Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-20
THE MAN IN THE TOWER.
Ito Has Dream Abou, Reporters and In
reviewers.


reviewers.
When the reporter had laborcd up
the many steps 10 the old y ans look
catch breath and wipe tile perspira-
tion from his face, the old man was
singing:
elIastnn hlnncrto tc wise,
Walt not fot The morfows sun.
His sonorOus voice rang out on the
summer mir and woke the echoes along
the banks Of the Trinity river. grow
Ing faint and fainter until lost in
musical whispers la the windings of
the stream.
WHATS the matter old mun?n said
the reporter. "You seem us happy AS
u converted sinner, or an escaped con-
vict.n
"Ohr snid the old fellow, 81 was
Just thinking of some comparisons,
aud that II was about time ! became
converted. You know that the poet
sings:
~ would not 1.-Two always"
Most probably he does so because he
knows he can't; or at any rate Il fellow
has got to pass In his bones some time
or other and the summons is as liable
to comc In the middle OF The deal as
not md It might catch II fellow un-
prepared. Last night continued
the old man, II had dream: ]
thought had been summoned before
the judgment seat aud took my posi-
jiou ut the rear end OF Il long line OF
applicants for admission to the he0v.
ENVY kingdom. In that long line of
persons before me | saw the innocent
! babe with face Of cherubic beauty
! which seemed 10 tore4hndOw the glory
/ of heaven; the forms OF lovely women,
1 draped in tho flowing garments OF the
! grave visipns Of Iuveliuess nsountl
which spotess spirits seemed TO hover
like perfume of their rarc and
radiant beauty. men OF the
world of All grades, occupations
and professions; men of different
nationalitips, colors and races, all
waiting their turn In that line WHICH
slowly moved towards the Great
judges As their records were rend by
the recording angels, while the whole
heavens about us rceputded with th,
music of cherubims and scraphinl'
\ and theglittering golden pearl street'
were filled with the voices Of HE
heavenly choir, some applicants wer,
sent 10 the right with well done thor
Eond and faithful servant as thvll
N'litS Nflli w VIC ltll htih
was told, depart ye accused aud one,
In u Willie one was sent to Join Snal
purity which seemed separate and dis
tinct from the others. AS the lin,
advanced thought | would like /,
know who composed this party, for
Ind been taught there was no dividing
line ard one rad either to so above oI
below from his dread tribunal, 40
asked II sentiliel who they were,
!, Aud who were they asked the re
porter.
The old man replied: 1.-THE scntine
told me they were reporters and Inter
viewers; that one OF them was neve
: known TO enter heaven and that hi
satanic majesty had mudc n grau'
kick aud refused 20 allow any moro o
them u enter hades.h
WAS there any reason assigned !?
! asked the reporter.
= "Oh, yes, said the towerman, 9Th
) sentinel told me that the old hoy In
: snid that he had enough of them a
ready, and was afraid they woul
start n newspaper IN his kingdom an
then 1t would only bea question of
4 short time before his epltnph woul
he
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