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TAUIAflK IX TIIK SOIITII.
"AND HC WAS ANGiW, AND WOULD
NOT GO IN."
Tin- Self Coiigrittiihitiir). i IT Mil lulled,
Krir Wnrslilpliil .Mint Is Kltll i.r I'uulU.
1ii Kinds iif lllgltrr l.lr Men llr
liirnril 1'rtnllgiil.
Atlanta, (Sa., Aug. 14 -Tlio Itcv. T. Do
WittTnlmago, !). I) , of lhookljn, Is In tbli
legion. Ho lint spoken several timed nt tho
gieat Piedmont Clintiuiuipin, mul lit- jiiiltllo
appearances nro attended by vast multitudes
cAeryvvhcio. l'reuclilng from the text (I.uko
xv, '.&) "And lio ni niigry ami would not go
in," lio hi Id:
Is the elder sou of thcpaiah'e ho uiisjui
uithetle nnd so cold that bo is not worthy of
recognition! Tlio foi-t It tbnt mo nilnbters
pursue tbo younger son. You can hour tho
Hupping of liH ings in ninny u soiuionio
Initio, nnd tlio crauching of tbo pods for
ivhlehhoMas uu unsuccessful eiintestant. I
confess tbnt for n lonj; tlmii 1 miis unable to
train tho camera obscuin upon tbo older sou
of ibo lumlilo, I iuor could not n negative
for u photograph. Thcro mum no., enough
light in tbo gallery, or tbo chtmlcnls moio
potr, or tbo Milter moved In tbo pletuut.
Hut uou' 1 think I have him. Not n side fine',
or thrco-tpiattors, or ihe mora bust, butu
full Ion, tb pot halt us bo dpH'ai- to mo 'I bo
father ii tlio parable of tbo piodlgnl bud
nothing to brag of in bit two sons. Thomio
was a ml:o and tlio other u cbitrl. I Ibid
nothing ndiuirablo In tbo dissolutei ess of tbo
oar mid I Ibid inthltigiittiiictivc in thorn-nd
wibrloty of tbo otlur. Tlio ono poos down
over tho lmlio'iid side mid tlio other goes
down over tbo ttaiho-iid hido, but tlioy lioth
j;o iloMii.
Krom tbo window of fio old homestead
lmrtH tbo minstrelsy. Tlio floor ipi il.os whit
tlio lilt of tbo rustics, whoso dunce Isnlunjs
vigomm timl lesouudiug. Tbo neighbors
hr.vo hct-idof t!io return of tbo )ounger koii
from lilt m .nderlngs, nnd tboy huv n gathered
togt thcr. Tlio house Is full of cougrntulntors.
1 mpiHiso tbo fiblcsur loadd with limine.
Not. only tlio ono Kind of ine-it mentioned,
tmt. Its co.icomltants. "Clapl" go tbo oyni
lals, "tin unil' ;;o tlio limps, "ollekl" go tbo
i bailee", up nnd (low i;o tbo feet iu!de,
while outsldo Is n most son y spectacle.
Tho senior son stands tit tbo corner of tlio
house, ii fiigld phlegmatic. Ho lias just como
In 1it.hu tbo fields in veryRubstuntinl .ppuicl
Boeing some Mild exhilarations nround tbo
old mansion, b nsks of .i servant passing by
Mitb n go.it skin of nino on bis shoulder
m but nil 1 bo fuss is about. Ono Mould bnu
thought tbnt, on hearing that bis younger
brother bud got hack, ho Mould l.no gouo
into tho house mul icjolccd.uud If bo moio
not conscientiously opposed to dancing, that
bo Mould have Joined in tbo oriental schot
tiscbe. No. Tlicro bo stands. His blow
lowers His lip curls with contempt. Ho
i,tiimps tlio giouud with iiidigii'itiou. Ho
tecs l.othlng at nil to a-tn.it. The odors of
tbofcisti-oiniugouton tbonirdoiiot shuicu
b!supH'tite, Tlio lively inuslu docs not put
any hpiing into bis stop. Ho is In alembic
pout. Ho criticises tbo expense, tbo iiijustlec
mul tbo nioinls of tbo oiitcrtiiiuuieiit. '1 lio
fnt her iu bus out linrchc.itlisl mid coixes blui
tocomo In. Ho Mill not go in. Ho srolds
I ho lilt hu Ho pies into n tisptluadon-;aiiist
tbo )e.uuger In other, mid ho makes tlie most
uncomely k cue. Ho siys, "1 ulliei, joii put
u picmiiiiu on vagabondism. 1 tt.ijiil at
homo mul m orbed on the taiiu. V u novir
inidou paity for mo; jou didn't so much uu
bill u l.id; that Muuldu't bao cost half as
iiiuoli its a calf; but tlio sotipegi-aio went olf i
tu iluo elothe-i nnd bo ionics luck u .t lit to
hyiccn.nml what a tiino you uinl.o over him.
