The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-07-12

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:
"Weu, 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 chip
of the old block, are you? l have some
thing in my pocket for you. 1t is a
nosegay. Some people call it thumb
screw, but I call it 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 thumbscrew, this
is a nosegay." And they heard the
child's cry, and the father and mother
came out, and Claverhouse said: "Ha!
1t seems that you three have had your
holy heads together, determined to die
like all the rest of your hypocritical,
canting, ,sniveling crew. Rather than give
up good Mr.. Atkins, pious Mr.. Atkins,
you would die. l 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, I will
proceed simply and in the neatest and
most expeditions style possible to blow
your brains out"
John Brown fell upon his knees and
began to pray. "Ah," said Claver-
house, 'look out, if you are going to
pray; steer clear of the king, the coun-
| Gil and Richard Cameron" 20 Lord. y
said John Brown. "since it seems to
be Thy will that l should leave this
world for a world where / can love
Thee better and serve Thee more,
put this poor widow woman and these
helpless, fatherless children into Thy
hands. We have been together in peace
a good while, and now we must look
forth to better meeting in Heaven.
And as for these poor creatures, blind
folded and infatuated, that stand be-
fore me, convert them before it is toe
late, and may they who have sat in
Judgment in this lonely place on this
blessed morning upon me, poor, de-
fenseless fellow creature-may they
in the last judgment find that mercy
which they have refused to me, thy
most unworthy but faithful servant
| Amen"
He arose and said: Isabel. the houl
has come of which l spoke to you OF
the morning when proposed hand ane
heart to you, and are you willing now
for the love of God, to let me die ?" Sh'
put her arms around him and said
"The Lord gave, and the Lord hatl
taken away. Blessed is the name O
!. the Lord" ''Stop that sniveling," SAT-
Claverhouse. Il have had enough o
it. Soldiers, do your work. Take aim
Fret" And the head of John Brow
was scattered on the ground. Will
the wife was gathering up in he
; apron the fragments of her husband
. head-gathering them up for burial
| CIaverhause looked into her face AM
said: ''Now, my good woman, how d
. YOU feel now about your bonnie man?
| "Oh," she said, 81 always thought wee
of him; he has been very good to Inc
had no reason for thinking anythin
, | but weel of him, and l think better c
: him now" Oh, what a grand thing
, Twill be in the last day to see God pic
! out his heroes and heroines. Who ar
r those paupers of eternity trudging O.
/ from the gates of Heaven? Who ar
y they? The Lord Claverhouses and tn
J. Herods and those who had scepteI
- Land crowns and thrones, but they live
i for their own aggrandizement, an
/ they broke the heart of nations. H
q roes of earth, but paupers in eternit,
r I beat the drums of their eternal d.
\ spair. Woe. woe, woe!
, But there is great excitement
o Heaven. Why those long procession:
d Why the booming of that great be
Y in the tower? 1t is coronation day
r Heaven. Who are those rising on tt
= thrones with crowns of eternas ro
n atty? They must have been grea, pc
e pie on the earth, world renowh'
It people. No. They taught in ragg'
# school. Taught in a ragged schoo
n Is that all? That is all. Who a
IS those souls waving scepters of etern
le dominion? Why, they are little ch
o dren who waited on invalid mother
IL That all? mat is all. She was call
Little Mary" on earth. She is an el
le press now Who are that great mul
n tude on the highest thrones of Hea
< en-? Who are they? Why, they f
< the hungry; they clothed the make
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