Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-28

very soon, II the man BIO merchant, no is
going around asking his creditors to com
promise for 10 cents on the dollar, or, IL n
clergyman, he Is making TRADES against
tho ingratitude of churches, OF, IL an at
torney, by unskillful management he loses
case bv which widows and orphans arc
robbed of their portion, or, If n physician,
he by malpractice gives his patient rapid
transit from this world to the next. Our
incompetent friend would have made
passablo horse doctor, but he wanted to be
professor of anatomy in university. He
could have sold enough confectionery to
have supported his family, but no wanted
to have u sugar refinery like the Havcmey
ers Ho could have mended shoes, but he
wanted TO amend the constitution of the
United States. Toward tho end of life,
these people are out Of patience, out Of
money, out Of friends, out of everything
They 90 to the poorhouse, or keep out Of II
by running in debt to all tho grocery and
dry goods stores TINT will trust thcm
People begin to wonder when the curtain
will drop on the scene. After awhile,
leaving nothing but their compliments to
pay doctor, undertaken and Gabriel Grub,
the grave digger, thoy disappear. Exeuntl
Kissed OF the stage
Selhshness,
Others fnil in the drama OF life through
demonstrated selnshness. They mako all
the rivers empty into their sea- all the
roads of cmolumont end ut their door, and
they gather all the plumes Of honor for
their brow. They help no one, encourage
no one, rescue no one. How big pile
Of money can getS' and GLOW much of
tho world can l absorbp" are the chief
people US the Turks folt toward tho Asnpi,
or common soldiers considering them of
no uso except TO Ill up tho bitches with
their dcud bodies whilo the other troops
walked over them to take tho fort After
awhile this prince of worldly success Is
sick. Tho only interest society has in his
illness Is the effect that his possible deoeaso
may have on tho money markets. After
awhile ho dies. Great newspaper capitals
announce how he started with nothing and
ended with everything. Although for
sake Of appearance some people put hand
kerchiefs to tho eye, there Is not ono genu.
Inc tear shed. The heirs sit up all night
when hc lies in state, discussing what tho
old follow has probably done with his
money. 1t takes all the livery stables
within two miles to furnish funeral cqui
pages, and all the mourning stores arc
kept busy In selling weeds Of grief. Tho
stone cutters send in proposals for mon
umcnt The minister at tho obscquies
rends Of tho resurrection, which makes the
hearers fear that IL the inscriptions
fnancier does not como up in tho general
rising he will try to get CORNER" on
tombstoncs and graveyard fences. All
| good men nre glad that the moral nuisance
| has been removed. The Wall street specu-
| lators arc glad because there Is more room
| for themselves. The heirs are glad because
they get possession Of the long delayed
| inheritance Dropping every feather Of
! all his plumes, every certificate of all his
stock every bond Of all his investments,
every dollar Of all his fortune, he departs
and all tho rolling Of dead March" in
saul, " and all tho pagcantry of his inter
| ment and all the exquistcncss of sar-
! cophagus, and all the extravaganza of
| epitaphology, cannot hide the fact that my
text has como again to tremendous fulfill
| ment, men shall clap their hands ut him
| and shall hiss him out of his place"
| You SEQ the clapping comes before the
hiss The world cheers before IL damns.
So it is said the deadly asp tickles before
1t stinRs Going up, is hep Hurrah
Stand back and let his galloping horses
dash by, q whirlwind Of plated harness
and tinkling headgcar and arched mock
Drink deep Of his madeira and cognac
Boast Of how well you know him! All
hats off as he passes Bask for days and
years in the sunlight of his prosperity
Going down, is he? Pretend to be near.
sighted, so that you cannot sec him as he
walks past. When mon ask you II you
know him, halt and hesitate as though you
were trying to call up dim memory and
say: well, y-c-es, yes. ! believe l once
did know him, but havo not seen him for
long while" Cross q different ferry
from the one where you used to meet him
lest he ask for financial help. When you
started life, he spoke a good word for you
at the bank. Talk down his credit now
that his fortunes are collapsng. Ho put
his name on two Of your notes Tell him
that you have changed your mind about
such things, and that you never indorsc.
After awhile his matters come to dead
halt, and an assignment or suspension OF
sheriff's sale takes place. You say: "Hs
ought to have stopped sooner. just as
expected He made too big splash In
the world. Glad the balloon has burst
Ha, hnr' Applause when he went up
sibilant derision when he camo down
"Mcn shall clap thor hands at him ant
hiss him out of his place. So, high NJ
amid the crags, tho eagle ilutters dust int
the eyes of the roebuck, which then, witt
eyes blinded, goes tumbling over the prec
picc the great antlers crashing on tho
rocks.
The First Guest.
Now, compare some of these goings on
Of life with tho departure of men ant
women who, In tho drama of life, take TIT
part that God assigned them and thei
went away honored Of mon and applaudet
Of tho Lord Almighty. 1t is about 81
years ago that In comparatively small
apartment Of tho city newly married pai
set up homo. The first guest invited Il
that residence was the. Lord Jesus Christ
and the Bible given tho bride on the da,
of her espousal was tho guide Of tina
household. Days of sunshine wero fol
lowed by days of shadow. Did you owe
know homo that for 90 years had NJ
, vicissitudeS The young woman who lief
her fathers house for her young husband
homo started out with parental bonodic
ton and good advice sho will never forget
Her mother said To her tho day before tn
marriage: "Now, my child, you are goinl
AWAY from US, OF course, as long as you
Ether and live you will feel that you Gal
como to us at any time But your hom
. will DO elsewhere. From long experonc
a find 1t Is best to serve God. 1t Is vor.
bright with you now, my child. and yol
| may think you can get along without re-
, ligion, but tho day viii como when yol