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Ire laughed as he accepted his cup
of tea.
A "Perhaps Harry would not be too
hard on me if I overstaid my leave ,
forgetting the lapse of tune is such
charming society as an unlucky sailor
C i is always sure to find in your house ,
, 11laud. "
, , r. Mrs. Griffith sowed a tiny seed ,
destined to bear later fruit , in
her reply , as she selected a
sandwich for her young kinsman with
r her own fair ] rands.
_ ; I fancy Harry would not be too
' ' c hard on you if you disobeyed orders
altogether , "
- ' The Harry in question , otherwise
- C aptain the Hon. Henry Montagu
rw .Fitzwilliam , C. B. , in command of IL
; y : M. S , Sparrow , was a veteran officer of
dignified , not to say severe , mien ; an
inflexible disciplinarian , who made the
lives of midshipmen and subofticials a
burthen by reason of a vigilance
deemed little short of galling tyranny
and oppression.
Licut. Curzon found transition of
2nood and surroundings alike soothing
agreeable. The idyl ofyouth and
beauty in rags was dispelled by the
presence of Mrs. Griflith and Miss
Ethel Syinthe , who bestowed upon the
deeply appreciative sailor all those
gracefuland delicate attentions wherewith -
with wily sirens on land win the
hearts of the followers of the sea. Ile
was hot , a little tired and vexed , with
all a young man's sense of amour
proP"re , that he had clumsily broken a
, cup on entering the room. The eye
01 that son of Mars , Captain
Blake , was stilt upon him ,
witla an undefinable moeh.ery , as
of one who had scored a point in
the social game to the discomfiture of
a rival branch of the scrvicr. Mrs.
'Griffith had never been more sympathetic
thetic in cordiality of welcome. Miss
Ethel Symthe , with her calm , fair face ,
antl erect figure , was pleasant to con-
template. The softly modulated encouragement -
couragement of their words and smiles
pervaded his senses like a subtle per-
: futne , even as the silken folds of their
yellow tea-gowns , all creamy lace and
knots of ribbon , brushed his arm. He
had regained his own sphere once
more after that country ramble , which
should have been too trivial to leave
.even a surface impression on his mind.
It ms in such moments of extreme reaction -
action from the unforeseen that men of
impulsive temperament cast anchor in
-the home haven and become sedate
' husbands.
Mrs. Griffith , as the wife of a military -
tary man of high rank , was the power
behind the throne in the places where
the general was stationed. The tact
.and amiability of her personal influence -
fluence were perceptible at Gibraltar ,
tCypras , and in India alike. She was
ever the Denna Pia of the miniature -
ture court of Urbino , organizing
the festivities , adjusting all petty
differences , giving zest and piquancy
to gaiety. Her acquaintances ranged
over more than half of the civilized
1vorld.
ilcmoved to a new station , the lady
; invariably adapted her tea room to
' the requirements of a large circle , as
I : an Arab adjusts his tent. Hence , in
the palace of the Knights Templar at
.Malta , the low chamber opening on a
-court had a design of bamboo across
the ceiling ; the walls were wainscoted -
\ scoted with panels of cedar , palm and
red pine ; and the floor covered with
delicate. , matting. Vases filled with
chrvsanthemums , old screens of. six
paiicls , quaintly painted and heavily !
( gilded ; and divans covered with draperies -
eries wadded with silk , imparted ,
with the fragrant woods used iir deco-
xatiou , a pervading hue of rich brown
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to the room. In one corner was a
curious household shrine dedicated to
Buddha , with a brass lamp suspended
before it , and a shelf , with a circular
mirror and tiny trays . for offerings of
flowers , rice , and incense.
On the presentaceasion , Miss Symthc
had insisted on kindling a stick of in
tense in a tiny brazier before the god ,
with a mischievous glance at an elder-
d7 clergyman with a weak chest.
Arthur Curzon , soothed by these
feminine flatteries , asked himself
what scheme his cousin might be maturing -
turing in her brain , on his own behalf -
half , with a sentiment of awakening
curiosity , as his glance followed the
movements of the stout and handsome
matron with the smooth black hair ,
clear complexion , and tranquil gray
eyes. Mrs. Griffith was an inveterate
matchmaker. No doubt she had a
bride ready for him. Who , then ?
Miss Ethel Symthe , of course. Did he
not know feminine tactics ?
