Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22

hciently understood.
Many bread winner long since de-
ceased. would now have been alive
and well bat for she reason that when
ne vas Frustrated he saNs that In case
of his deceasc his family would so 60
the poorhouse or have an awful strug-
ole for daily bread But for that anN-
iety he would have got well That
anxiety dcied all that the best ply
sicians could do. Surprising these two
duties attended 40. the one for the
safety OF your soul in this word and
The next. and the other for the safety |
OF your family if you pass ont OF this
life. make new start. If possible.
have your family sitting-room where
Won can let in the sunlight. Have a
musical instrument II YOU can AFFORD
IL harp or piano or bass VOL or parior
organ. Learn how 70 play il yourself
or have Your children learn how 60
play on IL. Let bright colors DOM
| mate IN your room. II there arc ic-
lures on the wall. lat them not bc sug-
| cestive Of battle felds which are AZ
| WAYS cruel OF deathbCds which are
always sad. or partings which are az
ways heartbreaking. There are |
| enough present woes in the world |
without the perpetual commemora-
! tion Of past miseries. II YOU sing in /
Your home or your church DO not al- |
WAYS choose tunes OF long meter Far |
better 10 have your patience aug
| mented by the consideration that Tie
| misfortunes OF this life must soon
terminate. Hardly anyone lives TO
leo years. but few live 70 so, while the
majority quit this life before so. You
ought 20 be able God helping you. to
stand il a. long as that. for theu 10y
the grace OF cod you viii Move into
, | an improved residence ard le conn
! passed by all benign and excellent
surroundings. into an atmosphere
J every breath OF which is balmX. and
. q region where every sound b music
r and every emotion rapture. \ land
10 without one tear. without one part
ing. without one grief
r. This last summer stood on Spar
s row Hill. four miles from Moscow. u
h was the place where Napoleon stood
2 and looked upon the city which he
Il was about 20 capture. His army had
s been In long marches and awful fights
4 and fearful eNhrustions. and when they
" came 20 Sparrow hill the shout went
p up from tens Of thousands Of voices:
.r Moscow. Moscow" ] do not wonder
= ~ the transport 4 ridge Of hills
10 sweeps round the city. 4 river semi
r- circles "a with brilliance. ~ is a
Rs ! spectacle that YOU place in your mem
~ | CRY as one OF three or four most beau
- tiful scenes in al the earth. Ma
- po,eon's army marched Ola IL in four
n divisions. four overwhelming torrents
or OF valor and pomp. Down Sparrow
o. hill and through the beautiful val
~. ley and across the bridges and intS
,r the palaces which surrounded without
az one shot OF resistance. because th'
a. avalanche Of troops was Irresistible
s. There is the room in which Napoieo'
% slept. and his pillow. which must hav
=, been very uneasy. Tor. Oh. how shor
-. his stay. Fires minded in all part
u. Of the city simultaneously drove on
IA. that army into the snowstorms Jude
- which $1,000 men persisted. How 500
II did triumphal march turn into hoi
-, rihle demolition. To-day. while
-. speak. we come on high hill q gi'
81. rious Hill OF Christian anticipation
49, These hosts % God have bad q Ion
march. and fearful battles and defeat
"a have again and again mingled Wit
the victories. but to-day we come
sight Of the great city. the capital
the universe. the residence OF II
King and the home or those who a.
81, 10 reign with Him for ever and ev,
Look 90 the cow ers and hear the
80, ring with eternal jubilee. Look az q
house % many mansions. where mai
81 our loved ones are. Behold Q
NJ streets Of FURNISHED gold and ne
the rumble OF the chaIiots OF tho
who are more than conquerors
W far from being driven back. al the
gates are wide open for our entran
anu We are marching on and marching
and our every step brings us neal
- 20 the city.
At what hour We shall enter
have no power 20 foreten but OF
a.. enlisted amid the hlood-washed D
- our entrance g. contain. II may
- 10 The bright MONDAY or the d.
-. midnight IL may be when the
- is laden with springrime fragrance
-. chilled with falling SHOWS. But en-
-. we must, and enter we will thro'
m the grace offered us as the chief
sinners. Higher hills than any n
spoken OF viii guard that city. NJ
- radiant waters than / saw in the
-. sian valley will pour through
- | great metropolis. No raging cor
grafton shall drive rs forth. for
only fires kindled In that city will
the fires Of splendor that shall
hoist and never die. Reaching
shining gate. there will be a part
80, but no tears at the parting. IL