St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-05

Nlgn prOIllOUlOn IOr Hill. lHtl uidu
was born physical coward, but he had
educated his moral qualities into
the sublimest heroism. The poor
fellow was subsequently killed in
battle, and his last words. spoken to a
comrade who leaned over him, were: II
hope God will be merciful to me in the
next world, for l have tried to perform
my duty in this" Still, can recall an-.
other fellow who was an arrant coward,
and did run every time gun fired.
He. too. had the incentive of pride, but
it failed to sustain him. He was of
good family, and young man of su-
periOr culture. His cOwardice was
source of great modification to his
friends. and he knew it. He had gone
into the army with the expectation of
winning military renOwn. He was as
generous, open-hearted fellow as ever
lived, man of the strictest integrity
and probity of character, but was wholly
incapable Of cultivating physical cour-
age. Talking over the matter around
the camp fire one night. he told us that
his inability to brace his nerves in a
time of danger was due to PRESENT.
ment he had that he would be killediin
the first battle he got into. He never
heard the cannon roar or saw signs of q
preparation for battle, but he became
overwhelmed with the impression that
his death hour had come. Often and
again he resolved to stand up to the
rack and die like man, but his physical
weakness invariably got the best of his
moral nature, and when the first gun
was fired he would break for the rear.
Singularly enough, one night when we
were surprised, the camp was sur
rounded and there was nothing to do
but stand up and fight, the poor fell
lows presentiment was realized. TWAS
his first battle, and ball pierced his
brain at the first fire from the enemy.
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Ideas of Christian duty vary, and
sometimes they are quite peculiar. Not
long ago a ladies' missionary society
connected with one of the city churches
handed around subscription paper for
contributions to the missionary fund.
One lady of limited means thought that
$3.50 would reach the limit of her purse,
so she subscribed that amount. A few
days afterwards couple of ladies of the
collection committee drove up to her
house in their elegant equipage. The
coachman was sent to the door with the
subscription book and request for the
amount of the subscription. The lady
handed him a twO-dollar bill, out of
which the amount was to be taken.
When the coachman handed the note to
one of the ladies in the carriage. she
took it, and, with look OF scorn on her
face, said to her companion: ''The
mean, stingy thing, not to give any
more to the mission fund. I'll not send
her any change. We will keep the So,
and she'll get credit for it on her bank
account in heaven" Suiting the action
to the word, she ordered the coachman
to drive ahead. And doubtless those
two women went on their way in the be-
lief that they were doing Gods service
in stealing that half dollar from that
poor lady.
CdAhLfIS L hANClS ADAMS tuluhS GAdG
he has discovered remedy for strikes.
He proposes to do it by giving the en-
ployes of corporations fair representa-
ton in all conferences where questions
affecting their interests are discussed
and decided. "Until the men who do
the work are given voice, and given it
effectively" Mr.. ADAMS says, 'per-.
fectly good faith and the highest mo-
rale in the service of the companies
cannot be established and maintained"
That looks we'll on paper, but the diff
Guilty comes in the application of it. 3,
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