The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-11-22
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hat showed that he was Of the class de-
nominated ''poor Minister'S
You see, Mister Knight, he is one d
them happy creturs who know they're
all right always; and I've found it isn't
any use to deal with such folks against
their grain. He's no thought but Nhat
it's Just as right for him to smoke N
haIt his months wages, and let his child
rem want for food and his wife want
clothes tit to 90 to meetin', as Ills for you
to preach"
"Perhaps you are right Deacon Peek,
said Mr., Knight, sadly.
II here are some people the Lord only
can awaken to a sense of need and duty
If they could see Themselves as He sees
them they would be startled enough"
"'Twould do most as well, guess i
they could see themselves as ithprs see
EN-, as that Scotch teller said" replied
the deacon.
"Really, Mr.. Peek, that is nonsense :.
said a GRIM dry voice behind the minis
ter; a voice proceeding from the lips OF
Artemus IIough. an elderly man. with the
long, hard face, half shut superciliuu>
eyes, stiff, high nose, narrow head, and
harsh mouth drawn down at the corners
WITH sanctlmOnl0uS contempt. which we
see in pictures of Old CromNcIl's COUNSEL
ors and tugemen "The idea that a per.
son Of average mind and cduration nm,
4 protessinU Christian docs nnt undnr.
stand himself better than uutsi.lnrs III
is truly absurd, and Mr.. llough'S gray
WhiSkers seemed to bristle with ndigna-
tit,n and his white hair stand nm To,,,
Ike 4 shoe -brush than ever IL he nnrl,
IA M His louo cbin ana strotu ont IL m.
door
"rm half af his mind fon " said Ia.
Packer the yill3ue LAWYER a stout ,rnnd.
lookino vounu mn oftwnnty .pight WLo.,
handsome facn anl hro,d cLnnll.r,
tVjnkIiDr lltIe-5,ay eyes aud FIN Iins he.
traycd a man VINO loved his ease an,
his nleasDrr and pninvrd pigL1iIl m,
Good 1hings Of this life a m.,n vhn IyuuIc
nave hard tirht WIN rhe wlrla M,
flesh. and the devil if he felt ike tiobt.
mo them, Ana there we're fimrs whn,
he did for he was = mrmhrr of NJ
KNIGHTS church. tanoht ! Biblr rlass j
Young men and was earnest in GOOD
works SYSTEMATICALLY Every litt1n Vhil,
he had an attack Of couaoe resolve
and strong intent to liypl ia the RihIn
and he would run weItilI some liDdranc,
came in his way which he was too e3s,
and lazy to fGbt. and then he .lpt i,
slide" to use his tavorite phrase III
considered himself A pretty GOOD fellow
hot censorjous or hard ON other peoplp
fairly GOOD Christian examine An arnt,
LAWYER. 4 trst-rate Sunday school teach.
er. and general cain Of some imnnr.
tance to Stamford
81 don't always agree with Mr.. llough,
he sald, rising from the armchair where
be was smoking a pipe, and stretching
his muscular arms out as if to try then
easy strength, 'but il does seem reason
able that man should understand him
self better than people who only see Tho
outer demonstrations Of his pelSonality.'
and vet our Lord said, 'By theil
works shall ye know them, said MIR
knight, gently.
Arcmas Hough walked home acros:
the street, swelling with inward seli-im
pOrtance; if bis thoughts had been spok
en- ont they would have run on this wise
LAS if any one in Stamford could disap
l'i'fN VI N.Y. '-NtN " NiIiIul anu tN II
A man as orthodox as am, Of strict lit,
ana conversation, a churchgoer, a pro
teStor against lax modern thought anc
practice, Il virtuous, upright, devout per
son, family prayers always, and a bless
ing every meal a leader in prayer meet
ing and conscientious sabbath schoo
teacher should like to know what an,
person Of brains could see in me that
don't see myself"
Suddenly, in that lightning flash wa,
peculiar to Scripture texts, the word
glittered across his mind, These thing
ought We to have done and not to leav,
the others undone." Odd - he thought
''why should that text come into nN
head ~ but there the thought ended
his armor OF elt-complacency was proc
even against this divine arrow, and al
undisturbed he opened the door of hi
house and found his wife, fair pale
sad faced woman, Just making the tea.
She turned her frightened blue eve.
at him as he entered.
"Tea's Just ready :" She said, in an ap
prehensive tone, casting flrtive glanc,
at the table
He also looked that way and his fac,
hardened.
.IRaknd annlas and rake tnn' Eliy,