Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-10

aud though in it not on the surface. Old
Jacob, dying, is telling the fortunes OF his
children. He prophecies the devourlng
prooensitles of Benjamin and his descend.
ants, With his dim old eyes he looks of
and sees the hunters going out into
the fields, ranging them all day and at
n,ghlfall coming home, the game slung
over the shoulder; and reaching the door
of the tent the hunters begin TO distribute
tie game, and one takes coney and an
other a rabbit and another q roe. In the
morning he shall devout the prey, and at
night he shsll divide the spoil Or, 1t
NAV be q reference to the habits OF wild
beasts that they slsy their prey, and then
drag it back 10 tie cave or lair aud divide
it among the young.
There is nothing more fascinating than
THE LIFE tF HUNTER.
On a certain day in all E gaud you can
hel the crack of the sportsmsus gun, be-
cause grouse hunting has begun; and
every man that can afford the time and
ammunition and can draw bead starts
for the fields. On the 10th Of October our
woods and forests will resound with the
shock of firearms, and will be tracked OF
pointers and settlers, because the quail will
then De a lawful prize for the sportsman.
Xsnophon grew eloquent in regard to the
arr OF hunting. 10 the far East people,
elephsnt.mountsd, chase the Tiger. The
American Indian darts his arrow at the
buffalo until the frightened herd tumble
over the rocks. European mobiles are often
found i'll the fox chase and at the stag
hunt. Francis was called the father OF
hunting. Moses declares OF Nimrod: H4
was q mighty hunter before the Lord.
Therefore in all ages OF the world the I'M
agery Of my text ought to be suggestive
whether il means wolf after fox or a
man after lion. "In the morning he
shall deVour the prey, and at night he
shsll divide the spoil.
take my text, in the first place, as de-
scriplive OF those people who III the morn
ing of their lite give Themselves 10
HUNTING The WORLD,
out afterward by ths grace OF God, in the
evening of their lite divide among them
selves the spoils Of Christian character
There ore aged Christian men and women
in this house who, if they gave testimony
would tell you that in the morning OF their
life they were after the world ss Intensely
az a hound after q hare or as falcon
swoops upon q gazelle. They wanted the
worlds plsudits and the worlds gains
They felt that if they could get this world
they would have everything. Some OF
them started out for the pleasures OF the
world. They thought that the man who
laughed loudest was hsppiest. They tried
repartee and oonundrum and buFIesque
and msdrigsl. They thought they would
ike 10 be Tom Hoods or Charles Lambs
or Edgar A. Poes. They mingled wine
and music and the spectacular. They
were uorshippers of the harlequin and the
Merry Andrew Gr6 The butfoOn aud the
lester Lite was to them foam AID bub'
BILE and exclamation and the registering
saa c.imsce. They were so full OF glee
thew could hardly represS their mirth EVEN
on solemn occasions, and they came near
burst;pg out hilariously even at the bur al,
bscause there wss something so dolorous
in the tone or countepsnee OF the under
taker.
AFTER AWHILE
misfortu ne struck them hard on the back
They f, und there was some:hing they
could rot laugh st. Under their late
hours Il sir health gave way or there was 8
de ,,h in the house OF every green thing
their soul wss exfoliated. They found OCT
hat life Vss more than q joke. From ms
heart of God thare blsged into Their SOU
An esruestnestness they had never felt be
fore They swoke to their sintulness All
their immortality, and here they sit to-day
At sixty or seventy years OF age, ss sppre
ciatiye of sll innocent mirth as they eVe'
were but they are bent on q style OF salts
faction which 10 early life they never huny
ed; the evening OF their days Lrlgh'sr thai
. The morning. 10 the morning they d.
,oD, Il the prey, but at night they sre dl
yiding the spU...
Then there are others who
STARTED OUT FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
They see hos IROer 6 mans bat is Whel
bs bows down before some ons trausPIcu
Gus They felt they would like 10 see ho'
the world looked from g window OF thre
; thousand dollar turnout They thcugh
thew would like to have the morning sur
! Es6t tangled nthe hesdgsar OF dsshinj
soau. They wanted the bridges IN tn
park to resouud under the ratsplan
their swift hoofs. They wanted glide
bsldrick and so they started Oh
the dollar hunt. They chased 1t up on
s,rast and chased il down another. The
followed it when il bGrroved in the eelial
They treed il in the roof Wherever
dollar was expected to be they were. The
chased it scroCs the ocean. They chase
il across the land. They stopped not 70
= the night. Hearing that dollar even IN tn
q darkness thrilled them as an Adirondsc
snortsman ia thrilled by looms laugl
!. Thev chased thst dollar to the none
q vault. Thsv chased it to the Governmer
treasury. They routed it from under II
counter. Al the hounds were o9t-aH II
POINTERS and ssttssS. They lespea II
y hedges for that dollar and they erlec
'' "Hsrk swsyl q dollsrl q dollsrF an
a when at last they came upon it and hs
ot actually captured it, their excitement vi
r like that of a fslconer who has successful
Aups his first hawk. In the morning
thtir life, oh how they devoured the pre-.
!, But
THERE CANE BETTER TINE
!, to their soul. Toey found out that an IL
maxtal nature cannot live on Governue
boSds. They took up Northern Pacit
I bond and there was . hole in it throue
which they cOuId look into the uncertain
. sill eOrthly treasures They SAY sos
Rslstou, living at the rate OF tgen'y.h
thousand dollars 9 month, lesping fro
San Francisco wharf bscsuss be could U