Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-10

erythinG looked. Ii was az old moral.
an old secondhand moral. all out OF re.
pair, and didn't fiji anyway. But II you
are careful! with 2 thing like that and
keep ii in dry place and save ii for
professions ana Chautauuuas and
worlds fairs, and so OH, aud disinrect
1t nov and then and give 1t a fresi,
coat Of whitcwash once in awhile, you
VIII be surprised to sec how well sho
viii Inst and how long She Will keen
sweet, or at least inoNepsive. When
got that noldy old moral she had stop.
ped growing, because size hadn't had
any exercise, but worked her hard
worked her Sundays anti all Under
his cultivation she waXod In might
and stature beyond belief and served
me well and was my pride and joy for
siXty-uree years; then She got 10 as
Sociating with Insurance presidents AMI
lost flesh and character and was q sor-
row TO look Mt and no longer compctent
for business. She was n great loss to
me, yet not all loss. sold her--ah. pa
thctc skeleton that she was.-I sold her
10 Leopold. the pirate king OF belgium.
He sold her TO our Metropolitan mu-
scum. and il was very glad to get her.
for without q rag on she stands fifty
seven feet long and sixteen feet high,
and they thin: she's q broutosaur. Well.
she looks it. They believe ii will take
nineteen geological periods 10 breed her
match
Morals are Of incstimnhle value, foc
every man is born crammcd with sin
microbes, AMI the only thing that can
cxtirpate these sin microbes Is morals.
Now, you take Il stcriliznd Christian-I
mean, YOU take The sterilizcd Christian.
for there's only one Dear sir. l wish
YOU wouldn't look ut ME like that.
'Thrccscorc years and ten.
1T Is the Scrlptural statute of limita.
lions. After that You owe no active du-
Ties. For YOU the strenuous life Is over.
You are time expired man, to use
Hiplins's military phrase. You have
served your term, We'll or less well, and
you are mustered out. You are become
an honorary member of the republic:
you are eniaEcipated; compulsions are
not for YOU, nor any buglc call but
lights out You pay the time worn
duty bills IL YOU choose, or decline If
YOU prcfcr-and without prejudice. FOR
they are not legally coilcctablc.
The previous engagement plea, which
in forty years has cost YOU so many
twinccs. You can lay aside forever. ON
this side OF the grave YOU will never
need il again. II YOU shrinl; ut thought
of night ana winter and the late home.
coming from the banquet and the lights
and the laughter through the deserted
strectS-a dcSolation which would not
remind You now, as for Il generation il
did. that Your friends are sleeping and
you must creep IN a-tlptoe and not dis
tnrb them. hut would only remind you
that YOU need not tiptoe, YOU can never
disturb them more-if you shrink Mt
thought OF these things. you need only
reply:
Your invitation honors me and
plcascs me because you still keep me In
your remembrance, but am seventy
Feycnty-and would nestle in the chin.
ney corner and smoke my pipe and
read my book and take my rest, wish.
ing YOU we'll in all affection and tina,
when You in your turn shall arrive al
pier No. 40 YOU may step aboard your
waiting snip With a rcconcIled spirit
and lay your course toward the sinking
sun with contcnted heart"