The young man was expansive in responsive -
sponsive greetings to the Ancient
Mariner , otherwise Capt. John Filling-
ham , on the retired list , whose remi
niscences extended over forty years of
active service , chiefly in wooden ships ;
wars ; the suppression of the African
slave trade ; or cruising off the Mosquito -
quito coast. He had shared the fresh
impressions of life of midshipmen with
Arthur Curzon's father , the admiral of
many engagements.
A kindly old gentleman , warming
rheumatic limbs in the winter sunshine -
shine of the Mediterranean shore , and
with a countenance like the battered
figure-head of a ship , the Ancient Mariner -
ner scanned the new-comer through his
gold-rimmed spectacles , and remarked
to Miss Symthe , sotto voce : "A fine
lad , and he will prove an exceedingly
clever man , if I am not much mis-
taken. A chip of the old block , as
we1L Thev are called the mad Cur-
zons , you know. His father , Admiral
, Tack , fell in love with such a pretty
girl , but without a penny. She was a
nursery governess , or something of
that sort. lie saw her crossing a thoroughfare -
oughfare near his club on a foggy
morning. She had neatly tuned
ankles. Dear me ! it seems but yesterday -
day ! I was best man at the wedding.
We were middies together. "
"Fancy ! " murmured Miss Symthe ,
and a slight glow of animation warmed
her cheek.
"These young fellows are pampered
nowadays , " continued Capt. Filling-
ham. 'in my time , we had to put up
with salt horse and weevily biscuit ,
without too much complaint. The
uncle , Archibald , if I am not in
error"
"John , dear , have another slice of
bread and butter , " interposed Mrs.
Fillingham , a brisk matron , still
proud of her dumpling form as revealed
to advantage in a Paris robe.
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The Ancient Mariner frowned , with
an expression of affronted dignity. He
was fond of unraveling the thread of
reminiscences of dates , places , and
people , when , he found a congenial
listener.
Mrs. Griffith gave time Lieutenant a
gilded bonbonniere , with the admonition -
tion : "Ethel is very fond of choco-
late. "
The officer started from his reveries ,
and presented the box to the young
lady. As he did so , the heavy medal
fell from his pocket and rolled on
the floor. He recovered it hastily.
"What treasure have you there ? " inquired -
quired Miss Symthe , who possessed an
unusually sharp pair of blue eyes.
"A Greco Phemician medallion , " was
the careless rejoinder.
"Where did you find it ? " questioned
Capt. Fillingham , with interest
aroused.
"I bought it , " said Lieut. Curzon ,
and paused abruptly.
"Dear me ! You got it of a native , I
suppose ? " pursued the old gentleman.
"No. Mr. Jacob Dealtry sold it to
me overr yonder. "
Capt. Blake laughed in a cynical
fashion. ' Has Jacob Dealtry any
pretty daughters ? " he insinuated.
"No , " said Arthur Curzon , with superfluous -
perfluous curtness.
"Surely he has a granddaughter , "
insisted Capt. Blake , playfully.
The hot blood mounted to the brow
of the sailor. "How did you know ? "
he demanded haughtily.
Capt. Blake slightly elevated his
eyebrows. drained -his teacup and replaced -
placed it on the tray.
"Jacob Dealtry , " repeated the Ancient -
cient Mariner , in a musing tone.
"Where have I heard that name ?
There was a Capt. Frederick Dealtry
on the west coast when I was first
lieutenant on the Coquette. I fancy
the commander was a Dealtry , who
got himself into a mess about the
stranding of the Wasp at Salamis.
Don't you remember =
C"John , dear , some more tea will devon
von good , " said Mrs. Fillingham , who
spoke with a hasty and an authoritative -
tive lisp.
r The Ancient Mariner glanced
definantly at his helpmate , while
consenting to a judicious
replenishment of his cup , and fixed
Lieut. Curzon with his glittering eye.
"Aim ! Now Iiliave it ! " he pursuedigno ,
lug feminine interruption. "Jacob
Dealtry was the name of the merchant ,
or trader , at Jamaica , who disappeared
so mysteriously after learning of the
marriage of his only son in Spain. I
was in the West Indian waters at the
time , in command of the Vulture. We
gave a ball to the ladies in the harbor
of Kingston on the very night. Nest
day the whole affair was town talk.
It was most extraordinary , you know.
The trader was supposed to be cell off ,
and he had disappeared without leav-
iug a trace. Ensign White told me
afterward about the son's return the
following year with his Spanish wife ,
and his search for the missing narent.
