Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-24
MAGE in THE SOUTH.
,.xt Was, "And He Was
Ingry and Would
Not Go In"

AuBAy
Not Go In"
,.,a ratulatory, self-satishsd, Self.
5',s,nipful Man Is Full Of Faults
n De Witt Talmage, D. D.,
Rev. Sa'r has spoken several times
oslsaI4 Piedmont Chautauqua, in
sEea,d his public appearances are
a. an| vast multitudes everywhere.
ed psf rom the text duke XIV, 28),
blns ~ = angry and would not go
san .I1ar son of the parable so un-
!, s .;r and so cold that he is not
the., ,..coenition? The fact is that
Of ,rs nursue the younger son.
ls Saar the tapping of his rags in
nea. ,nic breeze, and the cranch-
sef mnds for which he was an un-
'.a, contestant. confess that
SUI t;me was unable to train the
on lSs , upon the elder son of
1 ,1, never could get a mega
E'o' nhoto graph. There was not
l;a E in the gallery or the chem
~ moor or the sitter moved in
EN-! s'' But now 1 think l have
l GU. side face or a three-quarters
NJ, bust, but full-length por-
n na ,nnears to me. The father
~ ar, NE of the prodigal had moth
E ,", of in his two sons. The one
10 and the other q churl. 1 find
l II srsemarkable in the edissoluteness
sne and find nothing attractive
o onr;1 sobriety of the other. The
~ lawn over the larboard side
0 e ,ther goes down over the star
side: but they both go down.
the window of the old home
I.rsts the minstrelsy. The floor
With the feet of the rustics,
dance is always vigorous and re-
#ina, The neighbors have heard
raturn of the younger son from
En,leyings, and they have gathered
'ar The house is full of congrat-
). suppose the tables are loaded
rvuries. Not only the one kind of
~sntioned, but its concomitants.
r 90 the cymbals, "thum!" go the
click go the chalices, up and
90 the feet inside, while outside
Sst sorry spectacle.
senior son stands at the corner of
use, frigid phlegmatic. He has
ZONE in from the fields in very
ptial apparel. Seeing some wild
ntions around the old mansion,
Is of a servant passing by with q
i'm of wine on his shoulder what
fuss is about. One would have
ltthat, on hearing that his younger
y had got back, he would have
INTO the house and rejoiced, and if
e not conscientiously opposed to
BE-. that he would have joined in
Rental schottishe. No. There he
His brow lowers. His lip curls
Ontempt. He stamps the ground
Indignation. He sees nothing at
attract. The odors of the feast
out on the air do not sharpen
petite. The lively music does not
y spring into his step. He is in q
epout. He criticises the expense,
Justice, and the morals of the en-
pment. The father rushes out
Faded and coaxes him to come in.
not go in. He scolds the father.
!, into a pasquinade against the
er brother, and he makes the most
ely scene. He says, Father, you
premium on vagabondism. 1
at home and worked on the farm.
ever made party for me; you
so much as kill a kid; that
bit have cost half as much as o
Nt the scape-grace went off in fine
s. and he comes back not fit to be
and what q time you make over
He breaks your heart, and you pay
it. That calf to which We have
giving extra feed during oil these
wouldn't be SO fat and sleek if /
nown to what use you were going
it That vagabond deserves to be
led instead Of banqueted. Veal is
od for him!" That evening, while
Dunger son sat telling his father
bis adventures, and asking about
had occurred on the place since
parture, the senior brother goes
d disgusted, and slams the door
him. The senior brother still
You can see him any Sunday,
" Of the week. At o meeting of
ers in Germany some one asked
estion, Who is that elder son?"
Arummacher answered, Il know
saw him yesterday" And when
Pslsted upon knowing whom he
he said, Myself; when I saw the
Pt Of the conversion of a most OBJ
man, 1 was irritated."
the senior brother of the text
tor the self-congratulatory, self
d, self-worshipful man. With
ne breath in which he vituperates
his younger brother he utters a
'Flc for himself. The self-right-
pan OF my text, like every other
shteous man, was full of faults.
an migrate, for he did not appre-
ne home blessings which he had
pse Years. He was disobedient,
ZEN the father told him to come in
ed out He was liar, for he said
secreant son had devoured his
living, when the father, so far
9elng reduced to penury, had a
lead left, had instruments of
mad Jewels, had mansion, and,
OF being pauper, was a prince.
tnlor brother, with so many faults
OWL was merciless in his criti-
me Younger brother. The only
people that I have ever known
u,eily obnoxious. I was never so
heated in all my life as by per-
IN, IN. He got SO far up in his devo-
= nat he was clear up above all the
common honesty. These men
about prowling among prayer
" rs and in places Of business, tell
good they are-look out for
AgT1p your hand on your pocket
nave noticed that just in pro-
r., as man gets good he gets hum
nc deep Mississippi does not
much noise as the brawling
' ~ rlvulet. There has been
on s'ore that had more goods in