The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-06-15

"You must not leave here until you are able"
"Yes, must must go now. What will your
neighbors think If"
ait shall make no difference what they think
Please do not let anything worry you. Feel that
you are at home"
alone I" she repeated. alone my God, have
never known q home"
"Then let this be one"
"Oh, you cannot know what you are saying. L
who have wronged you"
"Do not think Of that" Mrs. Osbury cried
eve all do wrong, but we are taught that the
wrongdoer who repents causes rejoicing In heaven.
Do not think of any wrong you may have done.
Think OF the Redeemer who smiles upon error and
who, with loving embrace, takes error into His
arms. Shall send for preacher2 A good man,
who lives but little ways from here, would be
glad to come and console YOU"
"No, please do not call for any preacher" said
the dying woman. al do not doubt their religion,
but not Knowing them / do not feel that their
words could help me. Mr.. Burwood," she said ;,
"the watch you gave me saved me from
starving. Talk to me about the mercy of Christ,
will you please7 You know mel have told you
how bad have BEEN"
"Miss-Iwil call you Hatton"-said the colonel,
before could reply, "your soul is just a. capable
of approval as any soul that has preceded IL,
Christ"
"Christ," she repeated "Let me think of that
name. have read, )" she continued, raising herself
up, "mAny books that showed Christ to be simply
man."
"Don't believe what you have read" the colonel
quickly answered. "Shall | talk TO your"
aft you please"
"Would you not rather have preacher"
"No, would rather have YOU"
"But preacher knows the book better than
do"
"But does he know the soul better?"
"No, | cannot say that he does. l"
She sank back upon the pillow. Lucille brought
bottle of cordial. Mrs. Osbury sat rubbing Miss
Hattons hands
The cordial revived her. Il have known of wise
men," said tho colonel, "who reasoned themselves
into the belief that Christ was simply man, yet
have never known of one who was contented after
ward pay but little attention to churches and
have but little regard for creeds, but have faith
in Jesus Christ"
1.-THE name has a sweet sound" Miss Hatton
answered allow wonderfully near it seems Hith-
erto when have heard that name it seemed to have
come from q great distance-from across stretches
of sand, but now it is have thought great
deal about death, and sometimes cannot get away
from the belief that it is simply an eternal Sleep
with not even a dream to light up it's awful mid
night. have thought while lying in bed that IL |
should die in my sleep, should never know any
thing again, and yet always awoke and knew that
had slept. would rather go to place of punish
ment than to know nothing at all hereafter. To
me there Is nothing so awful Inconsistencies
My only dread OF death comes from the fear that
shall know nothing hereafter-that through hun
dreds and hundreds OF years l shall be nothing"
al cannot help but believe In q future existence"
said the colonel. alt does not seem possible to me
that there can ever be total extinction of some
thing which feel within me- 1t seems possible
that this something could sleep for thousands of
years, but that sometime it must awake"
An expression of gladness lighted her face. al
feel that something, too, she replied IL feel ii
now stronger than ever felt IL before-and-and
with it all q strange love isis taking possession
of me. What is it-I-my God, am afraid to be
happy, but am. Merciful Christ Oh, was there
/
have a soul, and that it Is filled with love that Is
beautiful and pure"
The clock had struck the hour of midnight. The
dying woman lifted her wasted arms, held them as
though she were receiving something, and in O
whisper said "Welcome."