The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14


"Well,p said she, " do you remember
who put II thereW "Yes" said
he, "I put II there" and all
the past seemed 10 rush upon HIM
BY tho memory OF that day when. In
the presence Of men and the angels you
promised 10 be faithful In JOY and sorrow,
and In sickness and In health; by the
memory OF those pleasant hours when you
sat together In your new home, talking OF
bright future by the cradle, and tho Joy.
ful hour when one life was spared and
another giveni by that sick-bed, whom tho
little one lifted up the hands and called for
help, and you know he must die, and no
put one arm round each OF your neoka and
brought you very near together In that
dying kissi by tho grave In Greenwood
that you never think OF withouta rush OF
tears; by tho Family Bible, whore In its
stories Of Heavenly love 10 the brief but
expressive record Of births and deathsj by
tho negleets OF the past, and by tho agos
niles of the futurei by Judgment day,
when husbands and wives, parents and
children, In immortal groups VIII stand 10
be caught up In shining array, or 10 shrink
down into darkness, by all that, bog you
TO give to home your best affections. I
look In your eyes to-day, and aak you the
question that Gohah asked Of tho bhuns-
mite, 'Is II we'll with theei ls II well
with thy husbandf ID II well with thy
childW God grant that II may bo ever.
lastingly well
Let mo 10 say 10 all young mon, your
style OF amusement win decide your eter.
nal destiny. One night l saw a young
man at the street corner, evidently doubt
Ing an 10 which direction no had botter
take. He had his hat lifted high enough
% you could SOC no had an intelligent fore.
head; stout Ghost He had u robust devol.
opmont. Splendid young mani cultured
young mani honored young man. Why
did he stop there while 80 many were go-
Ing up and DOWN. The fact Ia that every
man has good and bad angel contend-
Ing for tho mastery OF his spirit; and thoro
was the good and bad angel struggling
with that young mans soul at the corner
OF the street "Como with mo-" said the
good angel. ~ will take you homo, viii
spread my wing over your pathway. I
will lovingly escort you all through life.
| win bless every cup you drink out OF,
byery couch you rest on, every doorway
you enter. will oonaeorato your toars
whom you weep, your sweat when you toll,
and at tho last will hand over your grave
Into the hand OF the bright angel
Of Christian resurrection. In
A (aNA.uIa ..alltlnn anil
your mothers prayer have been acnt OF
the Lord QUITO Heaven 10 be your guardian
spirit. Como with mol" said the good
angel, In voice OF unearthly symphony.
II was music like that which drops from
lutte OF Heaven when q seraph broathe0 on
II. "No, no." said the bad angel. "Como
with me. Ihave something better 10 offer.
Tho wines pour are from challcea OF boz
witching carouaal; tho dance lead Ia over
noor tesselated with unreatranod indul-
gonclea; there Ia no God 20 frown on tho
temples OF sin whore worship, The skies
o. Italian; the path0 tread are through
meadows dalalod and primroaod. Como
with moW The young man ho0itated at q
time when hesitation was ruin, and the bad
angel omoto tho good angel until II de-
parted, spreading wings through tho star-
light upward and away until door flashed
open In tho aky, and forever tho wlnga
vanished. That was the turning point In
that young mans history, for, tho good
angel flown, ho hesitated no longer, but
started on a pathway which Ia beautiful
at the opening, but blasted al tho last
Tho bad angel, leading the way, opened
gate after gate, and at each gate the
road became rougher and tho aky moro
lnrid, and, what was peculiar, az the gate
slammed shut II camo 10 with Jar that
indicated that II would never opon Passed
zach portal, thoro was n grinding OF locka
and a showing OF bolts; and tho 0eonory
on either side the road changed from gar.
denp 10 deserts, and tho Juno air became
n cutting December blast, and tho bright
wings OF the bad angel turned 10 sack
cloth, and the eyes OF light became hollow
with hopeless grief, and the fountains,
that At tho start had tossed vino, poured
forth bubblng tcars and foamlng blood,
and on the right side OF tho road thoro
was scrpont, aud tho man said 10 tho
bad angoli "what IL that Scrpontf,,
And the answer was; "That Ia the sor-
pent OF etinging remorso." On tho loft
side OF tho road there was a lion and the
man said 10 tho bad angel; "What is,that
lionr Aud the answer waei "That 10
the lion OF all-doyouring doupairp A vui-
turo few through tho sky, and tho man
asked tho bad angels "What IL that
vulturoW And tho anawcr vast "That
IL tho vulturo waiting for tho oarcassss
OF tho slain." Aud then tho man began
70 try 10 pull OF OF him the folds OF aomo-
thing that had wound him round and
round, and no said 10 tho bad angeli
"What IL II that twists mo In this awful
convolution" Aud tho answer was,
"That IL tho worm that nover dlcaW And
then tho man said 10 tho bad angels "what
does all this moanf l trusted In what you
said al the corner Of the atreot that night
I truetcd II all, and why have you thus de-
ceivod moW Then the last deception fell
of the charmor, and II said VI was aont
forth from tho pit 10 destroy your soul. I
watched my chance for many along yoAr.
Whom you hoaitatod that night ON the
streot gained my triumph. Now you are
hero. Hal hal You are here Como, now,
lot us nll these two chalicos OF nre aud
drink together 70 darkness and woe and
death. Hall hailW
o young man, win the good angel sent
forth by Christ or tho bad angel aont forth
by sin got tho Victory over your soulf
Their wings are intcrlooksd this momentI
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