Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-21
GODS SECOND GIFT
oH' TAlMAGE SAYS THE woo, r. T..
TOO MUCH WITH US.

AeD's Daughter, For the rrn..
sprinss-The Better Life,
copyright. 1898. by American Press Asso
| ciation.l '''
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Takinp ~,
mis- text an oriental scene seldom M
ticed, DIR. Talmage discusses the sn,
pernal advantages Of religion for thi,
world and the next; text. Joshua Wv
~: Thou hast given me south land
give me also springs Of water. And he
gave her the upper springs and the
neither springs"
The city of Debir was the Boston y,
antiquity-a great place for brain and ID
BOOKS Caleb wanted 1t, and be offered
his daughter Achsah as a prize to any
one who would capture that city. Il
was strange thing for Caleb to do.
and yet the man that could take the city
would have, at any rate, two elements
OF manhood-bravery and patriotism.
Besides, l do not think that Caleb was
as foolish In Offering his daughter ia
the conqueror Of Debir as thousands in
TINS Gay who seek alliances for their
children with those who have large
means without any reference to moral
or mental requirements. OF two evils !
would rather measure happiness by the
length OF the sword than by the length
OF the pocketbook. In one case there is
sure to To one good element Of char.
acter; in the other there may be none
at all. With Caleb's daughter as prize
to fight for, General Othniel rode into
the battle. The gates Of Debir were
thundered into the dust, and the city Of
books lay at the feet Of the oonquerors.
The work done, Othniel comes back to
claim his bride. Having conquered the
city, it is no great Job for him to con
quer the girls heart, for however faint
hearted woman herself may BIZ che
always loves courage in man. never
saw an exception to that
Tho wedding festivity having gone
by, Othniel and Achsah are about to 20
to their new home. However loudly the
cymbals may clash and the laughter
ring, parents are always sad when a
fondly cherished daughter goes of to
stay, and Achsah, the daughter of Ca.
leb, knows that now is the time to ask
almost anything she wants of her IA.
Their. 1t seems that Caleb, the good old
man, had given as wedding present
to his daughter piece Of land that was
mountainous, and, sloping southwark
toward the deserts of Arabia, swept
with sono very hot winds. 1t was called
"a south land" But Achsah wants an
addition of property; she wants piece
of land that is we'll watered and fertile.
Now it is 10 wonder that Caleb, stand.
ing amid the bridal party, his eyes so
full of tears because she was going
away that he could hardly SEQ her at
all, gives her more than she asks. She
said to him: "Thou hast given me a
south land; give me also springs of wa
ter. And he gave her the upper springs
and the neither springs"
The Desert OF Sorrow.
The fact is that as Caleb, the father,
gave Achsah, the daughter, south
land, SO God gives to US his world. l
am very thankful he has given it to US.
But am like Achsah in the fact that l
am not satisfied with the portion. Trees
and flowers and grass and blue skies are
very we'll in their places, but he who
has nothing but this world for portion
has 10 rortion ut all. 1t is mountain.
Gus land, sloping off toward the desert
of sorrow, swept by fiery siroccos; 1t is
"a south land, y" a poor portion Tor any
man that tries to put his trust in 1t.
What has been your experience? What
has been the experience OF every man,
of every woman, that has tried this
world for portion? Queen Elizabeth,
amid the surroundings Of pomp, is IN
hanpy because the painter sketches too
infinitely the wrinkles on her face, and
she indignantly cries out, "You must
strike CT ny likeness without any
shadows!" Eogarth, at the very height
Of his artistic triumph, is stuns almost
to death with oEagrin because tne
paintins he had dedicated to the King
does net seem to he acceptable, 1or
GEORGE II cries out: "Who is this no.
par,l,? Take his trumpery oat OF my
presence. y -..
Brinsloy Sheridan thrilled the earth
with his elocuence, but had Tor MS 1as'
wor,s. lam absolutely undone. . wal
ter Scott fumbling around the iukstand'
irving to write, says to his daue nter
ooh. take Inc back to my room Ihere
is no rest for Sir Walter but IN tne
gravel" Stephen Girard, the weai1nle1'
man in his day, or at any rate only SEQ.
ond in wealth, says: II live the LIE OF
a galley slave. When l arise IN the
morning, nv one effort Is to WORK 30
hard that | can sleep when it gets to Dc y,
night" Charles Lamb, applauaea OF a., a.
the world, in the very midst OF his NJ
srorv triumph says: "Do you remem-
her. Bridget, when We used to 'ausn
t go, the shilling gallery at the play'
Thera ara now no good plays to iauen
At from the boxes" But why 90 ~ .L 40.
"a that? I need to go no 1ar1nei .na -.
vonr street to find an illustra''on u
what am saying. o.,d,;ros
AVID Won know what l mean Dy 'nol.
oughly successful worldl ,,;s. aud YOU u
ont ten successful worldlinss anu ,c yIs
cannot find more than one tnas 'oo one
Sannv Care drags him to business; care .
d drags him back. Take your stand az
o o,Je at the corner of the streets v anu
Soo tho oaonized physiognomles. iou.
hish officials, your bankers your u shsI
an n men, your importers, your n,a wn
salars and your retailers as CA, c.asS doas
0'''o-' uo tbav happy? No. Care Jugs