Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-13

many things, MARY has chosen tho
better part, which shall not be taken
away from her.
Tho better part" murmurod Mucius
-"hel he' | should think SOL still.
Il is just as well for them that poor
them"
Mueius met Jesus In many other
circumstances. and every time he was
scnndalized.
He was Indignant at hearing him
encourage impruvldonce and idloness.
predict with a sort Of gloomy gaiety
the destruction Of the city and all
sorts OF frightful catastrophes. preach
hatred and contempt OF the rich. OF the
priests, the rulers and all constituted
authorities.
is far from perfect. But what sensible
man, with family and stake in the
country is there who does not dread
the idea Of seeing society turned topsy-
turNy. and who ~ not certain before
hand that something worse is sure
TO come In Its place?
But the last stroke completed his
evaporation. One evening, IN a SUI
burb OF Jerusalem, when he returned
to the inn where he had stabbed his
colt, he was Informed by the mnkecper
that the disciples of Jesus had come
during the day. loused the beast and
led him away without further cere-
mony, The only reply they made to
the observations OF the iunkeeper was
Our Master has need OF him."
well" exclaimed Mucius. ~ ever
there was an outrageous robbery. that
Is ! shall bring the matter at once
before the tribunals"
The ass returned. all alone, the next
morning. Jesus was crucihed the same
day.
when Mucius learned OF 1t he merely
remarked:
II knew that man would come TO a
bad end
Muclus was at this time sixty years
old. His afIaira were prnsporous lie
was grateful to his own capacity for
this, for no one knew w well ~ he
what "A very clever man ne was Never
having had any temptation to COM
nit a specially vile action. he knew
equally wen what mn honest man ne
was. And he was a dcvout believer
in a social order which had allowed
him to grow rich and rospected.
His wife died. leaving him daughter
eighteen ypnrs old Naern
A young man without fortune. who
loved Ncera and was loved by nor In
turn. asked nor hand an marin pc
NIucius drove him away ON account of
his povcrty. The Young man went and
threw himself INTO I,als, 'ribprias
shortly nftorNvnrJ N,,,n wa cnr.
ried on by a Roman knlehi. Ahnndoned
by her lover, she did not dare 10 re-
turn 10 nor father. she became one of
those unfortunntes who nrnyyI along
the streets at nlghtfnu and Muclug
heard OF her no more, But tho mem.
orv of this child was continually with
him. a heavy and deep sorrow in his
heart
He thought he might find some COM
ISOLATION In marriage, and he married a
than he. He soon found out that she
was decelNlng him. lie resolved sue
! cesslNcly to slay her To thrust her
iofth ANONYMOUSLY, 10 drag her be-
fore the criminal court; and finally nc
pardohed her, because she wept much
ana ne loved her
y conflagrRtlun destroyed his farm
at Bethlehem, all his Rrnnarles and all
his Hooks and herds. \ dishonest trus,
tee ran away with n large portion Of
ms money. y series OF bad h"rvests
| finished HIM
He could not md work, he was CON
sidered too old for r. iis wife was
now n good ana faithful woman, but
she could not earn enough Ia feed
/ Them He Iell so low mat he had 10
/ beg. and lived on aims. supplemented
| atter little by petty thcfts. He began
| Ia hate the hardness NJ the rich, and
/ was now satisfied that society entire
/ was founded on injustice and lying,
! He had confused remembrance oi
/ the discourses OF Jesus. one day II
occurred to him that he might be one
/ of those wrctchcs ON whom Jesus had
/ pity and In whose company he took
[ pleasure.
That same day, his wife brought him
I a few pennies she had received from
the Apostle John and she led him tt
/ the assembly of the Christians.
Nuclus recognized In tho Anostle onf
I of the fishernnen ia WHOM, 1nsus anId.
SONS Of Zrbedee. follow mer'
Ue was surnrIsed 10 meet again I'm
/ tbis nssemhi,, his 1nurhfrr Nc.,,, ~
pentnnt. hnppy and rood. ANA bIs rmo.
/ lion was 40 great that he believed sild.
] dcnIy in the Christ.
] "Is IL moi strange" he said to lh,
Anosiir. chat should nil in n ma.
ment believe i'm Him v,hose ncts and
I words / used To cengurp "a often FOR.
merly?''
| al lie 4" renlle1 Johp uhocausa vou
ire nonr and Won have suffered
! .,you said fhnt Isstts ala n,f resnecl
the Institution Of the family, nnd Ii 1,
because we do not ghut oursclyrs M
/ within tho affections and interests OF
the family that We have saved Won
/ from misery and hunger Man IL 'the
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