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    CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1889.
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I PEACE, BE STILL.
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THE REV. DR. TALMAGE PREACHES
AT CAPERNAUM.
lessons Deduced from tiis Voyngo of Chris
ml 111 DUcliiloa That Stormy Might on
Otmnciaret Nover Fear While Christ la
In the Ship.
Cajeilnaum, Doc. 15. Tho Ho?. T. Do
TVltt Talningo, D. D,, preuchod hero today
to a group of friends on "Tho Stormy Pass
age.," taking for his texts tho versos of tlio
Qospol following: Jolui vi, 17: "Entered Into
ft ship, and went qyvr tho son, toward CajHsr
naum;" and Mark lv, 89: "And ho uro-v and
rebuked tho wind and tho boo." Ho wild:
Hero in thLs foashoro vlllago was tho tem
porary homo of that Christ who for tho most
of his llfo was homeless. On tho fctto of tills
Wago, now In ruins, and all around this
lako, what scones of kindness and owor, and
glory and pnthos whon our Lord lived hero I
It bos boon tho wish of my llfo I cannot sny
the hopo, for I nover oxpoctod tho privllpgo
to stand on tho tuinks of Gallloo. What
solemnity and wliat a rnpturo to bo hcrol I
can now understand tho fooling of tho Im
mortal Scotchman, Itobort McCheyno, when
sitting on tho banks of this laku ho wroto:
It Is not that tho wild gazello
Comes down to drink thy tiilo,
But ho that was pierced to havo from hell
Oft wandered by thy nldo.
Graceful around Uieo tho mountain moot.
Thou calm reposing sea;
But ah I far more, tho beautiful foot
Of Jesus walked o'er thoo.
I can now easily understand from tho con
tour of tho country that bounds this lako
that storms wero cosily tempted to mako
theso waters their playground. Prom tho
gontlo way this lako treated our ttoat when
vro. sailed on it yesterday, ouo would liavo
thought it incnpablo of a paroxysm of rago,
but It was qulto different on both tho occa
sions spoken of In my two texts. I close my
yos and tho shoro of Lako Galileo, as It now
Is, with but Uttlo signs of human llfo, dis
appears, and thcro comes back to my vision
tho lako as it was In Christ's tltna. It lay in
aseonoof great luxtirlanco; tho surrounding
bills, terraced, sloped, grooved, so many
hanging gardens of beauty. On tho shoro
wero castles, armed towers, lloman baths,
everything attractive and beautiful; all
styles of vegetation in shorter spaoo than in
aLuostany other space in all tho world, from
tho palm tree of tho forest to tho trees of
rigorous climate.
It socmod as If tho Lord had launched ono
wavo of beauty on all tho eceno, and it hung
and swung from rock and hill an oleander,
lloman gentlemen in pleasure boats sailing
this lako, and countrymen in fish smacks
coming down to drop their uots, twim oach
other with nod and shout and laughter, or
winging idly at their moorings. O, wliat a
beautiful scene 1
It Booms as if wo shall havo a, quiet night.
Not a loaf winked In tho air; not a ripplo dis
turbed tho faco of Qenncsarot; but thcro
eems to bo a Uttlo oxcitoment up tho beach,
and wo hasten to boo what it Is, and xuu find
It an embarkation.
THE VOTAOD B1XHNS.
From tho western shoro a flotilla pushing
out; not a .sauadron, or deadly armament,
nor clipper with valuable morcluuidlso, nor
piratic vessels ready to destroy everything
thoy could seize, but a flotilla, hearing ntca
scngcrs of llfo, and light, and poaou. Christ
is in tho front of tho boat. Ills disciples aro
In a smaller boat. Josus, weary with much
speaking to largo multitudes, is put Into com
nolcnco by tho rocking of tho waves. If
there was any motion at all, tlio ship was
easily righted; if tlio wind passed from star
board to larboard, or from larboard to star
board, tho boat would rock, and by tho gen
tleness of tho motion putting tlw Master
asleep. And thoy extemporized a pillow
mado out of a flshcrtnau'rj coot. I think no
sooner is Clirist prohtrato, and his hood
touched tho pillow, than ho is Bound asleep.
Tho breezes of tho lako run tliolr fingers
through tlio locks of tlio worn sleeper, and
tho boat rises and falls llko a sleeping child
on tho bosom of a sleeping mothem
Calm night, starry night, beautiful night.
Run up all tho bails, ply all tho oars, and lot
tho largo boat and tlio small lioat glldo ovor
gentle Gcnnesaret. But tlio Bailors say thcro
Is going to bo a change of woathor. And
even tlio passengers can hoar tlio moaning of
tho storm, as it cornea on with groat btriduH,
and all tho terrors of hurricane uid durlcnesi.
