THAT GIRL of JOHNSON S
By JE.A.JV X.A.TE, LV7>L\/M.
,4uth&r 9/ *\ It a Gift's UTrrcy,'* [Uc.
Entered Affording, to Act of Congress in the Year 1S*K) by Street St Smitk
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, I). C.
CHAPTER XIV.
Bacon and Eggs.
Dolores slept, not because of young
Green’s wish that she should sleep,
tout because she was worn out from
■watching and anxiety, and fell Into a
dreamless slumber almost as soon as
lier head touched the pillow; and it
was broad daylight when she again
woke to every-day life.
She bathed her face in cold water.
When she was dressed she went out
to the other room.
Mrs. Allen had kindled a fire on the
hearth, and the kettle was singing
cheerily over the leaping flames; the
cofTee filled the room with fragrance.
As Dolores entered she spoke pleas
antly to her, noting the faint trace
of color in the checks and the bright
ness of the brave dark eyes.
“Good morning Dolores. Break
fast will be ready on the table in a
moment if you are ready.”
The girl looked steadily into the
kindly eyes opposite, her own very
searching.
“How is my father?"
“Asleep, Miss Johnson—asleep and
quiet. It is the best thing for him."
Dolores turned away and went out
to the entry preparing to go in the
lain. Then she took the pail and went
to the shed to milk Brlndle. Mrs. Al
len paused at the window to watch
her. She was a grotesque figure strid
ing through the storm with her fath
er’s hat on, and the boots pathetically
out of place on her feet. The nurse
shook her head as she went hack
into the room setting the dishes and
preparing the bacon and eggs for the
doctors beyond the closed doors.
Dolores was drenched when she
reached the shed, but she minded it
apparently not at all. She pushed
hack the shawl and drew the three
legged stool out of the corner. The
stroams of milk in the pail joined in
with the rain against the windows.
It was half gloom in the shod. When
the pail was full Dolores pulled down
some hay from the mow overhead
and Brindle buried her broad, soft
nose In it with a deep breath of con
tent.
The girl carried the foaming milk to
the house, and strained it into pans,
the nurse watching her curiously.
Then she prepared the feed for the
chickens and went out to feed them.
When she returned to the house Mrs.
Allen removed her wet clothing and
requested her to change her gown,
hers was so wet and draggled.
Dolores looked at her in surprise.
She was in the habit of performing
these duties rain or shine, and it
never harmed her; rain was but rain.
^ It might be that she was used to It
\ was the reason why she did not mind
* it. The other women of the settle
I meat did the same, and not one of
) them feared a wetting; they gave no
I thought to it; they knew nothing bet
( ter; the rain came or the sun, and
/ the work was done; doubtless the men
would have been surprised had the
women complained. She moved from
her companion to the fire,
she said slowly, motioning toward the
closed door beyond as though it were
the only thought in her mind.
“They have their breakfast,” Mrs.
Allen said. She placed the food on
the table and drew up the chairs
cozily.
“Come, dear," she said, the mother
ly tone returning to her voice, “let
us have our breakfast. I think your
uncle will come over this morning in
spite of the raiu, and I don’t want
him to see such a pale little face
“They will want their breakfast,”
i
Striding through the storm.
for his niece. Dora is ho anxious to
see you she will doubtless send for
you a3 she cannot come herself. Judge
flrcen will send a closed carriage, and
you need not fear the rain.'’
Dolores’ hands dropped in her lap
A feeling of indignation possessed
her; her eyes were wide and-steady;
when she spoke her -voice was low
and grave. Mrs. Allen was somewhat
dismayed, although apparently she
took it lightly.
“Did I not jay I will not leave my
father—ever- -while he lives—not for
anyone?’
By and b; one of the physicians
came out am, asked for young Green.
“We are waiting for him," he said.
He promised to come earlr and staid
at the tavern on purpose.’*
Dolores spoke to him. slight
I trown wrinkled his forehead; he
wished she were well out of the
house.
"Glad to see you. Charlie; l was be
ginning to think you were called away
to some urgent ease. I beg your par
don, Miss Johnson.”
‘ It is strange,” Dolores said slow
ly. Some way everyone listened
when Dolores spoke, "it is strange,”
she repeated, slowly and distinctly,
her voice tilling every corner of the
long, low room. "He Is my father;
why can I not sec him? Why does
no one tell me of him? Surely l should
know. They think I cannot nurse my
father; do I not know his ways bet
ter than anyone eise’s? Why can I
not see him? Even he,” with a slow
motion of her band toward young
Green, "puts me off when 1 ask about
him. You can teil me if you will.”
