The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-06

of the Shadow of Death I will fear
none Ill, for Thou art with me-"
Then he was glad. And morning
came. And. looking backward. he
saw more clearly the dangers that he
had passed in the dark--the ditch that
was on one hand and the quag on the
other--the satyrs and dragons OF the
pit.
The sun In mercy showed him the
second part OF the way, more dangerous
still and so beset with snares, traps,
gins and nets, and 30 fall OF pitfalls
that had II been dark and had he
thousand souls they must have been
cast away here.
The blessed light. however. guided
him safely. and he won to the end OF
the valley. There he overlook one
whom be knew. named Faithful; and
together they went rejoicing.
Tiley MADE good e. long part of their
road when Evangelist overlook them
and warned them that they were not
yet out OF the gunshot OF the devil.
In particular did he caution them
against a town to which they would
come soon, where they would be hard
beset by enemies who would strive to
kill them. rBut.''i said Evangelist. she
that shall die there. although his death
will be unnatural and his pain per-
maps great, he will yet have the better
OF his fellow, because he will arrive
at the Celestial City the soonest"
Before long they arrived at the city
which bore the name OF Vanity. At
that town was kept fair, open all
the year long, which was known
everywhere as Vanity Fair. 1t was no
new erected business but thing of
ancient. standing. having been estab-
lished there 1--WE thousand years agone
by BeIzebub, Apollyon and Legion to
AZ the Fair were ENLISTED for sale
all such things as houses, lands, trades.
places, honors, titles, Kingdoms, wives,
husbands, servants, lives, blood, bodies,
souls. silver, gold and precious stones.
Now everybody that would go to
the Celestial City had to pass through
this town. The Prince of Princes
Himself went through 1t, ana Belize
bub, the chief lord Of the Fair, showed
him his best; but he left the town
without having laid out as much as
one farthing.
When Christian and Faithful enter
ed, all the people were moved, and
there arose hubbub about them be-
cause they were dressed in raiment
different from that of those who traded
at the Fair. and because they would
not look at the wares, Therefore they
we're taken and besmeared with dirt
and put into an iron cage, where they
were made the objects of mems malice
and sport.
The pilgrims bore 1t so patiently,
blessing their tormentors and return
ing good words for bad. that some men
In the Fair began to check the rest.
Thus 1t happened that in q little the
people of Vanity Fair fell to blows
among themselves
The lord of the Fair charged the
pilgrims with being guilty. Of insti-
eating the quarrel, and hanged irons
on them and had them led up and
down as a warning. Again did they
comport themselves so meekly that a
few (though only very few), OF the
people of Vanity took their parts once
more. At this the lord of the Fair
was enraged and said that they should
die for deluding the men of the
Fair.
They were carried before Judge
Hate Good, and three witnesses--Envy.
Superstition and Pick Thank-testi-
fedq against them, swearing that they
had rallied against the religion and the
Prince and mobiles of the town. The
jurymen, who were Mr.. Blindman, Mr..
Nogood. Mr.. Malice, Mr. Lovelust, Mr..
Liveloose, Mr.. Heady. Mr.. Highmind.
Mr.. Enmity, Mr.. Liar, Mr.. Cruelty, Mr..
Mate-Light and Mr.. Implacable. con-
BlQereQ the case OF VAIbHLul ana
brought him in guilty unanimously :.
Judge Hate-Good Immediately SEN
fenced him to suffer the most cruel
death that could be devised.
First they scourged him. Then they
buffeted him. Then they lanced his
flesh with knives. After that they
stoned him. Then they pricked him
with swords. Last OF all they burned
him to ashes at the stake.
Thus came Faithful to his end. But
behind the multitude there stood all
the while a chariot with horses; and
as soon as Faithful was dispatched
he was taken up In 1t and carried
through the clouds with sound Of trum-
pet to the Celestial Gate.
Christian was thrown into prison.
but after a while escaped the foes and
went on his way.
He did not go alone, for one who
had seen their Sufferings and heard
their words resolved 20 leave Vanity
with him. His name was Hopeful, and
he told Christian that there were many
more of the men In Vanity Fair who
would follow them In time. 1
They met a worshipful party made
UP OF Mr. By-Ends. Mr.. Hold-the-
World, Mr.. Money-Love ard Mr.. Save
All. all Of the town Of Love-Gain. n