The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-19
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THE KINGDOM OF NEvER-CROW-OLD'
Richard /. Mctcaie, in Omaha World Herald


Those who have not nc
themselves TO wander In
this kingdom are not able to appreci-
ate these things, but many whose feet
are familiar with the ground VIII bear
testimony to these claims.
There are men who could not, with
patience. sit through an evening OF
Wagner, men who do not know one
of music's notes from another. and
vet. If one doubts that there Is music
in the hearts of these men, let MN,
some winter evening, peer through
the portals of 1.-THE kingdom ana nc
will be given touch OF the soul OF
music compared with which the pro
.ucts of 1.-THE harp that once through
rara's halls" are hardly worthy o.
mention. Some of these notes may
CRATE harshly upon the ears of the
Wagnerian the disciple OF ThomaS
may imagine that he detects indica-
tions Of dscord the follower OF
Beethoven may assert that all is no.
harmony; but those who, ike tne :
Irish lover in Cousin Kate" are OF
"the kingdom" will be able to grasp
the celestial character of the melody
There Is real music In the patty
cake" of the bakers man. in the
"trot, trot, trot" on the journey 70
Banbury Cross" In the Hey, dlddie,
diddle" of "the cat and the fiddle
in the Sing a song of sixpence,
pocket full of rye, four and twenty
blackbirds baking in a pie or IN
"Onery, orry ickery, Ann; Ellison,
Follison. Nicholas, John: Queevy,
auavey. English navy, rinktum, INK.
tum; Buck"
Those who are "of the Kingdom
can testify that out OF the mouths or
bahes comes wisdom. One oil the
hest known OF the district judges in
the city of Omaha, long ago learned
20 leave his dignity upon the bench
and to forget it while recuperatinG IN
the sunshine of "the kingdom, NOT
long ago the judge left home IN the
morning before his infant child had
awakened. Accusing from his sleep
tho little one rubbed his eyes ana
calling TO his mother, asked, where
my daddy" He was told mat the
Judge had gone to his daily labors'
Ibid he kiss me before ne went
away?" asked the child, The mo'her
replied in the affirmative.
For some time the little one lay
still and then called, Mamma come
and feel my heart. h,
/ rhe mother, with some CURIOSITY
and considerable anxiety, complied
with the request, and asked. WHATS
the matter with your hearth?
The little one replied, MY hearts
beatin hard"
What is your hear. beating nara
for?" asked the mother. q uetlef
MY hearts a beatin hard Tor my
daddy to come homel" replied the
child.
The sweetest singer of all the ages
gave 10 men the sweetest song OF an
the years when he said "Of such are
the kingdom of heaven!"
AS the forge.-me-nots of the angels,
strewn before the fOot-sore man,
make life's pathway easier to tread
these little heart beats" make them
selves felt over the broad expanse
that separates the nursery from the
counting room, spur men to greater
effort and inspire them to nobler pur'
pose.
The man in the Kentucky hemp
| fields. who had wandered In maze
of doubt and skepticism, was so I'M
messed with his new found affection
for a noble woman that he finally
planted his fee. firmly upon faith $
foundation stones" because he con
ceiyed that there must be good Cod
else there could not be such holy
love. Within the radius OF the chiid
nure affection, within the embrace OF
the little arms, within the feel OF the
little "heart-beats," there Is no room
for doubt. there is no place for skepti
cism. The purity. the love. The taitn
of "one of the least of these poin,'
as Enthusiastically to divine origin az
the needle points to the pole. Love
and faith, and hope and charity, all
these. as well as rest and recreation
await those who would make the hap
DIV pilgrimage over hallowed ground
lin che kingdom OF never row-old.