He hinted at foul play and robbery.
There was something wrong. Stoj i a
bit , though ! Was the name Dealtry or
Brown ? "
Capt. Blake laughed again bis mirth
less , jarring , little laugh ,
CHAPTER IV
ST. PAUL'S BAY. ,
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invited her friends
to a picnic at St.
Paul's bay on the
ensuing day.
The weather was
fine , and the spirits
of the party in
harmony with the exhilarating tones
of their surroundings. On one side
the island , barren and arid , caught
the pervading radiance of golden sunshine -
shine , and the shadow of passing
clouds in orange and purple tints on
ridge and hollow , vivid , yet delicate
and evanescent. On the other the
limpid waves of the bay rippled gently
on the strand , and the blue sea spread
beyond rock and inlet to the limit of
a transparent and luminous horizon.
Everywhere was the permeating
effulgence of a southern light and
color , dazzling to the eye and steeping -
ing the senses in a soft languor of in-
dolence. The warnsea breeze mingled
with the perfume of flowers in
adjacent gardens. Occasionally abird
winged its flight across the zenith.
Little craft steered into the bay as
the storm-beaten vessel of the apostle
is reputed , by tradition , to have once
sought refuge here.
The clergyman with a weak chest
listened to the ruminating conjectures
of the Ancient Mariner as to the much-
disputed voyage of St. Paul , and
whether the island visited had been
Melida , Dlelita , or Malta , while the
ladies manifested a half-fearful intern -
n est in the viper , and the possibility of
descendants of the reptile lingering on
the spot. Mrs. Griffith , handsome and
suave , in her maize-colored draperies ,
appealed to hernauticalcousin , Arthur
Curzon , as to whether or not the wind
Euroclydon was the northeast current
which wafted hither the apostle of the
gentiles
"Very possibly , " assented the young
man. with indifference ; for Miss
Symthe was in the act of transferring
a rosebud from her belt to his buttonhole -
hole at the moment
Tradition is a bore , don't you
think ? " added Captain Blake , as the
young lady bestowed a similar gift on
him.
him."Not
"Not at all , " she rejoined , in a tone
of reproof. "All about St. Paul's bay
is most interesting. "
Here the clergyman opened a Testament -
ment , which lie carried in lieu of a
guide-book , and read aloud several
passages in the Acts. Capt. Filling-
ham became inspired with a kindling
enthusiasm of conviction.
"I believe we are standing on the
very spot where St. Paul landed , " he
affirmed ; with a sweeping gesture of
his right arm , which included sea and
shore. "The violent wind had beaten
the little chaloup about until the sailors -
ors were in despair , and all the cargo
had been thrown overboard to lighten
the vessel. Only the prisoner Paul ,
who must live to see Rome ; was sustained -
tained by unwavering c enrage , and
strove to reanimate the failing spirits
of his companions. A man among
men , in storm and darkness ! "
"Paul faith " interpolated
was upheld by , -
polated the clergyman.
"On the fourteenth night after quit
ting Crete , Paul counseled all of his
companions to eat bread , and
strengthen themselves , and in the
morning they sighted land , -
when the ship was driven
into this bay by the tempest
with such fury that the prow was
buried in the sand , the waves washed
over the poop , and the whole craft
was broken up. Am I right ? "
( TO BE CONTINUED. )
Jewelry in a Grave.
The largest amount of jewelry
known to be in a single grave was
buried in Greenwood cemetery several
years ago. The undertaker who had
charge of the funeral protested against
it , but was severely srubbed for his
interference. The family had its way ,
and in that grave is buried fully $5,000
worth of diamonds , with which the
body was decked when prepared for
burial. Sometimes families who desire
to bury their ( lead in the clothing
worn in life-in evening or wedding
dresses , for instance-substitute less
costly imitations for the jewelry worn
in life , partly from motives of thrift
and Fartly from a superstitious fear
that anything taken off a body when
it is ready for the tomb will bring ill
luck to future wearers 1
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THE GREATEST SOLDIER OF ALL
TIME , THE TEXT.
"There Shall Not Any Man Bo Able to
Stand Before Theo All the ( Jays of
Thy Life , " Joshua 1:6 - To the
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ROOKLYN , N. Y. ,
May 26.-In the
Embury Membrial
church a large audience -
dience assembled
this evening to
listen to the annual
sermon of Chaplain
T. DeWitt Talmage
of the Thirteenth
Regiment , N , G. S.
