Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1905.

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producing the evils which once caused
our downfall. The fofgetfulness Of the
butler may be compared to the dyspep-
tics f~orgetfulness Of his physical ago.
MES. Nature takes him In hand and
flags him with scorpions. BY eating
what he ought not TO eat ON night
he nearly dies. lie is careful n day,
n week, perhaps II month. Then
the past suffsrings are forgotten. The
cravings Of q gormand are satisfied.
Another night Of horror or perhaps
even death y the result. The buffers
forgetfulness 10 like that Of the drunk
ard. Delirium tremens has grlppcd
him. He imagines serpcnts are crawl
ing over his bed. Demons. with eyes
Of burning Goals Of fire. are glaring ut
him. Wild beasts. with their angry
roar and their glittering white teeth
and their lontng red tongues and their
sharp claws working convulsively. are
speinging upon him. But In n few
weeks be feels 80 well and strong that
he fessss his past terrors. Another
giass Of fiery liquid turns his brain into
a mAdho,ss. The butler IL Ike YOU and
me II va forget the past evils which
We brought upon ourselves through orr
past sins. o Cod, teach us new to
take q eyes OF the awful precipices
Of temptation NJ which we have tum-
bled again and agnin into the yawning
chasms Of despair unless It be to raise
them In gratitude to the face Of our
Saviour. who, though exalted to the
right hand Of God. remembers us still.
Let us neve forget our = and our
deiivcrer as the butler forgot Joseph.
But I must hasten on. | brand this
butler Of my text with n Of the black
est marks eve placed on a mans
brow. 1t ia az black as the mark upon
the forehead OF Cain. who killed his
brother Abel. He is not only blind to
his " interests. but he is all migrate.
He has turned his back upon the II
friend who was true to him in his time
Of difficulty. He is like a miner l vas
reading about who discovered IL rich
vein of gold ore. Henvent ana showed
it to a friend that they might be
sharers together in the wealth. Then
this supposed friend slew the miner
that he might possess all the gold him.
self. This butler was not only a per-
jUrer; he was an migrate as well.
That Good sister.
IL the ingratltuds Of the chief butler
to Joseph duplicated. O man. in your
life: You are a successful lawyer.
yA,,e frooSnn mn hn ton ~ tv-onfr
thousand dollars a year. You are one
Of the most honored men in the com
munity. How did you get Il start in
life? "Oh." you answer with pride. II
started myself. When l came to this
city l did not have a friend here. l
worked my wi way through college.
l was q poor farmers boy. l am a self
made man." Are you? Oh. you miser-
able boaster! You are a contemplate
butler Of Pharaoh's court. You have
forgotten your Joseph. You are no
more of q self made man than l am.
Away back on your fathers farm you
had an older sister. She was the "pack
horse" Of the family. She wanted to
get an education and 60 to college, but
she could not. She did, however. edu-
cate herself enough to become a coun-
try schooltes cher. But what she could
not do herself she set her heart on
your doing. You were her only broth
er. When you were a little fellow run
ming ~barefooted about your fathers
farm, caring more for fishing and play
ing baseball with the boys than for
work. she would call you in and say:
Nov, Samuel, you must come and get
your lessons. Remember. some day you
are going to college. You must study
hard. You are to be a great. rich law
yer for sister to be proud Of"
You finished your course at the coun-
try school. Your father said you mus.
60 to work on the farm. "No. father"
said she; Samuel must 90 to college"
But I cannot afford it," We'll" she
said. Il can do extra work after the
school Is e | am saving up my
school money for Sanuel's college
bills" Your mother did not have much
to say. Your sister did it all. Her
money helped pay your way. Her grit
pushed you through. What have you
ever done for her: Oh" you answer.
II paid her back her money, with in
terest." The few dollars you gave her
did not cost you anything. tell you.
1t cost your sister her very blood. Don't
leave her up there in the country as
though you were ashamed Of her. Don't
tell me that she Ia moi fitted to move
IN your wife's social circle. I tell you,
she Is q queen; 1 tell you. the best room
In your house Is not toe good for her.
o butler, what have you done for thc
Joseph who gave you your educational
start in life?
Then what have you done for that
nan who helped you In a time of great
persecution? ] do not know what that
time was. but you do. The whole
world became hack before you. Ev,
erybody was turning toward you a look
Of Suspicion. Even your best friends
seemed 70 he wavsring. Then that
man same forward and with pen or
voice or check book tidcd you over the
di61cult place. You told him then you
would eve forget him. You told him
II he was ever In trouble half of what
you have would be his. Is III Have
you . divided with him? He has
had bis troubles since your day Of trOu-
bles. Have you gone to him with help?
You say, "HeShas not come and asked
me for help" Did you ask him for
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