Ho brial.s jour heart mid )ou pay blm
fur It. Tl at calf to which wo luvo Ih-cii
giving esti.i Iceil during all these weeks
wouldn't bo to fat nnd slock if 1 had known
to what tiso on wcro going to put it I That
vagabond iloet cs to Ihj cow billed in-te.id of
Ijinqnete 1. Veal Is tougooil lor him!" Tint
owiilng, wbilo tb'i ouuger son sat telling
bis father nlioitt bis uduntures, cud lukiug
about wlirt b.id occuned o-i tlio pliicosineo
his dep.iituic. tbo senior brothir gics to I ed
disgusted mi 1 sl'iuu tbo iIimii- lifter him.
That senior brother btill lives. Yvi can hsj
biiiiany Sunday, nny day of tbo Mis'k. Atu
uniting of iniiilstei-H in (ieiin.iuv tomooiio
nuked tlioipicstlon, "Who is that i bier son"
ami Kiiumiiachoi' nusmitd, "i know him; I
saw' him jejteiday." And when they In
bistnl upon Know in;; whom ho meant, bo
uud, "Mjself; .beu I saw thou- count of tbo
coiicrKio i of a most oliuo::ious mail, 1 was
irritated."
Knt, thin senior brother of the text stands
fur tbo self longv.itul.llory, self satMled, fit
norsblpful man. With tbo miiiih lueath in
wlili Ii bo ltun.'rati i ngauist bis jiinigir
brother bo utters n pancgyiic for himself.
Tlio si If nghti ous man of my text, like every
otlu-r i'lf ugliteous man, Mas full of faults.
He una ii i in;, rate, for bo did not nppreciato
the homo b!i ..-in pi which ho bad nil those
yens. Jlc Mas dlsoliediiut, foi ulun tbo
fat In r told him tocomo in bo staved out. Il-
vvnsit l!ai. Ii'r boKild that tho lecrimit sou
hail ib .ocusl 1 is fatbcr'H living, Mhcn tho
fittlur, s i far from Ix-mg rpdui-cd to poiiun,
hnd u I' i.mstiad l'.'fl, bail jiistruiiieutsit urn
sic, lir.d j vvils, bad n mansion, mid, iustiad
of l 'ing n pauper, was a pi Incc. This bcuior
l.iolhii. uiili mi many faults ot bis own, was
iiiucilcss in bis criticibiu of tho votiuger
brothvi-. Tbo only peifeit people
that I Imvo ever known weio lit
telly obnoxious. I was neer so badly
Uieatnl in nil mylifo as by u peifis-t man.
Ho got m far up iu bis demotions that ho was
clear up abovo nil tbo I tiles of lomuiou bou
cbly. Thcso men thut go about lu-owling
miioug player meetings and in places of busi
jus, telling bow good tboy uic, look out for
them; keep jour hand on ourpoc.it iiooUl
1 have noticed that just iu propoitiou that a
ninn gets good lie gets humble. Tbo deep
Mississippi does not make as nun Ii nolso us
tbo binw ling mountain livulet. There bai
hi tit many u storo that bud moro goods iu
the show window than Ins. do on I ho shelves.
This .0f i igbteous man of tho tost stood at
tho corner of tho hou.su bugging hiuibelf iu
admiration. Wo hear n rjicnt deal iu oar
dayubout tbo higher life. Now. tbeioiiro
two kinds of higher Hfo men. Tboouonru
iidmlrnblc, nnd tlio other nro mo-t iepulUc
Tbo one kind of blghei Hfo man is ory leul- I
nil In bisciltieUmof oihei-s, does not boio
prajcr uieetliigs to death with long bar
migui's, does not talk n gieat deal about blm
sell, but mm Ii nliout Christ and heaven, gets i
kuidliur and moio geutlo and moio useful
until ono day bis soul spie-uls a vviug
mid ho flu-s nwny to oteuial test, and ,
fiilH)d inouinshisilepaituro Tbo other
blghli liloinmi gocsiiiouuil with n Hibloeon
spieuously under his mm, goes fioiuchuich
toilnucb, iihott ot geiieinl evangelist, is u
tiulsanci) to bis own pastor when hois ut
lioiue, and a nuUauco toother pastors when
boisaway lio-ii homo, nun up tosotuoinaii
who Is counting out a i oil of bank bills, or
running up u ilitlR-u.lt luio of llguies, uud
nal,s him how his soul in, makes it-liglonu
ilo'oof ipecacuanha; Mnudl.ig iu a leligious
uiK-tlng inuUiiz uu addtess, ho has u
iuliu.I:'.lnj way, us though ordinary Cbrisr
tluus vicivi clear uwuy down below blm,
ho bo hnd to talk ut tbo top of lin
voice in urdtr to mul.o thi-ni bear, but at tb
! ! n rnpourulltp tlifm t boK mi;
i t . i.mi.iu mm v y it' Miev tuny nftcr
i win oisii ic up within ugln if tlio plneo
- i n tu now stands. I tell tl plainly Unit
i i iai i.- ioisti Ing, Ihhiiii Ihj; nuner Is not
i H-puNivo to mo ns tliat higlicr lifo mul-rol-iutlon
Tlioformil may IV pent ; the lit
Ul- lie vi i- gits over his phniisalsm. Tbo
yoiingir hi-iitlur ot tho pnlu'ilo ilium bail.,
but tho senior hi other st iuilitldo rntlivly
oliliviousof bis own delimpiiiiicles mid do
lleits, pionoiiiiiing bis own inlogluin. Oh,
bow- iiuieh easier it is to bliimo others Hutu
to blaiiio inii'selv esl Ailaiii blmuisl I'v e, l) o
IiIiiiiiihI thiMiH'iil, tho seis-nt bliuncil tho
devil, tho senior In other lihiined tho ouuger
blother, and nouo of them blamed them
selves.
