Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-21

ness, with hypocrisy, with death. Then
:. "Suiu nave him touched with some ma
vi glSenehantment uutil bis two ewes
MVulu become the cold orbs OF the adder.
ana on ms Up would come the foam ~
Iaglug inloNication; and TO his fect the
spnng OF the panther, and his soft hand
Wouia become the clammy hand of 4
wasted skeleton, while suddenly from
ms neaft would burst 10 cracking and an.
uevouring tary che unqaenchahle Game.
aha "a the affected lisp of hls tonune
would come the kiss Of the worm that
never dies, But, until disenchantcd. moth.
ii,s out nyrrh and balm and ringlct and
diamond and iute.like voice and conyef-
Sa'ion aromatic iacile and Frenchv.
IN " y beautiful to SOC Young man
hlihg life Of purity standing nurlght
Where thousands Of other young me. fam
lou Will move Ia honorable circles All
your DAYS, and some old friend Of your
father VIII meet y0n aud say. ANY SON.
now GLAD am TO see YOU look SO WE'LL
Just Ike your father Tor all the world.
Thought you would turn out well when
used to hold You on nay knee.n
but here Is young man who takes the
other ropte. The voices OF sin charm
MIN away. lie reads bad books, lives in
vicious circles, loses the glow from his
check, The sparkle from his eve,
and the purity from his soul.
The good shun him. Down
he goes, little by little. They who knew
him when he came 60 town, while vet Hn-
gering on his head was pure mothers
blessing and on his lin the dew OF a pure
sisters kiss, now pass him and say,
"What an awful wreck" his ewes
hlearcd with frequent carousaiS, hischeek
bruised In the grog-Shop fight his lip
swollen with evil udulccnces Look out
what yoa say TO hIm for trlao he win
take your lie. Lower down and lower
down UNTIL outcast OF God aud man, he
Hes ID the ulmhouse blOtch OF luath-
someone's aud pain. Sometimes be calls
out for God, aud then for more drink
Now no pays, now curses, now laughs as
nendS laugh, Then bites bis nails 10 the
quick. Then runs both hands through
the shock of hair that hangs about his
head like tho name OF q wild beast. Then
shiyers until the cot shakes with unutter-
able terror Then, with upliltud DIST,
lights back the devils or clutches the ser
penis that seem winding him IN their coil.
Then asks for water, which is instantly
consumed by his cracked lips. Going his
round some morning the surgeon finds
him dead. Straighten the limbs. You need
not Try to comb out or shove back the
matted locks. Wrap him in sheet. Put
him in box. Two men will carry II
down 20 the wagon at the door. With
chalk write on the top of the box the
name of the destroyed.
DO Won know Nvhn hp tsp
That is you, o man, If, yielding 20 the
temptations TO dissipated life, you 30
out and perish. There is way that
seemeth bright and fair and beautiful, but
the end thereof Is death. Devote these
December, January and February evenings
to high pursuits, innocent amuscments,
intelligent socialties and Christian AZ.
tainments, DO not waste this winter
We shall soon have seen the last snow.
shower, aud have passed up into the com.
panionship of Him whose raiment is OK.
ceedng white as suow--as no fuller on
earth can whiten It.. TO the right-hCarted
the winter nights OF earth Will soon emo
In the June morning of heaven
The river of God from under the
throne never freezes over. The foliage
of lite's fair tree is never irostbil;en
/ The festivals and hilarties aud family
gatherings of Christmas times on earll
/ win give way to the larger reunions anC
the brighter lights and the gladdcr scene,
/ and the swecter ganan0s and the riChcl
Hastings OF the great holiday of heaven