The Penn's Grove record., 1893-04-14

man as that into the Church" | sad: You
will bring him in the C4ur.l7 He stool hv
me when he was alivs, and I will stand hy
him when he is dead. Bring him As /
stool In the puipit an | saw than clrrrin .
the boly no tn ai,le. | felt A. if ICIuLI
weep tears of bio Vi.
On one side OF the pulpit sat his lirt!a ch If
Of eight years, a Swr't, brqGt.fu) Iirtl. srl
that | had seen him hu- cbnvutsiv,tv in ma
better moments. H pat on her al Jewels,
al diamonds, and CAV. b all picture, 4aj
toys, and then he would 90 awIy as if
bounded by an evil SORT 70 his cups aud
house of shame, a fool to the correction of
;he stocks. She lOoIel ~ won lrrIn.lv,
She knew not what 1t al mean. She Wa
1ot old enough TO IN ierst IN 1 tue sorrow Of
an orphan child.
On the other side the pulpit sat the men
who had ruined him. They were the men
who had pouret wnrnw0pl into the or
,han's cup; they wer' the men wno had
bound him han and foot. | knew them.
How did they seem to tee.? DID they w.ep'
NO. Did they say, "Whut D pity that such
/ generous man should b. le-trove p No.
Did they sigh repenJiugiy over what they
aad lone? No; they sat tuere, looking as
cultures ook at thu carcass Of the lamb
whose heart they have rI?pei out. SC they
at and looked at the coffin lii. and
I told them the Judgment oil God upon those
who had destroyed their fellows. Dill they
reform? l was told t.ev We're in the places
If iniquity that night after my friend was
ali in Olkwood Cemetery. ami they bias
neme!, and they drank. Ga, how merciless
men are, especially after they have de-
Itroyed youi D. not i01s to men for com-
ort or help. Look to God.
But there is q man WAC viii not reform.
he says: Il won't REFORM We'll, then,
how many acts are there TO a TRAGEDY 1
believe five.
Act the First Of the Tr1cedy-A Young
nan starting of from home. Parents ami
sisters weeping 10 have him go. Wagon
rising over the hill. Farewell kiss fun
pack. Ring the bel ant let the curtain
Fall.
Act the Second-fhe marriage altar. Full
] organ. Bright lights Long white veil
TRAILING through the aisle. Prayer an con.
graduation and exclamation OF How well
she looksr'
Act Third-A woman waiting for stag
sering steps. Old garments stuck into the
broken window pane. Marks OF hardship
IN the face. The biting OF the nails oil
5loodless fingers. Neglect anil cruelty and
despair. Ring the beil aud let the cIrtain
trop.
Act the Fourth-Three graves in n dari
alace-grave Of the child tnat died for lacs
1T medicine, grave OF the wife that died Of a
broken heart, grave OF the man that die of
l~iissipation. Oh. what Il blasting heath oil
:hree gravesl Plenty OF Wees, bus nc
flowers. Ring the ball aud let tbs clrta'n
trop.
Act the Fifth-A destroyed sou''s eter,
aity. No light. No music. No hope,
Anguish coiling its serpents arounl the
asart. Biackness Of darknes' forever. But
[ cannot look auy longer. Woe! Wo=! !
close my eyes to this last act of the tragedy.
9aicki Quickl Ring the bell and LET the
curtain drop. ''Rejoice, o young man, IN
Thy youth and let thy heart rejoice III the
lays of thy youth, but know now that for
Ill these things God viii bring you into
Judgment" 'rhere is a way that s~eenIetl
light to a man, but the end thereof is death"