The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-18

miles. her sculptures presenting In flgures OF
warrior and chariot the victories with which
the now forgotten kings OF Egypt shook the
nations. her obelisks and columns. Carnac
and Luxor. the stupendous temples OF her
pride! Who can imagine the greatness OF
Thebes In those days when the hippodrome
rang with her sports and foreign royalty
bowed nj her shrine an her avenues roared
with the wheels Of professions in the wake
OF returning conquerors? What dashed
down the vision oi chariots and temples and
thrones2 What hands pulled upon the
columns OF her glory2 What ruthlessness
deiaced her sculpturcd wall and broke obe-
lisSs and laft her indcscrihlble temples great
skeletons OF granite? What spirit Of de-
struction spread the iair OF wild beasts In
her royal sepulchers. aud taught tho mispr-
able cottigers OF to-day TO build huts I'm the
courts OF her temples. and sent desolation
and ruin skulking behind the obplisks. aud
dodging among the s1rcoph9gi. and leaning
against the columns. and stopping under the
arches. and weeping in the waters which 20
mourntuliy by as though they were carrying
the tears OF all ages? Let the mummicS
break their long silence and como up to
shtver In the desolation AMI point to fallen
gates and shattered statues aud deiaced
sculpture. responding. "Thebes built not one
''til lA' Va 'NNs lU'NfN UAtel righteousness
and loved sin. Thebes was a star. bat She
turned to wormwoud and has inllen"
Babylon. with her 2j1 towers and her
btnzen gates anu her emhattlel walls. the
splendor ot the earth gathered within her
palaces, her hanging gardens built bv
Nehuchndnezz1r TO please his bride. Amytis.
VINO hai been brought up In u mountainous
country aud could not endure the Hat coun-
try round Babvlon-the.e hanging gardens
built. terrace above terrace. till az the height
OF lOO feet there were woods waving and
fountains playing. the vrrlure the foliage,
the glory looking aslt mountain were on
the wing. On the 'iptop king walking with
Msqueen, among statues snowy white look
lnE up at birds brought from distant lands,
and drinking out of tankards OF solid gold
or looking OF over rivers and lakes upon ma
tions subiuei and triautarv. crying, as not
this great Babylon which have hul,2"
what hatt"rlng ram smotc the walls What
plowshare upturnrl the gardens What
army shattered the bra2ou gutrsY What
long. fierce blast ~ storm put ont this light
which iluminci the worldy What crash ot
dtsrord drove down the music that pour "a
from palace window aud garden grove and
raliei the banquotcrs % their rry'l lni the
dancers TO their fo't2 | walk upon tho
srcne ot dcsplation e. nul an answer aud
pick NJ pieces ot hitum'u aud brick and
broken pottery, the remains ut Babylon. and
~ IN the silence OF tn" might hear the surg.
ihc OF that hlllpw oi d"-plgtiuu which rolls
over the scene. hear the wild waves say
inH "Blhylon was pr1ul. BIhvon was
impure Babylon was 4 star. but bv sin She
turned to wor nwn1i aud has fallen"
From The prosecution. of the pilgrim
fathers and the Husu'uo:- In other land.
God set upon these shores u nation. The
council fires ol the ah1ri.,ra, went out in
the greater light of q free gpy'rum mt rhr
sound "t the wirwh0up was pvchuugcd for
tho thousand wn""ls oi enterprise AMI prog
rrss. The mild winters. the fruitful sum-
mcrS, tho h"tlthUl skies, charmed from
other lands race uf hardy mon who loved
God aud wanted O. hr trcr. Before tho
woodman' $ aN forests fell ami rose again in
TO ships mas'e aud churches piIIar-. cities
on th"bIuk, az lIk'- begin - rival cities by
the s"1 The land gu1krs with tn" rush "
the rail car "nl the wa'or- are churnol
white tn IA" steamers wheel. Fahulous
bushels OF western wheat meet on the way ,ab.
u.ouS IONS ni eastern coal. Eur- frlmthcuorth
pass on the river fruits trrm the south. Aud
tttdtns In the sau' market Is Maine lum'c cr-
man and South Carolina rico merchant aud
Ohio farmer UuI ALASKA tut dealer And
und schools anl u~yiums scatter
light a"I love gG u"-ry an salvation upon
GJ, COO 0)l of people.
pray that cur Laton may not copy tho
crimes oi the nations that have prrishci and
our cup Of blessing turn 20 .wormwooI. and
Ike them we go doY9t by nature aud