The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-04-05


bined, was the moving panorama Of
the entire world He thought he saw
into every home, every public place of
business, every saloon and place of
amusement. every shop and every
farm, every place of industry. amusp.
ment and vice upon the face Of the
globe. And he thought he could hear
the worlds conversation, catch its sobs
Of suffering-nay, even catch the mean
H., OF unspoken thoughts Of the heart
With that absurd rapidity peculiar TO
certain dreams he fancied that over
every city on the globe was placed a
glass cover through which he could
look and through which the sounds of
the city's Industry came to him But
he thought that he ascertained that by
lifting Off one of these covers he could
hear with greater distinctneSs the
thoughts of the inhabitants and see all
they were doing and suffering with the
most minute eXactness. He looked for
the place Of his own town. Barton.
There 1t lay in its geographical spot on
the globe. and he thought that. moved
by an impulse he could not resist. he
lifted off the cover and bent down to
see and hear.
The first thing he saw was his min
ister's home. 1t was Just after the
Sunday evening service. the one which
Mr.. Hardy had thought so dull Mr.
Jones was talking over the evening
with his wife.
"My dear" he said, 81 feel about dis
couraged. OF what use is all our pray
ing and longing for the Holy Spirit
when our own church members are so
cold and unspiritual that all his intlu.
ence Is destroyed? And. you know. |
made a special plea to all the members
to come out tonight. and only a hand
ful there! feel like giving up the
struggle. You know | could make a
better living in literary work, and the
children could be better cared for
then"
"But. John, 1t was bad night to get
out. You must remember that"
but only 80 out of church mem
bership Of 400. most Of them living
near by! 1t doesn't seem just right to
me-"
"Mr. Hardy was there! Did you see
himy"
"Yes; after service went and spoke
to him. and he treated me very coldly.
And yet he is the most wealthy and In
some ways the most gifted church
member we have. He could do great
things for the good Of this community
ir'-
Suddenly Mr.. Hardy thought the
minister changed into the Sunday
school superintendent. and he was
walking down the street thinking about
his classes in the school. and Mr. Har
dy thought he could hear the superin
tendent's thoughts. as II his ear were
at phonograph.
tits too bad! That class of boys |
wanted Mr.. Hardy to take left the
school because no one could be found
to teach them. And now Bob Wilson
has got into trouble and been arrested
for petty thieving. 1t will be n terrible
blow to his poor mother Oh, why Is II
that men like Mr.. Hardy cannot be
made to see the Importance Of work in
the Sunday school? With his knowl
edge Of chemistry and geology he could
have reached that class of boys and in
vited them to his home, up into his lab.
oratory and exercised an influence over
them they would never outgrow. Oh!
it's strange thing to me that men OF
such possibilities do not realize their
powerw
The superintendent passed along
shaking his head sorrowfully. and Mr..
Hardy, who seemed guided by some
power he could not resist and com.
PEELED to listen whether he liked 1t or
not. next found himself looking into
one Of the railroad shop tenements.
where the man Scoville was lying.
awaiting amputation Of both feet after
the terrible accident. Scoville's wife
lay upon a ragged lounge, while Mrs
Hardy's cook kneeled by her side and
In her native Swedish tongue tried to
comfort the poor woman. So it was
true that these two were sisters. The
man was still conscious and suffering
unspeakably. The railroad surgeon had
been sent for. but had not arrived
Three or four men and their wives had
come in to do what they could. Mr.
Burns. the foreman. was among them
One of the men spoke In a whisper to
him:
Have you been to see Mr.. HardyT
"Yes, but he was at church. left
word about the accident"
AT church.! So even the devil some.
times goes to church. What for, won.
der? Will he be here, think"
Don't know" replied Mr.. Burns
curtly.
"DO you mind when he"-pointing to
Scoville-"saved Mr. Hardy's life"
Remember II well enough; was
standing close by"
"Whatll be done with the children
when Scoville goes, ehY"
Don't know"
Just then the surgeon came in, and
were RAPIDLY made for the