Tho largo boat trembles llko u deer at bay
among tlio clangor of tho hounds; great
patches of foam aro fluug into tho air; tho
sails of tho vessel loosen, and tho slmrp winds
crack like pistols; tho smaller boats llko iot
rels poise on tho cliffs of tlio waves and then
plunge,
SAVED 11Y CII1UST.
Overboard go cargo, tackling and masts,
and tho drenched disciples rush into tho back
part of tho boat, and lay hold of Clirist, aud
say unto him; "Master, carest thou not that
wo perish 1" That great parsonago lifts his
hood from tho pillow of tho. fisherman's coat,
walks to tho fioutof the vessel aud looks out
into tho storm. AH around him aro tho
smaller boats, driven in tho tempest, and
through it comes tho cry of drowning men.
By tho flash of tho lightning I soo tho calm
brow of Christ as tho spray dropped from his
board. lie has ono word for tho sky and an
other for tho waves. Looking upward ho
cries: "Peacol" Looking downward he says;
"Bo still I"
Tho waves fall flat on their faces, tlio foam
melts, tho extinguished stars relight their
torches. Tho tempest falls doad, and Christ
stands with his feet on tho nock of tho storm.
And whllo tho bailqrs aro balling out the
boats, and while thoy aro trying to untangle
tho cordage, tho disciples stand In amaze
ment, now looking into tho calm boo, then
into the calm sky, thou into tho calm Sav
iour's countenance, and they crout: "What
manner of man is this, that overt the winds
and tho sea obey him)1'
Tho subject, in tho first place, impresses
mo with tho fact that it is vory importuut to
havo Christ la tho ship, for all those boats
would havo gono to tho bottom of Gouucsarot
if Christ had not been present. Oh, u hut a
lesson for you aud for me to learn I Wo must
always havo Christ in the ship. Whatever
voyage wo undertake, into whatever enter
prise wo start, let us alwuys have Christ In
tho Bhlp. All you can do, with utmost ten
sion of body, mind and soul, you aro bound
to do; but oh huvo Christ in every enter
prise, Christ In every voyugo.
THIS NECESSITY OP GOD'S III: LI'.
Thore are men who ask God's help at the
beginning of great enterprises. Ho has been
with thorn in tho past; no trouble can over
throw them; tho storms might come down
from tho t p of Mount Herman, and lash
Guuuesurct Into foam and lute agony, but it
could not hurt them. But hero Is another
mau who starts out In worldly enterprise,
and ho depends ujmjii the uncertainties uf this
life. Ho has no God to help him. After
awhile tho storm coined aud tosses oil' tho
masts of the ship; he puts out his life boat
aud the long loat; tuu sherilV and the auc
tioneer try to help him off; thoy can't help
him off; he must go down no Christ In tho
ship. Your life will bo made up of suushino
aud shadolv. There may bo in it Arctic
blasts or tropical tornadoes; I know not
what Is before you, but 1 know if you have
Christ with you all shall be well. You may
seem to get along without tho religion of
Christ while everything goes smoothly, but
after awhile, when sorrow hovers over tho
soul, when tho waves of trial dash clear over
tho hurricane deck, aud tho deck aro crowd
ed with piratical disasters oh, what would
you do then without Christ in tho chlpf Tako
God for your jwrtlon, God for your guldo,
God for your help; thou all Is welljill Is Well
for time; all shall be well forever. Dlosxcd is
that man who puts in tho Lord his trust. Ho
shall never bo confounded.
But my subject also impresses mo with the
fact that when jiooplo start to follow Christ
they must not oxjK'ct smooth Balling.
TIIK THOUnLHU OF TIIK APOSTtXH.
These disciples got lute tho small Ixiata,
aud I tmve no doubt thoy said: "What a
beautiful day this Isl What n smooth sea!
What a bright sky tills isl How delightful
Is Hailing In this boat, and as for tho waves
under tlio keel of tho Iwat, why they only
mako tho motion of our Uttlo Ik wit tho mora
delightful." But when the winds swept
down, aud the tvi was tossed Into wrath,
thou they found that following Christ was
not smooth sailing. Bo you have found it;
so 1 havo found It Did you over notice tho
cud of the life of tho uiKMtles of Jcmis Christ!
You would say, if ovor men ought to havo
had a smooth llfo, u smooth dexirture, then
those men, the disciples of Jesus Christ,
ought to havo had such it departure mid
such a llfo. St. J nines lost his head.
St. I'hlllp was hung to death on u pillar. St.
Mutthow had his life daxlied out with a lull
bert St. Mark wus dragged to death
through the streets. St. James the Less was
beaten to death with u fuller's club. St.
Thomas was struck through with a sjioar.