N. Y. The members
of the regiment -
ment occupied the body of the
church , Dr. Talmage chose for his
subject : "The Greatest Soldier of All
Time , " the text being Joshua 1:6 :
"There shall not any man be able to
stand before thee all the days of thy
life. "
The "gallant Thirteenth , " as this
regiment is generally and appropriately -
ly called , has gathered to-night for the
worship of God , and to hear the annual
sermon. And first I look with hearty
salutation into the faces of the veterans -
erans who , though now not in active
service , have the same patriotic and
military enthusiasm which characterized -
ized them when , in 1863 , they bade
farewell to home and loved ones , and
started for the field , and risked all they
held dear on earth for the reestablishment -
ment of the falling United
States government. "All that
a man hath will he give for
his life , " and you showed yourselves
willing to give your lives. We hail
you ! We thank you ! We bless you ,
the veterans of the Thirteenth. Nothing -
ing can ever rob you of the honor of
having been soldiers in one of the most
tremendous wars of all history , a war
with Grant , and Sherman , and.Han-
cock , and Sheridan , and Farragut on
one side , and Lee , and Stonewall' Jackson -
son , and Longstreet , and Johnston on
the other. As In Greek assemblages ,
when speakers would rouse the audience -
ence , they shouted "Marathon ! " so if I
wanted to stir you to acclamation , I
would only need to sped : the words ,
"Lookout Mountain , " "Chancellors-
vile "Gettysburg. " And though
through the passage of years you are
forever free from duty of enlistment ,
if European nations should too easily
and t'oo quickly forget the Monroe
doctrine , and set aggressive foot upon
this continent , I think your ankles
would be supple again , and your arms
would grow strong again , and your
eye would be keen enough to follow the
stars of the old flag wherever they
might lead.
And next , 1 greet the Colonel and his
staff , and all the officers and men of
this regiment. It has been an eventful
year in your history. If never before ,
Brooklyn appreciates something of the
value of the armories , and the importance -
tance of the men who there drill for the
defense and safety of the city. The
blessing of God be upon all of you , my
comrades of the Thirteenth Regiment !
And looking about for a subject that
might be most helpful and inspiring for
you , and our veterans here assembled ,
and the citizens gathered to-night with
their good wishes , I have concluded to
hold up before you the greatest soldier
of all time-Joshua , the hero of + my
text.
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He was a magnificent fighter , but he
always fought on the right side , and
het never fought unless God told him
to fight In my text , he gets his military -
tary equipment , and one would think
it must have been plumed helmet for the
brow , greaves of brass for the feet ,
habergeon for the breast. "There shall
not any man be able to stand before
thee all the days of thy life. Oh ,
you say , "anybody could have courage
with such a backing up as that. " Why ,
my friends , I have to tell you that the
God of the universe and the Chieftain
of eternity promises to do just' as much
for us as for him. All the resources of
eternity are pledged in our behalf , if
we go out in the service of God , and
no more than that was offered to
Joshua. God fulfilled this promise of
my text , although Joshua's first battle
was with the spring freshet ; and the
text with a stone wall ; and the next ,
leading on a regiment of whipped cowards -
ards ; and the next battle , against
darkness , wheeling the sun and the
moon into his battalion , and the last ,
against the King of Terrors , Death-
five great victories.
For the most part , when the general
of an army starts out in a conflict he
would like to have a small battle in order -
der that he may get his courage up and
he may rally his troops and get them
drilled for greater conflicts ; but this
first undertaking of Joshua was greater -
er than the leveling of Fort Pulaski , or
the thundering down of Gibraltar , or
the overthrow of the Bastille. It was
the crossing of the Jordan at the time
of the spring freshet. The snows of
Mount Lebanon had just been melting
and they poured down into the valley ,
and the whole valley was a raging tor-
rent. So the Canaanites stand on one
bank and they look across and see
Joshua and the Israelites , and they
laugh and say : "Alfa ! aha ! they cannot -
not disturb us until the freshets fail :
it is impossible for them to reach us. "
But after a while they look across the
water and they see a movement in the
army of Joshua. They say , "What's
the matter now ? Why , there must be
a panic among these troops , and they
are going to fly , or perhaps they are
going to tr. ! to march across the river
Jordan. Joshua is a lunatic. " But
Joshua , the chieftain of the text , looks
at his army and cries : "Forward ,
march' " and they start for the bank
of the Jordan.