Her solemn eyes were on Dr. Dun
wlddie’s face; she trust erf him in
stinctively; she knew he would tell
her the truth.
You shall see him," the doctor re
plied. quietly, as though it were a
matter of little moment. “He is sleep
ing now, Miss Johnson; as soon as he
wakes you shall see him. Your uncle
will be here this morning, but unless
your father Is awake he cannot see
him. Are you ready, Charlie?”
“Yes,” young Green replied, his
eyes on Dolores’ face. He crossed
over to her side as Dr. Dtinwiddie
left the room.
"I am glad you slept last night.
Miss Johnson ” he said. “1 brought
this, thinking jon might like to read
it. It is full of new facts regarding
the stars—they have discovered a
new star, or think they have. The
wise men of science are puzzling their
heads over it.”
rue gin s soul was in nc*r oves as
she lifted them to his as he stood be
side her, and his heart ached for her,
knowing the truth to which she was
shut out.
‘ They w ill not let me see my fath
er” she said, slowly, her eyes search
ing his face as though to read there
in why this thing should be.
He smiled reassuringly, and laid
his strong hand over hers, resting
upon the dresser, though a shadow
was in his eyes for very pity of the
tender, wondering face lifted to his.
"We are doing the best we can for
your father, Dolores, and as soon as
he wakens you shall see him. You
believe me? 1 would not tell you an
untruth, you know. And why should
I?”
"There is no reason,” she said, and
the lashes drooped disappointedly
over the dark eyes. “Do they think
I could not bear to he told? I can
nurse him as well as they, and I am
willing. I believe you, but I must
know.”
“And I promise you,” there was an
intensity In his voice that caused the
lashes to lift from the hidden eyes
and a swift, sudden startled glance
met liis, “I promise you, Dolores,
that you shall know. You think we
are cruel, but we are trying to be
kindness itself, Dolores.”
He left the book of which he had
spoken on the dresser, and her fingers
closed over it as though it might give
her strength in the absence of the
stronger handclasp of her friend.
She lifted the book and clasped her
two hands around it. If Dora would
not do this she would not like her,
but she believed that she W'ould. All
women cared for the men of their
households w'hen they needed care;
there was no reason w’hy she should
be shut out from her father's room.
The voice of the nurse broke in on
her thoughts. The tone expressed
great relief. Dolores' lingers instinct
ively tightened around the book she
held.
"Your uncle is coming. Dolores. 1
knew he would come. If Dora could
not come she would send for you. She
told me so herself. I am thankful he
is here.”
A closed carriage stopped at the
gate; the team of powerful bays were
covered in rubber blankets; their
hoofs were heavy with mud; the body
of the carriage was splashed, the
wheels clogged. When the door was
opened a gentleman alighted—a short,
stout gentleman wrapped in a rubber
coat, with high boots and a close
gray cap. He struggled a moment
with the rickety gate, and then hur
ried up the drenched walk.
Mrs. Allen tapped lightly on the
bedroom door, and Charlie and Dr.
Dunwiddie came out at once. They
met the new-comer at the door with
a few hurried words. Young Green
took Ills coat and hat, and hung them
in the entry to drip.
Dolores had not changed her posi
tion; she still stood ai. the dresser,
the book closely claspod in her hands
as though a friend. When her uncle
advanced toward her she eyed him
searchingly.
She was disappointed in him; there
was nothing remarkable about him;
he was short and stout; she did not
like, short, stout men; his face was
florid, his hair red.
Placing his two hands on her shoul
ders he turned her toward the light,
eyeing her keenly.
“.-vnd this Is Joe's girl,” he said.
She disliked him at once; her wide
brown eyes met hts blue ones square
ly, but the eager light had died from
them, they were cold and calm; he
could see no farther than the surface.
Her mouth, too, was straight and un
yielding. To her his tone Implied
that she disappointed him; It was of
no consequence to her, however, be
cause ehe disliked him. But she had
mistaken his meaning. As he looked
at the calm, quiet face, the large dark
eyes that were so clearly windows to
the pure soul within, the sensitive
mouth, large, but well formed, full of
strong character, the slender, grace
ful figure in the print gown possess
ing a quaint dignity, the wonder grew
and deepened in his mind that the
brother of his recollections should
have such a daughter as this—a wom
an one did not meet every day even
in hia world—a girl whose soul was
purer than many of those he knew.
