Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-06-04

/ cause of anything we have done for
God or the church or suffering human
ity, that such an inscription is appro-
pirate 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. "Haw
Claverhouse said. 'Then you are chip
of the old block, are you? I have
something in my pocket for you. It is
a nosegay. Some people call it a
thumbscrew, but I call it 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 a
nosegay." And they heard the child's
cry, and the father and mother came
.out, and Claverhouse said: ''Ha, it
seems that you three have laid your
holy heads together, determined to die
like all the rest of your hypocritical,
cantipg, sniveling crew. Rather than
give Up good Mr.. Atkins, pious MI
Atkins, you would die. I have tele-
scope with me that will improve your
vision And he pulled out a pistol.
"Now," he said, ''you old pragmatic,
lest you should catch cold in this cold
morning of Scotland, and for the honor
and safety Of the king, to say nothing
of the glory Of God and the good Of
our souls, l 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. "Ahr' said Claver-
house, ''look out if you are going to
pray. Steer clear Of the king, the
council and Richard Cameron" 80
Lord" said John Brown, "since it
seems to be thy will that l should
leave this world for world where
/ can love thee better and serve thee
more, 1 put this poor widow woman
and these helpless, fatherless children
into thy hands. We have been together
in peace a good while but now we
must look forth to better meeting
in heaven, and as for these poor crea-
lures, blindfolded and infatuated, that
stand before me, convert them before
it be too late, and may they who have
sat in judgment in this lonely place
on this blessed morning upon me, a
poor, defenseless fellow creature, may
they in the last judgment find that
mercy which they have refused to me,
thy most unworthy but faithful serv-
ant Amen"
Crowned In Heaven.
He rose and said, Isabel, the hour
has come of which l spoke to you on
the morning when l 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: 1.-The Lord gave, and the
Lord hath taken away. Blessed be
the name of the Lord 'Stop that |
sniveIing," said Claverhouse 81 have |
had enough of it. Soldiers, do your
work! Take aim! Firer' And the |
head of John Brown was scattered |
on the ground. While the wife was
gathering up in her apron the frag- |
ments of her husbands head gather |
ing them up for Neutrality-suspicious. |
looked into her face and said, ''Now, |
my good woman, how do you feel |
now about your bonnie man.? 'Oh,"
she said, 81 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 |
1t 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 they? 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 I'm
heaven. Why those long PROFESSIONS?
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 royal
" 4uey uuSI nave Ueeu great people
on the earth, world renowned people.
No. They taught in a ragged school.
Taught in a ragged school! Is that all?
That is all. Who are those souls way
ing scepters of eternal dominion?
Why, they are little children who wait
ed on invalid mothers. That all? That
is all. She was called Little Mary on
earth. She is an empress now. Who
are that great multitude on the highest
thrones of heaven? Who are they?