Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-07-20

to where he was lying, accompanied bJ
a grandmother. The little fellow looked
wistfully upat the great physician, while
| the grandmother explained: Il could not
keep him away. doctor. He heard that
! you was here. that you was the greatest
doctor in tn world He said that you
could cure lin and make him like the
other boys. ! told him he had no money
and he could not come; that You would
not lie bothered with him. He said he
knowed you could cure him, and he
would cone. So here he is, SIR"
The doctor, moved by his simple faith,
by his helpiessness, by his poverty and
rag, hastened to prescribe for him. He
gave linn two weeks OF personal atten-
ton, and at the end Of that time he was
romping il the fields strong and well
with the other boys. Thanksgiving day
the doctor received by express a rude
box. and when opened found in it large
turkey, on one leg Of which was tied a
card on which was scrawled: Dear
Doctor-Eere is a biz, fat turkey for
you. It's the best | could send, but
know he is young and tender, for raised
him from the egg myself" Signed by
the boys name. The doctor treasures
this gift above all the gifts from million
aires, above all the treasures Of money
ever received. Life does not consist in
the abundance of things which man
may possess.
Sixth-It is this passion for money in
itself and money at all hazards and
money quickly that brutalizes the hu-
man. For it man trades in the life
blood Of his fellow man. 1t is the most
brutal war that the earth ever saw.
Martial war is brutal enough. 1t is a
horrible thing to butcher men with
swords and hayonets and guns and can
Eons, Int it Is more inexpressibly brutal
to butcher men and women CONNER
cially and cast them into the pit Of hun
ger and want and starvation and de-
spair Il Is kind TO kill one quickly. II
IS brutal to Kill them by a lingering
death.
If a man wrecks a train, they offer a
premium for his life. We say that
lynching is too good for the man who
would wreck an express train loaded
with men. women and children. But in
this war for money men sneak into the
Stock Exchange, and with lie and
trick and a subterfuge wreck a whole
railroad corporation from end to end of
the line, destroy thousand homes, drag
down into the ditch, into the pit, into
the grave ola lingering death, thousands
of women and children, and he is
crowned, forsooth. as a modern Napoleon |
of finance instead of being hung to the
nearest limb.
MARTIAL WAR.
In martial war soldiers are kind to one
another, even to enemies. There was 4
picture on exhibition in the National |
Academy Of Design last year which rep /
a scene on the field of battle be-
tween the northern and southern armies.
The Confederate soldier in his gray uni
form lay wounded nigh unto death with
his broken arm folded under his body
and the broken leg that made it impessi-
bic for him TO move. He was crying for
water. Near by was a wounded Federal
soldier in blue uniform. He was strick-
en- to the earth with a terrible wound. but
be was crawling over the rough ground
extending his canteen in his strong arm
as far as possible toward his wounded
enemy. A little child wandered be
tween the two lines of battle in the late
war. Instantly both lines ceased firing
1t the sight Of that little bit Of white
Two men stepped forward
rom either of the rams and seized the
little one and led the elild back to the
mother in her cottage And after the
,hild was safe they returned to their
.anks, and again the awful volleys of lead
)egan their deadly work.
In martial war Inell do not kill women
md children. They do not kill a wound
d enemy. Even Turk will not fire on
i hospital But in this modern war for
money maniacs fight. Madmen do bat
lie. They kill women and children with
nut mercy, and wounded friend is the
upreme opportunity of the crisis If bat
le. They spring on his body and tear
i'm limb from limb. Such life is the
brogation Of civilization. the denial Of
owe, the denial of the basis of Christian
ty itself No Christian civilization can
xist while these forces are dominant.