• And this is Joe’s girl!” he repeat
ed, slowly. ‘My dear, 1 am glad to
have found you.”
No one had ever yet told her a lie.
and that everyone meant what was
said was a matter of course. It was
a new thing for anyone to be glad to
see her, and she almost liked him.
The words touched her strangely, but
she made no reply, though her eyes
softened somewhat.
My girl sent you a message, Do
“You believe me?”
lores. She told me to be certain to
follow instructions, too; Dora is an
exacting young body, I assure you. Be
tween you two my life will be rather
hard for an old fellow. I am going
in to look at Joe, If I may not speak
to him; when 1 return you will be
ready, my dear.”
He turned away with a pleasant
laugh, and joined young Green and
Dr. Dunwiddie without waiting for her
reply.
She looked after him with unfriend
ly eyes as he stood for a moment
talking with the others outside the
door, but after a few words that were
indistinguishable to her they opened
the door and passed In, closing the
door behind them. Then she arose
slowly, her eyes darkening. The lit
tle scented note her uncle had given
her fell unheeded at her feet. She
spoke slowly, but her words were
clear; there was no bitterness in her
voice, only a great wonder.
(To be continued.)
WHY HE STOPPED FISHING.
Indian Had Luck in Catching Salmon,
But Was Compelled to Quit.
I)r. David Starr Jordan of Inland
Stanford, Jr., university, tells a story
in the Pniladelphia Saturday Post
which goes to show that once a fisher
man always a fisherman, no matter
how much of an ichthyologist one may
tc besides. He says:
“One day In California. I had had
n remarkable; run of luck and that
right as we sat around the camp fire
I took occasion to say that my success
v, as due to the superior tie of flies
I had used.
“ ‘You may flatter yourself on the
siring you’ve brought In to-day,’ said
sn old fisherman who had joined our
party, ‘but let me tell you, doctor, that
I saw a Digger Indian catch more fish
in an hour in this stream than you’ve
landed all day with your fine flie3.’
“ VVliat halt did he use?’ I asked.
“ ‘Live grasshoppers,’ replied the old
man. ‘hut he didn't Impale them. From
his head ho would stoically pluck a
iiair ard with it bind the struggling
insect to the hook. Almost upon the
instant that his bait, struck the water
a fish would leap for it. After land
ing him the Indian would calmly re
peat the performance of snatching a
hair from his head and affixing a fresh
grasshopper to the hook.’
“ 'I became fascinated,’ continued
the narrator. ‘And after the Indian
had landed In quick succession a
mighty string of salmon trout he sud
denly stopped. 1 called to him to go
on with the exciting sport, but he
merely smiled grimly and pointed sig
nificantly to hl3 head.’
“ ‘What was the matter with his
head?’ I asked,” said Jordan.
“ ‘He had plucked it bald,’ replied
the old man.”
Choosing Marriage Date.
A curious old marriage custom,
called locally “the settling,'' still sur
vives in County Donegal, Ireland, and
in the Scottish districts of Kintyre
and Cowal. After the marriage ha:,
been piD)licly announced the friends
of the couple meet, at the house of
the bride’s parents to fix a suitable
date for the marriage. A bottle ot
whisky is opened, and as each guest
drinks to their happiness he names
a date. When each guest has named
a date an average is struck and “act
tling” is complete. Neither the bride
nor bridegroom ever thinks of pro
testing against the date so curiously
chosen.
English Favor Canadians.
Great efforts are being made to In
duce English farm laborers to settle
Id Canada.
FREE TRADE PLAINT
FAULT FOUND WITH BUREAU OF
STATISTICS.
fet the Figure* Sent Out by the De
partment of Commerce and Labor
Simply Show Real Conditions of the
Country's Industrial Progress.
The Springfield Republican is great
ly exercised over the bulletins sent
cut by the Bureau of Statistics, which
has now been transferred from the
Treasury department to the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. The
Republican does not attempt to im
pugn the accuracy or truth of the in
formation sent out, its only objection
being, apparently, that the bulletins
help the cause of protection by chron
icling the prosperous condition of the
country, as shown in both our foreign
and home commerce, it says: "These
government specials to the news
papers average two or three a week,
and as high tariff preachments they
are not excelled by anything the
American Protective Tariff league Is
doing.” That is both high praise for
the department and in itself the full
est possible vindication of the wisdom
of the framers of the Dingley law.
