The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-23

- 1879 - 0o1onoeeoN
| 1siahasnr ~ Il the ssas>, ~ nisIty
men Of Babylon sittiag al asound him.
VIII parties like The wins and tie vim
Ike the wit. Muelc rolls up among ths
chandelier; the ohandelisss liash down on
the deosntsrs. Tho breath Of hanging
gardens 0oats in on tho night Dir. The
voioo Of ysvelyy doats out. Amid wrsaths
and tapestry and folded banners q finger
writes The march Of host 10 heard on
the stairs. Laughter Catches In the
throat A thousand hearts stop beating.
The blow 10 struck. The blood on the
floor II richer hued than the wine on the
table. The kingdom has departed. Bel
shazsAr was no worse perhaps than hun
dreds of people in Babylon, but his posi-
ton slew him. Oh, be content with lust
such position as God has placed ron In |
| 1t may not be said Of US, He was Il great
general, or HE was honored chief
tain, or "He was mighty in worldly at
tainments," but this thing may be said of
you and Of me, He was good citizen, q
faithful Christian, a friend Of Jesus"
And that In TIE last day will be the high
est Of all eulc Gums.
learn further from this subject that
death comes to the summer house. EglOn
did not expect to die in that fine place.
Amid all the flower leaves that drifted
like summer snow into the window In tho
tinkle and dash Of the fountains In the
sound of thousand leaves flutins on one
tree branch, In tho cool breese that came
up to shake fsverlsh trouble out Of the
kings locks - there was nothing that
spake of death, but there no died In the
winter, when the snow Ia sbroud. and
when the wind is dirge, II Ia oasy to think
Of our mortality, but when the weather is
pleasant and all our surroundings are
agreeable, how difficult it is for ,s to an
preciate the truth that we are MORTAL And
yet my text teaches that death does some
times come to tho summer house He IN
blind and cannot see the leaves, He Ia deaf
and cannot hear the fountains. Oh. II
death would ask US for victims we could
point him to hundreds of people who
would rejoice to have him come PuSh
back the door of that howell Look at that
little child-cold, and sick, and hungry.
1t has never heard the name Of God but in
blasphemy. Parents intoxicated. staprer.
ing around it's straw bed, Oh. death.
there IL mark for thesl Up with 1t into
the light Before those little feet stumble
on LIES pathway aiye them rest =
a.v.rs Fo- c,...., wet
I, I an asou man. ne mas donc MS
"o.A no nae uoneis gioriousiy Inc
mpanlo.' 0I las youth a.. gone MS chill
ulen ueau, ~ Angs 70 90 AZ rest, and
weoy .lle uays anu she hights pass: ne
~ SHys, ZONE, iora jesus come quickly
on' asn9h' .iAolo ~ marx Ior thee! Iake
iIUAA ulIu VLb btAH anu HlV6 MIN E0e Seed
N.l op "i'h MIN ihoo the hght, whero
eyes heves grow ann, and the hair whitens
n1' "I,ousn sno lohg years OF eternlty.
mi, xss. WI W. no' 20 rhas Death turns
o.'os run 1i,e straw pea ana from the
~ 49, n ,sy LUZ III. ~, sA'es ana comes 70
Ine summer mouse; "hat aoest thou here,
. uou pony' shas'y monster, einia tnis
i've, ""'ns Sass gnu uliuer .his suhnghe SIT
as sni I,u Ghe 1tee p,ancnesF Children
t ~ - pns now qulckiy tnelr Ieet go ana
vnen 'osAs u'es Ia 'ne VIVA: father ana
.no'ier s'anN az ehe slae OF the room look
Jug W. enypyink uioir gee. IL does not
sun Sun, poseioie 'nAe tne woil should ever
Mes lh:o 'i'"' iola ana carry on lamb.
~ n.es'nwh.io an Hia afener STANDS looking
.ni ~ ,ne mickey; he points MS arrow
AZ .ne prishees1 OF inc group-he Is sure
mar ssA an tne poM pehas' tne arrow
epe"e nush now. Inc quick rect nave
ra'plt" anu we LOCKS loss no more III the
MINI. laughter mas gone out OF the hall.
ne I, ~ tho summer housel
Ilefc u .aener III mlaiife HIS coming
nuiA1 az "leh' 10 inc signal lor mirtn.
ny on,'uroii rush 70 the aoor, anu thefe
alo pooAs VII che evening s'and, ana the
Iouis pass away On ehM 1eet. Ihere Is
, y wanins ih 'nsC nome. hehgion
!, !, ohple anu sacriuces on tne aitar morn
wv anu nlehI. lou look IN that mousse
! lou gu" Wy: cannon MINK OF anythlng
l y 10 nov reaiiy oeiieVe the world
!. y ~ sau p ~, ~ some people describe
,;cL The dno,,, ,,,,,,. 1a4 ,.so. nj, -
leathwatoh chirps dolefully on the hearth.
The children whisper and walk softly
where once they romped, Passing. the J.
rouse late at night, YOU SEQ the Quick |
: s1' " I H l!oiu room 10 roon. IL
2 H. H. ~ ~ aa, Al t.ie sulninor house'
Az, 20 V a., a ass .otnerIaseu' puI noo
. aa.;, ~. A .ou "ii naye u.o IVY
~ ~ nei %anee soou WINE yeS'
~ sno ~, aA,n nuueo " nouse, 70 enA-
.on.'.. ~ e su,,t ncI coming IS"
loppths ~ suni,sh' III 'he evening.
W. vi u ~. eeo iieo eoiilihs 'hiooeh 'no
~ .ns' ~ s,u Ivy wy, Iu'nother scohe.
,anv jo.n ,nn;, , " nel inoe "ion
, - oar uu1p ", amn anu ner ot.ok Scoops
4" H. 1'a,,' yoa o., ouiuens' some nay
~" ~ 20 rel4 Iu..; one says sne Is noo SICK,
'na au. hann "is sou Gu VIII ,n hoe inuch
n ,ns -, nase nnoVner' oAe WI, s,e WIN
o "" Nv 'olo d. .iio tlple nor ~ s,e heafth.
~. NJ. syn SEE ou' ~ seA'!y you no ho1 ex-
w" A9" . w.. 'h n VI 'ts gong to.d
o ~ n" tnn .nas l.'e uone ~ many sind
e e"s ~ you iisn' over we lfearo snae mas
Wv % n ivy SoMNu you sl1ce peiofo you
Wv VIII, 10, 'ne pliefnn resi-. one is
curry neA'h Ill 'he summer mouse!
Death Needless of Luxury.
Gather about us what we will of COM
1T and luxury. When the pale messenger
mes, he does not stop to look at the archi.
cture of the house before he comes in,
" ensxing, DOCS ne wait to examine the d
'tNres we nave 9atnered on the wall, or,
'Iluln9 over your pillow, he does not stop ,
see wne'her there ID color In the cheek .
gentieness IN the eye or intelligence in I
% brow. But what OF thatr Must We q
ana forever mourning among the graves 4