The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-17
THE OLD MAN.
Why He D.in', Sleep q, Mulk,;,le's--A A Minister Who Lsaped the Fence
 and Ran Away.


 church, a snail log edihee orowning a ,i,tle brown hull some seven miles from he el,y. came to town the other day. and while traveling around, his old horse broke loose from hi,ching pos, and ran away. Unable ;o capture the rebellious animal. and by TO means relishing the mos, shadowy idea of paying hotel bill. the old man, after much inquiry. iound h,s way 10 Mulki;,le' house, where he was warmly received. The old gentleman. essentially an ''old timer and leader of ;ha; slowly but surely dying sect of relisioaisis tha; spgrn store clothes and who adhere xIth stubborn fea.y 10 dinsy "iesgns and shoes made of hasi tanned leather. suspieiously regarded the carpets n the M1.klttie mansion. sncefed a; ssiser wire hanging basket anl >l, with discomfort On cushioned chair '.A anity. vanity, oh, Sha;ls thy resard. = he sad n An undertone. and so erea. vas h.s disApproval of he surroundings ,ha, he would have gone from the house had l, no, been for poliieness-and a ho- .el bill.
 Times arc changing. Brother Mal- k!ttle." he sad. some tune ago. when you preached the funeral of Brother Tu- teuiire a, my church. when you spoke of the old apostles. dusty, foo;sose and weary. did no, think that you lived .n such a worldly house. Wha, ls Ina; thing. Brother Mulki,tle v
 Ina; is telephone, Brother Ia,son.
 Yes. l're heard of them. There was no telephone in the church which Peter spoke of and agains, which the gates oi Hell shall 10, prevail. Wha, do you do with ,he worldly thing. Brother Mulk.,- tie :.
 The essy minister explained the xork- .nss 0. ;he wonderful discovery.
 Il wouldn', have t in my house. con ;in1ed ,he old time brother Ina; >h.ch the Lord desire;h US ;o have. He has provided.
 ''Bu, dld He not provide the ,eIe- phone asked Mir. Mulkit,le.
 No. ST. Ina, thing IS the work oi the Devil. In all ages the Devils words have travelled fast"
 Gods words have uave.ed faster. replied Malki,,le- Hence we have ,he expression, Gods speed"
 Gods own words travel fast, admit. for they have gone from Eden to Arkan- saw, bu, they did not go by the ,ele- phone. Wiokedness mus, be quicker for Us own protection than righteousness. Wiokedne$s is flash; righteousness a continuous glow.n
 But light travels faster than dark ness. Light comes with flash dark ness settles upon us"
 No; when VIC blow ou, the candle Then ], comes with the suddenuess of flash
 And i; IS the Devil replied the pro- gressiye Mir. Nalkli,ie, who IS con- stantiy trying to blow ou; he candle Bu. II IS useless for Us 10 argue. Brother aison, for ~e have one Lord, one faith and one baptism"
 ''ls this your son:- asked ,he old gen. .lenlan. as the boy entered
 Yes Willie, pu, your hair back GU, of your eyes
 A gsod-looking boy, Brother Mulki,- sle- hope you are no, negieoting his gospel training
 Was David kind to the chickens :s' asked the boy.
 T don, understand yoa,- said the old man.
 -Pz read that David shew him kind- ness Was he trying to drive a rooster: Shev is what people say when they drive chickenA-s
 -Wilie, don't be baA,- said Mir. MrL hrtie- Put that ball away" he eonrn- sed, as the child began to bounce a yarn imitation of the rubber represea,aiive of % many broken fngzx
 Why did Judas sop in the dishy asked the boy.
 Because gladly answered the old man. he intended 10 besrzy his Mas ter.-