The articles sent out once or twice
a week by Mr. Austin are summaries
for the most part of our foreign com
merce and our internal trade. They
are generally actual figures, with once
in a while the figures for a single
month estimated, but always very
conservatively. Almost since the very
beginning of the government it has
been thought a matter of wisdom to
give to the country the fullest pos
dble statistics concerning our trade,
particularly our foreign trade. For
the past half century have these fig
ures been given out quite In detail,
and there is no one but the most hope
tsrary, these figures of trade a.nd com
merce are actual reports of accom
plishment. and for that reason cannot
be considered in any way as promot
ing any fiscal policy. When our bal
ance of trade is six hundred millions
we are told so. and when it falls below
four hundred millions w» aro told
that. We are simply told the truth in
each and every case, no matter what
It Is or what brought it about or what
will ba Its effect, and every impartial,
honest editor in the country, as well
as every loyal reader, has nothing
but thanks to express to the depart
ment and to the statistician who fur
nishes us with these Interesting fig
ures and facts concerning our In
dustrial progress.
WOULD DESTROY CONFIDENCE.
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Would Af
fect Michigan Prosperity.
Congressman Fordney writes to the
American Economist as follows:
Saginaw. West Side, Mich.. July 25,
1903. Editor American Economist.
New York. Dear Sir: Apropos to
your strenuous fight for protection,
and Incidentally against the proposed
Cuban reciprocity measure, I Inclose
a clipping from a local paper which
goes to show what the American
sugar beet and beet sugar industries
may develop Into if given the same
chance in the future which they have
had in the past. What is true of
Michigan, will in time be true of
other states, if confidence In the
business is not destroyed by harmful
legislation. It may be urged that
a 20 per cent cut will not destroy the
industry. That might be true, but it
certainly will destroy confidence In
the industry and retard its develop
ment, to say the least. An l Is an
American congress going to strlko
this all Important enterprise, as well
as others, a body blow, simply to as
sist the Cuban farmer, on the surtaee,
WANTED—A SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.
,BAll the^^^L <
H EMPLOYED INTHESE !jj®*
m INDUSTRIES ARE |jj %
: i ORDERED OUT ON |
^“SYMPATHY STRIKE !
ri |K behalf of European L |
?| LABOR byok««
1
less pessimist who will not acknowl
edge that such information Is not only
instructive but almost invaluable. If,
then, such figures are worth while to
collect and print once a year, as is
done in the “Statistical Abstract," or
once a month, as is done in the “Sum
mary of Commerce and Finance,"
then surely a weekly or even a dally
gathering of similar figures must be
both interesting and of value to all
those concerned.
As regards the “promotion of the
high tariff propaganda,” the honest
figures of the country’s industrial ad
vance during the last five years must
tend to that very end. Mr, Austin
does not manufacture his figures or
his facts; he simply compiles and re
ports them, as he finds them on the of
ficial or authoritative records. As the
Republican says: “These figures are
spread out in specially prepared arti
cles and mailed to the press for pub
lication on a specified day.” This is
true, and a largo portion of the press
of the country feel deeply indebted
to Mr. Austin and his associates'for
this work. The busy editor has neither
the means nor the time to collect
these figures and present them to
his readers as he would like to. The
Bureau of Statistics is intended for
the very purpose, and the result of its
work is the property of the public.
The disloyal papers which do not
want to publish anything reflecting
credit upon their country will leave
them alone; the papers who are
proud of their country's record in in
dustry as well as war publish them,
or a part of them, as they see fit.
