The Red Cloud chief., 1891-03-27

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entered the room found him, 70 ny
surprise. lying in full every day dress
on the top Of the couch ! put out my
hand lie grasped IL e~xcitedly, and
said: "Sit down, Mr.. Talmagc, right
there" ] sat down. He said: Last
night I saw my mother. who has been
dead twenty years, and she sat where
you sit now. II was no dream was
wide awake. There was no delu.
sion in the matter. / saw her
just as plainly as / see you.
Wife, I wish you would take these
strings off of me There are strings
strung all around my body. wish you
would take them OF OF me-" I saw il
was delirium. co. replied his wife,
there is nothing there, there Is nothing
there" He vent on and said: Just
where you sit, Mr.. Talmage. M mother
sat She said - me, Henry, ! do wish
you would do better / got out Of bed,
put my arms around her and said:
Mother. want TO do better. ! have
been trying 90 do better. Won't you
help me TODD better? You used 70 help
me- No mistake abou. IL no delusion.
| saw her, the cap and the apron and
the spcctacles, just as she used To look
twenty years ago, but ! do wish you
would take these strings away. They
annoy me 50. eau hardly talk. Won't
you take them away?"
knclt down and prayed, conscious Of
the fact that hc did not realize wha. I
was saying. ] got up. said: Good
by, hope you will be better soon"
He said: "Good-by. good-by." That
night his soul went To the God who
gave IL Arrangements were made for
the o~b>equies. Some said: Don't
bring him in the church. He was too
dissolute-" co." said, bring him In;
he was a good friend of mine while he
alive, and shall stand by him
now that he is dead Bring him % the
church"
A. ! sat in the pulpit and saw his
body coming up through the aisle ! felt
as IL ] could weep tears OF blood. I told
the people that day: This mar had his
and a good many of them. But
If there is any man In this audience
is without sin, let him east the first
at this coffin lid" On one side Of
the pulpit sat the little child, rosy,
sweet faced, Is beautiful as any little
child that sat at your table this morn
l warrant you. She looked up
wistfully, not knowing the full sorrows
OF an orphan child. On the other side
Of the pulpit were the men who had
destroyed him. Did they weep? No.
Did they sigh rcpcntingly? No. Did
they say: "What n pity that such n
brave nan should bc slain?' No, no;
not one bloated hand was lifted
wipe n tear from "A bloated check.
They sat and looked at the coffin like
vulturcs gazing ut the carcass Of a lamb
heart they had ripped out, /
in their ears AS plainly as | could:
There is a God and "A Judgment day"
Did they trcmble? o no, no. They
back from the house of God. and
hat night, though their victim lay in
lakewood cemetery, ! am told hat they
and they drank and they
rambled, and there was not one less
customer in all the houses of iniquity.
This destroyed man was a Samson in
strength, but Dclilah shcared
liin, and the Philistincs Of evil COM
,anionship dug his eyes out and threw
iim into the prison of evil habits. But
n the hour of his death he rose up and
ook hold of the two pillarcd curses of
Tod against drunkenness and unclcan-
mess, and threw himself Harvard until
upon him and his companions
here came the thundcrs of an eternal
catastrophe.
Again Any amusement that gives
a diStaste for domestic life is bad.
low many bright domestic circles have
,ccn broken mp by sinful a~muscmcnts,
The father went off. the mother went
III, the child went off. There are to-
the fragments before me of blasted
households. o, il you have wandered
way, | would like to charm you back
" the sound of that one word home"
saw a Maynard husband standing
t the death bed of his Christian wife.
nd ! saw her point % n ring on her
and heard her say To her hus-
'and, do you see that ring?' He re-
lied, Eyes. | see it." Well" said She,
do you remember who put il there"
Yes" said he, II put il there" and all
he past seemed 10 rush upon him. by
he memory IF that day when, i'm the
of men and angels, you prom
scd 10 be faithful in Joy and SORROW,
nj in sickness and in health: by the
memory of those pleasant hours when
sat together in your e home talk
NJ of a bright future: by the cradle and
he joyful hour when n life was
pared and another given; by hat sick
when the little one lifted up the
ands and called for help. and
gu knew he must die. and he pu:
arm around each Of your nccks and
rought you very rear together in that
wing kiss; by the little grave in Green
rood that you never think of without a
ush of Tears: by the family Bible,
here. amidst stores of heavenly Hvc,
the brief but expressive record of
irths and deaths; by the neglccts Of
NJ past and the agonies of the future:
V n judgment day. when husbands and
ives, parents and children, in immor-
II groups, will stand Ia be caught up
/ shining array or 10 shrink down into
arkness; 10y all that beg you To give
, home your best affections
All my friends, there is an hour COM
~ when our past life will probably
ass before us in review. twill be our
st hour. II from our death pillow We
ave Ia look back and see 4 life spent
sinful amusement there will bc a
,rt that will strike through our soul
than the dagger with which
slew his child. The memory
the past will make US quake like
.acheth. The i~niquiiies and rioting
which we have passed will
,me upon us, weird and skeleton rs
Mcrrilies Death, the old Shylock,
i'll demand, and take, the remaining
,und Of flesh, and the remaining drop
blood; and upon u last opportunity
= repentance, and orr last chance for
caven, the curtain will focver drop
Her Verse Of Scripture.
At one OF the teachers institutes held
years ago in Maine n rule was in
rec that whoever eDfsDed sha u,or,-