The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-04


perjury Lot no shadow OF suspicion come on
your affection. II is easier 10 kill that fowor
than II Ia to make II llyoagain. The blast from
hell that puts out that light leaves you In tho
blaoiness Of darkness forever,
Here are man and wIfoj they agreo In moth
Ing elNo, but they agroo they will have home
They will have splendid house and they think
that II they have house they viii have homa
Architects mako the plan, and tho mechanics
execute IT. tho house 10 cost tl00,OOO' II 10
done The carpets arc spreadi lights are
hoiated; curtains arc hungj cards OF invitation
nont out The horses in gold-platod harness
prance at tho gatei guests como In and take
their plaoeA; the flute sounds; tho dancers 80
up and ddown, and with one grand whirl thew wealth
and the fashion and the mirth Of the great town
wheel amidst the pictured walls, Hal this 10
happiness Float II on the smoking viandai
sound IL in tho musci whirl II In the dancei
cas-, II on the snow Of sculptures sound u up
the brilliant starwayi flash II In ohandeliorsi
Happiness, indeedl Lot us build on tho center
OF the parlor floor throne TO happiness lsl
all the guests, when coming In, bring their
flowers and pearls and diamonds and throw
them on this pyramid, and lot II DO q threne,
and thon let Happiness, tho queen, mount the
throne, and We will stand around, and all
chalIoea lifted, wo will say "Drink, qusenl
live forevor" But tho guests depart hs
flutes arc breathlesa, and the last clash Of me
impatient hoois Ia heard in tho distance, and
the twain OF the household come back 10 100
the queen OF happiness on the throne amidst
the parlor floor But alaal aa they come back
the flowers have faded, the sweet odors have
become tho smell Of charnol-houso, and In
stead OF tho queen Of happiness there sits there
tho gaunt form Of anguish, with bitten lip and
sunkon eyo, aud ashes In hor hair, Tho romp
OF the dancers who have loft aeoma rumbHng
yet, like jarrIng thundora that quake tho floor
and rattle the glaasoe Of tho foast, rim 70 rim.
Tho spilled wine ON the floor turns into blood
The wfeatha OF plush have become wrigghng
reptiles Terrora catch, tangled In tho canopy
that oyorhanga tho couch, A strong gust OF
wind comes through the hall, and tho drawing
room and tho bod chamber, In which all the
lights 90 ont Aud from tho lips OF the wine
bt kora como tho Words "Ilappnoss Is not In
u And the arohos respond, "ltianot IN usl'
A d tho sllrncOd instruments OF music,
thrummod on by invisible llngors, answer,
sIIappincaa Ia not In us' lad tho frozen lips
Of Angush break open, and seated on tho
throne Of wlltod howora, she strikes hor bony
hands together and groOne, ~ Is not in mol
That very night clOrk with a salary OF .
thousand dollars o yoar-only ono thouaand-
COOS 10 ha home rot up three months ago,
Just aftor the marriage day Love moota him ~
the door; loyo Ws with him nj the taboi love
talks over the work Of the day. love tAkos
down tho Bible and reads Of Him who camo
our soul to sayoi and thoy mool, and while
thoy are lnoolmg-rlght In that plain room, on
that plain carpot-tho angels Of God build 4
THRONE not out Of aowcra that perish and fade
away, but out Of garanda Of hoayon, wreath
on top Of wreath, amaranth on amaranth
until the throne IL done, lhen tho hArps
OF God sounded and suddenly thoro ap-
poarod ono who mounted tho throne, with
oyO no bright and brow 30 fair that tho
! twain know II was Christian love, And
thoy knott at tho throne, and putting ono hand
on each head she blossod thom, and said,
~HappInoaa h with MOP And that throne Of
celestial bloom wlthorod not with tho pNssing
years; and tho quoon left not tho throno I'LL one
day the married pair felt stricken In years
folt themselves called away, and know noI
which way togo, and tho queen bounded from
tho throne and eadi "Follow mo, and I win
show you the way up TO the realm Of oyorlAsl
Ing love- And NO they wmtup TO Hing songs
OF love, and walk On payomouts OF love, and
10 1.-Two togothor In mansions OF love, aud 70 TO
! joco forever IN the truth that God is love