The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30


and the next time Naiman comes to that
place he may he a dead weight on the shoul.
ders OF those who carry him-an expired
ci;eftan seeking sepulture amid the lamenta'
tions OF an admiring nation. Good bye, Naa'
man!
let the charioteer drive gently over the
hills of Hermon lest he Jolt the invalid. Here
goes the bravest man Of all his day captive
of horrible disease. As the ambulance
winds through the streets Of Damascus the
tears and prayers of oil the people e. after
the world-renownel invalid Perhaps you
have had an invalid 60 out from your house
on health excursion. You know how the
neighbors stood around and said: "Ah, hs
will power come back again alive" oh,
1t was a solemn moment l tell you when
the invalid had departed and you went
into the room to make the bed,
snd to renox. the medicine pm ais from tn sne
the fresh air might rush into the long. closed
room. Goodbye, Naamanl There is OILY
one cheerful face looking at him, and that is
the ia q Of the little Hebrew captive, who is
sure he will get cured ard who is so glad she
helpel him. As the chariot winds out and
the escort of mounted courtiers aud the
mules ladened with SACKS of gold and silver
and embroidered suits of apparel went
through the gates of Damascus and out on
the long way, the hills of Naphtali and Eph
rain look down on the procession, and the
reuinue goes right past the battlefield8 where
Naaman, in the days of his health used to
rally his troops for fearful onset, and then
the procession stops and reclines while in
the groves of olives and oleander-and Cen
sral Naaman so sick; so very, very sickl
How the countrymen ga ed as the process
sion passedt They had seen Naaman 60 past
like whirlwind in days gone by, and had
1 80 tl,o al Dr h,- ia
ments; but now they commiserate him.
They say: "Poor man, he will never get
hole alivel Poor mani" General Naaman
wakes up from restless sleep in the chariot,
and he says to the charioteer: How long
before we shall reach this Prophet Elisha's'"
The charioteer says to wavslder: 'How
far is it to Elishas houseW Hesays: 1.-Two
the lathered and faggedout horses. The
whole procession brightens up at the pros
rect of speedy arrival. They drive up to
the door of the prophet The charioteers
shout "whoa!" to the horses. and the tramp
ing hoofs and grinding wheels cease shaking
the earth.
Come out, Elisha, come out; you have
company; the grandest company that ever
came to yo4r house has come to it now, No
stir inside Elisha's house. The fact was, the
Lord had Informed Elisha that the sick cap
tain was coming and Just how to treat him
/ deei, when you are sick AMI the Lord
wants you to get well, He always tellc the
doctor how to treat you; and the reason we
have SO many bunglng doctors is because
they depend upon their own strength ana IN
structions and not on the Lord God, and
that always makes NAL practice. Come out,
Elisha. aud attend to your business. Con-
eral Naaman and his retinue waited and
waited and waited. The fact was Naaman
had two disea ses-pride and leprosy; the one
was as hard to get rid of as the other Eli
sha sits quietly in his house and does not go
out. After a whi Q, when he thinks he has
humbled this pro1d mln, he says to SER
want: $50 out and tell General Naaman to
bathe seven times in the river Jordan, out
yonder five miles, and he will get entirely
we'll"
The message COMES out "What" says the
Commauder-in- Chief of the Assyrian forces,
his eye kindling with animation which it haa
not shown for weeks, and his swollen foot
stamping on the bottom of the chariot, re-
out to see me. Why, thought certainly he
would come and utter some caeallstlc words
over me or make some enigmatical passes
over my wounds Why, | don't think be
knows who I am; Isn't he oming out' Why,
when the Shunamite woman came to him, he
rushed out and cried: is it well with ,hee' Is
it we'll with thy husband! Is il well with the
CQllu. anu Will NE iTttb Il II FJI
woman ike that, and let me, titled rersoa-
age, sit here in my chariot and wait ant