Evidently the Republican man is
mad clear through because the coun
try did not go to the demnitlon bow
wows during the late decline in
stocks. He no doubt had his famous
editorial, “I told you so," all ready,
and being left high and dry by a flurry
instead of a panic, he. of course, must
get even somewhere, and so he goes
for Mr. Austin and the “high tariff
propaganda.” A newspaper that finds
fault with the publications of honest
facts and figures calling attention to
the progress of the country, either in
its foreign or domestic trade, no mat
ter from what sources or for what pur
pose the figures emanate and are pro
mulgated, is not to be appeased by
anything short of absolute free trade
and the most panicky of panics that
could possibly follow. The figures
6ent out from Washington to the
newspapers are not like the weather
reports, which are purely guess work,
or the crop reports, which are not ab
solute, but simply estimates founded
upon certain conditions. On the con
but in reality the Sugar Heflniug
Trust? Respectfully,
J. W. FORDNEY.
The newspaper clipping to which
Congressman Fordney alludes is from
the Courier-Herald of Saginaw, Mich.,
an important center of the sugar beet
and beet sugar factories. The article
is headed "Don't Monkey With the
Sugar Beet," and is intended to show
the vital importance of sugar beet cul
ture in that part of Michigan as af
fecting the prosperity alike of the
farmers and the wage earners who
And employment in the beet fields.
For example, two girls, both under
thirteen years of age, last week re
ceived $13.69 apiece for weeding sugar
beets. This one item is pointed out
as an inkling of the reason why the
agricultural interest of this section
of the state stands so solidly against
anything proposed at Washington that
bears any menace to the beet sugar
industry; and also why Congressman
Fordney last fall had the good will
of the people of the country districts
of the Eight Congressional district
without regard to their party connec
tions. The Courier-Herald closes by
saying:
"The sugar beet has been a potent
and large factor in the prosperity el
this section of Michigan. And any
one who approaches it around here
with intent to minimize its influence
will run up against trouble."
Cheap Food Drivel.
A letter to the Boston Transcript
from London says "the tide seems
running swiftly in Chamberlain’s
favor.” The free traders are no longei
able to draw about them the man
tie of Cobden, but are compelled tc
meet arguments. Things have reach
ed such a stage in England that a
man may now express the opinion
that there is something else to be
said on the subject of tariff than the
drivel about the cheap loaf. It is be
ginning to be seen that no matter
how cheap the loaf may be, it is toe
dear for the British people when 3C
per cent of them are admitted to be
hovering within the border line oi
actual starvation. The question now
raised is. How can work be had for
these starving millions, and not how
dear will bread be?—San Franciscc
Chronicle.
Chamberlain's Position.
The free traders, made up of the
Liberals and Unionists of the old
school, are rallying a new English
party. Chamberlain will be In at
tendance with the protectionist colo
nies and the manufacturers, among
others, at his back.—Boston Journal.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XL. SEPT. 13—DAVID BE
COMES KING.
Golden Text—“Behold How Good and
How Pleasant It Is for Brethren to
Dwell Together in Unityf“—Psalm
133:1.
I Th' Long Years of Preparation. A
Review. As David is now entering upon
the great work for which God had been
preparing him during thirty years. It Is
well to cast it brief glance over this per
iod, and note the steps by which David
reached the throne, and the ability to
transform a weak and poor klngdon.^nto
a great, glorious, organised and powerful
kingdom.
1. He had a good inheritance of an
honest. Intelligent, and pious parentage
2. Just what his education was we can
not tell, but he certainly had an educa
tion. especially In religion and in the
Scriptures then known, which would in
clude the history of his nation up to near
ly his own time.
3. David was trained to work.
4. When David was 18 or 20 years old
he was anointed by the prophet Samuel
to he the future king of Israel. Having
been faithful In his early youth, the time
came when he could know the work and
place to which God had chosen him.
f>. David's life at court gave him a new
experience. He learned the art of war.
He was trained In courage. He had ex
perience in acting wisely under great dif
ficulties, and rightly amid great tempta
tions.
8. David’s exile life taught him many
lessons of another side of Jlfe. which
every wise ruler needs to know. See un
der Lesson IX.
I. David's religious life, expressed in
many of his Psalms, wus sn essential fac
tor of his preparation. None but a deep
ly religious man could have accomplished
David's task He was far from faultiest'.
But David's heart was right.
II. David King over Judah.—Vs. 1-10.
Capital at Hebron. Reigned seven years
and six months.
The Opportunity. David was now 3)
years obi (2 Sam. 5:4). The death of Saul
and Jonathan and two other sons of Saul
In the battle of Gtlhou opened the way
for David to come to the throne.
David Goes to Hebron. 1. "After this."