Again, tho senior brotlurof my toxtstands
for nil tliosu who arc fnitblesi nliout tboio
foimntlon of tboillsslpiUiilau I tho dissolute.
In tlio cry tones of his voice ) on can hear
tho fact that bo hasuufnitti tint tlie leformii
tlon of the viningei-sou Is genuine. His en
tile manner seems to snyi "Flint Im) has
como bnck for moio money. Ho got n tbiid
of tho ptoHrt) , now ho has coino Kick for
nuotbtr tbiid Ho will never lio contented
to stay on tho fill m. Ho will fall uwn. 1
would go in, too, nnd lojoleo with tho others
if 1 thought this thing Mas genuine; but it is
a sham. That Ihiv' is u eonlli mod liu-ln Into
and ib bum Iks'. ' A las I my It lends, for
tho incredulity iu tho
Christ in regard to tho
of tbo ipi-icantl You say
been it strong driukur. I ni :
has reformed." " )b P J on s i. v
brlous face, "I bopo
Iiiiiki iii nro not
church of
ici-l.tuiatloti
a man hits
Yes; but bo
with u lugu
von nro not mistaken; t
mistaken." ou say
ljnn'l lejoieo too linn h over his convention,
for soon Im Mill l iiiieiinverleil, I fe.u
Don't uiiiki' tiMt big n putv foi tbnt rclurncd
proiligal. or sttiko tho tlmbiil tiHiloud, mid
If jou kill ii calf, kill tho ono that is on tho
commons, nnd not th mut til it has been lux
uriut'iig In tho paddock." That lsthoieaou
why moro prodigals do not como homo to
their lather's house. It isthcriiukiulldelit iu
tin' cliui-i Ii of Ood on this subject. Them Is
not u bouse on tho stmts of heaven tha
has not In it a piodlgnl that has
leturued mid stin)ed homo Theto could bo
imrollcd iH'foro jou a set oil of n bun
dnd tbousaiid iian.es tho names of piod
igals who emtio back for.ncr icfoiined.
Who was .lohu lluuynnr A letiuned
prodigal. Who was Hlchinl Uaxterf Ale
tinned piodigal. Who was (leorgo Wbitc
field, tbo thiiudeierl A letiuned piodlgnl.
And I could go out in all dilections in thin
midienioiiud llnd on either side tboso who,
onco fur nst i ay for many J ears, hao lueii
fnltliful, and their iteriml salvation is as
suions tioiigh tbo hail been tell jours ill
heaven. And yit soiuo of joii h-ivo not
enough faith ill their return.
You do not know how to shako bauds with
a prodigal. You do not know how to play
for him. You do not know bow to greet him.
