The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07

hack to the kindness dons, to honorable
work accomplished, to poverty helped. q
. good name earned. to Christion influence
sxertsd, to . Saviour's cause advanced
these pleasure seekers % their deathbed
have nothing better to review than . toeu
playbill, . ticket for the races, n smpsy
tankard and the cast out riuds e Q -
ron AL: and - In TIE dsllriuD of thetl
. ful death they clutch The goblet and
press IL 70 their lip2 the dregs Of the CUP
I sllinG upon their tongue will begin 70 hiss
and ancoil with the addess OF an eternal
poison.
Cost these nen out from your company.
Do not b. intimate with them. Alwaysbs
polite There II NO demand that you svsg
sacrifice politsnesa A young man 90.
eosted . Christian Quaker With: % d
chap. how did you make all your moosyl''
The Quaker replied: by dealing In N
article that thou maysst deal in II thou
wilt-civility." Always b courteous. bat
at the same time firm. Say no a. IL you
meant It Have it understood in store and
shop and street that You will not stand In
the companionship Of the skeptic, the idler,
the pleasure seeker.
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such. accept the invitation to Q better
feast The promises Of God are the fruits.
The hArps Of Heaven are the music.
Clusters from the vineyards Of God have
been pressed into the tankards. The sons
and daughters Of the Lord Almighty are
the guests. While. standing at the ban-
quet, to fill the cups and divide the clus.
tiers and command the harps and welcome
the guests, is q daughter Of God ON whose
brow are the blossoms Of paradise, and in
whose cheek IS the flush of celestial sum.
mer. Her name is Religion.
Her ways are ways OF pleasantnesA
And al her peths ass pease.
Decide ICON, young man.. on what
direction you will taxa 7 ere COMES
such . moment Of Anal decision-vhy net
thisl One evening 1ssev . man af the
street corner evidently doubling as to
what direction he had better take. his hat
lifted high enough 50 you could sec he had
an intelhgsn forehead. and he had . stout
chest and q robust development Splendid
young man. Cultured young man. Hon.
Ored young man. Why did he stop there
while 90 many wore going up and down:
The fact is that every man has . good
angel and q bad angel contepding for the
mastery OF his spirit anl there was .
gOod angel and . bad angel struggling
with that young mans soul at the corner
OF the street. Come with me-" said the
good angel; 81 VII take you home; !
will spread my wing over your pillow;
I will lovingly escort you all through life
under supernatural protection; ! will bless
every cup you drink out OF, every couch
you rest on, every doorway you enter; ]
Will consecrate your tears when you weep
our sweat when you toll and at the last
I will hand over your grave to tho bright
angel OF . Christian resurrection. In an.
swer to your fathers petition and youl
prayer I have been sent of the
Lord out Of Heaven to be your guardian
spirit. Come with me-" said the good
angel in . voice Of unearthly symphony.
It was music like that which drops from Q
lute Of Heaven when . ssraph breathes
on It.
mo. no." said tho bad angel "coms
with mo; I a something better to offer.
The wines I pour are from chalices Of b..
witching ~carousal The dance I lead 10
over floor t~esse!lated with unrestrained
There 10 no God to frown
On the temples Of sin where I worship
The skies are italian. The paths l tread
lre through meadows daisied and prim. |
rosed. Come with me-" The young man
hesitatsd at q time when hesitation was
ruin and the bad angel smote the good
angel until it d. parted. spreading wings
the starlight upward and away. |
Until . door flashed open In the sky and
forever the wings vanished That WAS
turning point In that young mans
for, the good angel hown.
10 hesitatsd NO longer, but started
IN . pathway which 10 beautiful
It the opening. but blasted at the
asst Tho had sngel leading the
ssy, opened gaze af or gate. and ct each
gate tbs roai became roughsr and the sky
moro lurid. and, what was more peculiar.
Is ths gate slammed shut it came to with
! jar that indica ed that It would never
,pen. Passed ea~h portal, there was Q
Of locks aad . showing Of bolts:
nd the scenery On either side the read
from gardens to dessrts. and The
June ar became . cutting December b est
md the brirh h. wings Of tbs bal angel
urned to sackcl0th, and the eyes Of light ;
,ecame hollow with hopeless grief, and
b, .oun,ains, thai q he 8 ar. had tossed
18th wine, poured forth bubbiing tears and
blood. and ON the right side Of
he road there was . serpent and the man
aid to the bad angel: ''Uhat 10 that ser.
and the answer was: THAT 10 the
erpent Of singing remorse." On the left
ide the road there was . lion, and the
asked the bad angel: what Is that
and the answer was THAT 10 the
ion Of all %devouring despair" Ayulturs
through the sky, and the man asked
he bad angel: ''What il that vulturel''
nd the answer was: That 10 the vult.
ire waiting for the OF the
And then tbs man began to try to pull OF
( him the folds Of something that had
round him round and round, and he said
o tho bad angel: what IL it that twists
no in this awful co~nvolutioni" and the
pnswer was: THAT is the worm that never
liesw And then the man said to the bad
nigel: ''What does all this meant II
in what you said at the corner OF
no street that night; I trusted il all
md why have you thus deceived
ne?" Then the last deception fell az
{ the charmer, and IL said: II was sent
orth from the pit to destroy your soul; I
my chance for many . long year;
vhen you hssitated that night on the stress
gained nv triumph, now you are here.
Il! Ha! You are here. Come. now, let
IS all these two chalices OF nre md drink
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