St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-11-05


60 undisturbed: but the fact that the
whole pack is in full cry after you is
proof positive that you are splendid
game and worth capturing. There
fore, sarcasm draws ON you its finest
bead" Therefore, the world goes gum
ming for you with its best Maynard
breech-loader. Highest compliment
is to your talent, or your virtue, or
your usefulness. You will be assailed
in proportion to your great achieve
ments. The best ami the mightiest
being the world ever saw had set after
him all the hounds, terrestrial and dia-
bolic, and they Tapped his blood after
the Calvarean massacre. The world
paid nothing to its Redeemer but a
bramble, four spikes and cross
Many who have done their best to
make the world better have had such
4 rough time of it that all their pleas
ure is nm anticipation of the next
world, and they could express their
own feelings in the words of the bar
oness Of Nairn at the close of her long
life, when asked if she would like to
live her life over again:
Would you be young again?
So would not i:
One tear of memory given.
Onward I'll HE.
Life's dark wave forded o'ers
All but at rest on shore.
Say, would you plunge once mora
With home so ntgh!
II you might. would you now
Retrace your way?
Wander through stormy wilds,
Faint and astray!
Nights gloomy watches ned,
Morning all beaming red.
Hopes smile around Us shed.
Heavenward, away
Yes, for some people in this world
there seems no let-up. They are pur-
sued from youth to manhood, and
from manhood into old age. Very dis
tinguished are Lord Stafford's hounds,
the earl of Yarbopough's hounds, and
the duke of Rutland's hounds, and
Queen Victoria pays $500 per year 20
her master of buckhounds. But all OF
them put together do not equal IN
number or speed. or power to hunt
down, the great kennel of hounds of
which Sin and Trouble are owner and
master.
But what is relief of all this pur-
suit of trouble, and annoyance, and
pain, and bereavement? My text
gives it to you in a word of three let
tiers, but each letter is a chariot if
you would triumph, or throne il
you want to be crowned, or lake il
you would slake your thirst-yes,
chain of three la<es--G-O-D, the one
for whom David longed, and the one
whom David found. You might as
well meet a stag which, after its sixth
mile of running at the topmost speed
through thicket and gorge, and with
the breath of the dogs on its heels,
has come in full sight of Scroon Lake,
and try to cool its projecting and blis-
tered tongue with drop of dew from
. blade of grass, as to attempt 10
satisfy an immortal soul, when flying
from trouble and sin, with anything
less deep, and high. and broad, and
immense. and infinite, and eternal
than God. His comfort, why it en-
bosoms all distress His arm, it
wrenches of all bondage. His hand,
it wipes away all tears His Christiy
atonement, it makes us all right with
the past, and all right with the f,,-
ture; all right with God, all right with
man, and all right forever. Lamartine
tells us that King Nimrod said to his
three sons, Here are three vases, and
one is of clay. another OF amber, and
another of gold. Choose now which
you will have" The eldest son, having
first choice, chose the vase of gold. on
which was written the word "empire,"
and when opened it was found to com
tain human blood. The second son,
making the next choice, chose the
vase of amber, inscribed with the
word glory" and when opened It
contained the ashes of those who were
once called great. The third SON took
the vase Of clay, and, opening it found
it empty. bnt ON the bottom of it WIS
inscribed the name of God. King
Nimrod asked his courtiers which
vase they thought weighed the most.
The avaricious men of his court said
the vase of gold. The poets said the
one of amber. But the wisest men
said the empty vase, because one let
ter of the name of God outweighed
universe.
For Him / thirst; for His grace !
beg;. on His promise / build my all.
Without Him | can not be happy. /
have tried the world, and ii does well
enough as far as it goes. but it is too
uncertain a world, too evanescent .
world. ] am not a prejudiced wit
ness. I have nothing against this
world. / have been one of the most
fortunate, or, to use more Christian
word, one of the most blessed of men
blessed in my parents, blessed in
the PLACE of my nativity, blessed in
ny field Of work, blessed in my nat
ural temperament, blessed in my FAM
lily, blessed in my opportunities,
blessed in a comfortable livelihood.
blessedsin the hope that my soul will
60 to Heaven through the pardoning
mercy of God, and my body, unless it
be lost ut sea or cremated in some con-
fagration, will lie down in the gardens
of Greenwood among my kindred and
friends, some already gone and others
to come after me- Life to many has
been disappointment, but to me II
has been a pleasant surprise, and yet
i declare that If / did not feel that
God was now my friend and ever-pres-
ent help, I should be watched and ter
ror-stricken. But want more OF Him.
have thought over this text and
preached this sermon to myself until
with all the aroused energies Of my
| body. mind and soul, / can cry ont:
"As the hart panteth after the water
brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee,
| o, God"
| why Archie G3ot Mad.
..Then nothing that / can say. Archi-
bald, will prevent you from going to
this crnel war;
.sSsrry, little one, but you know"
And you've decided absolutely 70
Join the navy?
THAT'S right"
..Then. Archibald, will you make mo
| . solemn promise?r
promise any old thing"
sWeH want you to promise me that
before you begin TO fight the Spaniarfa