Thoy did not find following Christ smooth
sailing. Oh, how thoy were all tossed in tlio
tcmiostl John Iluss in tho lire, Hugh Mo
Kail in tho hour of martyrdom, tho Alhl
geuecs, the Wnldeusos, tho Scotch Covenant
orsdid thoy find It smooth sailing I But
why go Into history when wo can draw from
our own memory illustration of tho truth of
w hat I suy. Some young man In n store try
ing to Fcrvo God, while his employer scoffs at
Christianity; tho young men In tho satno
store nutagonlstlo to tho Christian religion,
teasing htm, tormenting him alwut his re
ligion, trying to get him mad. Thoy succeed
in getting him mad, Baying, "You're a pretty
Christian." Does that young man find it
smooth sailing when he trios to follow
Christ! Or you remember a Christian
girl. Her father despises tho Chris
tian religion; her mother despises tho
Christian religion; her brothers and sisters
scoff ut tlio Christian religion; sho can hard
ly find u quiet place in which to say her
prayers. Did slio find It smooth sailing when
sho trial to follow Jesus Christ! Oh, no! All
wlio would llvo tlio life of tho Christian religion
must suffer perwcutlou; If you do not find it
iu one way, you will got it in another way.
Tho quc-htlon was asked: "Who aro those
nearest tho throne!" And tho unswor ceimo
back: "Thoso aro they n ho came up out of
great tribulation great Hulling, as the orig
inal has it; great flailing, groat iwundlng
and hud their roben wusliod and mudo white
in the blood of tlvo Lamb." Oh, do not 1 dls
liuirteuedl Talco courage. You aro iu glori
ous companionship. God will nj you through
all trials and ho will deliver you. My subject
oLm impresses mo with tlio fact tliut good
people sometlnuM get vory much frightened.
JW UBJLI. CAUSE TOU PEAK.
Iu the tones of tliene disciples, as thoy
rusbod into tlio back part of the boat, I find
thoy aro frightoned almost to death. Thoy
say, "Master, carest Uiou not that wo per
ish I They hod no ruriHon to be frightened,
for Christ was in tlio IwaL I buppuso If wo
had been there wo would havo been Just us
much ufirightenod. lVrhnjM more. In all
ages very good people get very much af
frlgbtcuod. It is often ho iu oar day, and
men Bay: "Why, look at tlio bad lectures;
look at tlte various errors going over tlio
church of God; wo are going to founder; tho
church is going to parish; eliois going down,"
Oh, how many good people aro nffrightcnod
by Iniquity iu our day, and think tho church
of Jesus Clirist is going to bo overthrown,
und ure Just as much ullxightened as wero
tho disciples of my text. Don't worry, don't
fret, as though iniquity wero going to tri
umph over righteousness. A Hon goes into
a cavern to Bleep, no lies down, with his
shaggy man.! covering tlio pans. Mean
while tlio spiders spin a wob across tho mouth
of tlio cavern ntvl Kiy, "Wo havo captured
him." Gossamer thread after gossamer
thread, until tlio whole front of the cav
ern is covered with tlw spider's wob, and tho
spiders Bay: "Tlio lion is dono; tho lion is
fast." After awhile tho Hon has got through
Bleeping; lie roused himself, ho shakes his
mano, ho walks out into tho sunlight; he docs
not oven know tlw spider's web is spun, and
with his voice ho shakes the mountain. So
men come spinning their sophistries and skep
ticism about Jesus Christ; ho seems to bo
sleeping. They say: "Wo havo captured tho
Lord; ho will nover como forth ugaln upon
tho nation; Clirist Is captured forever. His
religion will nover mako any conquest among
men." But after awhilo tho Lion of the tribe
of Judah will rouse himself aud como forth
to shako mightily the nations. What's a
spider's wob to the aroused Hon! Give truth
nnd error a fair grapplo and truth will como
off victor.
But thero aro a great many good people
who get affrlghtenod in other respects; they
are affrighted in our day ulwut rovivals.
Thoy say: "Ohl this is a strong religious galo.
Wo aro ufrald tho church of God is going to
bo upset, and there aro going to be a great
many peoplo brought into tho church that
aro going to be of no use to It;" and
thoy aro affrighted whenever they soo a
revival taking hold of tho churches.
As though a ship captain, with flvo
thousand bushels of wheat for a cargo,
should say, some day, coming upon dock:
"Throw overboard all tho cargo," and tho
sailors should say: "Why, captain, what do
you mean! Throw over all the cargo!" "Oh,"
says tho captain, "wo have u pock of chaff
that has got lute this Ave thousand bushels of
wheat, and tho only way to got rid of tho
chaff is to throw all the wheat overboard."
Now, that is a great deal wiser than the talk
of a great many Christians who want to
throw overboard all tho thousands aud tens
of thousands of souls who ure the subjects of
rovlvuls. Throw nil overboard because thoy
are brought into the kingdom of God through
groat rovlvuls itocauso there U a jwok of
chaff, u quart of chaff, a pint of chaff! I say,
let th'Mii stay until the la.it day; the Lord
will divide tlio chaff from the wheat. Do
not Iks afraid of n great revival. Oh, that
such gules from lieu veil might sweep through
nil our churches! Oh, for such days us Rich
ard Baxter saw in Kngliind, and lli.liert Mc
Cheyno saw in Duudeul Oh, for mich days
ns Jonathan IMnunls saw in Northampton!