The death of Saul and his sons, and the
events connected with It. "Enquired of
the Lord." Herein David was both wise
and religious. The kingdom was from
God. and God would guide him Into the
best way of leaching It. "Whither shall
I go up?” The northern part of the king
dom was held by the Philistine Invaders,
and David was In no position to drive
them out: It would have been madnesa
for him to attempt It. The portions open
to David were the legions beyond Jordan,
and the hill country of Judea of which
Hebron was the center. "And ho said,
l’nto Hebron."
The Coronation. 4. "And the men of
Judah . . anointed David king." Here
David reigned seven and one-half years
(2 Sam. 5:5) in a quiet, simple manner,
wailing for God's time when he should
become king of the whole nation, growing
In favor with God and man. and laying
ihe foundations for Ills great work of re
constructing and elevating the nation.
An Attempt to Restore the Kingdom to
Saul's House, 8. “Abner the son of Ner,"
a cousin of Saul, not friendly to David.
"Captain of Saul's host." and a great
general, who would naturally seek to re
tain the kingdom to the house of Saul.
His power would be ulmont supreme If
"Ish-bosheth." called alno Kshbuul it
Chron. 8:33). the eldest surviving "son of
Saul,” became king, for he wan a weak
man. with no kingly «"lrlt. Kshbsal, "the
Lord's man." was probably bis origins!
name, as Ish-bosheth, "the man of
»liame," was not a name a father would
give hts child. It Is probably a later
nickname applied to him on account of
his character, as has frequently been done
with kings. "Brought him over to Ma
hanulin." a walled city of Gilead, east of
the Jordan, on the Jabbok, near where
Jacob wrestled with the angel. This was
Im the country of the two and a half
tribes.
9 "And made him king." gradually ex
tending his nominal sway oyer "the Ash
urltes," members of the tribe of Asher
in the northwestern part of Galilee. "Jex
reel," in the southern part. "Ephraim." In
the mountains south of Galilee, and "llen
amln." still further south on the borders
of Judah "All Israel.”
10. "Ish-bosheth . , . reigned two
years." The duration of Ish-bosheth s
reign Is probably reckoned from the time
when Abner succeeded In establishing his
authority over all Israel.—Cambridge
Bible.
The Civil War. During most of the sev
en and a half years of David s reign over
Judah at Hebron there was a mild civil
war between the kingdoms, which In
creased as Ahner regained control over
northern Israel. This was wholly defen
sive on David's part; which was both
right and wise. He did not try to con
quer his northern brethren, which would
have made unity between the sections dlf
| lleult, but waited till they were ready to
come to him. But at length they assem
bled a great army at Gibeon on David's
northern border, and he was compelled
to meet them, and gained the victory.
HI. David King Over All Israel.—
While David's power was increasing "the
house of Saul waxed weaker and weak
er” (2 Sum. 3:1). Ish-bosheth hud little
kfnglv .power. Then Abner, tils general,
quarreled with him. and immediately
made overtures toward turning the whole
kingdom over to David. Then both Abner
amt Ish-boaheth were foully murdered,
but David In no degree connived at the
crime. Then all the northern tribes
sought David. Their leaders came to him
(2 Sam. 5:3) representing, according to 1
Chron. 12:23-40. 339,600 warriors. They
gave good reasons.
in** w*» * apimi neuron was tne nat
ural capital of Judah, but not in a fitting
situation to be the capital of all Israel.
David, therefore, conquered the city of
Jerusalem and made It his capital.
7 In New Era. David found the king
dom divided, distract* d. subdued by
enemies, und in a very low religious con
dition.
David left the kingdom great in many
ways:
Practical Suggestions, t. The wise man
and th* wise ruler derives good from e\ -
cry source; and makes all things contrib
ute to the building up of his character
and his work.
Illustration One great lesson of this
•dory Is iHitrlotism. Impress upon the
minds of all scholars what patriotism is:
the duty to be patriots, the ways In which
we can best show our patriotism—especi
ally in upholding all that Is good, oppos
ing all that is bad. and sending the gospel
to every person.
Truth the One Thing.
What a mistake to imagine that, by
hearing first one pteacher anti then
another, we can derive benefit to out
souls! A raven may fly from cage to
cage, but it Is not thereby changed
Into a dove. Go from room to room
of the royal feast, and the sight of
the tables will never stay thy hunger.
The main thing is—to have ami to
hold the truth personally and Inward
ly; if this be not the case, the hearer
will die in his sins, albeit ten thou
sand should direct him in the way of
salvation.—C. H. Spurgeon.