One mile ahead go two priests carrying -
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ing a glittering box four feet long and
two feet wide. It is the Ark of the
Covenant And they come down , and
no sooner do they just touch the rim of !
the water with their feet , than by an t
Almighty fiat , Jordan parts. The army
of Joshua marches right on without
getting their feet wet , over the bottom ,
of the river , a path of chalk and broken -
en shells and pebbles , until they get to
the other bank. Then they lay hold of r
the oleanders and tamarisks and wil
sooner have they reached the bank
thirty or forty feet high , and having
gained the other bank , they clap their I
shields and their cymbals , and sing the
praises of the God of Joshua. But no
sooner have they reached he bank
than the waters begin _ to dash and
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roar , and with a terrine rush they
break loose from their strange anchor-
age. Out yonder they have stopped ,
thirty miles up yonder they halted. On
this side the waters roll off toward the
salt sea. But as the hand of the Lord
God is taken away from the thus uplifted -
lifted waters-waters perhaps uplifted
half a mile-as the Almighty hand Is
taken away , those waters rush down ,
and some of the unbelieving Israelites
say , Alas , alas , what a misfortune !
Why could not those waters have
stayed parted ? Because perhaps -
haps we may want to go
back. Oh , Lord , we are engaged
In a risky business. Those Canaanites
may eat us up. How if we want to go
back ? Would it not have been a more
complete miracle if the Lord had parted -
ed the waters to let us come through
and kept them parted to let us go back
if we are defeated ? " My friends , God
makes no provision for a Christian's
retreat. He clears the path all the way
to Canaan , To go back is to die. The
same gatekeepers that swing back the
amethystine and crystalline gate of the
Jordan to let Israel pass through , now
swing shut the amethystine and crystalline -
talline gate of the Jordan to keep the
Israelites from going back. I declare it
in your hearing to-day , victory ahead ,
water forty feet deep in the rear. Triumph -
umph ahead , Canaan ahead ; behind
you death and darkness and woe and
hell. But you say : "Why didn't those
Canaanltes , when they had such a
splendid chance-standing top of
time bank thirty or forty feet high , completely -
pletely demolish those poor Israleites
down in the river. I will tell you why.
God had made a promise and he was
going to keep it. "There shall not any
-man be able to stand before thee all
the days of thy life. "
But this is no place for the host to
stop. Joshua gives the command ,
"Forward , march ! " In the distance
there is a long grove of trees , and at
the end of the grove is a city. It is a
city of arbors , a city with walls seeming -
ing to reach to the heavens , to buttres
the very sky. It is the great metropo
its that commands the mountain pass.
It Is Jericho. That city was afterward
captured by Pompey , and it was afterward -
ward captured by Herod the Great ,
and rt was afterward captured by the
Mohammedans ; but this campaign the
Lord plans. There shall be no swords ,
no shields , no battering ram. There
shall be only one weapon of war , and
that a ram's horn. The horn of the
slain ram was sornethnes taken and
holes were punctured In it , and then
the musician would put the instrument
to his lips , and he would run his fingers -
gers over this rude musical instrument ,
and make a great deal of sweet harmony -
mony for the people. That was the
only kind of weapon. Seven priests
were to take these rude rustic musical
instruments , and they were to go
around the city every day for six days
-once a day for six days , and then m
the seventh day they were to go around
blowing these rude musical instruments
seven times , and then at the close of
the seventh blowing of the rams' horns
on the seventh day the peroration of
the whole scene was to be a shout at
which those great walls should tumble
from capstone to base.
Joshua's troops may not halt here.
The command is : "Forward , march ! "
There is the city of Ai ; it must be tak-
en. How shall it be taken ? A scouting
party comes back and says : "Joshua ,
we can do that without you ; it is going
to be a very easy job , you just stay
here while we go and capture it. " They
march with a small regiment in front
of that city. The men of At look at them
and give one yell and the Israelites run
like reindeers. The northern troops at
Bull Run did not make aauch rapid time
as these Israelites with the Canaanites
after them. They never cut such a sorry
figure as when they were on the re-
treat. Anybody that goes out in the
battles of God with only half a force ,
instead of your taking the men of Al
the men of Ai will take you. Lookattlie
church of God on the retreat. The
Borneslan cannibals ate up Munson ,
the missionary. "Fall back ! " said a
great many Christian people.-"Fall
back , oh church of God ! Borneo will
never be taken. Don't you see the Bor-
nesian cannibals have eaten up Mun-
son , the missionary ? " Tyndall delivers
his lecture at the University of Glasgow -
gow , and a great many good people
say : " Fall back , oh church of God !
