The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-15
pa. but he did do it; how could !. !.

itp ' '''' ~ o'o 10 1t; how could he heIu
"Why, grandpa;n he said
patted little Nudge, and tried /, 6 %
him stand as still as JET was y maze
why, grandpa, it is just d ;r n oOingi
to get on the right road as ii il a liant ian.
at all, don t you think soP'' : = s'arf
10 be sure I do,'' said -
with a sudden earnestness. !. flanupa
you agree with me, so we win not not a e.las
slider which road is the easiest ~ r eon.
agreeable, but take the one leaS;n auOss
Cresson, which is this to the rigbt DO -
stay amlnute; Nudge must wait Ma nas
think your grandpa had lost his ems 19 ~
:" No, grandpa, not Just that ) o.,
Harry, patting Nudge, and feelino ss'a
lieved that they had succeeded II & ~
coming to reason. y iaz
"Boy, said grandpa, holdino Nf;d..,.
prlale 10 make him stand quite Min snS
Just where he could look in Harr ~
puzzled eyes; "ycu are standing If ~
crossroads instead of one. ~ w. ~
know what mean?" 10a
No, grandpa, l can not think .
"Ihese roads lead to the north so.a
east and west; the eye can see them,
the other crossroads lead to God sni
away from Him; there are only two s' =
Them wv y
Harry was little puzzled yet
"If should ask you which vol, wou,a
choose. the good OF evil road.-the ro ,S
to God or away from him--T lnow
What you would answer me; Won wnnls
not wait to consider q minute, IN
would choose the good, and that Womb
be well as far as it went; bit thousanas
have chosen the good and have coma
out at the evil end. Thousands bavs
sad they chose to travel toward Cod
but have found themselves. afterward
with their backs to Him, at the yery
end of the wrong road. They never
started toward God. or walked on the
good way at all Tile reason was thst
they never stopped at the crossroads
and considered properly which road IA
take. Their mouth said: Il wish to 81
on the good road which leads toward
| God, but they did not stop and cues.
ton and find out howto get on the good
road. They were contented with think
ing that they wanted to go toward God
but did not begin to 60. If You are
going to Cresson, you must take the
road to Cresson, and keep on il. ma
matter how rough, steep, slippery.
crooked or yexatious in every Way Il
may be. 1t you want to go toward
God, you must take the road LEADING
toward God, no matter how hard, dis.
agreeable, trying, it may prove to be. y
Il never thought about it being like
two roads, said Harry, forgetting how
funny 1t was of grandpa to stop Midgs
and Jet in the middle Of the road to
talk in such a puzzling f;ishion.
boy, you are young; that means You
are coming to the crossroads. Look
out, do not say I want TO go to Ores.
son, and set your face toward Nun.
ford. Decide for God or against Him.
and get on the right road. Get on i'll
keep on it; stay on it; walk over IT..
up hill, or down hill.''
Grandpa, you puzzled me very much
at first +"
Yes, boy said grandpa, dropping
Midge's bride and letting both him
and Jet start at an easy pace. II sup.
pose SO; but | w2nt you to get these
crossroads, and the Importance Of de-
Gliding about them, fixed in your mind
so that you viii never forget them, thar
they may always come back as though
| they were before your eyes, reminding
you of those other crossroads of which
| have been speaking When you
think of going to Cresson remember the
Importance of deciding about the road,
and of keeping on it. When You think
of these crossroads, remember, too,
those other crossroads of good and
evil; for, boy, you can no more reach
Heaven by the wrong road than you
can get to Cresson by going towarIl
Munford. - Geo. Kltagle, in M Y %.
serger.