Ho wants to sail iu tbo watiii gulf stieam of
Chlistinii sunpathv. You mo tho icelierg
against which Im utrlkimiuil shivers. You
s.-iy ho has Im-i'II a pinli-,'ul I know II. ltut
you uic tho som, imicsjsiusive, i-vlisorious,
saturnmi', cranky, elder biolber. and If ou
aiu going to heaven Dim would think soiuo
pople woulil l' leni)tisl logo to peulitloiito
gwtnwiiv fioniMiu. Tlio hunters my that If
n deer bo hot thcothi'i'ilicr shovobim out of
their coiiipanv , mul tbo general I ulo is, away
with the man wlio has Ins.-!! woiiuiIkI with
sin Now, 1 wi, tho mine bones n
man has biokin the moio need ho his
ot n ho-p.tal, uud that the moioiiuiau has
Iks'H linu-eil mul cut with sm tbo morn litstl
be has to bccaiiiisl into human mid divine
sMiipithv. lint fur sm h men there Is not
much loom iu this woi Id the men who want
Mi como back alter wmidcilug. l'lcntyof
room for i legant sluneix- sinin is iu clvet,
aiidsuti.i.mi'l laco foi smiici-sl ivhs-ilariid,
for kid glovil ami patent I at her sinners;
for siiiueis ilwd up bv hair dicer, jw
mutuiiicd, mul laM-ndereil, and cologncd,
mid frlzlod, ami ciiiiim-i1, mid "bunged"
sinncis plenty of loom Such wo iiiu-t
i leganlly Mil tho door of our cluircl es,
mi. i wn invite them into our lust scatH
with C'licstiiileldiau gallanti les; wo u-hcr
them uti th boiisi ot IiikI mid put
soft ottomans timlir their feet mid
put a gilt edged prayer boo'; in their
liand, anil pass the loiitributiou liox Kfoio
them witii an ulrof anologv, while tlioy, tho
gem runs fouN. tako out lliocxipiislto jkiiIo
inouuafc, and opcu it, mid with dlamnli I
dngcr push down lieynml tbo ten dolliir gobl
plit-ismul deliiatcly pick out as an i"tni-s-s'ouor
gratitude their olfering totlc 1tnl,
of ono cent. I'or such sinners, plcnl j of loom,
plenty ot loom. Hut for too uriu who bus
been drinking until bis coat is tbiendbaro i
and bis faro h ciVklptlased nnd bis wife's
wedding dies is iu tho pawnbroker's shop,
and bis ckildie i, 'ustead of being iu bchool,
no out begging broken brculat tjiobusemeiit
diMiiHof th-) city thy in, in. ImkIv, mind ami
soul on Ibo vvitb tho Haines that have leaped
liom tbo seatliing, sioiibing, blasting, con
biimiug cup which the ilrunkanl take-, trem
bling, and agouiisl, uud airri'litcd, nnd
picsses to bis J irehed lip, mid li.s crnekisl
tonmtc, and his shucking vi t nninntals)il it
no loom. I
Oh, if this voiingorson of tint parablo bud
not gone m far olf, if he had not ilioipeilso
low In wnssjid, tho protest would not havo
been sosevcie. but going i b'.ir ovei thopreci
pico as lliu joiuuir ixin did, tbo elder sou is
ungiy and Mill not go In
Ob, lio not so haul in jour ciiticl-un of tbo
fallen, lest thou thvsclf nNo bo tempted. A
stiaugir one Suuiliv st i'goied up anil down
Ibo aisles of i ij chuu-li, disuniting tho
teiviio until tho service had lo stop until
bo was taken fiom tho loom. Ho was u
niiulstt l' of tho (j os pel of Jesus Christ of n
sister 110110111111.111011' That man hail pi cached
tho Oopel, that linn bad Inoken tho bread
ot tbo holy communion for tho ooplo. l-'ioni
what n height to what n depth! Oh, I was
glad'tbero was no biiullng in tlio room whin
thut man was taVcnout, his oi- wife follow
ing blm w it It his lint in her baud and his i oat
on her arm. It w us us solemn to mo ns two
funerals tbo funeral of tbo body and tho
funeial of tho toiil. Huwaro lest thou nlso bo
. tempted.
I An invalid went to Houtb America for his
health, and ono day sat tunning himself on
tho beach, when ho saw something crawling
up tlio be-icb, wriggling toward him, uud bo
was alhightisl. he thought it was a wim
benst or. i icptile, (infTlio tok his pistol from
his iockct. 'Ibcnho saw It was not n wild
beast. It was u iiiun, uu immortal man. a
man mndo in Goil's own image; m d the oor
Ml etch crawled up to tbo fist of the invalid
and asked foi stiong drink. Tbo Invalid took
bis w mo flask f i om his iiookut anil gave the
poor w retch soinct bing toilnuk.und under the
stimulus ho ioso up mul gno his bistorj'. He
had iK'on n merchant In Cilasgow, Scotland.
Ho bad gonodown under thopovvir of strong
ill ink until ho Mashoreihmsl iu povertj-that
bo wusljing in v bout jc.st oir tho U'-u-li.
"Why," said tho iiim.uI, "1 know a inor
chant in Glasgow oiuc," a uiei chant b such
nnd biieh a name, uud tho Kor wutcb
strulghtcr.cd hiiutlt and said, 'I urn tbnt
man." "Let him Unit thlnketh lottaudetb
take heed lest bo fall."