I huveofti-'i hoard my father tell uf the fact
that In the early part of this century u revi
val broke out ut Homerv illo, X. J., and tome
people wero very much agitated about it.
They said: "Oh. you are going to bring too
many pplu into tho church at nuce;" mid
they scut down to Now Brunswick to get
John Livingston to stop the revival. Well,
there us no better soul in nil tho world
than John Livingston. He went und
looked ut tho revival. They wanted
him to stop It. He stood in tho pulpit
ou the Sabbath and looked over the sol
emn auditory, and he said: "This, brethren,
bi in roallty tho work of God; bowaro bow
you try to stop it." And ho was an old
man, leaning heavily on his staff a very
old man. And ho lifted that staff, and
took hold of tlw small cud of tho staff,
anil began to lot it fall slowly through Ihv
tween tlio finger and tho thumb, and ho said:
"Oh, thou tmmltcnt, thou art falling now
falling from life, falling away from poaoo
and heaven, falling as certainly as that
cano is falling through my hand
falling certainly, though perhaps falling
slowly," And tlio cano kept ou falling
through John Livingston's hand. Tho religi
ous emotion in tho audience was ovoqiowor
lug, nnd men saw a tyo of their doom, as
tho cano kept falling, until tho knob of tho
cano struck Mr. Livingston's hand, nnd ho
clascd it stoutly nnd saldt "But thograco
of God can step you as I stopped that cano;"
and then there was gladness nil through tho
house at the fact of pardon and peace aud
salvation. "Well," said tho people after tho
service, "I guess you had better send Living
ston homo; ho is making tho revival worse."
Oh, for gules from heaven to sweep all tho
continents) Tho danger of the church of God
Is not In revivals,
OOI) AND MAX.
Agulu, my subject impressed mo with tho
fact that Jesus was God aud man iu tho samo
being. Hero ho is in tho back part of tho
boat. Oh, how tired ho looks; what sad
dreams he mutt have! Look at his counten
ance; ho must bo thinking of the cross to
coma. Look at htm, ho is a man bono uf
our bono, flesh of our flesh, Tired, ho falls
asleep; he Is a man. But then I Hud Clirist
at the prow of the boat; I hear him tayi
"Poaoo, bo still;" und I see tho storm kneel
ing nt his feet, aud tho tempests folding their
wings In his presence; he is a God.
If I have sorrow nnd trouble nnd want
sympathy I go and kneel down at tho back
part of tho boat aud say: "Oh, Christ! weary
ouo of GciTiioxjiret, sympathize with all my
Borrows, man of Nazareth, man of tho cross."
A man, n man. But if I want to conquer my
spiritual foes, If I want to got tho victory
over k!ii, death aud hell, I come to the front
of the !oat, and I kneel down, and I say:
"Oh, Lord Jesus Christ, thou who dost hush
tho tempest, hush all my grief, hush all my
temptation, hush all my slu I" A man, a man;
a God, a God,
I loam once mure from this subject that
Christ can hush a teuiiest.
Itdld soemasif everything must go to ruin.
Tho disciples had given up tho Idea of manag
ing the ship; tho crow wero entirely demoral
ized; yet Clirist rise, and he puts his foot ou
tho storm, and it crouches at his foot. Oh, yeil
Christ can hush tho tempest. You have had
troublo. Perhaps it was the Uttlo child taken
away from you tho sweetest child of tho
household, tho ono who asked thomoit curious
questions, and stood around you with the
greatest fondness, and the spado cut down
through your blooding heart. I'erhapujt was
an only son, and your heart has ever since
lieon llko u desolated castle, tho owls of the
night hooting among tlio fallen arches mid
tlio crumbling stairways. Perhups It was an
aged mother. You always went to her
with your troubles, 81k wus iu your
homo to wolconw your children Into
life, and when thoy died she was
tliero to pity you; that old hand will
do you no more kindness; tliat white lock of
hair you put uwuy hi tlw casket or In tlio
locket didn't look as It usually did when slto
brushed It uwuy from tier wrinkled brow hi
Uwi homo circle or in tlui country church.
Or your projierty gone, you sold: "I have to
much liuuk stock, I liavo so many govern
ment securities, I liavo so many houses, I
havo bo many f arms all gone, nU gono."
Why, sir, all tlw storms tliat ever trampled
with their thunders, all tlio shipwrecks, havo
not been worse than th(- to yuu. Yet you
havo not boon completely overthro wn. hy!
Christ snyst "I navo tliat Uttlo ono in my
keeping. I can euro for him as well ns you
can, better than you can, 0 liereuvod moth
err Hushing tlio tempest. When your
proierty went away, God sold: "Tliero aro
treasures in heaven, In battles tliat nover
break." Jomh hashing tlio tempest.
