The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02

cealed them and, apparently, both We're
willing to grant hat all who mortified
the flesh n kept hot on the raj OF
the saints would finally be saved.
Every seat in the coach was held by
: people who We're evidently on good
terms with all that is worth having in
this most bright and beautiful world.
The school girls who looked interest
ing to the men very discreetly lowered
e the wing of the Catholic rather
when the train stopped long enough at
a station for a platform promenade.
The Protestant minister was the easy
mark Of a woman who a just lost
her husband and really wanted to know
if they would meet again in heaNen
The travelling men were nOn-cOmmlttal,
but they seemed to have some doubts
A grandmother made the little girl
with her read the bible 50 much that
she must have been nearly through
with it; anyhow, she laid 1t down and
began to cry. Then grandma hustled
her into the vestibule.
The man who had read all the papers
and magazines he could get on the train
took the little girls bible and turned
the leaves as if he had never before
seen the book. He vas familiar when
younger with passages in it. He knew
the many things said in praise Of the
book of books, but as he read he Old
verses he knew in childhood days he
decided that he had found more in them
than he could find now that he was q
1natured man who had seen about all
there was to see and therefore knew
about all there was to know of life.
He had always liked to e the
parallels of our Lord. Often he had
thought of the ones about the talents,
the sheep and the goats, and the
"sower who went out to oW." He said
to himself, l am that one But when
it came to the teaching that it was
right to give those who did 4 hours
work as much pay as those who worked
all Gay, he couldn't stand for that. And
yet the master who had contracted to
pay those who worked all the time
only a penny, clearly he had the right
to pay the same price to others who
came later if it pleased him to do SO:
How many times, he reflected, he had
seen the last made first-how often he
had seen the many called and the few
chosen. "The stone which the builders
rejected Is become the head of the
corner He had his own opinion about
what was coming to the prodigal son.
He rather liked to think that he would
be brave enough to fall where he stood
rather than weaken; yet he knew that
the way to max wrong right is to
braVely ask for the Great Teacher to
please Gus bad spellin' and writin'.
And when the foolish v~irgins-they
were foolish to be without Oil. People
nowadays buy what they need and at
the same time contribute their mite to
higher education.
He knew the parable of the home di-
vided against itself which could not
stand, and the house Quilt OF the sand
should have been built On the rock, of
He approved of the Good Sa-
and wondered how the others
who no good Inv could hovn done ca Il nd |
then he glanced at the story of the
young man who was told to sell all he
had and follow the Master-and as he
read he got the faintest grasp Of the
sorrow and loneliness of Him who bade
His weary followers to sleep on and
lake their rest.
The passenger oppostte-not long out
of college-said to him.: Guess the two
old church crows 4 " got their work
d~one-anyWay they've quit talking re-
ligion. None for me. Dave Harurl's
the stuff. Do the other fellow as he
words it's the policy all right"
1T is the wrong policy even from
most selfish point" cam the sober
from the reade of parallels.
What you SOW you reap. You get
back just what 0 give. I don't mean
the other fellow always appreci-
ates your fairness, but I mean that
~ ANNA SSi1 v pClHS
straight, and ingratitude or dishon-
esty in others is no sort of excuse for
paying them the same coin. When
you act meanly you feel meanly. Hon
men must retire counterfeit money
from circulation and never pass it
"Well, I treat folks just as thew
me" said the callow one. This
returning good for evil is all right for
church folks, but I'm a sinner, | guess"
and he looked wicked enough to
smoke a cigaret n drink ice water.
Il don't want to do the work of the
disciples in this car, but I've lived
long enough to know the truth. rye
all ways and all plans. The only
to live is to just go straight ahead
every day, In every place, and do your
best. making all allowances possible
giving all a square deal. At best you
VII fail of your purpose enough to
make you miserable at times; but it is
ne only Way-it is the sum and sub
stance Of right living. 1t keeps one
serene and happy part of the time, at
east. No return is asked or expected.
out return is made oftener than it is
withheld"
The theory may be ali right, but
wen the people who preach it practice
darum's belief most said the young
me. Who in this car-right here--is
linking of helping the other fellow?
They are all figuring on doing him if
hey can, instead of doing for him.
There may be children and women on
his train who are hungry and discour-
,ged and sick, but the shepherds and
her following are not hunting the
heep."
"The failure of anyone to be con-
iderate does not excuse any lack of
onsideration," said the man. "All of
IS lik our ease and comfort, but not
NO nf M would f~i1 - N,+o,,l ~
where it is needed if we heard the call.
90 often the needy misjudge and mis-
Understand, and when we would like
0 help them, resent it-keep us off.
am mighty grateful to the many. who
v helped me, Inc I'd like to help
thers.'
Gracious" said the collegian, you
re too good" The young fellow
5histled a topical song. The man sat
ilent. and a little later went forward
the cars.
There vas a sower who went out
0 SOW" he murmured. He recalled
aving seen a sick girl in the chair
ar and yet a certain big, strong man
g knew had a lower berth in the
He had about mad up his :
lind to offer his lower to a finely :
fussy mn whom he had
card begging the conductor for a t
)Wer when toll that there was only
n upper left, but as he thought Of the 1
girl in the chair car he wished
nat the fussy woman in the sleeper S
get neither upper nor lower and \
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