Again, 1 lein.irk that tho icuio;' I rcthcr oi
my te-xt ilnndJ for tbo fpirit cf c:iynud
JeiiloiiBj'. Tbo senior brother thought thai
rll the honor they did to tbo returned brothci
vvasn wrong to bim. Hetald: "1 havo stcj eel
t.t Iiouk. and I tu-'bt tu Ua"o lultbomc
iu 1 1 oupbt to xnxf limt tlip bannuct, and I
onbt tobavo hail tbo gnilaniK" Aim for
tins tii it of envy and Jcnlotny coming 1 wn '
thiougb IhoiiRcsl Cain nnd AIk'I, I'.sau and
.liicob, Saul mul Vt Id. Human mul Monlo
cal, Othello mul Ingo, Oilundoniid Angelic i,
CnUgiibi mul Tonpiatus, Cuwtrnud J'oinpey,
Columbus nnd tho Spanish emu tiers,
Cninbjses uud tho brother ho slew hoeiitlsv
bowasa better maiksuiiiu. Dlouvs'tis and
riiiloMiilus, vvlioui bo slow hccmtvi bo was it
U'lti-i- singer, .lealousv niiiong paliilci. .
Clost-iniau nnd tlisilhcy Ivneller, Hudson
and ltov nobis. Kiiincin, anxious to oo a
pie-lino of It'iphaet. Raphael sends him u
plctuio 1 iniicii, seems It, falls In u lit of
Jeilounv fiom which ho illes. Jeii'ou
umoiig authors. How seldom coutempoia
lies sK'.tk of eiicll other Xenophim mid
Plato bv lug nt tho sam llnie, hut fiom their
mi It lugs jou novel would mipixxo tbev bcaid
of each other llellglous Jealousies Tint
MahoiniiKslnns puijing for lain ilinlng u
dioiigbt, no iiilu coming. Then the Cluls
Hans begin to piny for lain, nnd tbo
rain comes. Then the Miihommcduus
met togcthei to account for this, uud thev
resolved that (lint Mas so well pleased with
their pin) its bo ke; t tbo drought on so its to
l.icp thi'iii pra)lng;but that tho Chi Istiuns
iH'ganto pray, and tbo land was so disgusted
with their pinvcis that ho scut nun right
iiMay so bo would nut boar nnv moio of thcii
supjiliciitioiis. Oh, this aeeui-M-d spliit of
uivy and Jealousv I 1,-t us slump it out fiom
till our licmts. ,
VwitMler win so envious of Tlioogciu's,
Hi" piiniM of vv iisdli rs, that bo could not be
innsoled Iu nnv win; mid nftrr Thnocuo'
died nnd n stut lie vvns lifted to him Inn publl
place bis tuvious antagonist went out and
wrestled with tbo stntuo until ono night hi
tl ii w it, and it fell on him mid lushed him
to death. So jcnlousy is not only nlmiul, It
is killing to tho IiihIv and it Is kill ug to thi
mul. How seldom it is von llnd oiioiuer
ihaut siK-nklng well of a iniTchiint III
tho samo lino of business. How sol
ilolli It is von bem of a phjslclnn
sK'iiklng well of u phjslclnn on the
samo bloik. Oh, inyfiieuiN, th. wmld If
largo enough for nil of us. Let us lejoieo at
tbo suoe'css of otbeis, The next best thlngto
owning u gal deli oursclvm is to look over
tlio fence and ndnilic tbo lloweix Tbo next
best thing tin Idiug ill ii lino eipiiago is to
stand on tbestreet and adtnlio tho ptniiclug
spun. Tho next best thing to having a linn-
ptet given to ouirclres is having aliauqtiit
given to our piodlgnl bi other tbnt bus come
homo to his father's house.
lleslilcs that, if vvoiloiiotgetusmuch honoi
and ns much attention us others, wo ought to
cougliittibito om selves on what wiicsciih) Iu
tho way of assault. The 1-ieilch gelieuil,
tiding on boiseliack at the head of his troop,
heard a soldier complain mul sav, "It is cr)
easy for tho genual to command us forward
while ho ildcsmiil mo walk." Then the gen
i iai dismounted uud couis'llnl the complain
ing soldier lo get on tbo horse. Coming
through it iiivlue, a bullet fiom n sinii
shootcr stiuck tbo lidcr, uud ho fell dc-ul,
I'licn the gt niTitl snid, "How iniich safer It is
lo vvitll; thulltii lido!'
Onco moro I have to tell )oii that this
senior lirothcr of ntv text stands lor the
pouting Christ im While tbcie Is so much i
congrntulution within doorx, the bcioof my
text stands outside, the i-oriiirs of bis mouth
iliavvu down, looking as be fell ini-eialilc.
