The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-03

-fv;., flI.,,4 ~ gprI ioai.ss9 these temples
with an,te,ns Of aaise and ieTotion. Inc
vo;ce Of tbe ANGEL who answered the Alary's
@Hc has risen,o could hardly have been more
musical and pathetic than some that common
Grated the event on Sunday
Did vow see the Easter egg hunt OF the chill
dren Monday? It is meet and proper that
children should look forward to the celebration
of the two great religious eycnts-the oirth OF
Christ and His rcsurrection-tor truly Christ
was a friend and lover Of children, inviting
them tocomc to Him and holding then, up to
all coming ages as The type of heavenly lnno
ccncc and purity. Fancy the twaddlng iit'le
ones, half hid among their mothers skirts,
pcepinr in ,imid wonder at the divine face as
the mottIey crowds gathered about the myster-
ious Goldman, their Young minds expanding
in amazemcnt and wonder. And when they
dimlv understood the rebukc of the disclp'es
they must have cried OF fear. but CHRIST III
turn rebukc. the disciples, tells them unless
thew become as one of these they SHALL not en-
ter the kingdom of heaven. conveying, too
terrible warning TO those who would offend
them. It were better that The offender have
mill stone tied about his neck and he cast IN
to the bottom OF the sea. Tim with what
sweet and simple trust they pressed their
chubby checks aeai,lst the divine bosom, their
bright ewes showing their inward triumph over
those who would have kept them away as I'M
worthy Of the Saviorr's notice. Give the chli-
dren presents at Christmas and pretty eggs at
Easter. Make them Happy and instill into them
love for their friend who took them ON his
knee and blessed them. This blessing too has
proved Of great vallc. How many little lives
it has saved from sacriice--from drowning in
the Gauges and frcm crushing under the Jug
gcrnaut. How it has dccpencd the tenderness
of mothers everywhere for their offspring and
often deferred them from going astray.
The sight Monday Of the playful, lr.olicking
little band that gathered on Poplar Hill and
hunted for Easter eggs. was a purifying and
delightful one. They were uueonscioasy Gel
cbrating the triumph they won nesriy nine
teen hundred years ago, and their carts were
made happy by the echo of the voice ;liat said,
"Suffer them come unto me and forbid them
not
There is one vicious and schcning habit
prevailing even among many persons accus-
toned to GOOD society which should like to
see corrected. That is the habit Of picking
teeth at table. and OF continuing % pick and
pick even after the guests rise. i is imRos-
sitlc for 4 person who has the stomach of a
human being, and no; one OF wild animal, to
avoid being nausca;cd by this revolving pro-
pcnsitv. If one wishes 10 pick his teeth after
meal, (arrl this should be done ways), let
him do 50 quickly and quietly without dis
play. and No! at the table.
Sensational noyciists strive hard ior striking
and scnsucus expressions. Here is Edgar
Saltus in his "AIaly MaGdalcnc, telling us
that cher lips made one ycrmiion rhyme .
and that Judas sal upright andfunlbIcd Mary
with his .olcnt cycs.' Vow even novcIists
should be just. Judas has conc down Trough
the agcs loaded with opprobium. lie bascly
betrayed his Master. bat there i, absolutely
no evidence to Show that he monNcycd with
Mary. The memory Of the poor Wretch has
enough to bear.
The ladies Of PHILADELPHIA have been waging
fierce war against the changing Committee
of the PENNSYLVANIA Academy Of Fine Arts, for
exhibiting paintings Of nude figures. 1t is
funny TO note the Inconsistencies ii pru'ierr.
These same ladies' viii 90 to Paris OF to Italy
and, in COMPANY with few choice spirits,
witness scenes thar would Sill them at home
with affected horror. | once knew two Louis
Vile prudcs to visit The iuIdtA N'f5ie. 1t
is mistake to imagine thattlic prin. ana pretty
maiden, with high necised gown, bristling with
pins and other protective devices, does NOT love
lark if she may have it in quiet way, with
out hustle or scandal or that thee IS more
p?op.iciy in bluc stocking ;ban black one.
In This connection an amusing story is told
Of an occurrence in Rome. y party Of Amer
lean ladies and gentlemen who viewed works
Of art from purely .uhimatcd and aesthetic
stand point. were making the rounds Of tie
galleries. Ia their l:;mbes they entered a
room where there vas life class. The model
was posing "Awfu! fine exclaimed young
lady, as she admired The nude figure Of Il youth.
"What form, sid another in admiration.
just then the supposed marble statue sneezed;
and with slrek4 the girls fed. l!orrors!-a
naked man.