Thcro is nit) storm into which wo
will all have to run. T1m moment
when wo let go of this world and try to
tako bold of tho next, we will want all tho
graoo possible Yonder I boo a Christian
soul rocking on tlio surges of death; oil tlio
powers of darkness hociii lot out against that
soul tlio swirling wave, tho thunder of tlw
sky, tlio Bhriek of tlw wind, all seem to unite
together; but that soul Is not troubled; tliero
Is no sighing, there are no tears; plenty of
tears in tlio room at tho departure, but Iw
wooi3 no tears; culm, satisfied and peaceful;
all is well. By tlw Hash of the storm you boo
tho harlxir Just ahead and you are making
for that harbor All shall bo well, Jesus lc
Ing our guide.
Into the harbor of heaven no.v wogllJo;
We're Iioiro at last, home ut last.
Softly wo drift, on the hris'lit, sllv'ry tide,
We're hoiio ut lajt.
aiorytoGoll all daiigtri are o'er.
Wo stand wvurj on tho glorified shore;
Glory to GoJ! wo will shout evermore.
We're homo at last.
A Wonderful Watch.
Tho most Ingenious, perfect and complex
watch over manufactured was sent out from
tho works of Patok, Philippe & Co., of Ge
uova, Switzerland, iu July, 1jS7, und U now
in possession of Baron Nicholas. It Is what
Is known as the full sized "hunter." On one
side thero Is a dlul of tho regulation kind, ex
hibiting tho hour, minute and second hands;
also an iudejicudeut chronograph hand,
which marks the fifth of seconds. The same
dial has repeating mechanism, which strikes
tho hours, quurters und minutes. Tho opio
site dial has bauds iolutiiig to tho mouths,
weeks and duys. Another largo central
hand ou this dial, if set ut tho beginning of
each year, correctly points to ull moon
phases, and also acts as a perpetual calendar.
It is so constructed as to admit of its keep
ing two different times, say staudurd on ono
side aud sun time on the other. American
Analyst.
Tlppoo Tib.
Much has been said about Tlpjwo Tlb'j
resiwuslblllty for the assassination of Maj.
Burttclot, but, lu my Judgment, Tippoo Tib's
action to a certain extent was prompted by a
benevolent intention W-'ftw' iuulUjat
ho doluyod tlio supply of men nocesary to
make up Barttelot's contingent ut Bjuulya,
uud thus aroused the suspicion of foul play
thut occurred tutor on, his motive wus a good
ono, Inasmuch us, knowing the lawless char
acter of tho Miiimycuius, ho appreciated the
dilHculty which white men would huvo iu
controlling them, und sought to pr -vo-il an
opportunity for tho mutiny w wo-
quently resulted lu the death of 1
Herbert Ward.
Struti'ule.
A llttb boy had a colt and a dog, of both
of which he wis exceedingly fond. Ills gen
erosity was often tried by visitors luklug
him, Just to hear whnt he would suy, to give
them one or both of his pets.
On one occasion Jutiuuy told a gentleman
who hud often tented him in thli nay tliat
he might have the colt but not the dog.
His mother naturally expressed surprlso,
mid asked: "Why, Johnny, why didn't you
give htm tho dog Instead ot the colt!"
"Don't say unything, ninmuin," he whis
pered, "when ho K'e to get the colt I'll set
'ho dog on him," Youth's Couipaulon,
CHRISTMAS THCN AND NOW.
WiMicd tuliomj nil our Mocking
When I inn dill I, ilcnr me;
NnrcM'r lliuiiKlit Torn moment
Of liming nti Ximmtreo
Von see, no wire old fivslilutusl children,
Not vise little women uiitl nielli
St. Nicholas cnino down tlio chimney
Wo 1 1. id wldo-vH(i llrt'pliU'i'R Iheu,
Wo went to Ixsl In the tnlllitlit.
To wiken erojet It kimiIuwii,
And empty with ttvitihlltiK tinner
The stocking on Xmiu morn.
Hut now tlio trvowltlt Its ifir
Is lit outliocrulimleutl,
And hugging their .Xinns presents
Tho little ours go to bed
Hut tliei, pray uliere It thestoekiiin
Could held nil the wonderful lliiiig
llietrl luphsof human Invention
Tlio Intnlem SI. Nicholas liHinr
Now hI.iiiii Inl.ei" ilie plmeot lit leliitlcei',
Thii Heel, fnlry coursers nf jtiie;
And since we liuvcelrwod up the cliltiinoi
Ho licctlx iiiurleeiiin In at I lie itnor
-5lr M I' llxiiily
FILSKY.
