Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-10-26

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rnawirg Of az empty stomach or TO
warm stockingless feet Take bread.
take raiment, take medicine. as well as
sake PRAYER. There Is great deal or
common sense in whst the poor wom-
an said TO the city missionary when be
was telling her how she ought TO love
God and serve Him. ~Oh." she said. III
YOU were as poor and cold as am and
as hungry you could think OF moth
ing else.
Ieould give YOU the history In q min
ute Of one OF the best friends ever \
had. Outside OF my own family never |
had a better friend. He welcomed me
90 my home at the west. He was OF
splendid personal appearances. but he
had an srdor OF soul aud a warmth OF
affection hat made me love him like
q brother. l saw men coming out OF
the saloons and gambling hells. and
they surrounded my friend, and they
took him al the weak point-his social
nature-snd I sSw him going down.
and had a fair talk with him. for l
never yet saw = man you could not
talk With on the subject % his habits
II you talked with him in the right
way. said 20 him: why don't you
Christian I remember now just
how he looked. leaning over his eOun-
ter. as he replied; II wish I could. oh.
sir. should like TO be q Christian. but
have gone 80 far astrsy cant set
back" 50 the time weut on After
awhile the day Of sickness came l
was summoned 20 his siekoec. l has
tened Ii took but q few moments 20
, get there I was surprised az 1 went
? an. I saw him IN his ordinary dress.
b fully dressed. lying on top OF the bed
5 / gave him my hand, and be seized i
convulsivsly. and said: "Oh. how glad
E ! an 20 see you'll Sit down there.
z sat down. and he said; Mr. Talmage
& just where you sit now my mother -
/ last night She has been dead 20 years
2 Now. 7 don't want YOU 10 think I an
y out OF my mind or thst am supersti
= tious: but. sir. she sat there last night
Re and she said. Roswell. I wish 70
would DO better wish you woul
re co better. L ssids Mother. vish
could DO betetr; 7 ny to Go better. bu
- cant. Mother, you used 20 help M
a. WHY can't YOU help me now And. 81
=. I got out ~ bed. for Il was = reaht.
~ aud I went 20 her and threw my arm
81 around her neck. and ] said; 'Aoths
"a I will do better. but you must help.
=, can't 90 this alone" I kuelt AZ
!, PRAYED That night his soul went
IA. the Lord who made IL.
nr Arrangements were made for q
on obSeQuies The question was rails
lot whether they should bring him 70 q
.ur church. some body said: You cam
h. bring such q dissolute man as that IN
-. the church" I said: You viii bri'
ms him in church. he stood by me "a
ON he was alive. and ! will stand by b
70 when he is dead. Bring him" a.
ron stood in the pulpit and saw them q
her rying the body up the aisle felt s.
Ike I could weep tears OF blood Oh g
I'D side Of ths pulpit sat his little child
.xer eight years, q sweet, beautlful al
- rirt. that I had seen him hug cow
,ch sively Ga his better moments. he
~, on her all Jewels and gave her al ]
lures and TOYS. and then he would
q. swav. as Il bounded BY an evil spi
10 his cups and the house OF iuiquit
q fool to the correction Of the stos
- she looked up wonderingly. She X
not what il meant. She was not
-. enough 70 understand the sorrow
an orphan. on The other side sat
men who had ruined him; tbey y
,he men Who had poured the wo
wood into the orphans cup; they '
he men who had bound him hand
foot. I knew them. How did
San 10 feel? Did they weep?
Die they say: What q pity tina
generous man should be destroy
No. De they sigh repentingly
! hlro What they had done2 No. The,
. &c there. looking IS vulturea look a
RIM earcas. OF a lamb whose heart
eign have ripped out. SO they sat
IN Looked Al the coffin I'D. and told
the fuc gmeut OF God upon those
the! Nd destroved their fellow DIG
star rstorn7 / VAS told they were II
sithef ulsees OF inlQulty that night sfte
'-e'i friend was laid IN Oak~ooc GENE
: gar and they blasPhemed and thsy G
"a tA' Oh. how merciless men are, espe'
diary after they have destroyed youi
De not look 10 men for comfort or b.
But there is man who will d
80 form. lie says: Il won't ref
- Well. then. how many acts are
A = tragedy ! believe there 81
= - acts IN a tragedy.
Ac, the hrxt OF the tragedy
- - Young man starting on from
narents and sisters weeping tc
= Man 20; wagon rising over th'
: farewell kiss dung back Ring ii
and let the curtain fall
= - Act The second: The marriage
-. fuu organ: bright hghts; long
- - trailing through the aisls;