I tun glad bis lugubiioui pb)soguomy illd
not siHiil tbo fistivitv wUlnii How in uy
pouting Cbrlst'iius time uro iu our day i
i Cliristiims whodo not like the musioof our
chinches, Cblistians who do not llko tho
bilariliis of the joung-pouting, K)titlng, ,
ixjiit llirr ut soi-iity, pouting at tho fashioirj,
p-mtiug at tbo iii-wspapei-s, pouting nr tbo
church, siiitiiig nt tbo government, pout
ing nt the high I raven. Tin ir splicn U
too lnigc, their livir docs not woik,
tli-ir digestion Is broken down, tin ro nro
two emits in tbcli casti r ulwnvs smo to bo
well supplied -vinegar i.ud led tepivr! Ob,
coiuonway from that luoot1. Stir a little
saccharine into jour disposition. Wliilo)oil
avoid tbo dissolutcncM of the younger sou, i
avoid also tlio Irascibility and tbo pctuluiico i
uud the pouting spirit of tho elder son, and
imitate tbo fatlur, who bad L-mbiace-s for the
returning pioiligal nnd coaxing wouU for
tbo epleiictic nmleontciiu
Ah! tho fuco of this outIiig elder son is
put beforo us iu older that mo might Is-tter
sco the radiaut mid foi givlu;; Into of the la
ther Contrasts are mighty. The iirtist iu
i.ketchlng tho Held of Wntciloo, years after
tho battle, iut u dove iu tho mouth of the
cannon. Raphael, iu one of bis cai toons, lie
sido tbo fnco of u wietch, put tbofaiuof a
happy mid innoes'iit chilil And so tho sour
fueo of this Irascible nnd disgusted elder
brother Is In ought out iu onlir that iu the
continst vvo may bitter understand the for
giving and the ladlaut face of God. That Is
Ibo meaning of it that God is ivady to tako
back anjbody that Is fori ), to tako him clear
back, to tako him Imek forever, uud foi over,
and foi ever, to take him back with a loving
hug. to put n kiss on his parched Up, a ring
on III bloa'rd band, an oas) shoo on iif
ehnfisl foot, a gat laud on his bkcdlug tern
pics, and heaven in his soul. Oh, I fall Hat
I on that nieicy! Conic, I iv In other, uud let
us got dowiiiiito the dust, icsolvisl uevir to
liso until tho 1'atliei s lorgiMiig hnnd slnll
lift u
Oh, what u Got Mobavol IJilngjourilox-
ologlis Como, enrth mul heaven, and join
iu tbu worship. Cry aloud. 1,1ft tho palm
i blanches. Do jou not feel tbu Kntliei'n firm
.nround jour neeU Do jou not feel tho
warm bicath of jour father ugulust join
check I Huricnder, joungcr soul Suneniler,
elder sou' Suiienih'i-, nill Oh, go in twluy
and sit dow u at the lauipiet. Taken, sllco of
, tbo fatttsl calf, and aftei waul, when jou mo
I rented, with ono hand In tho hand of tho ic-
tinned brother, nnd tho other baud iu the
handof thoiejoicing futher, let yourbeait
beat tlmo to the clapping of tbo cj tubal uud
tho mellow voice of tho Hutu. "It is meet
that wo should inako merry, and bogl-ul, for
tills thy brother was dead uud is alivtuigam;
nnd was lost, and ii found."
UTTLC LAUGHS
I
"H.ir, boss, what fo' yo put tint black Mult
on o ban 'asked a Miblo servant of bin well
pivserved iniisier. "lam dylnj,, I"typt, tly
lug," was dm mournful response of one who
will tciiew hl-t jouth at u waleilng place, mul
fis.d lienor in the tall. Now Oilcans I'leu
) line.
Hhe How call von it Ibeie smoking,
Heitrv, when tln t;nn!eu Islusncbiivvictcbcil
conditionf lle-Mv dear, that. Is the silliest
(pieH"ii von havo asked mo this summer.
Mv Intense devotion to the weed should ex
plain the mallei to jou. - New Haven News,
To uire a woman of sJaliunei lug nsk lie r
what sho thitiksof the gill her busbauilcumo
near fitting engaged to a couple of jcnis
liofoie she uinriled blm. Hoinervlllo .Inur
mil, 'Fwo Kxeler ladles asked the pi list of back
fn iv, uud. Ilndlng it was twenlj-llvo cents,
imkod " U lint do v on uk for cm i j lug bug
tpigef" "Nothing," sild Hen "Well, )nu
iiiavcaiiy tbobaggngo and wo will wnlK,"
said the l.nliei. llaveihlll Uullitin.
