The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-07

about 10 die. in 1912, ne gathered his
children about him--Anselm. Solomon.
Nathan. Charles and James-and made
them promise that they would always be
united on Change. Obeyiug that injunc-
ton, they have been the mightiest com
merctal power on earth. and at the raising
or lowering of their scepter nations have
risen or fallen. That illustrates how
much, on a large scale and for selfish pur-
poses. a united family may achieve. But
suppose that instead of a magnitude of
dollars as the object. il be doing good,
and making saiutary impression, and rails
ing this sunken world, how much more en-
nobling! Sister, you do your part and
brother will do his part. If Miriam will
lovingly watch the boat on the Nile,
Moses will help her when leprous disasters
strike.
When father and mother are gone-and
they soon will be. if they have not already
made exit--the sisterly and fraternal bond
will be the only ligament that will hold
the family together How many reasons
for your deep and unfaltering affection
for each other! Rocked in the same era
die; beut over by the same motherly ten
derness; toiled for by the same fathers
weary arm and aching brow; with COM
mon Inheritance of all the family secrets,
and with names given you by parents VINO
started you with the highest hopes for
your happiness and prosperity. l charge
YOU, be loving and kind and fOrgiving.
If the sister see that the brother never
wants a sympathizer, the brother will see
that the sister never wants an escort Oh,
II the sisters of a household knew through
what terrific and damning temptations
their brother goes in city life, they would
hardly sleep nights. in anxiety for his SAL
vationl And If you would make a holy
conspiracy of kind words and gentle at
tentions and earnest prayers. that would
save his soul from death and hide a null
titude of sins. But let the sister dash off
IN III. -.T--rz
world, and the brother flee off in another
direction in dissipation, and it will not
be long before they will meet again at
the iron gate OF Despair, their blistered
feet in the hot ashes of a consumed life
time. Alas! that brothers and sisters
though living together for years very Of
ten do not know each other, and that they
see only the imperfections and none of
the virtues
Gen. Bauer of the Russian cavalry had
in early life wandered off In the army
and the family spposed he was dead At
| ter he gained fortune he encamped one
| day in Husam. his native place, and
made banquet; and among the great mil
| itary men who were to dine, he invited
a plain miller and his wife who lived near
by and who, affrighted, came, fearing
| some harm would be done them. The mil
| Ter and his wife were placed one on each
| side of the general at the table. The Gen
| eral asked the miller all about his family
| and the miller said that he had two broth
| ers and a sister. mo other brothers?"
My younger brother went off with the
! army many years ago, and no doubt was
! long ago killed" Then The General said:
| Soldiers, l am this mans younger
| brother, whom he thought was dead"
And how loud was the cheer, and how
| warm was the embrace!
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 esti-
| nation OF some man. That brother is a
magnificent fellow, and that sister is a
| morning in June. Come, let me introduce
you: Moses, this is Miriam" Miriam
| this is Moses" Add 70 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 cordiaH-
| ty of loving sisters kiss.
Make yourself as agreeable and helpful
| TO each other as possible. remembering
| 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
| uAiiiA CNSI -CilduSlnS NlclSSfu0eS, and
| paths crossed with graves, and I'D sleeps
hard to climb. and through shadowy ra-
| vines But o my God and Saviouri may
the terminus of the journey be the same
| as the start-namely at fathers and
mothers knee. If they have inherited the
| Kingdom. Then as in boyhood and girl
hood days, we rushed in after the DAVIS
absence with much to tell of exciting ad-
| venture, and father and mother enioyed
the recital as much as we who made it,
! so we shall on the hillside of heaven re-
| hearse to them all the scenes of orr
earthly expedition and they shall welcome
us home, as we say: Father and moth
er, we have come and brought our chill
dren with us The old revival hymn de-
s2rlbed 1t 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
read of a child in the country who was
detained at a neighbours house on a stormy
night by some fascina ting stories that
were being told him. and then looked out
and saw 1t 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-seven O'clock
eight o'clock, nine O'Clock ooh. he said
L wish were hone! As he opened the
door the last time a binding flash of
lightning and a deafening roar overcame
him. But after awhile he saw in the dis
lance lantern and lol 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 for long time supper had been
waiting. SO may 1t be when the night
of death comes and our earthly friends
cannot go with us. and We dare not 90
alone; may our Brother. our Elder Broth
er, our Friend closer than brother. come
out to meet us with the light of the prom
Uses winch shall be lantern to our feet;
and then we will so in to Join our loved