The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-13
For the SOUTH KEsrucKIAS;
WHOM DOES HEAVEN HONOR
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AN IIALrAs LEGEsD.

AN rALIAs LEGEsD.
In years long ago near the city OF Iiomo,
Once stood a lone cottagc-a catholic homo
Where orphan bereavement hung darkiy Its
pail,
And fearful, In vain, on their mother they'd
call,
Two sisters and brother, In childhood and
Had learned from. their parents the lessons Of
truth,
As taught In the holy church catholic there
That ull else was but a delusion aud snare.
The brother devoted his life to the cause
OF the church, as the only dispenser OF laws,
He took, In the cloister, n celcbatSs vow.
Aud nlitrc was placed ON his classical brow.
One sister, the eldest. cndeavorcd to shun
Ali evil, by taking the veil ofa nun
And thus. all devoted. To act we'll her part
by shuttlng the world and It's loves from hei
heart.
AL this seemed to Martha, tho younger, Il,
wrong
As her feelings we've tuned to loftier song
seciusion, 30 wiliful, seemed wasting lie
With no glad'ning joys like the joys Of wifi
She welded her heart 10 the man Of her choice
la the smiles Of whose love she could daii,
rejoicr,
TIL bending with age, meath tho weight oI
tho years
SIZE felt NO regret--no occasion for tears.
Fur round her were gathered ho. daughter
and sons
As result Of Ignoring the veil OF the nuns,
iicr household was full Of devotion and love,
All travelling the pathway 10 mansions above
when the years OF that brothsr wers three
score aud ten.
lie ceased from his labors on earth amons
men.
He yielded In death to humanity's fate
And went up 10 enter the beautiful gate.
saint Peter, so pleased ut tho stars that b
wore,
Bade him sit at the portal. to open the door.
| when ever q saint for admitiance shoul
knock
'rwas his duty, the great golden cate to VI
lock.
But the key mover turned till the order wa
given,
by Peter himself, as the guardsman Of ueaver
For an angel must nrst through the registr
look
To ind II the namc was Inscribed In The Booi
Whenever a saint, great In word and In dce'
At tho gate, for admittance, shoald esrnestl
plead,
Saint Peter. at once. on the case would decid
Aud order the door opened quickly and wid'
Bu' II ever SAINT should endeavor TO claiI
That on the great record is entered his nam
II the credits for great, noble deeds were bt
few,
Tho shutters would swing just enough to &c
through.
That keeper, as sentinel, stood at his post
T,li those he admitted were counted an host
When MS ear caught The sound Of voice th'
he knew m
Ills sister! it was, who TO vows bad been trn
Reluctant, Saint Peter then gave his conscl
To open to one whose life was misspent;
Who falsely mistook, as her duty IN life
To shun all the cares Of mother and wife,
Though pure her intentions, yet little she
done
To bring the world back to the Father an
s5n;
Her record Ia free from intentional sin,
So, open little, aud let her come In.
s.. Peter thcn bade the sub sentinel swing
WIDE open, the entrance, as II for a king,
Some great one, he thought was advancing
state
With great rctinue to the beautiful gate.
! A Bishop. all mtrcd Of lofty degree
or Cariinai, robed, or a Pope 1t must be,
To cause such a stir at the entrance OF Heave
As orders for special song-welcomes we
given.
But soon comes a voice from tho outer doma
That angels might answer with choral refra
Twas the voice OF that sister! who chose 4
her lot
That part, In yon world, that can neer be fo
got.
Z. Her cares and her burdens seemed heavy
/. life
But "shc did what she could" as mother Al
wife,
Her children are jewels now set In her cro'
:. Aud smilings shall greet her instead OF
frown.
: with shoutings Of welcome, that sister We
= meet
on the right OF tho Throne Is erected her SCI
Let her children, In honor, be throned by B
|. side,
/. So, open the portals. yes, open them wiiel
March Z, 1889. VERA