold.
Are you sinner:
"Yes, am q sinner
Then why don't you kneel down.
But TIE Lord has forgiven my sins
When the Lord forgives anydody's
sins he's good then, amt he =
AYES, child
Then why are you a sinner: WATT
he added as the old fellow was moving
away. If people are good after they've