Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-13


pey, Columbus aud the Spanish cnurtieIs,
Cambyses ana the brother he slew because
he was better marksman, Dlonysius and
PhiloXenius, whom he slew because he
was better singer. Jealousy among
painters: Ciosterman and GeOffrey Knel.
Ter, Hudson and Reynolds. Francia, anx.
iOus to see a picture OF Raphael, Raphael
sends him picture. FranCia. seeing it,
falls IN tit of jealousy from which he
dies.
JEALOUSY AMONG AUTHORS.
How seldom contemporaries speak OF
each other. Nenophon and Plato living
at the same time, bat from their writings
you never would suppose they heard OF
each other, Religious ealouaies. The
MahOmmedans praying for rain during a
drought, no rain coming. Then the
Christians begin to pray for rain, and the
rain comes Then the Mahommedans met
together 10 account for this, and they re-
solved that God was well pleased with
their prayers lie kept the drought on 80
~ to keep them PRAYING; but that the
Christians began to pray, and the Lord
WAS so disgusted with their prayers that
lie sent rain right away so that He would
not hear any more Of their suppications
Oh, this accUrsed spirit OF envy aud zeal
ou-y, Let us stamp it out from all our
hearts.
wrestler was 40 enviOus of Theogenes,
the prince Of wrestlers, that he could not
he c1nsoIed in any way, and after Thoge-
nes died, and statue was lifted to him in
"a public place, his envious antagonist
went ont every night and wrestled with
The statue uutl one night he threw 1t, and
il fell OF him and crushed him to death.
80 ielInDsv is not only absurd, but il is
killing tn ,bg 'oiy ard il ia killing to the
saul How seldom it Is you find one
merchant speaking well of a merchant in
the same line OF business. How seldom II
Is you hear OF physician speaking well OF
= paysicjau on he same block Oh, my
friends, the world is large enough for all OF
Us. Let u rejoice at the suCCCss of Others.
The p-Nt hes, thing TO owning a garden
q Irselyes il 20 look over the fence and al
IL ire the flowers. The next best thing To
riding IN q tine equipage Is TO stand on the
street aud admire the prancing span. The
next best thing to having banquet given
To ourselves u having a banquet given 10
our p.Oiigal brother that has come home
to bi- fathers house.
\ COMMENTED SPIRIT.
Besides that, # We do not get as much
honor and as much attention as others, We
ought to congratulate ourselves on what
we escape IN the way OF assault. The
French General, riding on horseback 1T
III. head Of his troops heard soldier
complain aud say, at ls very easy for the
General 70 command us forward while he
rides aud we walk Then the General
diSmounted and compelled the complain
Ing soldier 10 yet on TIE horse. Coming
through p rRvlne a bullet from sharp
shooter, struck the rider, and he fell dead,
Then the General said, How much safer
1t is to walk than to ride.
Once more ! have to tell you that this
senior brother OI my text stands for the
poutiDg Christian. While there is much
conga,ulati0n within doors, the hero OF
my text stanis outside, the corners OF his
mouth drawn down, looking, "a he felt
miserable ! am glad his lugubrOus
physiognomy did no. spoil the iestivity
within. How many pou,png Christians
there are in our day-Christlaus who do
not like the music Of our churches, Chris
t'rns who not like the hilirites OF the
yonng--p1utiug, pouting, p0utlng al 80.
cip;y uruting at tine lt7hions, pouting at
the lGy,mmcU;, p1utmG at the Church,
pOu.ing at tlu newspapers, pointing at the
high heaven. Their spleen i too large.
their liver doe no work, their digestion
is broken down. I'GsTe are two crU1ts IN
their castor always sure u he well filled.
VINEGAR AID RED PEPPER,
Oh, come away hom that mood. Stir a
little saccharine into your disposition.
While you avoid the dissOluteues4 OF the
Younger son, avoid also thu irasClblity
aud the peiulaRce and the pouting spirit
of the elder son, and initiate the father,
who had embraces for the returning prod
igal and coaxing words for the splenetic
mplrOntent
An the face of this poutiDg elder son is
put before ua in order that we might bet
Ter see the radiant and forgivjng face OF
the father. Contrasts are mighty. The
artist in skc'chlng he field OF Waterloo,
years after the battle, put dove in the
mouth ol the cannon. Raphael, in
one of his cartoons, BESIDE the face of q
wretch put the face OF a happy and inno.
cent child. And the sour lace of the irras-
cihea and disgusted elder brother is brought
ont in order that in the contrast we may
better understand the forgIving and radl-
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it-that God is ready 10 take back any.
body that il sorry; 10 take HIM clear back
10 take him hack forever. and forever and
forever; to take him back with loving
hug, to put kiss on his parChed lip, a
rinx on hls hlnated hand, AN easy shoe on
his chaied foot. u garland on his bleeding
temples and heaven in his soul. Oh, fall
Hat on that mercy. Come, my brother, and
let us ge. down into the dust, resolved
never Ia rise until the fathers iorgivinp
hand shall lit US.
Oh, what God we have Bring youi
doxologes. Come, earth and heaven, and
Join in the worship Cry aioud Lit the
palm branches % yOT not feel the
Falner'4 arm around your neck Do you
not feel the warm brer'H of yOur Father
against your on"ek' Surrender, younger
SON Surrender. elder srU Surrender,
all %, ~ in to-day and sit down at the
hanulcr Tll,a slice of the iatted calf,
and afterwards, when yOu are seated, witt
one hand in the hand OF the returned
brother, and the other hand in the hand
Of the rejoicing ftrher, let your heart beat
time 10 the clapping of the cymhal and
the mellow voice of the Hate. IT'S meet
tina, we shouId make merry, and be glad
! for This IN, brother was dead and is alive
ggan. aul was Ioz', md il found"
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