The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-08-03

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they heard the child's cry, and the
father and mother came out, and Claver-
house said: "Ha! it seems that you
three have laid your holy heads together
determined to die like the rest of your
hypocritical, canting, sniveling crew;
rather than give up good Mr.. Atkins,
pious Mr.. Atkins, you would die. Ihave
telescope with me that will improve
your vision" and he pulled out pistol.
"Now," he said, "you old pragmatical,
lest you should catch cold in this cold
morning of Scotland, and for the honor
and safety of the king, to say
nothing Of the glory of God and
the good Of our souls, l will
proceed simply and in the neatest
and most expeditions style possible to
blow your brains out" John Brown fell
upon his knees and began to pray.
"Ahw said Claverhouse, "look out if
you are going to pray; steer clear of the
king, the council and Richard Came
ROM 80! Lord" said John Brown,
''since it seems to be thy will that l
should leave this world for world
where can love thee better and serve
thee more, I put this poor widow woman
and these helpless fatherless children
into thy hands. We have been together'
in peace good while, but now we must
look forth to better meeting in heaven,
and as for these poor creatures, blind
folded and infatuated, that stand before
me, convert them before it be too late,
and may they who have sat in judgment
in this lonely place on this blessed morn
ing upon me, poor, defenseless fellow
creature-may they, in the last judg-
ment, find that mercy which they have
refused to me, thy most unworthy, but
faithful servant. Amen He rose up
and said: Isabel, the hour has come of
which l spoke to you on the morning
when I proposed hand and heart to you;
and are you willing now, for the love OF
God, to let me die?" She put her arms
around him and said: 1.-The Lord gave
and the Lord hath taken away. Blessed
be the name of the LordN' ''Stop that
sniveling," said Claverhouse. ~ have
had enough of it. Soldiers, do your
work. Take aim Fire!" And the
head of John Brown was scat
tered on the ground While the wife
was gathering up in her apron the frag
ments of her husbands head-gathering
them up for burial-Claverhouse looked
into her face and said: ''Now, my good
woman, how do you feel now about your
bonnie man?'' "Oh!" she said ~ al
ways thought weel of him; he has been
very good to me; had no reason for
anything but weel of him, and
I think better of him now" 0, what a
grand thing it will be in the last day to
see God pick out his heroes and heroines.
Who are those paupers trudging off from
the gates of heaven? Who are they?
The Lord Claverhouses and the Herods
and those who had scepters and crowns,
and thrones, but they lived for their own
aggrandizement, and they broke the heart
Of nations. Heroes of earth, but paupers
in eternity I beat the drums of their
eternal despair. Woe! woe! woe!
But there is great excitement in
heaven. Why those long professions?
Why the booming of that great bell in
the tower? 1t is coronation day in
heaven.
Who are those rising on. tbs thrones
with crowns Of eternal royaltyE They +
must have been great people on the
earth, world renowned people. No. I
They taught. in ragged school.
Taught in ragged school! Is that all?
That is all. Who are those souls waving
,cepters of eternal dominion? Why, they
are little children who waited ON invalid
mothers That all? That is all. She
was called "Little Mary" on earth.
She is an empress now. Who
Are that great multitude on the
highest thrones of heaven9 Who
ire they? Why, they fed the
hungry, they clothed the naked, they
healed the sick, they comforted the
They never found any rest
Until they put their head down on the
pillow of the sepulcher God watched
hem. God laughed defiance at the ene-
MES who put their heels hard down on
hese his dear children; and one day the
.ord struck his hand so hard on his
high that the omnipotent sword ratified
n the buckler, as he said: 81 am their
Tod, and no weapon formed against
hem shall prosper" What harm can
he world do you when the Lord AL
mighty with unsheathed sword fights for
'ou?
preach this sermon for comfort Go
lome to the place just where God has
Tut you, to play the hero or the heroine.
% not envy any man his money, or his
pplause, or his social position. DO not
MY any woman her wardrobe, or her ,
xquisite appearance. Be the hero or the
eroine. If there be no flour in the !
ouse, and you do not know where your |
hildren are to get bread, listen, and you |
,ill hear something tapping against the t
7indow pane. Go to the window and t
on will find it is the beak of raven.
nd open the window and there will fly
/ the messenger that fed Elijah. Do
on think that the God who grows the
otton of the south will let you freeze :
or lack of clothes2 Do you think that
ne God who allowed the disciples on
unday morning to go into the grain
ED, and then take the grain and rub it
! their hands and eat-doyou think God
ill let you starve2 Did you ever hear
le experience of that old man: 81 have
cen young, and now am old, vet have