The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-11-14

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| White and unhlemished is the new book. IN
| touched nv the fingers ol crime greed. and all
| that would soil aud destroy it's clean pages.
| Thus in it's pristine purity. IT is approved of
by the Almighty Author aud given to the world
| as a transient gift.
| So il departs upon It's mission for gond or for
| evil. its deeds ever uncrrinely recording them
selves until at last il is finished book. and
needs to he returned TO the hand which gave it.
Then by its chroncled story il IS judged as to
! its wOrthiHess to occupy place in he Eter.'ai
! Library OF the Kingdom of God.
What viii the pages OF the book reveal? Are
they worth the keeping after having been
/ through the defiline hands Of sin. crime and a
/ like multitude OF evils or has the handling of
! these same books by the sisterbood OF charity
! couEteracted the contamination and so lett the
essence of the story pure aud sWeetr
Here is a hook having very new look about
II. seeming to say: " You may look at, but
must not touch me-" It's pages are uuthumbed,
its print is small, and altogether it is uninviI-
ngy cold. The story il tells is egotistical
from beginning to fms; it has had no part IN
saving soul, yet The destroying of one; 1T
has been useless hook, living and caring for
self only. Shall this work find place in His
archives?
See, here is another book It is prefaced
well thumbed. and though it is mellow with
age. every letter is distinct, plainly showing
loving care and judiciOus treatment. 1t has
passed through many hardships, but has always
been a selfsacTi6cing volume; has given cheer
ing words to the downcast and righteous adj
vice TO all il has come in contact with. Shall
not this book lie at His right hand? But
what disrepttable-loo look is this2 1T is
covered with filth, and is hardly recognizable
as book its originality is almost entirely
gone. some of the chapters are missing, but the
| beginning and end is there.
Tie story began in innocence but as it adj
vaneed becape critical, then uncharitable, dis
sipated. sinful, and the end was crime. Its SIM
! full pages were copied. and many good books
were cast aside and trampled upon because OF
the pernicious influence OF this unholy
book This among the glorifed treasures of
lis library? Surely no, for 1T would he but a
blot to His choice collection, so it is cast away
TO mold and decay with its own uuworthiness.
But the redeemed boOks2 All, they are re-
bound in the gold of His love, their pages
printed anew in His blood their title page
TRANSPORTED with the glory of His lillepess.
then sealed with the seal Of Immortality and
placed in His vast library to rest in unchanging
beauty forever. How shall your book and my
book read at the last great perusal?
POINTER.
As a pointer she saws. for Amos J., whose
reasons for remaining single has attracted wide
attention. Ida May sends the following ex-
tract from a recent article written by North
Cardinals famous humorist, Edgar Wilson
Nye:
u wish to say right here that the funny
man, the funny journal. which persists in
sarcastic and vinegary pictures or paragraphs
regarding the utter seifishness of the marriage
state, the perfidy Of wives and the duplicity of
sweethearts ought TO be, and viii be, finally,
sat upon by all honest people. 1t is as feeble
in the way Of hurnor as the poor old mother-iD-
Jaw joke and in as equally poor taste"
JUST FEW THINGS.
DEAR LHW. AND c. C. FRIENDS: Seeing
an article in your paper written by Mr.. Sea-
man, could not resist the temptation Of saying
a few things
First, let me quote this part of his paper:
" If / am leetured after the conclusion of this
paper, shall take it for granted that the shoe
pinches somewhere, and we might guess
where"
Now. think that is a mean iab. don't youP
Perhaps he thought we would not dare an
swer for fear he would think our shoes were
too tight.
] would advise him. for the sake of some poor
girl, perhaps one of those "Hp-fo-date, maBnish
acquisitions of the latter century days" to re-
main single.
Let US comment on this Years ago. when
house. educated and trained her children, men
were moro generally employed"
Perhaps the latter part is trne, but must
question when he says woman was more
womsnly years ago."
Tell me, is not woman just as womanly
earning her own bread aud butter and in being
self-supportiDg as she was years ago, depend
ing upon her father for all those?
/ am sorry that his feminine friends are all
so mannisl, really. DO you wonder that, as he
puts 1t, they scorn the idea Of marriage" when
their eyes Light on such an article as be has
written?
Did anyone think on that little story Of his
wiley who didnt know much about politics?
Well, is not that what he wants2
j remember article of his, think, against
the voting Of women, and If they do not have
any voice in making the laws why is it great
wonder III they do not know about ward
heelers" and "a that and a. that"2
Look at this He says: :" / have seen many
distinguished women with the prefix Miss
TO their name" So have /, Mr. Seaman, and
probably there would be more ifmen all thought
Of women as you seem to- as "new-fangled, up
to-date msnnish acquisitions"
His closing advice is the only redeeming
feature IN the whole paper but his article, on
the whole, calls to mind an absurd yet true.to-
life little quotation recently read:
"A man at twenty. when he's young.
lie thinks lac knows II all,
lie loves to wag his active tongue,
And exercise his gall.
"He struts around in noble rage,
The world il all HE own,
lie laughs 10 scorn the world OF age.
And lists TO self alone.
"He wears a window In his eye
SO see hir whiskers grow,
And thinks the ladies pine and die
Because they love him so.
AT forty. as you may suppose,
He's settled down to biz
But It's not iii hes sixty that
lie knows what u chump he lsn
Yours, Pro Patria-
u. A. Bower, ll22 Michigan avenue, West
Lansing, Mich.
TIE &C. BAND.
BY Henry h. Berringr.
Like q mighty army
We are marching through the land:
Our motto is Pro Psfrian
Progress and Patriotism our object grand |
tiny little flower
With our motto is enwrougbt
lbs color sky.biu tint and white:
Before II goes 10 sleep n night