The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-04

ing on AZ ire tneatre, when suddenly there
Is seutis In the top gallery Wnat Is "
A policeman has come in, and leaning over
kss tnnnai on the shoulder OF q young man,
saving. 81 want you, sir. he mas noe
wcrksd sariHg Tie day 7Et somehow
has rzked together shilling or Two I" ses
into the top gallery. He Is an idier- Ile
nsn on his night hand i an idieTr anu 'H7
man on his left hand Is an idler-
Daring the past few years there has been
s-sat iasl -f drllnsss in business Young
men have complained that they has~s sstsie
70 40. III thew have nothing else 10 do sney
-an rad and improve their minds anu
hearts These TIRES are not always TO con-
tjrue. business is waxing up, aud the 81
uarior knowledge that il thts intsrregnrn
Of work you nav obtain will be worth ssN'-
900 OF capital. The large fortunes OF tn7
next twenty years are having enelF l9unlA-
tons laid now by the young men ~ AZ
c-iviu- themselves to self improvement. L
went into a store in New YOrk and saw I'VE
men. al Christians. sitting round, saylns
that the- had nothing 90 DO. IL Is an out
rage for a Christian n az to hs-s rotrlnS g
"a Let him 70 out and visit the ptVdri qr
distributs tracts, or 30 and Rad the Bible 2
the sick. or take out his New Testament ana
be making his eternal fortune. Let MN 80
into the back Office and pray
Shrink back from idleness IN yourself ana
in others il YOU would maintain right posi-
tion Good old AshcaI Green AZ more than
eirHt- wears OF age wats found busy writing,
and some Young man said TO him; why dd
v0u. keep busy2 l. is time for you to rest.
He answered, Il keep busy 10 keep out O.
mischief" No man is strong enough 10 De
idle. ,s
Are YOU fond Of picturest II 50, l will
show you one Of the works OF an old master
Here il Is: Il went by the Held OF the sloth-
ftl and bv the vineyard Of the man void o.
understanding, and To- it was all grown over
with thorns. ard nettles had covered the face
Thereof. ord the Stone vail vas broken down.
Then I saw aud considered we'll. ! locked
1pon il and raeaived Instruction. Yet lit
"a sIaer. q little slumber, a little folding Of
the hands 10 sleep. So shall thy poverty
come as one that trsveieth and thy want Is
a armed man" I don't know OF another
sentence ia the Bible mere explosive than
That. Il first kisses scftly, ike the fuse Of a
cannon. and N last bursts ike ffty-fou-
FOUNDER. The old provsro was right, ''Ias
devil tenprs most men, bat idlers tempt The
devil"
A Young man came 10 q man OF ninety
wears OF aga and said 70 him, How have
youruade out 70 live 20 long snd be so wellt
/ The SD man took the y0Ragstsr to an or
enasi and pointing TO some large trees ful
I Of apples; said, l liaHtsd thfse tFees Tne1
( I was boy, and do y0u wonder that now
an permitted to gather the fruit OF theu2
I We gather IN old age what We plant in on
/ youth. Sow 70 the VIVID: and We reap tie
I whirlwind. Plant in earlY life toe riglt
I kind o, Christian character. and you vi!
/ eat luscious fruit in old age and gather thes=
1 harvest apples in eternity.
I Iurgs Won to avoid tine perpetual pleasure
7 seeker. believe in recreation and anuss-
ment. God woGld not have made Us with
I the eapaalty TO laugh it He had not intend5i
/ u so-i6rIulas to ihtrlge f. God hath hun-
in - md 1T in ~ and nrt-rei stt- e.r.s.