Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-14

an ardor Of soul and a warmth OF affection
that made me love him like brother.
I saw men coming out Of the saloons and
gambling bells, and they surrounded ms
friend, ard they took him at the weak
point, his social nature. and saw him 20
ing down, and had a fair talk with him
for never yet saw a man you could not
talk with on the subject Of his habits Il
you talked with him IN the right way. ]
said to him, Why don't you give up your
bad habits and become Christianw / re-
member now just how he looked, leaning
over his counter as he replied: Il wish
could. Oh, sir, should like to be Chris
tian, but I have gone so far astray can't
his MOTHERS MISSION.
So the time went on. After awhile the
day Of sickness came. was summoned to
his sick bed. FASTENED. It took me but
q very few moments to get there. was
surprised as / went In. ! saw him In his
ordinary clothes, fully dressed, lying On the
1 top Of the bed. gave him my hand, and
he seized it convulsively and said; "Oh
/ how glad am TO see you Sit down there.
I sat down, and he said: Mr.. Talmage
! just where you sit now my mother sat last
night. She has been dead 20 years Now,
! don't want you to think am out of my
mind, or that ] am superstitious; but, sir,
she sat there last night just as certainly as
you sit there now-the same cap and apron
and spectacles-it was my old mother-she
sat there"
Then he turned to his wife and said Il
wish you would take these strings off the
bed. Somebody is wrapping strings around
me all the time. I wish you would stop
that annoyance" She said, There is moth
ing here" Then l saw it was delirium
He said: Just where you sit now my moth
er sat, and she said, Roswell, wish you
would do better-I wish you would do bet
ter I said: Mother, wish could do bet
ter. try to do better, but / can't Moth
er, you used to help me; why can't you help
me nowY And, sir, got out Of bed, for it
was reality, and / went to her and threw
my arms around her neck, and ] said,
Mother, l Will do better, but oumust help
II can't do this alonern ! knelt down
and prayed That night his soul went to
the Lord that made it.
Arrangements were made for the OBJ
sequies. The question was raised whether
they should bring Kim to church. Some
body said, you can't bring such dissolute
man as that into the church. I said, You
win bring him in the church; he stood by
me when he was alive, and / will stand BY
him when he is dead; bring him" AS
stood in the pulpit and saw them carrying
tho body up the aisle felt as II ! could
weep tears Of blood.
On one side Of the pulpit sat his little
child Of years, q sweet, beautiful little girl
that had seen him hug convulsively IN his
better moments. He put on her all jewels,
all diamonds, and gave her all pictures and
toys, and then he would 60 away, as if
bounded by an evil spirit, to his cups and
house of shame, q fool TO the correction of /
thestocks. She looked up wonderingly. She
knew not what it all meant. She was not
old enough to understand the sorrow Of an
orphan child.
On the other side the pulpit sat the men
who had ruined him; they were the men
who had poured NORWOOD into the or
phan's cup; they were the men who had
bound him hand and foot. knew them. |
How did they seem to feel2 Did they weepi |
No. Did they say, what a pity that such /
a generous man should be destrOyedF' No /
Did they sigh repentingly over what they /
had done? No. They sat there, looking as
vultures look at the car cass of the lamb /
whose heart they haveripped out So they /
sat and looked at the coffin lid, and told 1
them the Judgment Of God upon those who /
had destroyed their fellows. Did they re
form2 was told they were il the places 4
Of iniquity that night after my friend was /
laid 10 lakewood cemetery, and they bias
phemed, and they drank Oh how merci-
less men are, especially after they have de
stroyed you'll Do not look to men for com
fort or help. Look to God.
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.
But there is a man who viii not return.
He says, IT won't reform" Well, then,
how many acts are there to tragedy
believe Eve.
Act the First Of the Tragedy-A young
nan starting of from home, Parents and
sisters weeping to have him 60 Wagon
Using over the hill Farewell kiss flung
back. Ring the bell and let the curtain
ALL
Act the Second-The marriage altar.
Full organ. Bright lights. Long white
reil trailing through the aisle. Prayer and
generalization and exclamation Of How
veil she looksw
Act the Third-A woman waiting for
taggering steps Old garments stuck into
he broken window pane. Marks Of hard
hip on the face. The biting Of the nails Of
lloodless fingers. Neglect and cruelty and
despair. Ring the bell and let the curtain
.rOp.
Act the Fourth-Three graves in dark
,lace-grave Of the child that died for lack
+ medicine, grave Of the wife that died Of
broken heart, grave Of the man that died
t dissipation. Oh, what a blasting heath
( three gravcsl Plenty Of weeds, but 10
lowers. Ring the bell and let the curtain
rOp.
Act the Fifth-A destroyed SOUPS eterni-
y. No light Nomusic. Nohopc. Anguish
oiling its serpents around the heart. Black
ess Of darkness forever But ] cannot
BOX any longer Woel woel / close my
yes to this last act Of the tragedy. Quick
luicki Ring the bell and let the curtain
rop. Rejoice, o young man, In thy
outh aud let thy heart rejoice In the days
( thy youth. but know thou that for all
lese things God will bring you into judy
rent. "Thcre is a way that seenaeth right
} a man. but the end thereof is DEATH