The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-16

thess Twelve men lay at the foot OF the pull
4 pit, aud he read ovsr them the funeral ser
vice. They came very negr fhore-within
| shouting distance Of the shore-yet I'D not
arrive on solid land. There are some men
who come almost to the shore of Gods mercy,
but not quite, not quite. 70 be almost saved
/ IS to be lost.
| will tell You Of two proiigals-ff;c one
( that got back and the other that did not get
back. In Richmond there Is a very prosper
Gus and beautiful home in many respects.
voung man wandered of from that home.
He wandered very far into sin. They heard
NJ hin after, but he was always on the
Wrong track He would not go home. At
the door Of that beautiful home one night
there was a great outcry. The young man
Of the house raE down to open the door to
see what WAS the matter. Ii was midnight.
The rest Of the family were asleep. There
were the wife and children of this prodigal
young man. The fact was he had come home
and driven them out. He said: "Out OF this
housel Away with these children, / will
dash their brains Quit Out into the STORM"
The mother gathered them up and fed. The
next morning the brother, the young man
who had staid at home, went out to find this
prodigal brother and son, and he came TO
where he was and saw the young man wan
dering up and down in front Of the place
where he had been staying, and the young
man who had kept his integrity said to the
older brother: Here. what does all this |
mean2 What is the matter with you? Why |
do you act in this way2" The prodigsl
looked at him and said: "who am II Who |
do you take me TO be?'' He said. "You are
my brother" .'No. an not. an brute.
Have you seen anything of my wife and chill
iren7 Are they dead? drove them out last
night in the storm. am brute. John. do
you think there is any help for me7 Do you
Sul- ~
iony" He said. "John, there is one thing
hat will stop this" The prodigal ran his
lnger across his throat and said: THAT will
top it, and l will stop it before night. Oh,
nv braini | can stand il no longer" That
)rodigal never got home. But will tell you
# proiigal that did get home. In Eng
and two young men started from their
ather's house and went down TO Portsmouth
i have been fhere-s beautiful seaport.
'ome of YOU have been there. The father
ould not pursue his children-for some rea-
on he could not leave home-and so he
7rote letter down to Mr.. Griffin, saying;
"Mr. Griffin. l wish you would go and
re my two sons. They have arrived
4 Portsmouth. and they are going 10
axe ship and going away from home.
wish you would persuade them bark.
Mr.. Griffin went and tried TO persuade
lem back. He persuaded one TO go. He
tent with very easy persuasion, because he
as very homesick already. The other
Dung man said: II will not go. have had
1ough of home. I'll never 20 home"
Well" said Mr.. Griffin, ''then if you won't
, home, I'll get you respectable position
! respectable ship" "No. you won't"
i'd the prodigal. ''No, you won't. I am
ping as a private sailor. as common
flor: that will plague my father most, and
hat will do most 10 tantaIize and worry
ID M. Grimm was va %. % Pray Pa s5y e on,
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