Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-05
The Future Life.

The Future Life.
If there is no hereafter, then life Is
one long debauch, and the highest
education is to know how to find and
how best to enjoy pleasure Ii there
is no hereafter, virtue is a deceit and
heroism is lie. See that young man
bleeding from a hundred wounds. He
died in defense Of sisters honor.
If there is no hereafter, that noblest
of deeds VIII so forever uprewarded.
See that young sister in the hospital
bending over a victim Of the plague
tomorrow she VIII succumh, and
rapid ride and hasty scPultTe viii
reward her devotion. If there Is
no hereafter, her charity met sorry
requital. See that man holding AZ
affrighted child at the window Of
burning building. He holds it long
enough for a sturdy companion to
grasp it from below, and then he falls
back into his fiery tomb. If there Is
no hereafter, such sacrifice is heartless
and ummeaning cruelty. See that
troop Of soldiers marching 10y 10 the
beating of the drum. Their country
has called and they go to defend her
honor on the battlefield They fol-
low that flag into the thick Of the
fight, and when the bugle sounds the
retreat few return from the carnage.
Those brave soldiers died with their
faces 10 the foe. and a smile was
stamped on their features in death.
II there is no hereafter, their heroism
was suicide and their courage a mock
cry Of fate. Early life Is closed in
death the grave terminates all con
sort and association with things Of
time but waited above their bier. the
wreck, the tomb. floats the sweet voice
Of God. saying, Il am the life.
REy. FATHER PuELAN.
There l. no Death, What seems so l. traus,.
ton
This life OF mortal breath
Is but a suburb OF the life clysiau,
Whose MORTAL We call Death
LoNGFELLow.
l have heard that, whenever the
name of man is spoken, the doctrine
Of immortality is announced; it cleayes
to his constitution.
EMERSON.
There all the happy souls that ever were,
shall meet with gladncss in one theatre.
And each shall know there one anothers face,
By beatihc virtue OF the place
BES JOHNSON.
IN my Fathers house are many
mansions: if il were not SO, would
have told you. l so TO prepare a
place for YOU.
JOIN XIV: >.
50 live. that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerlblc caravan
Thou 20 not, like the quarry slave al night,
Scourge3 70 his dungeon, but, sustained and
soothed
BY an.unfalterlng trust, approach tiny grave
Like one who wraps the drapery OF his couch
him aud Ti.s f,,t %. t.T.us1rfr .fr...rr-
BEIANI.
J. HARRY EASTMAN, property man Of the
the Euclid Opera House, Of Cleveland, o.,
dropped dead while engaged in his work
on the morning Of Apr. 18th. His age was
50 years. lie married Hittie, daughter of
the late Ethial Stevens Of Greenwood,
some twelve or thirteen years ago, and
was then but Just returned from the West
Indies where ne had resided several years.
His funeral took place May /, at the resi-
dence Of his brother-iu-law, Joseph futile
now of Cleveland, but formerly OF BryantS
Pond. A Cleveland paper thus speaks Of
him
- Mr.. Eastman was fifty-siX years of age
and veteran in the theatrical business.
he was one Of the most accomplished
property men in America. In early life he
spent much time in the West Indies and
South America, where he acquired a knowl-
edge OF the Spanish language. He came
here, If we mistake not, from Philadelphia,
being brought by Mr.. John A. Ellsler in
1863. He was property man Of the Opera
House from the time II opened until his
death. In his calling he was not only
.killful but genius and under his direc-
ton the stage setting at the Opera House
has been equal 10 anything in America,
both as regards fitness, realism and ele-
gance. Many of the articles used for orn-
amentatiOn were the work OF his own
hands. He was eccentric in some of his
ways but was warm friend and highly
entertaining in conversation. The news
Of his sad death viii be learned with sin
cere regret by large circle of acqu amt
ances.'