Don't you see that Christian philosophy
is going to be overcome by worldly philosophy -
osophy ? Fall back ! " Geology plunges
its crowbar Into the mountains , and
there are a great many people who say :
"Scientific investigation is going to
overthrow the Mosaic account of the
creation. Fall back ! " Friends of God
have never any right to fall back.
Joshua falls on his face in chagrin.
It is the only time you ever see the back
of his head. He falls on his face and
begins to whine , and he says : "Oh , Lord
God , wherefore has thou at all brought
this people over Jordan to deliver us into -
to the hand of the Amorites , to destroy
us ? Would to God we had been content
and dwelt on the other side of Jordan !
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants -
itants of the land shall hear of it , and
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shall environ us round and cut off our
name from the earth. "
I am very glad Josuha said that. Before -
fore it seemed as if he were a superna- ,
turd being , and therefore could not be
an example to us ; but I fb. d he is a
man , he is only a man. Just as sometimes -
times you find a man under severe opposition -
position or in bad state of physical
health , or worn out with overwork , lying -
ing down and sighing about everyytlLng '
being defeated. I am encouraged when
I hear this cry of Joshua as he lies in
the dust.
God comes and rouses him. How does
he rouse him ? By complimentary apostrophe -
trophe ? No. Ie says : "Get tree up.
Wherefore Ilest thou upon thy face ? "
Joshua rises and I warrant you , with
a mortified look. But his old courage
comes back. The fact was , that was not '
his battle. If he had been in it he would'
have gone on to victory. He gathers
his troops around him and says : "Now l
let us go up and capture the city of Ai ;
let us go up right away.
They march on. He puts the majority -
ity of the troops behind a ledge of rocks ,
in the night , and then he sends a corn-
paratively small battalion up in front
of the city. The men of Al come out
with a shout. This battalion in strat- ' ,
egem fall back and fall backand when r
all the men of Ai have left the city an 1
are in pursuit of this scattered , or seemingly -
ingly scattered , battalion , Joshua
stands on a rock-I see his locks flying
in the wind as he points his spear towards -
wards the doomed city , and that is the
signal. The men rush out from behind
the rocks and take the city , and it is
put to the torch , and then these Israel-
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ites In the city march down and tlu
flying battalion of Israelites return , and
between these two waves of Israelitlsh
prowess gain the victory ; and while I
Eee the curling smoke of that destroyed ,
city on the sky , and while I hear the
huzza of the Israelites and the groan
of the Canaanites , Joshua hears something -
thing louder than it all , ringing and
echoing through his soud : "There shall
not any man be able to stand before
thee all the days of thY life. "
But this Is no place for the host of
Joshua to stop. "Forward , ntarcli ! " a
cries Joshua to the troops. There is time J
city of Gibeon. It has put itself under
the protection of Joshua. They sent )
word : "There are five kings after us ;
they are going to destroy us ; send . ,
troops quick ; send us help right away. '
Joshua has a three days' march more
than double quick. On the morning of
the third day he is before the enemy. , I
There are two long lines of battle. The i
battle opens with great slaughter , but
the Canaanites soon discover some- !
thing. They say : "That 1s Joshua ; that
is the man who conquered the spring t ,
freshet and knocked down the stone
wall and destroyed the city of Ai. There :
is no use fighting. " And they sound ,
a retreat , and as they begin to retreat'
Joshua and his host spring upon them
like a panther , pursuing them over the
rocks , and as these Canaanites with
sprained ankles and gashed foreheads
retreat , the catapults of the sky pour a ,
tall t
volley of hailstones into the valley and
all the artillery of the heavens with 1I
bullets of iron pounds the Canaanites i ,
against the ledges of Beth-boron. i
Oh" says Joshua , "this is surely a i' y
victory. " "But do you not see the sun
is going down ? Those Amorites are ;
going to get away after all , and they 4
will come up some other time and bother -
er us , and perhaps destroy us. " See , the ; I
sun is going down. Oh , for a longer day
than has ever been seen. in this climate !
