Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-02-07

the great military men who we've to
dine he invited plain miller and his
wife who lived near by and who,
affrighted, came, fearing some harm
would De done them. The miller and
his wife were placed one on each side
of the general at the table. The general
asked the miller all about his family,
and the miller said that he had two
brothers and a sister. ono other broth
ers?" my younger brother went off
with the army many years ago and no
doubt was long ago killed. Then the
general said, 'Soldiers, I am this man S
younger brother whom he thought was
dead And how loud was the cheer,
and how warm was the embrace!
Know Each Other.
Brother and sister, you need as much
of an introduction to each other as they
did You do not know each other. You
think your brother is grouty and cross
and queer, and he THINKS you are selfish
and proud and unlovely. Both wrong !!
That brother will be a prince in some
woman's eyes and that sister queen
in the estimation of some man. That
brother is a magnificent fellow, and
that sister is morning in June Come,
let me introduce you. Moses, this is
Miriam. Miriam, this is Moses. Add
rs per cent to your present appreciation
of each other and when you kiss good
morning do not stick up your cold
cheek, wet from the recent washing, as
though you hated to touch each others
lips in affectionate caress. Let it have
all the fondness and cordially of a low
ing sisters kiss.
Make yourself as agreeable and help
full to each other as possible, remember
ing that soon you part The few years
of boyhood and girlhood will soon slip
by, and you will go out to homes of
your own and into the battle with the
world and amid ever changing vicissi-
tudes and on paths crossed with graves
and up sleeps hard to climb and through
shadowy ravines. But, oh, my God and
Saviour, may the terminus of the jour.
ney be the same as the start-namely,
at father and mothers knee if they
have inherited the kingdom. Them as
in boyhood and girlhood days, we
rushed in after the days absence with
much to tell of exciting adventure, and
father and mother enjoyed the recital as
much as we who made it, so we shall
on the hillside of heaven rehearse to
them all the scenes of our earthly expe-
ditiOn, and they shall welcome US home
as we say, Father and mother, we
have come and brought our children
with u.s. The old revival hymn de-
scribed it with glorious repetition:
Brothers and sisters there will meet,
Brothers and sisters there will meet,
Brothers and sisters there will meet,
Will meet to part no more.
I read of a child in the country who
was detained at neighbours house on
stormy night by some fascinating stories
that were being told him and then looked
out and saw it was so dark he did not
dare go home. The incident impressed
me the more because in my childhood |
had much the same experience. The boy
asked his comrades to go with him, but
they dared not. 1t got later and later
o'clock, s o'clock, 9 O'Clock. "Oh, 5"
he said, 81 wish 1 were homen' AS he
opened the door the last time binding
flash of lightning and deafening roar
overcame him. But after awhile he saw
in the distance a lantern, and, 10, his
brother was coming to fetch him home,
and the lad stepped out and with swift
feet FASTENED on to his brother who
took him home, where they were so glad
to greet him and fora long time supper
had been waiting. So may it be when
the night of death comes and our earth
ly friends cannot go with us, and we
dare not go alone. May our Brother,
our Elder Brother, our Friend closer
than brother, come out to meet US
with the light of the promises, which
shall be lantern to our feet, and then
we will go in to join our loved ones
waiting for US, supper all ready, the
marriage supper of the Lamb.