The new clretrio si vie of hanging will pit
setw this beaut v i SI lunger (lo lady In mourn
Ingl I Infer, mad line, Ibal mui havo u
1'cullv lustn husbiinil Wldmt (villi)) All,
)er; mv poor husband was stiuck by light
ning I'bo llpooh,
ltiilel Hnggatd Kits bo has losl f!i0,(KlO
because I hci o Is no international copv I Igh:.
Sis heie, Itldoi, don't you kick about )onr
little sev i u bv nine lo-os We ourselves have
lo-l mine th limine or ten millions Im-ciiuso w
didn't bnv Manhattan Island when It w
sold foi ?.M And I iter than lha' wo lost i s
much mine lnMin.se Commodore Vmidei I tit
vvitsn t our fal her. Talk about lossi-s! It's il
vvouilii ovei) bnlr ill our head Isn't white, -llunletle.
Tern her (toiko )-Wh Is pioctiutlnntloii
ciilhil the tluer or timet Hoy (nt foot of cIiim)
His auo il takes a is-rnnu so long to Miy It.
-Life.
Tl c ninn wliocan uick a liiiuk oupht to
nun iv (he woman who can shaipeu n lead
peni il. 1'nll Hivcr Advuiiio.
Mrs. Talks GishI giaeloii", Henry, what
um I to dot I can'', go to the conceit to
night. SiiuioIkmIv has stolen my bustle!
Mr I'aiks uuibstltittiv, with his mouth full
of la' en Tako tho bird cage. Ilm llngtoii
l'l ro I 'iris.
Blown- You are looking bright and
i hupp) this nun iiiug, Duinley. Duinley Yis;
I'm (ait or debt at last. I'.vciy bill I owed
mum outlawed vesteikay. 1 tell jou, Iliovvu,
u man feels like u malt when hoissipuuii
with tho woi Id New Yin k .Sun.
Gus (on the avenue) -What's jour huiry,
'Jnckl .lack (breathless) I'm- beav en's snke,
Uus. ilon't ilelnlu me, it's I o'clock and i'v u
got my 1! o'clock suit on. The hpoch.
Mother (to ilaugbtei) -I was suipi ImiI and
shocked, ('lain, that )ou sliould show so lit-
tlo emotion at tho limeriil of )our ITucIo
James. And he leaves on iu bis will 810,-
'iXnl, too. D.iugbtei Yes inaiiinia; but
vvl.i.i the fiilKinl tool, plate I had no iika
that deal I'nele Itimus had lemeinU-iid mo
so 'cucrnilslv. Life.
'I Im I.lvi r.v of Age.
I "I mi von haven while hailed coachman,"
remaikril a ladv who was v Isitlng n Detroit
friend; "isn't that something iiinifiiall"
1 "II-u s h," said hei I rleinl, looking aiouuil
. ?ilUtioisj ; " don't imuil telling ou, but 1
wouldn't waul ev erv body to know. He's
inly a uiil.o up "
" lint do jou niiiinr"
"Whv, von seo, ho came to us en well
levouimeiiiliil wowautisl to take blm, but bo
'.van tiMtuwiiilly handsome Ho I told him I
Miild only engage blm on ono condition. "
"And that"
"Ho must vvcarn white wig. It makes
lillii upi-enr iiilto vi'iicrablo mid gives u ie
ipcctiible air to the whole turnout. I am
snipi-iscd uu one ever thought of the plan
Ileum,"
'Mo inn I," said her frli nd iu nto-ioof diep
conviction Detroit IVoo I'ies.
LEAF YEAR
V
BALL- PROGRAMS,
ND INVITATIONS
I
Willi Illuminntion
designs
appropriate for the occasion,
lJrintc(1in finest style of the art at
ri COURIER : OFFICE.
-ALSO--
LEAP YEAR RECEPTION CARDS,
Wevsscl cSc Dobbixvs,
LTev .IBurr Blook. Cor. lLh and O Sis.
Wedding
Imitations. Hnravcd
Calling Cards, Hox Station-
crv, Fine Printing of all Ivntls.
G- i i e U s a, T r La.1 O rcl e r
tlmo
How's
tin hidis Ktrtj thing.
Coldy Why is it, Orson, tint over)'
vo.t meet Tnnnbly jou ask him, "
evrrjthiiiii
Ofon Why, didn't jou know that Tiom
lily thlnkn 1'uowui.llieiuitlif Oiicoa Wick.
mrallllili-.
Ada Why do you think Mr. Smith l in
lovo with joiif
Kiln Ho payi r.-i 'a p illto attontlou to my
uglii'St sisU'r. Detroit 1'i-eo i'uiis.
The Season for Driving
n.-b
s opcncti ami we n;ie um k-icivi-u .i
(ii'ods and a great anct)
line
of
line of Turf.
A Stiort Atliiwatiic.
