The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-04-13
And Bludso's ghost wentup above.
In the smoke Of The prairie Reile.

And Budso's ghost wentup above.
In the smoke OF the Prairie Belle.
He weren't no saint, but at Judgment
I'd run my chance with Jim,
Longsiie Of some piaus ntiemcn
That wouldn't shake hands with him.
he-Aseen his duty. a dead sure thing
Aud went for i there and then.
Ana tnfist i not going 20 be too hard
On man that died for men.
Once more; l want you TO look at Vashti
tie silent You do not hear any outcrv from
TINS woman as she goes forth from the r,alace
gate From the very dignity Of her nature
You know there Will be no Moderation
sometimes in life it is necessary to make a
retort; sometines in life it is necessary to
resist; but there are crises when the most
triumphant thing to do Is to keep silence
The philosopher, confident in his newly dis
covered principle, waited for the coming Of
more intelligent generations willing that
men should laugh at the Lightning roi.
ana cotton gin and steaAboat-waitinr for
long years through the scoffing of philo-
sophical schools in grand and magnificent
silence Galiieo, condemned by mathema-
ucians, and monks and cardinals. caricatured
everywhere, yet waiting and watching with
MS telescope to see the coming up of stellar
reenfo-cements. when the stars in their
courses would fight Tor the Copernican svs-
TEN; then ST ting down in complete blindness
aud deafness to wait for the coming OF the
generations who would build his monument
and bow at his grave. The reforner. exc
Grated by his contemporaries, fastened in a
phioiy, the slow fires of public contempt
burning under him, ground under the cylin-
uers OF the printing pres. yet calmly waiting
Tor the day when purity OF soul and heroisrn
Of character viii get the sanction OF earth
and the plaudits OF heaven. Afiiction. en-
u1ring without any complaint the sharpness
Oh me pang, and the violence of the storm.
and the hett of the chain. and the darkness
OF me nisht-waiting until a divine hand
snail be put forth to s0oth the pang. and
hush the storm, and release the captive A
VIE abused. prosecuted, and perpetual
exile from every earthly comfort-waiting
waiting until the Lord shall gather IN his
dear children in a heavenly home. and no
poor Nashti will ever be thrust out from the
palace gate Jesus, in silence. and answer
ing not word, drinking the gall bearing
he cross, in prospect Of the rapturous con
summation when
Angels ihronged his chariot wheel,
And bore him to his throne;
Then swept their golden harps and sung
The glorious work is done
An Arctic explorer found a ship floating
helplesSy about among the icebercs. and
gong on board he found that the captain
was frozen at his log book, and the helms
man was frozen at the wheel and the men on
the lookout were frozen in thsir places. That
was awful, but magnificent An the Arctic
blasts and all thu icebergs could not drive
them from their duty. Their silence was
louder than thunder. And this old ship OF a
world has many at their posts in the awful
chill OF neglect, and frozen OF the worlds
scorn. and their silence shall be the eulogy
OF the skies, and be rewarded long after this
weather-beaten craft Of a planet shall have
made its last voyage
thank God that the highest influences
are the most silent. The fires in a furnace Of
factory, or of a steamship, roar though
they only move lew shuttles or a few
Thousand tons. but the sun that warns
world rises and sets without crackle, or
faintest sound. Travellers visiting Mount
Ktna, having heard of the glories of sunrise
on that peak. went up to spend the night
there and see the sun rise next morning, but
when it came up it was so far behind their
anticipations they actually Kissed it The
mightiest influences to-day are like the
planetary system-completely silent Don't
hiss the sum
o, woman! does not this story of Vashti
the queen, Nashti the veiled, Nashti the sac
rifice, Vashti the silent, move your soull
My sermon converges into the one absorbing
hope that nome of you may be shut out Of the
palace gate of heaven. You can endure the
hardships, and tine privatious, and the
cruelties. and the mislOrtunes OF this life, If
you can only gain admission there. Through
he blood of the everlasting covenant you
~ tHItu-u bilp,e -tltSs OF never 20 at hlt
When Rome was besieged the daughter Of
its ruler saw the golden bracelets on the left
arms of the enemy, and she sent word to them
that she would betray her city and surrender
it 10 them if they would only give her those
bracelets on their left arms. They accepted
the proffer, and by night this daughter Of
the ruler OF the city opened one of the gates
The army entered. and keeping their
promise, threw upon her their bracelets,
and also their shields, and under the great
weight she died Alas, that all through the
ages the same folly has been repeated, and
for the trinkets and glittering treas
ures OF this world men and women
swing open the portals OF their immortal
soul for an everlasting surrender, and die
under the shining encouragement
Through the rich grace Of our Lord Jesus
Christ may you be enabled TO initiate the
example OF Rachel, and Hannah, aud Abb
gail and Deborah, and Mary, and Nashti.
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