Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-06-19

]
Slain on the evening of his marriage by
his bride, Idico, who was hired for the
assassination, his followers bewailcd him
not with tears but with blood, cutting
themselves with knives and lances. He
was put into three coffins-the first of
/ iron, the second of silver and the third of
| gold He was buried by. night, and into
/ his grave were poured the most valuable
| coin ard precious stones, amounting to
the wealth Of a kingdom The gravedig-
/ gers and all those who assisted at the burial
were massacrcd, so that it would never be
! known where so much wealth was entomb-
| ed The Roman empire conquered the
! world, but Attila conquered the Roman
empire He was right in calling himself a
scourge, but instead of being the Scourge
| of God he was the scourge of hell. Because
Of his brilliance and bitterness the com
mentators were right in believing him to
be the star Norwood As the regions he
devastated were Parts most opulent with
fountains and streams and rivers, you see
how graphic is this reference in Revela-
ton, =" There fell great star from heaven,
burning as it were lamp, and it fell up
on the third part Of the rivers and upon
the fountains Of waters, ard the name of
the star is called Norwood. "
Have you ever thought how many inn
FILTERED lives there are all about us-misan-
thropic morbid, ncrid saturnine? The
European plant from which NORWOOD is
extracted, Artenisia absinthium, is a per
ennial plant. and all the year round it is
ready to exude its oil And in many hui
man lives there is a perennial distillation
Of acrid experiences Yea, there are some
whose whole work is to shed a baleful in
luence on others. There are Attilas of the
home, or Attilas of the social circle, or At
tilas Of the church, or Attilas of the state,
and one-third of the waters of all the world,
if not two-thirds the waters, are poisoned
by the falling Of the star Norwood 1t
is not complimentary to human nature
that most men. as soon as they get great
power, become overbearing The more
power men have the better, if their power
be used for good The less power men have
the better, if they use it for evil
Birds circle round and round and round
before they swoop upon that which they
are aiming for. And if my discourse so far
has been swinging round and round this
moment it drops straight on your heart
and asks the question, Is your life bene-
dictdon to others or an imbitterment, a
blessing or curse, balsam or worinwoOds
Someof you, know, are morning stars
and you are making the dawning life of
your children bright with gracious influ
ences. and you are beaming upon all the
opening enterprises Of philanthropic and
Christian endeavor ard Won are heralds
of that day OF gOspelization which will yet
flood all the mountains and valleys of our
sin cursed earth. Hail, morning start |
Keep on shining with encouragement and |
Christian horc
Some Of you are evening stars, and You
arc cheering the last days of old PEOPLE, !
and though cloud sometimes comes over |
you through the qucrulonsness or unrea-
Of your old father and mother |
it is only for a moment, and the star soon |
comes out clear again and is seen from all |
the balconies Of the ncighhorhood. The old !
people win forgive your occasional short |
eonlings, for they themselves several times |
lost their patience when you were young |
and slapped you when you did not deserve |
it. Hail, evening starl Hang on the DARK
ening sky your diamond coroneti |