What is the matter with Joshua ? Has "i
he fallen in an apoplectic fit ? No. He '
is in prayer. Look out when a good man r
makes the Lord his ally. Joshua raises raft
his face , radiant with prayer , and looks
at the descending sun over Gibeon , and
at the faint crescent of the. moon , for
you know the queen of the night sometimes -
times will linger around the palaces
of the day- Pointing one hand at the
descending sun and the other hand at
the faint crescent of the moon , ! n the
name of that God who shaped the
worlds and moves the worlds , he cries :
"Sun , stand thou still upon Gibeon ;
and thou moon , in the valley of Ma-
Ion. " And they stood still. Whether it
was by refraction of the sun's rays , or f
by the stopping of the whole planetary t
system , I do not know , and do not
care. I leave it to the Christian scientists -
tists and the infidel scientists to settle '
that question , while I tell you I have
seen the same thing. "What ! " say
you , "not the sun standing still ? " Fes. I
The same miracle is performed nowa-
days. The wicked do not live out half
their day , and the sun sets at noon.
But let a man start out and battle forGed
God , and the truth , and against stn ,
and the day of his usefulness is prolonged -
longed , and prolonged , and prolonged.
But It Is time for Joshua to go home.
He is a hundred and ten years old.
Washington went down the Potomac , r
and at Mount Vernon closed his days.
Wellington died peacefully at Apsley
House. Now , where shall Joshua rest ?
Why , he is to have his greatest battle
now. After a hundred and t en years i
he has to meet a king who has more
t
subjects than all the present population
of the earth , his throne a pyramid of I
skulls , his parterre the graveyards and
cemeteries of the world , his chariot the
world's hearse-time King of Terrors.
But if this is Joshua's greatest battle ,
it is going to be Joshua's greatest vic-
tory. He gathers his friends around
him and gives his valedictory , and it
what they are going to do ; old men tell
what they have done.
Dead , the old chieftain must be laid
out. Handle him very gently ; that sacred -
cred body is over a hundred and ten
years of age. Lay him out , stretch out
those feet that walked dry shod the ,
parted Jordan. Close those lips which
helped blow the blast at which the
walls of Jericho fell. Fold the arm that
,
lifted the spear toward the doomed
city of Al. Fold it right over the heart K
that exulted when the five kings fell.
But where shall we get the burnished
granite for the headstone and the foot-
stone ? I bethink myself now. I Imagine -
ine that for the head it shall be the sun ' t
that stood still upon Gibeon , and for
the foot , the moon that stood still in
the valley of Ajalon.
MEN AND WOMEN.
John J. Ingalls is going to be a cane -
didate for the senate against Pefter.
Mrs. Annie Louise Cary Raymond
was thrown from a bicycle in Portland
the other day and rather painfully in-
jured.
Senator Cal Erice has announced his
opposition to free silver , but , as Mr.
Toots would say , "It's of no conse-
quence. "
Mrs. Ann Daffin , who died last week
at Philadelphia , was present at the
coronation of Queen Victoria. Mrs.
Daffin was born in Hull , England , in
1506 , and came to this country in 1S S.
President Angell of the Humane Society -
ciety offers a prize of a0 for the best
collection of instantaneous photographs
of docked and over-checked horses , ,
with the names and addresses of their
owners.
Dr. Siemens , the electrician , has his
residence in Berlin fitted from cellar to
roof with electric appliances , and the
dining-room , kitchen and wine cellar '
are connected by an electric railway
vs tern.
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.
A snowstorm which raged in Lan-i '
caster , Pa. , and vicinityon March 1 , '
1892 , brought down thousands of min- Tt
ute , amber colored worms
The Central Railway of Peru crosses
the Andes at a place 1a,6 5 feet above
sea level , an elevation equal to that of
the summit of Mount Blanc.
The barracks built for European sot-
diers are generally far better than the
-
houses of the peasantry. Chelsea barracks -
racks , in England , cost 246 per man. 1
Silk is so cheap in Madagascar that
the poorest people wear clothing made
of it.
It is estimated that the annual sales
of German toys in England amount to
2,000,000.
The weight of the earth is calculated
by Professor Boys at 6S32,064,000,0O' ) ;
000,0lOC00 tons.
It Is claimed that there are fifty-five
dogs in the United Kingdom to every '
1,000 inhabitants. 1
Most of the black pearls in existence
come from the dark-Upped oyster of
lower California.
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