A CIIIIIHTMAH HKirrCII fltOM I.IKI" I.N ,I,H)
Hir.uiHiii
"1 reckon tills Is goln' tor Ui el buster,
said old Undo Hilly llotsworth n ho euuio
Into the family sitting room of ibe old farm
Iioumi ultli a great load of uood on his
shoulders. With a crash he desiltel Ids
burden on the spacious health, whuio a huge
fire wus nltiMily blaring, uud U'gnn to pile
ou the long, dry sticks of licoch uud hickory
until lu a few moments a rfcct sheet of
llanin wus roaring up the wide tbroabsl
chimney.
Ornndiuu Ilotmuirth, who sat In her ac
customed corner by tha "Jamb," busy with
her knitting, made no reply, wlille Uiuie
Hilly proceeded to remove his coat, hut and
hoots, and, having filled nnd lighted his pipe,
wit down to enjoy himself. Outside a furious
bimw storm was raging and already tho
earth was heavily carpeted with white. Pros
eutly histito sons, Jacob uud Mlltou, came
iu from doing up tho cboroo, and, llko their
father, were soon divested of caps, coats and
liootH, and soiled before the rousing llro talk
ing over the events of the day.
A little Inter Mrs. llotsworth Joined them,
and then the family circle was complete. No,
not complete, either; it daughter was missing.
Three years ago this Christmas eve she had
gone out from the parental roof to marry tho
mini she loved, but whom her father hud for
bidden some time beforo to enter his door.
But Mary had gono; and sho and her husband,
a p(xr mechanic, went out west to build up
for themselves a home und fortune. After
they were married, a day or two lieforo they
were to start for Dakota, Mary uud her hus
buud drove to the old home, where sho got
out of the buggy and started to go into the
house to suy good-by. Sho did not usk nor
0J(oct forgiveness from her father for what
die hud done; but she knew her mother and
her brothers still loved her, and would gladly
have her come to soo them. So sho Jtint had
her hand on tho gate latch, und, with tear
flll.nl eyes, was taking lu thodearuudfumllinr
sun ouudlngs, when her father, coming round
th eoi uer of the house, saw her.
"Don't jer couw In hero," he yelled, hoarse
ly. "Don't stop your foot Inside o' that gate,
Mary Dion Hotswortb. You're no darter o
mine. Take yer luitcht-facl pulutalluger
nil' git."
For a moment slw stood us If stunned at
his words; tlieii, uitlioutn word, turned and
went to the buggy. Hvr husband holxl her
In, uud then, standing up nnd shaking tils
whip at Unolo Billy, said: "Bill BoUiworth,
If you wasn't my wife's father, 1M thrush yoa
till you couldn't walk for a wwk. You ob
ject to me for a son-in-law only because I urn
prior; but I'll sue tlw duy I can buy un' sell
you's if you wus black, darn you."
Hero Mary laid her hand ou his arm and
said, "Stop, Will; It won't help thingmuiyto
quarrel; hit's go."
It wus well that Will bcxled lier advk-o,
for old Undo Billy had started for tlio buggy
with murder iu his eye; und there Is no tell
ing what might have hupponed had not Mil
ton and Jacob at this Juncture made their
nppcaruiicu and urged him to lo quiet.
So Mary went from home an outcast; und,
as tho buggy dlsupjiourcd around the ltond in
tlw road, Milton turned to his father, and,
with tears iu his eyes, said, reproachfully:
"Pup, you oughteuter liavo dono It,"
And Mrs. Llotsworth, who had como to tho
door Just lu time to tako in the affulr, echoed
her son's words:
"No, pup, you was too hasty," sho added.
"Mury Dllen was ullus u mighty good girl;
un', thoiiL'h I'd rather sho'd not u married
Will Keuiiey, yet I hoio tho Iird will pros
per them Ihith."
"You ure light, mother," said Jucob, the
elder of her sons, "you uro right, mother.
'FiUev' (the uiekuuine the !os bad bestowed
tijxju Mary when she wu a toddler) wus tho
hot girl In Iudluuy; kind an' loviu', an' u
sUter woith the bavin'."
As for Undo IHHy, seeing his whole family
up in urn s against him, ho vouchsafed no re
ply, but turning, strodo rapidly iu the direc
tion of the barn.
From that time on he hud nover spoken hU
daughter's name. And ulthougli he know
thut mother uud tho boys got occasional
letters from her, yet ho never by sign or in
quiry showed that he ever thought of her, or
had the slightest interest iu knowing wliethcr
she was dead or alive.
Hut on the Christmas eve tliat I huvo in
truducod him to your notice, ho sut by the
Hie thinking; and his thoughts were ot her.
He bad long ago admitted to himself that ho
was too hasty wiiun he drove his only daugh
ter uway from his home; hut he still re
mained silent. At each family reunion, ul
ways held on Christmas day, ho hud mlised
her. And us the coming one wus to be held
ut his house, and his brothers aud sisters
with their families would Iw there, ho, with
somo bitterness of feeling, was brooding
over the fact that, through no fault of his,
he reasoned, the pleasures of the duy would
Ikj miirrcd. Kverybody missel Mary, tho
children of his uephewiuud nieces would ask
for her uud talk nlwut her, despite the ud
munitions thoy hud received to tho contrary.
