Connecticut western news., 1895-06-20

upon the scene Sisera took to his feet and got to the mountains. It seems that they did not know how to contend against "Coronation" and "Old Hun dred" and "Brattle Street" and Beth any," they were so very intangible. These men found that they could not accomplish much against that kind of warfare, and in one of the cities regi- ment was brought out all armed to dis perse the women. They came down in battle array, but, oh, what poor success for that regiment was made up of gen. tlemen, and gentlemen do not like to shoot women with hymnbooks in their hands. Oh, they found that gunning for female prayer meetings was very poor business. No real damage was done, although there was threat of vio- lence after threat of violence all over the land. really think if the women of the east had as much faith in God as their sisters of the west had and the same recklessneSs of human criticism, l really believe that in one month three fourths of the grogshops of our cities would be closed, and there would be running through the gutters of the streets burgundy and cognac and heid- sick and old port and schiedam schnapps and lager beer, and you would save your fathers and your husbands and your sons first from a drunkard's grave and secondly from drunkard's hell. To this battle for home let all women rouse themselves. Thank God for our early home. Thank God for our present home. Thank God for the coming home in heaven.
 An Anegory.
 One twilight, after I had been play ing with the children for some time, I lay down on the lounge to rest. The children said play more. Children al- ways want to play more. And, half asleep and half awake, I seemed to dream this dream: It seemed to me that was in far distant laud-not Persia, although more than oriental luxuri- ance crowned the cities nor the tropics, although more than tropical fruitful ness filled the gardens; nor Italy, al- though more than Italian softness filled the air. And wandered around looking for thorns and nettles, but found none of them grew there And walked forth, and I saw the sun rise, and l said, "When will it set again?" and tho sun sank not. And saw all the people in holiday apparel, and said, "When do they put on worhngnan's garb again and delve in the mine and swelter at the forge?" But neither the garments nor the robes did they put of. And I wandered in the suburbs, and I said, "Where do they bury the dead of this great city?" And looked along by the hills where it would be most beautiful for the dead to sleep, and saw castles and towns and battlements, but not a mau- solemn nor monument nor white slab could see. And went into the great chapel of the town, and I said: Where do the poor worship? Where are the benches on which they sit?" And voice answered, "We have no poor ill this great city,"
 And wandered out, seeking to find the place where were the novels of the destitute, and found mansions of am Der and ivory and gold, but no tear did see or sigh hear. I was bewildered, and I sat under the shadow of a great tree and I said, "What am and whence comes all this?' And at that moment there came from among the leaves, skip ping up the flowery paths and across the sparkling waters, very bright and sparkling group, and when I saw their step knew it, and when 1 heard their voices I thought knew them, but their apparel was so different from anything I had ever seen bowed stranger to strangers. But after awhile, when they clapped their hands and shouted, "Wel- comet welcomep' the mystery was solved, and I saw that time had passed and that eternity had come, and that God had gathered us up into higher home, and I said, "Are we all here?" and the voices of innumerable genera tions answered, "All here," and while tears of gladness were raining down our cheeks, and the branches of Lebanon oe- dars were clapping their hands, and the towers of the great city were chiming their welcome, we began to laugh and sing and leap and shout, "Homel homei homer'
 Then felt child's hand on my face, and 1t woke me. The children wanted to play more. Children always want to play more.