Mrs. Nobby How- many uivniitado you
tako with oii to Uar Hurbor, Mix Tit.p
Jin. Tiptop Only twrntv-f)o tin' -inn-iner.
Yon know I leave tbo baby ut home
Boston lleiald.
InillitiiH of llin Ti-ir 1 1 ii ly.
"In flvo out of boven cafes," said Col. Hlias
Houdluot, "thoesliicatiHl joiiug Indian sees
thntland is tho basis of wealth. Ho notes
how high it is held in tho state's, and how
prosjerous uro those who UU it wisely In tho
territory. Ho claims a piece, gets soiuo
stock nnd n nice horso or two, and man les
nn Indian girl who has been to school iu tlio
states, or a white girl ill Kt. Iouis, Litllo
Key-dcor oino other pluec. Tho Indians lmvo
goexl M.-hooIs, uud from theso schools the
smartest Ixiju and gills uro sent to institu
tions for learning in the states. Often their
liatents send otaeis When I taught school
I was aniized to llnd that full bled Indian
Ik))sm1io could not understand any Hugllsli
could lead it by tbo pago nnd entirely cor
loctlj'. Hut tbo uteo is fading. Worthies!,
and gmdy white men seo tho chiuco the ter
ritory offers. Heio is ilth land that pajs no
taxes to bo b id for tbo marrying of an In
dian girl, cud they iouo tho ebuueo to get
IU" Now York fciun.
QUIET CHUCKLES.
With defaulter! it 1 1 II v tlmo at an s. asou
of tho year. llosto'i I'mt.
If most pcoplo onlv know as imi'-'i i s i'ii v
think they know, they wouldn't talk so mueli
nlKiiit IL Bomorvillo Jomnal.
A fashion writer tells us thrt puff me
iputo tbo piopi-r thlni In lemnlo Mtue this
season. It Is noticed that netreses i outiiiuu
to eomo to newsKipers for them ns hueto
loie. Boston lt.
If tho ojstei en lid Fpe..k it would piobablv
lefi'i'totho cl.tiu Just now in its 'steamed
i ontempomiy Boston Couiier.
The girl of tho )k.' lod is not unused tu
m ms, though shu ma) utterly fall in tho ait
ot self dofenr-o. Boston Commonwealth
V city )ouug man who while suimne'ring a
week in the country foil iu love with a pretty
dull) muld, proposed, uud was icjccted, tod
his friends when ho re'.urneil homu tbnt be
inly got one "milk slioke" while bo mui
uway. Nonistown Herald
You tan tell when a dog is warm, the same
us )oil i an loll u dmlo when )ou i irot liiui oi
tko vticet -by bis loud punts. Youlser
htate.iuun
Somo people have stiauge tustey. Hugh
M Biooks, in ttvls weather, in pleae-d to stay
thirty tin) s over bis timo In u hot St, Louli
j.ul. Ho inigl.1: havo been hitliid u v-.eck
ago Nuw Oi leiitis i'lcit) aiie.
As it ieull of cilverlisins f am cro on Ilia
liistalliiR-nt.pl.iii n I'tvmoiit kitcct fnrnituio
dtitler wus lather surprrwl the other day
when u woman lumo in anC usked lor "Mr.
Iiistallineut'' and did not want lo :..!!: to uuy
OIIU tlM." --lPjstOll Toll's
I U MM
i B SJ
Whips,
Saddles,
FANCY DUSTERS
LAP ROBKS
AN'll-
Ladies : l;inc Saddles.
r tiik-
Grey Horse Harness Emporium,
io2o O Street.
Tho Came.
Gatzani Hello, Cumso, you lock cntlnly
fagged out. What's tbo mutter I
Cumso Oh, nothlucl A week'a mt will
sot mo up. Jukt buck fiom uty vacation.
Time,
Not StroiiK I.iioiikIi.
"Did )bil wntn those vcucs 111 todnj's
paiier, entitled 'In u UicaiiK' " ipicritsl Mo
I'i ltd of I'lKitu NuK'itur Nun I'd.
"Yet. What (M.l ou Hunk of theiuf
'I didn't ii-ad tliuu uy ilieoly, but I
thought o-.i uiissod it in the title "
"Hotvf"
"You should have called tbem 'In a Night
mine"" Detioit 1'iee l'iis.
llr the I'ut WoitiMti U Im .'Vtiitm I'p.
"Things Thut -Vever Die," is the title of n
magaiiio poe-ni. Wo have searched in vain,
however, lor any mint Ion of the man who
fcticks to tbo end scut of an oi-on bono car,
Hoot r.ad Hhoo liecmdir.
Garfield Addition
O Seventeenth street car line of Lincoln Street
Railway, lots front'nj; on
CAKFIKLD PARK.
ow on s
sale.
Inquire at Room 3. Richards Block.
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