As he wus lusy with Ids thoughts, gazing
the whllo moodily into tho lire, und now uud
then punching up the fore sticks In n spiteful
!riof nay, Uruudiuu BoUworth suddenly
oko up uud stud:
"Toinoireril lo another white Christmas.
Tl l luuke-. iwo ou 'em right baud rumilii'.
d reo years ago wus a mighty mild winter,
n.d wo had a green Christmas that year."
.Ii-ie thoo'd lady paused ami henvod u
.i No one said unything and she coiitlu-
1 "I ivvullei'k now thuie w lib more huryin's
it .Mar iii tlio liuld Hill Jpiryin' groun'
i i I t'l-l'e I us U-ell since ull ptf'. together."
Y'," iisscnKd Mrs. Botsivortli, reflect iw
ly "a green Christmas ulleii. mukes a fat
graveyard, thoy sny, mi' I never knowed It
t fall "
"1 locUou it'll bo good sleigUin' tomorrer,"
observed L'lie'e Hilly, "un' ah the folks'll
cij ue over in tue lob. I'll! what's thatf
Tlw exeluinutlou with which he concluded
hi- iviiiai k was caused by the furious bark
of old "Mujo," tho watchdog, tho sound of
vcicesln tho front yard, aud what seemed to
bo tho cry of u child m fear.
Tho two Iw) ii started for tho front door,
while the remainder of tho family tat lu-
H in. WolilTlll,t who could bo
. ir uit ts. Tmy hud not long to wnlt;
.or ii minute loiter the sluing room door was
llung okmi and Jncob Mindo In, lionrhig 111
his nrins ii bright and lutty two-vcnr-old Iwy,
Almost matching tlw wraps from about It,
and holding the little follow up, ho shouted)
"'up, look nt your grandson, VllsnySi como,
tin' this Is her Isiy."
"The ilevll If Is," roared Undo Hilly,
springing to his feet, with a faro ns black ns
ii thundercloud, "Tako him away; I don't
want ter s,s him,"
"Hold ou a minute," shouted u dour, strong
voice In the doorway. It was the son-in-law
who hud tpokoti, and who stopped Into tho
riHim, his llguro erect and eyes blaring with
angci "Hold on a minute. I say," ho con
tinued. "I want a word Hill Hotswortb, I
can (my uud sell you. I am u rich man, but
ion don't have to own mo for n sou-lu'law
on that account. As for mo, I can get along
wltli. iiit ton Hut Mary here wanted to
come I aeU and see her mother mid nil of you
once i, tore, uud 1 niM sho should ; nnd, inoro
tliun tint. I said you should treat her and
Uil't right, or I'd mako you i and, by tliiin
di r I'll do If Understand mo, 1 ask no fav
iii fui myself, but for this oor girl hero.
Hi i tou've tiontcd ho mean, and who still
lote tun. but who wnti in to como homo
milt lor a Uttlo while. I will sxvik for, and
light for, too. If necessary. " Kveii whllo ho
u- tuli.tng, mother nnd daughter wero
weeping In eiich other's embrace, uud 0 rand
om l!oluoiti, tiding with dllllculty from
lur scut, laid her hand ou her son's shoulder.
"SVilli.iui,"slio said, "now's ns good a time
In give In ns yeil ever have. If Mary an'
Will can afford to feiglvo you, I don't see
how j, uti can help ferglvln' them. Como
low, sun, do light."
I'or mi Instant he stood struggling with his
Nisniou, then love conquered. K.xtclidlug his
liiitul to his k'.ii-ln-lnw, ho said i "Hilly, I
knock iiinlei , I've mado u mlstuku on' urn
sorry for It. Daughter, como hero,"
With a glad cry Mary put her arms about
his neck uud Unwed him again uud again,
"There, thero, child I" the old fellow mur
ium cd, hi u vulco husky with emotion, "It's
all foigot now, nil"
Hut he did not finish tlio sentence. And,
while .Mary was kissing grandma and nil wero
silently crlng for Joy, ho U-gun to hustle
round nnd get ou his boots to go out und "see
about tho horses," Hut, ns Will mid Mury
had come to the station, only two miles dis
tant, bv mil, und hud there hired a limn nud
team to bring them over, his services In this
direction wero not needed.
He did, however, build up such a lire lu tho
old fireplace us It hud not wen for ninny n
day, ami, us thoy nil sat around It and talked
until long lifter the stroke of twelve, it was
Indeed to them a happy Clirlt turns. ld. It.
Prltcliard lu Tho Arkutisaw Traveler.
Christum Trues.
