Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-11

have received orders from the head men
OF the frm that you are TO start on .
long excursions. You have your pat
terms all assorted and prepared. You
have them put up in bundles or cases
and marked You have full inxtruc-
tions as 20 prices. You know on what
prices you may retreat somewhat. You
have your valise or trunk. or both
packed ~ were a stranger. would
have no right 20 look into that valise.
but a. am your brother. / will take
he liberty iook into the vaiise. and
congratulate you on all these COM
Portable articles OF apparel. The sea
sons are so changeable you have not
taken a single precaution too many.
Some night you will get out in the snow
hank and have 20 walk three or four
miles until you get 10 the railroad sta
ton. and you will want all these com
forts and conveniences. But will you
excuse me II make a suggestion OF two
about this valise? Nou say: Certain
ly; as We are having plain. frank talk
Will not be offended at any honorable
suggestion"
Put in among your baggage some
carefully-selected. wholesome reading
Let IL be history. or a poem. or a book
OF pure fiction. OF some volume that Will
give you information in regard 20 your
line OF business. Then add 20 that a
Bible IN round. beautiful typc-smail
type is bad for the eyes anywhere. but
peculiarly killing in the jolt OF rail
train Put your railroad guide and
your Bible side by side-the one 70 show
YOU the route through this world and
the other 20 show you the route 20 the
next world. oh" you say. that is su-
Perfluous. for now In all the hotels. in
the parlor. you will find Bible. and in
nearly all the rooms OF the guests
YOU Will find onei" But. my brother
that is net your Bible. You want your
own hat. your own coat your own blsn-
ket. your own Bible But" you say
Il am not a Christian. and you ought
not 90 expect me 10 carry Bible" My
brother a great many people are not
Christians who carry 4 Bible. Besides
that. before you get home you might
become a Christian. and YOU would feei
awkward without a copy. Besides that.
you might get bad news from home.
see you with trembling hand opening
the telegram. saying: George is
dying" or Fannie is dead; come
hOme!" Oh as you ait In the train.
stunned with the calamity. going home,
you will have no taste for fine scenery,
or for conversation. and yet you must
keep your thoughts employed OF you
Will 20 stark mad. Then you will want
a Bible whether you read il or not. II
viii be n eomfort to have IL near you
L. r.. q -. ~
eomforted other people in like calamity
Whether you study the promises or not
you will want that Book near you. An
not wise when / say put in the Bible
Now. you are all ready 10 start. Yo1
have your valise in the right hand sn'
you have your blanket and shawl stral
in the left hand. Good-byi May yol
have prosperous journey. large sales
great percentages. oh. there il on
thing I forgot 70 ask you about-wha
train are you going 10 take? We'll.
you say, Il will take the FIVE o'cloc
Sunday afternoon train" why? "Oh.
you say. Il shall save day by that. an
. on Monday morning I will be in the dis
tant city in the commercial establish
ment by the time the merchants com
wrong. II you clip of something fror
T, the Lords day. the Lord will clip o.
something from your lifetime su,
: cesssS. Sabbath breaking pays no bette
for this world than it pays for the mex
Young man, the dollar that you ear
: on the Sabbath is a rVd-hot dollar. an
, II you put IL into bag with s. ZOO hol
est dollars that red-hot dollar will bur
!, hole through the bottom of the be
: and let out all the 5000 honest dollai
- with 1t.
: But you have come now near the er
OF your railroad travel can tell I
- the motion of the car that they a
. pulling the patent brakes down. I'll
engineer rings the bell at the eroSS:n
. The train stops. "All outl" cries Il
conductor. You dismount from q
train You reach the hotel. The Ian
= lord is glad 10 see you-very giadl
stretches out his hand across the re
istry book with all the disinterest,
warmth Of a brotherl You are assign,
an apartment. IN that uninvitil
/" apartment you stay only long snoul
= 20 make yourself presen able. "
descend then into the reading-rool
. and there you find the commercial ira
elers sitting around a long table wi
a great elevation in the center cover
with advertisements. while there a
a inkstands sunken in the bed of q
table, and scattered all around rus
steel pens and matches Of hIntffrr =