Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-04-29

mind. or that l am superstitious; but, sir. |
she sat there last nigh: Just as certainly as !
Won sit there now-the same cap, AMI apron !
and spectacles. Il was my Old mosher-sha /
sat there" |
Then he turned to his wife AMI said: Il |
wish you would take these strings OF the
bed. Somebody IS Wrapping strings around
me all the tune. I wish yon wsuid stop that
ANNOYANCE She ssid, There IS nothing
here" Then I saw it was deliriuu. He said:
Just where YOU sit now my mother at,1
and she said. Roswell, l wish you would do
te.te1-I wish you would do better | said,
Mother. | wish | could do better. try to
help me. Why can't you help me now
And. sir, I got ou. Of bal. for il was reality,
and vent I oher AMI threw my arms around
her meek, and t ssi3: Mother. | viii 10 tet-
t@r. bat you must help. | can't Dc tbs
aoner' | knelt down aui prayed That
night his soul went to the Lord that made it.
arrangements were made for the
qules. Tie question was raise1 Whistler
Trey should bring hin 70 caurch. Some
body said. You can't briu- such a aissoluta
man as that into the caurcl." sa !: "Itl
viii bring him n The clurcA? he stool by
ne when he was alive, and | will stand by
him when hs is dead. Bring him As I
stood in the pulpit AMI saw than carrying
the body 10 the aisle, | felt as If l could
weep tears of bio II.
On one side OF the pulp!. sat his little child
If eight years. q sweet, beautiful little girl
that | hal seen him hug C1nyulsively in MS
liter moments. He put on her all jewels.
ali diamonds. aud gave her all pictures aud
toys, AMI then he w7utt 20 away as If
houn ie! by an evil spirit to his cups and
house of shame. a fool to the correction OF
the stocks. She looked up won1eringly.
She knew not what II all meant. She was
not old enough 10 uuierscan the sorrow or
an orphan child.
On the other side the pulpit sat the men
who had ruined him. They were the men
who ha pourei wurmwood into the or
phan's cup; they were the men who had
bound him hani anl foot. l knew them.
How did they seem to feels Did they ween?
No. Did they say, "What a pity that such
! a generous man should be d~estroyelF' No.
Did they sigh repentingly over what they
had doue: No; they sat there. looking as
vultures look al the carcass of the ianb
whose heart they have ripped out. 50 they
sat aud looked at the coffin iii, and
| tolt the the Judgment OF Goi upon those
who had DESTROYED their fellows. Dill they
REFORM | was told they were in'the places
OF iniquity that night after my friend was
hemed. and they drank. Oh, how merciless
men are. especially after they have de-
stroyei YOU D. not look to men for com
fort or heir. Look to God.
but there is a man VINO will not reform.
He says: Il won't reform" Well. then.
how many acts are there to a tragedy. /
believe five.
Act the First of the Tragedy-A young
man starting off from home. Parents and
sisters weeping to have him go. Wagon
rising over the hill. Farewell kiss flung
back. Ring the bell aud let the curtain
fall.
Act tie Second-The marriage altar. Full
organ. Bright lights. Long white veil
trailing through the aisle. PRAYER and con-
graduation and exclamation OF "How we'll
she loot1sr'
Act Thnr!-A woman waiting for stag
gering steps. Old garments stuck into the
broken window pane. Marks o. hardship
on the face. The biting of the nails of
bloodless fingers. Neglect AMI cruelty and
despair. Ring the bell and let the curtain
drop.
Act the Fourth-Threa graves in q dark
place-grave of the child that died for lack
Of medicine, grave of the wife that died of q
broken heart, grave Of the man that died Of
dissipatSn. Oh, what a blasting heath of
three graves Plenty Of weeds, but no
flowers. Ring the bell ani let the curtain
drop.
Act tue Fifth-A destroyed sou's eter-
nifty. No light. No music. No hope.
Anguish coillng its serpents AROUND the
heart. Biackness of darkness forever. But
cannot look any longer. Woe! Woe. |
close my eyes to this last act OF the tragedy.
Quick, Qulck, Ring the belt AMI let the
curtain drop. "ReJoice, . young man, IN
thy youth ana let thy heart rejoice in the
Gays OF thy youth, but know now that for
all these things Goi VIII bring you into
Judgment" There is n way that seeneth
right TO Il man, hut theelt thereof is death"