The Russellville Democrat., 1889-06-13

couch you rest on, every doorwAT you sn- ter; will congecrats your tears when yoG weep. your sweat when you toI- and at the Iakt will hand over your grave to the bright angel Of a Christian resurrec- ton. In answer to your fstherss petition and your mothers prayer, hnve been sent Of fle Lord out of Heaven 10 be your gnardian spirit Come with me" aid the good angel in voice Of mccarthy sym pbony. It was music like that whi ch drops from lnte Ot Heaven when q seraph breathss on it.
 sgso no.y said the bad angel, "come with me; I have something better to offer; the wines pour are from ch alicss of bewifcning caroHsal. the daucs l lead is over floor tesseflated with unrestrained in1suIgences; thers is no God to frown on the temples Of sin where worship. The skies are Italian. TEe paths I tread are through meadows dalsied and primrosed- Come with mes
 The young man hesitated for a time when hssifatioa was ruin, and the bad angel smote the good angel until 1t de. parted, spreading wing through the star. light upward and away, until a door flashed open in the sky and forever the wings vanished. That was the turning point in that young mans history; for, the good angel flown, he hesitated no longer, but started on c pathway which is beautiful at tho opening. butbiastea ct the hast The bad angel, leading the way, opened gate after gate, and at each gate tbe road be- came rougher and the sky more lurid, and what was peculiar as the gate slammed shut it came to with Q jar that indicated that it would never open Passed each portal there was grinding of locks and 6 showing Of bolts. and the scenery on either side the road changed from gnr- dens to deserts, and the June air became a cutting December blast and the bright wings of the bad angel turned 10 sack cloth, and the eyes or light became hollow with hopeless grief, and the fountains, that at the start had tossed with wine, poured forth bubbling tears and foaming blood, and on the right side of the road there was serpent, and the man said 10 the bad angel: What is that serpent"
 The answer was: That is the serpent of stinging remorse." On the left side of the road there was lion, and the man asked the bad angel: "Whatis that lion," and .he answer was: That is the lion of au-deyouring despair" Yulture flew tAASA4S T AAlS SA1 nAAA AAI sAaAA AHhrA NAAAS bad angel: "What is that vultureY and the aaswer was: 'That is the vulture waiting for the carcasses of shs slain" And then the man began to try to pull of of him the folds of something that had wound him round and round, and hs said to the bad angel: "What is 1t that twists rpe in this awful convolutionf" an l the answer was: 'That is the worm that never diespi And then ths man said to the bad angel: "What does all this mean? ' trusted in what you said at the corner of the street last night; l trusted it all, and why have you thus de- ceIved nc" Then the last deception fell of the charmer, and it said: ''I was sent forth from the pit to destroy your sonl; watched my chance for many long year; when you hesitated that night on the street, gained my triumph; now you are here. Ha! ha! You are here. Cone, now, let us fill these two chal.ces 1s fire and drink together to darkness snd woe and death. Hail HailP' oh' young man. will the good angel sent forth by Christ or the bad angel aent Forth by sin get the victory over your s1ul! Their wings are inter- locked this moment above you, contend ing for your destiny, as above the Alp. penines eagle. and condor fight midsky This hour mgy decide your destiny. God help you TG hesitate is to die.