The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08

there and read il without tears com
ing into his eyes-the epitaph: "Well
done, good and faithful servant" Oh,
when our work is over, will it be found
that, because of anything we have
done for God or the church or suffer-
ing humanity, that such an inscrip-
ton is appropriate for us? God grant
| it!
Who are those who were bravest and
| deserved the greatest monument, Lord
Claverhouse and his burly soldiers or
John Brown. the Edinburgh carrier
and his wife? Mr.. Atkins, the perse-
cuted minister of Jesus Christ, in Scot
land was secreted by John Brown and
his wife. and Claverhouse rode up one
day with his armed men and shouted
in front of the house. John Browns
little girl came out. He said to her:
well, miss, is Mr. Atkins here?" She
made no answer, for she could not be-
tray the minister Of the Gospel. Hal
Claverhouse said. then you are a chip
Of the old block. are you? have some
thing in my pocket for you. 1t is
uosegay. Some people call it a thumb
screw, but | call il a nosegay." And
he got off his horse and he put it on
the little girls hand and began to turn
it until the bones cracked and she
cried. He said: Don't cry! don't
cry! This isn't a thumbscrew, this
is nosegay." And they heard the
child's cry. and the father and mother
came out. and Claverhouse said: "lla!
1t seems that you three have had your
holy heads toge Their, determined TO die
IKE all the rest of your hypocritical,
canting, snivelngcre Rather than give
up good Mr.. Atkins. pous Mr.. Atkins,
you would die. have a telescope with
me that will improve your vision" and
he pulled out pistol. Now he said,
you old pragmatic. lest YOU should
catch cold in this cold morning of Scot
| land and for the honor and safety of
the king, to say nothing of the glory
Of God and the good of our souls, | will
proceed simply and in the ncatest and
most expeditions style possible to blow
your brains out
John Brown fell upon his knees and
hogan to pray. "Ah,' said Clayer-
house, look ont. IL YOU are going 10
ray; steer clear Of The king. the couu-
Ell. and Richard Cameron" go Lord. '
said John Brown, since il seems TO
be THY will that ] should leave this
world for world where ! can love
Thee better and serve Thee more,
put this poor widow woman and these
helpless, fathcrlcss children into Thy
hands. We have been together i'm peace
a good while. and now we must look
forth to a better meeting i'm Heaven.
And as for these poor creatures. blind
folded and infatuated, that stand be-
fore me, convert them before it is too
late, and may they who have sat in
judgment in this lonely place on this
blessed morning upon me. a poor. de-
ienseless fellow creature-may they
in the last Judgment find that mercy
which they have refused to me, thy
most unworthy but faithful servant.
Amen
lie arose and said: Isabel the hour
has come of which | spoke to you on
the morning when proposed hand and
heart TO you. and are you willing now,
for the love of God, to let me die|' She
put her arms around him and said:
The Lord gave, and the Lord hath
taken away. Blessed is the name of
the Lord stop that suiveiiug." said
Clayerhouse. 81 have had enough Of
it. Soldiers. do your work. Take aim!
FIRE. And the head of John Brown
was scattered on the ground. While
the wife was gathering up in her
! apron the fragments of her husbands
d-gathoring them up for burial
Clayerhausc looked into her face and
said: Nov, my good woman, how do
you feel now about your bonnie mani"
"Oh," she said. II always thought weel
of him; he has been very good TO me;
| had no reason for thinking ANYTHING
but weel of him, and | think better of
him now Oh, what a grand thing it
will be in the last day to see God pick
out his heroes and heroines. Who are
those paupers of eternity trudging Off
from the gates of Heaven? Who are
hey? The Lord Claverhouses and the
Herods and those who had scepters
and crowns and thrones. but they lived
for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and
they broke the heart of nations. He
roes of earth, but paupers in eternity.
! beat the drums of their eternal de-
spair. Woe. woe, woe!
But there is great excitement in
Heaven. Why those long professions 4?
Why the booming of that great bell
in the tower? 1t is coronation day in
Heaven Who are those rising on the
thrones with crowns of eternal roy
atty? They must have been great peo-
pie on the earth, world renowned
people. No. They taught in a ragged
school, Taught in ragged school!
Is that all? That is all. Who are
those souls waving scepters of eternal
dominion? Why, they are little chill
dren who waited on invalid mothers.
That all? lnat is all. She was called
Little Mary" on earth. She is an en-
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