The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05

A Parable for Those Who Hav0
Looked Upon Lies Darkest side.

A Parable for Those Who Have
Looked Upon Lifc's Darkest Side.
"Ohl bury us. bury usl" they Cried
but l shut my ears and would not listen
to them. Then their faces came and
haunted me and / could not forget
them. and still they went on calling:
"Bury US, bury usl" At last went
into the inner room where they lay.
They were my dead ideals.
/ was 10th to bury them. They were
my own flesh and blood and had been
so happy with them for companions
My lonely heart ached with the long
ing to clasp them once more In my
arms. They had gradually wasted
away and had embalmed them one by
one and hidden them In secret place.
No one could realize how missed them.
They had been so much to me.
looked lovingly Mt them. The eld-
est of all was called Respect for Ones
Parents" He had been dead a long
time, he WINS nearly as old rs l. While
he was with me my father and mother
had been perfect in my eyes, but when
he died saw that they, too. were hui
man and faulty. but IL was they who
had gradually killed him. They could
not realize that had reached the ago
Of an independent citizen of the world.
/ knew now he would never live again,
and / took him away and buried him
deep down under the ground.
Then looked at his sister, Purity
She had died soon after his brother-
While she lived thought that women
were honorable and men were puros
but, alasl now KNEW better.
These two of my children had died.
but while my favorite son. the EN-
bodiment of All Manly Virtues" was
still alive, could reconcile myself ia
their loss. Him took with me on my
solitary walks and Rugged to my
bosom when no one was there TO seei
He was my pride, my Joy, my hope; Z
worshiped him like a god. And when
he died my faith in human nature was
destroyed, my anchor was taken from
me. and drifted for years on sen OF
despair. Now as looked at him for tho
last time and thought of all had suf-
fersd when lost him, IL went through
me like knife that must part with
him forever. But know that until I
had really hidden him swsy out of sight
should not know peace. and put him
In the grave with the others.
Then I looked ~ my fourth child,
-Disin tereetedness.- He had taught
me that kind actions were the fruit OF
kind heart but then On the world
around had seen how here one did a
generous action because Il brought
him before the eyes OF the public and
raised him in his profession, another
because u made others think well OF
him, and a third from greed. because
he hoped for larger reward In return
had found rare exceptions, but saw
how AZ rule self was the handspring
OF mems actions. and when Disinterest--
edness died felt sick and tired OF liv-
ing buried him, too. with the Others
And I sat in the inner chamber with my
head bowed and wished i, too, were
dead.
Then felt some one piuclting at my
sleeve, and, looking up, / saw small
white baby figure standing near me. i
folded him In my arms and said: what
10 your name. my little one?" And he
answered.: belief and Trust In Cod
And he said: II will never leave you.
but will stay with you always to sup
port and comfort you all your life and
help you TO relieve other borrowers"
And 1 felt once more that life was
worth living.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.