The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-07-30
An Original Story.
dedicated to Boys and Young Menu

tresses that made her a celestial
beauty. She was modest, iovial and
given to hospitality; shifty and had
great skill as housewife. She was
kind, meek and charitable: hopeful,
patient and iorgiving; in other words
she was Christian, humble and
obedient to God. Her name was
Holy. She lived in the happy and
quietcity OF Peace. Holy kept kind
OF general store in this choice city,
but nothing was sold which did not
benefit mankind. Various were the
articles and varied the prices, but
mercy was always free.
There lived a man in an adjoining
town very near to the city OF Peace
who had long shabby hair and un-
shaver beard, well worn and tattered
garments-a second Rip Van Wrinkle,
il you please, except that he still liv-
ed under the influence OF human be
ing his more noble companion
"Fido." The name OF this man was
l'nrighteous, and the city in which
he lived was fittingly called Wicked
for the mind and heart OF the people
there was evil continually. Liquor
houses, gambling dens and other
places OF evil resort were the chief
business establishments in this city.
And there was no Joy there for the
light of the sun OF righteousness could
not even penetrate its spiritual dark
ness, and all-men became an abomi
nation in the sight of each other.
But by and by Unrighteous made
business trip to the city OF Peace
While there he stepped into Holy's
beautiful store. Being more abashed
at the glory OF his surroundings than
n Christian would be in appearing
before the great white throne, he
stopped, he stood, he gazed. Every
thing seemed to present a sweetness
to life he had never known before.
Just then Holy came forward and
spoke kindly to him, removing his
lear. Her CHIEF business was not to
sell but to give. She spoke tender
and gracious words to him; told him
Of the Savior and His love in laying
down his life those who have no Joy
and happiness, and of the love Of
God in giving his only begotten Son
for them, while they were at enmity
against Him that he might make
them his friends. The sweet chords
Of love moved his soul; he saw Jesus
as He was, Is and ever shall be; he
gladly accepted him, obeyed his CON-
mandments, and received the halo
o. blessings, which Christ bestows on
all his children.
Unrighteous now changed his name
to Righteous. He moved from
Wicked to the city of Peace. His
dress was also changed and his face
shaven. He put off the old man and
put on the new and soon won the
esteem of those who knew him.
But love at first sight is not an I'M
common thing, so just here we will
skip "knot" and consider Right,
eous and Holy living happily togeth-
err as man and wife in the city OF
Peace.
Righteous had firmly decided to
quit all his bad habits.
Satan always has trap well bated
Tor the Lords servants and uses men
for his angels to help him carry out |
his purposes. After a few years Of
happy married life there was a beau
tiiul land discovered far over the wa
ters-a land Of strange flowers and
new people, OF silver, gold and other
precious metals. New species OF
plants, herbs and trees were also
found here.
In this land Holy and Righteous
decide to seek their fortune. So they
board q vessel, and after several days
upon the stormy Atlantic, they ar
rive Ssths shore Of q great continent
and soon become settled near James
town, Va.
Righteous and Holy thinking no
evil and wishing to engage in a|
profitable business, obtained from
the savages the seed Of Q plant much
used BY them. Satan must do his
work, but little did Righteous and
Holy think he had trapped them this
time, but when We learn the result,
we know that he had for Satan found
than hlipdfolded and took advon-