To Germany Uncivilized world Is fndohtod
for one of tho moat enjoyable of all Christ
mas delights, tho Christmas troo, rays an old
Issue of The New York IVist This custom
wus little known lu England beforo tlw mar
riage of Queen Victoria, ami was, wo bollovo,
Introduced by tlw late prince consort. Wo
call it a gift from Gennnny. and yet behind
tho quaint llguro of Kris Kiinglo, coming
from the snowy woods, with tho troo rising
high aUivo his genial shoulders, laden with
gifts und glittering with lanterns, as Iw sud
denly InvndiM tlw lowly German cottage ou
kindly errand bent, wu soo tho yet more
ancient toy 'Htw troi, hung with oocllla,
which boys und girls lu undent Homo
lookid for un tlio bIxUi mid seventh
duys of tlw Saturnalia, Hut wo who uro not
nntiquuricH uro content to ucoupt these pretty
customs, conw w-lienco thoy may, and to Im
prove ou them If wocun. A wide gulf Is fixed
twtwoeu the purltaulo days, when Christmas
wus frowned upon na n remnant of evil super
stition, mid today, ulien nothing Is too ruro
or good for tlw making of our Iioiivh bright
ami our sanctuaries Uviutlful lu honor of tho
Autlwr of tlw Christian feast. Wherever
civilized man Is found thcro In ono form or
another wo find tlw tokens of adoration and
gratitude.
Another iwwtjKijior says: Tho muit popu
lar tree for a Christmas oclobratioti Is the
balsam. This tno attains perfection ut the
ngo of 00 years. After this it lieglns to wither
at the top uud gradually dies. Tho large
balsam trees uro cut in grout numbers for
churches and Bunduy schools. The branches
uro strong ami thickly covered with bluish
green leaves. Tlwy are cut as young us 0
yours. They aro merely hushes then, how
over, and are used mainly by private famllluH.
Next to tho balsam In iopulurlty conns tlw
spruce. This troo, although It nttntns a
grcuter height than thelvilsum, has u scroggy
apiearunc. It Is cut when it is about ton
years old. The color is not so good, being a
yellow Uh green, which withers very soon.
Tho cellar trees uro only cut by specinl order,
us tho demand for them is very limited. But
thoy are the most frugruut smelling tree of
the lot. White pine trees aro used by tho
grocery uud butcher shops to decorate with.
Thoy havo u deep green color ami last longer
than uuy of the others.
llin Christum Holly.
In connection with the holly, which figures
so conspicuously In all our Christmas decora
tions, we find a quaint old conceit chronicled,
thut every holly bough und lump of Iicrrles
with which you adorn your house is nu act
of natural piety as well ns beauty, and will,
In summer, euablo you to relish that green
world of which you show yourself not un
worthy. In Germuny and Scuudinuvlu tho
holly, or holly tree, Is culled "Christ's thorn,"
from Its use in church decorations nnd be
cause it lienrs Its berries ut Christmustido.
The loving sentiment Imprisoned lu tho holly
hough and translatable Into every laugungo
will never Iw more happily expressed than in
Charles Muckay's verses, "Under tho Holly
Bough:"
Yo w tio have scorned each other,
Or lujurod frieud or brother,
In this fast fiullag year;
Yo tt ho by w ord or deed
Have inaJo a kind heart bleed,
Come, gather hero I
Let sinned against und sinning
Torgel their strife's U-gluntug,
And Join Ul friendship now;
He links no longer broken,
Ho sweet forgiveness spoken,
Under tho holly bougli.
nxcbuLgo.
Till) Villi) Ias,
Id tbo tiubloDt English house of today thoy
observe thu old nsnni kUK.'rktltion uf light
Ing tlio yulo log, "tin rinilcroui nhou fa-it
from tho junl," unit put ill luck is furoul I
if Its llnnio iliet, out In twt'Uo duj-b Fru
iiienty tboiloil Krriilgo with nillU, cugiir
hIiio, tplcvs nml riiixliikl u Krv, nIo nun e
pics nml plum puiKlliu' The Chriktiuai pu
of Yorhkiurn U n "biu'gixjMi io" hi, i
IIurriL'k, In ouu of bis iluhghtful vwm. tl. ,
dciumlii'
I'oiiif. ifiiurU (lila iiifflit (lu L'liristinuo 1 1.
TU.it tlio lllll I, tllOJtl uo IT M) (
U'liii LU lloali lixjk. lion I cotue nlh
To i-atca It
I 1 1 in linn nliuiii nil aluiitiklu tlii'ii'
II.im; - i .. vyv ki.l! m tilsi'dit'
A J .i mal A ul.-uliy fcaiv.
Ton. it. Ii it
Thlxmuoue of t! famoiik wu.-. of the
nits, or kiuging; bi vho go atmut l)inlou
till, inglng tholr LiirumiH rnr)i. -Frank
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