The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-26
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Is he not our best Friend2"
"Best Friendl" said the man, with q
look of half fright, half anger. Mary,
you don't know what you're talking
about. You know always hated those
things. There's no use in it; / can't
see into them. In fact, hate them"
She cast on him look full of pity.
"Cannot l make you see?" she said.
No, indeed, you can't. Why, look
here" pointing to the papers, here is
what stands for millions. Tonight it's
mine, and tomorrow it will be all so
much waste paper, and then what have
left? Do you think can rejoice? I'd
give half; I'd give-yes, the whole, not
to have him come these hundred years."
She stretched out her thin hand towards
him, but he pushed it back.
| Do you see?" said the angel to me
solemnly, between him and her there
is great gulf fixed.' They have
lived in one house with that gulf be-
tween them for years. She cannot go
to him; he cannot come to her. To-
morrow she will rise to Christ as dew
drop to the sun; and he will call to the
mountains and rocks to fall on him
not because Christ hates him, but be-
cause he hates Christ"
Again the scene was changed. We
stood together in little, low attic,
lighted by one small lamp-how poor it
wasl--a broken chair, rickety table, q
bed in the corner, where the little ones
were cuddling close to one another for
warmth. Poor things, the air was SC
frosty that their breath CONCEALED upon
the bedclothes, as they talked in soft,
baby voices. q" When mother comes
she will bring us some supper" said
they. "But Pm so cold!" said the lit
tie outsider. "Get in the middle,
them" said the other two, land wen
warm you. Mother promised she'd
make fire when she came in, if that
man would pay her." What bad
man he ISL said the oldest boy; he
never pays mother if he can help it,"
Just then the door opened, and a
pale, thin woman came, laden with
packages.
She laid all down and came 10 her
children's bed, casping her hands in
rapture.
"Joy, joy, children! Oh, joy, joyl
Christ is coming He will be here to-
morrow"
Every little bird in the nest was up,
and the little arms around the mother
neck; the children believed at once.
They had heard of the good Jesus; he
had been their mothers only friend
through many cold and hungry day,
and they doubted not he was coming.
go mother, will he take us? He
will, won't he?"
" Yes, my little ones" she said softly,
smiling to herself; 'he shall gather
the lambs with his arms, and carry
them in his BOSOM"
Suddenly again, as by the slide of a
magic-lantern, another scene was pres
ent
We stood in lonely room where a
woman was sitting with her head bowed
forward upon her hands. Alone, for
saken, slandered, she was in bitterness
spoken her name with vile assertions,
and thoughtless world had believed.
There had been babble of accusations,
crowd to rejoice in iniquity, and
few to pity. She thought herself alone,
and she spoke: "Judge me, o Lord,
for l have walked in my integrity. l
am as a monster unto many, but thou
art my strong refuge"
In a moment the angel touched her.
My sister," he said, be of good
cheer. Christ will be here tomorrow.
She started up, with her hands
clasped, her eyes bright, her whole
form dilated as she seemed to look into
the heavens, and said with rapture,
"Come, Lord, and judge for me, for
thou knowest me altogether. Come,
Son of man, in thee have l trusted; let
me never be COMPOUNDED. Oh, for the
judgment-seat of Christi"
Again l stood in a brilliant room full
of Injuries. Three or four women
were standing pensively talking with
each other. Their apartment was be.
strewn with jewelry, laces, silks, vel
vets, and every fanciful elegance of
fashion; but they looked troubled.
"This seems to me really awful"
said one with suppressed sigh. "What
troubles me is, know so little about it. "
Yes" said another, "and it puts a
stop so TO everything! Of what use will
all these be tomorrow"
There was poor seamstress in the
corner of the room, who now spoke.
1--WE shall be ever with the Lord,' she
said.
"I'm sure / don't know what that
can mean" said the first speaker, with
kind of shudder; sit seems rather
fearful"
Well" said the other, " it seems 80
sudden-when one never dreamed of
any such thing-to change all at once
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cit is enough to be with him." said
the poor woman. "Oh, have so
longed for it'll"
The great gulf" again said the an
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