The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-06-15

| PeoPAc euoe ioiiOWeu dlter the armle
at Charlottesville, and at r1ttsbur,
Landing, and at Stone River, and a
Atlanta, stripping the slain; but tn
northern and southern women-Go,
bless them-came on the field witt
basins, and pads, and towels, an,
lint, and cordials, and Christian
encouragement, AMI the poor fel
lows that lay there lifted up thei
arms and said: "Oh, how good tina
does feel since you dressed iti' ant
Others looked up and said: "Oh, how
you make me think of my mother!
and others said: Tell the folks a
home died thinking about themr
and another looked up and said: Miss
won't You sing me a verse Of Home
Sweet, Home,, before 1 die?" And
then the tattoo was sounded, ther
the hats were off, and the serv
Ice was read: II am the resur.
rection and the life;" and in honor OF
the departed the muskets were loaded
and the command given. Present
fire!" And there was shingle set up
at the head of the grave, with the ep-
itaph of Lieut.. -, in the Four
teenth Massachusetts Regulars" or
Capt. -, in the Fifteenth Regiment
OF South Carolina Volunteers" And
so now, across the great field of moral
and spiritual battle, the angels of God
come walking among the slain, and
there are voices of comfort, and voices
OF hope, and voices of resurrection, and
voices of Heaven.
One night / saw tragedy on the
corner of Broadway and Houston
street. A young man, evidently doubt
ing as to which direction he had bet
ter take, his hat lifted high enough so
that You could see he had an intelli-
gent forehead, stout chest; he had a
robust development. Splendid young
man. Cultured young man. Hon.
ored young man. Why did he stop
there while SO many were going up
and down? The fact is that every
man has good angel and a bad
angel contending for the mastery of his
spirit, and there was good angel and
a bad angel struggling with that
young mans soul at the corner of
and Houston street. Come
with me-" said the good angel; II
will take you home; will spread nv
wings over your pillow; will loving
ly escort you all through life under
supernatural protection; l will bless
every cup you drink out of, every
couch you rest on, every doorway
you enter; l will consecrate YOUR
tears when you weep, your sweat
when You toll, and at the last
will hand over your grave into the
hand of the bright angel of Christian
In answer to your faith
sr's petition and your mothers prayer,
have been sent of the Lord, out of
Heaven to be your guardian spirit.
Come with me-" said the good angel
n voice OF unearthly symphony. 1t
vas music like that which drops from
J lutte of Heaven when a seraph
'reathes on it. mo, no." said the bad
nigel, "come with me; have some
hing better to offer; the wines pour
ire from chalices of bewitchinp
arousal: the dance 1 lead is over
loor tessellated with unstrained in
lulgences; there is no God to frown on
he temples of sin where worship.
The skies are Italian. The paths /
read are through meadows, daisied |
nd primrosed. Come with me-" The
Dung man hesitated at time when
esitation was. ruin, and the bad angel |
mote the good angel until it departed, |
preading wings through the starlight
pward and away until a door flashed |
pen in the sky and forever the
rings vanished. That was the turn
az point in that young mans history;
pr, the good angel flown, he
esitated no longer, but started
n a pathway which is beautiful at
he opening, but blasted at the last.
he bad angel, leading the way,
pened gate after gate, and at each
ate the road became rougher and the
~ more lurid, and what was peculiar,
the gate slammed shut it came to
18th a jar that indicated that it would
ever open. Passed each portal, there
as . grinding of locks and showing
bolts; and tho scenery on either
de OF the road changed
ON gardens to deserts: and
he June air became . cutting
ecember blast and the bright wings
the bad angel turned to sackcloth,
i'd the eyes of light became hollow
it'll hopeless grief, and the fountains.
lat at the start had tossed with wine.
CURED forth bubbling tears and foam
e blood. and on the ricrhf c{d~ ~ ~.