The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04

70 20 a smallpox hospital ana take r..
sisrt ana carry him all through the ra-,.
muniiy asking people II they rssrv
thought Il Is a case OF smallpox Tls.
would be very had for the patient ana f--
| all the neighb0rs. Do not retail srf-ss-s
| and whispeTinEs Do not make ycGrgs.s
| the inspector Of wars and the supere.ss-
| Of csrhunclss and he commissioner Pr
| street cutters. and the holder % stakes
| for a deg fight. Can ii bs that you. an .--
mortal man. that you an immortal v.-
| man. can find no better business than N
| become a gutter Inspector
| Beside that. AZ your family table AZ
low no dstractioa, Teach your -hI'drs1 ~
| SPEAK well of others. show them '-e = p
| ference between a tee and 2 Wasg-'Ha
| one gathering honey. the other rrvssf~s
| sting | read % family where ta-s
I kept what they called A Sl8-iHr BOOK
| and wnen any s'anderOus words vsEs .r.
| tered ln the house about ANYBODY or A.
| traction uttered 10 was all put down =
| this book The book was kept Clr~tI..-.
| For the first few weeks there wee
4 great many entries bat after E-Ia
| there were no entries at all pe'r1.'H0
I stopped In that household. II would or d
| good thing TO have a SANDER book la q.
| households.
Cranes Of Mount Taurus.
1 Are any ot YOU given - this 1sn.- p;
! whispering about otherse Let ne ----
suade YOU % desisl Mount T urUs ~1s a
/ great place for eagles, ana cranes would
I fly along that way, and jh-v would -.-.
| 50 loud that the giles would know q
/ their coming and they would poUusa 4g..
them and destroy them. Il IS slI taf'
the old cranes found .hLs ou-. and hct-a
they started on their ilignt they w-tI
| always have store IN thrir m'i,a Sd
they could not cackle, anl ta'N they
I would fly in perfect safety a.. wr
/ friends. be as wise as the OH cranes -aL
avoid ,ae folly of the youn; cranes. DO
20; cack'e.
III there are people here who are Vn.s-
pered about, II there are people here who
are slandered ii there are people 1aEe
who are abused In any circle Of life let me
! sJy for YET SnCoura gem nj t"ai ti.~n
| whisperers soon run on - Tha' may 10 !
| little damage for a wl.,e, but 5ttJr 'WH..r
! their detraCtiOn becomes d eU.ps\, dHi
people understand them lust Js' VEL -s
| tncreh some one chsikei al over ia"ir
/ overcoat or their shawl tnesa words.
| Here goes "A WhIspere-. Room toT ihr
leper Room" You - ahead and I'
| your duty and God wlll take care al iour
| reDl-tation. How dare YOU ulsfFu~t hiu
/ You have committed to linn your s'H'S
| "a, you not trust him win your repuil-
| tom Get down on your knees hylufr
| God and settle the wnpie matter mere
| That man whom God takes care OF Is Nvi
! shtl. .rtd.
let me charge you, my friends, TO
| make rigEt and holy use OF the tongue
| II - loose Al one end and can swing
! either way but Il Is fastened a. the ottet
| end TO the fioor OF your mouth ana ina.
| makes you responsive Tot W 80
Z ~ ~ nh T..
| servant that on the morrow ne was gong
| to have some friends 10 dine. ana toll
| him 20 get the hest thing hC could mo-
| in the market The philosopher ana MS
| gi,ssts sat down the next day at tn
| table and the covers we're httel' am
| what do yOu suppose they haa 10 an"
| on? Nothing but tongue. four, or nEH
| courses Of tongue-tGngue coohea III ,'.,7 7
| way. and tongue cooked tn mat way. an
| the philosopher lost his patience ana SAIL
| TO his servant Didn't | tell you io g.
| the best thing In the market lie sa---
| II ala yet the best thing In the market
| Isn't the tongue the organ of s1cIaItiE,
| the organ Of eloquence, tlr organ O'
| kindness, the organ of worship
| Xanthus Got Tongue.
"Then Yanthus said: Tomorrow I
want YOU to get the worst thing In the
market And on the morrow the PHI
| osopher and his guests sat at the table,
and the covers we're lifted and what da
you suppose they had to dine On' Moth
inc but tOngue-f0uT OF five courses NJ
| tongue-tongue in this shape and tongue
in that shape-and the philosopher again
lost his patience and said: Didn't | tel
you to get the worst thing in the market
The servant replied: I did; for isn't the
tongue the organ OF blesphemy, the organ
of defamation. the organ OF lying?
80! my friends, employ the tongue
4 - - fgrl1 O. na
organ of taste the organ Of deglutitiou
the organ Of articulation 10 make others
happy and in the service of God II
you whisper. whisper gOod-encnurage-
ment to the fallen and hope 10 the lost
All. ny fri ends. the time will soon come
when we will all whisper! The voice will
be enfeebled In the last sickness. ard
though that voice once could laugh AMI
shout and sing and hallOo until the f0resr
echoes answered il will be so feeble then
we can only whisper consolation 10 thoss
whom we leave behind, and only whisper
our hope of heaven.
while ! speak this very moment there
are hundreds whispering their last utter
ances. oh, when that solemn hour comes
to you and to me. as come soon i' aiI.
may il be found that we did our best 10
serve Christ and 20 cheer our comradas
in the earthly struggle. and that We con-
| secrated not only our hand but our tongu-
10 God SO that the shadows that f4U
around our dying pillow shall not he Tho
evening twilight Of a gathering night bGf
the morning twilight OF an everlasting
day. This morning at half-past O'Clock
looked out OF my wind0W, and the stars
were very dim. | looked out few mo-
ments after, and the stars were alm0s-
Invisible. / looked out an hour or tWp
! afteTW3rd. Not a star was 10 be seen
What was the matter with the stars
Had they melted into darkness SO
They had melted into the glorious light VI
Sabbath morn"