wait9 won't endure it any longer. CHAR t
eer, drive on! Wash in the Jordan Ha
ha The Shiny Jorlan-the muddy Jordan =
the monotonous Jordan. / wouldn't lie seer
washing in such river as that Why, WI
| watered our horses in better river thar
| that on our way here, the beautiful river, th'
| iasper-paved river of Pharpar. Besides that
Ia, TN n nam1SCen,
river, Abana, with foliaged bank and torreL
ever swift and ever clear, under the flicker
ing shadows of sycamore and o.eander All
not ALBANIA and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus
! better than all the waters of Israel"
SUPPOSE Naaman felt very much a "
would feel il, by way of Ire ii al pres rlt
ton some one should tell us to go and wasl
swer! Are not the Connecti ut and III
Hudson Just as goodf' Or, as an Englishma
would feel if he were told, hY way OF me
| cal prescription, he must 60 and wash In tn
Mississippi or the st. Lawrence. BE woul
cry out: "Are not the Tha es and the Shaf
non Just as well.' The fact was, that hau4ht
Naaman needle to learn what every Eng
lishmen and every A rerican needs to lear
that when God tell, you to do a thing, yo
must go and do it, whether You understan
the reason or not Take the prescription
whether you like it or not. One thing Is Gel
tain; unless naughty Naa ran does as Elish
commands him. he will die of his aw III sics
ness. And unless YOU do as Christ con
mands you. you will be seizei upon ny a
everlasting wasting way Cbey and live
disobey and die Thrilling, over-arch!nl
I under -girding, sturendous alternative!
WE'LL General Neaman could not stand I'll
test The charioteer gives n 'er to the rig |
line until the bit Straps in the rse's mout
and the whirr of the wheels and the fiyin
of the dust show indi nation of the gre
commander. 'He turned and went away
ra se' So people now often get mai at n
ligiJn T1ey vituperate against min ster
against churches, sgainSt Christian peop'
One would think from their irate behaviC
that God had been studying how to auno
and exasueTate and demolish them. VIII
has He be doing, Only trying to cui
their death-dealing leprosy. That i! all -
they whip up their horses, they dig IN IN
spurs and they go away iu rage.
So, af6er all, it seems that this health g
curs:on of General Naaman is to be de7
failure That little Hebrew ca tive migl
as well have not tod him Of the prophet, an
this long journey might as well rot hay
been taken. Poor, sick, dying Mama
Are YOU going away in high djdgeon an
worse than when You camel As his chari'
halts moment, hs servants Chamber up
it and coax him to do as Elisha sad The
say: ats easy. If the prophet hal til
YOU to walk for mile on sharp spikes in o
der to get rid of this awful disease You wou
have done it. 1t is easy. Come. my lor,
lust get down and wash in the Jordan. Va
take bath every day anyhow, AMI in tb
climate it is SO hot it will do you good. L
it on our ac count and for the sake of II
army YOU command. and for the sake OF Il
nation that admires you. Come my loi,
lust try this Joriaaic BATH "Well," h
saws, ito please you will do as yoI say.
The retnue drive to the brink OF the 10
dan The horses paw and neigh to get ir'
the stream themselves and cool their h
TANKS General Naaman, assisted by h
attendants, gets down out of the chariot al
painfully comes to the brink of the river al
/ stems in until the water comes t. the ankl
and goes on deeper until the water comes
the girdle, and now, standing 50 far down
The stream. just litle inclination OF Il
head will thoroughly immeis SO him L
bows once In the food and comes up al
shakes the water out of no tril ami eye; az
his attendants look a him and sag: NV h.
General how much letter You do lool
And he bows second time into the foi
and he comes up ard the wild stare Is goi
out of MS eve. lie bows the hrd time in
the fiood and comes u and lie shrive
flesh has got smooth again. he b 'ws u
fourth time into the ood and comes up al
the hair tina. had fallen out is 70 t.'rei
thick locks again all over the brow. !
hovs the fifth time into the Good and com