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M WSON. - GEORGIA
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For t&e liawnou Journal
How 1 Saw Hie Visitor.
St Limit MiscniKr,
There were four of us, and all hut
Dick and I were of seme use in the
woi and. Maud was not so very pretty,
but she played just beautifully on sev
eral different musical instruments.—
Augusta, shortened to Gus, dabbled
in literature, and both were much ad
mired. Dick and I were always iu
mischief ; and, to use Maud’s expres
sion, were ‘-not worth cur aalt.” On
this particular evening, Cousin Jeff’s
class-mate, and paitieular friend, was
to call on the young ladies. I had
P"Ssi'ive orders not to show myself
Papa, tried to overrule this verdict, ■
but he knew by the mischief in my
eyes that I would pay them off at the
earliest opportunity. I was nearly
crazy to see thia “Bear,” a I insisted
on calling him, and with Dick’s help
intended doing so. Up s’aira I went
parted my short, brown curls slightly
on one side, and tried to part them
down-on my much tanned forehead—
can’t say that I succeeded very well
though. Next in ordei was anew
suit of clothes that Dick had just
brought home, and a bright, blue
rravat from a convenient shop. A
heater Dick had diso.rded as unbe
coming, aud a pair of hia boAs polish
ed to a requisite degree of shininess,
these rather large though--were all
put on correctly. Then las , a false
mustache worn by my “harum-scai urn”
brother at a masque hall served to
render me a very presentable gentle
man. “Perfect,"'. was the comment of
sny fellow scheemer, as I stepped
jauntily into the room whs*e he awai
ted me. Wouldn’t have knovny >u
you’ll do; hut I Ettie, how in
'.hundei are we to get out without
somebody seeing us? You just stay
here until I see it the wav is clear.—
Then my dear liiend, Edward Lee,
who has he.n in Europe ho iong can
make his calii “Spose H l. excellency,
Mr. Rupert Le-l r, should recognise
you, what then?” N' t very probable,
as he has never seen me that I know
of, 1 thought as he walked heavily
down the stairs haw ing on. to Maud
and Gussie as he passed their room.
“Say gills, don’t primp so long, its
most time fur that swell-head to come ;
good-bye I’m off ” “And j*>y go with
yon,” was Maud dignified(”) answer.
Very soon the riugiug of the bell
announced the arrival of some visitoi,
and at the tame time that Maud and
Gustiewere greeting their guests in
a cordial manner, 1 slip
p ng di.wn tho’’beck stairs to where
Dick was in waiting.
Gracious knows, hi w I helped from
Itiuglung when fie carried me into the
parlor, and tuld the girls that fie had
met me down the street, and t could
bring uie in for the sake of old
times. Poor Ed! how lie would have
laughed to see my resemblance to
him turned to such an account. I
telaied my tiaveling exp.rences and
re p" a ted j"k after j ike, and iunde
Gus think she “had been pally de
ceived iu Ed. Lie, he had improved
ao much since ho went ofl. I notic
ed a slight smile, on *be face of Mr
Lester, Lu : did not think much about
it, so when fie asked where the “other
M.ss Meton was, Miss E in, isn’t it”?
I came near answering, “hue I m ”
Dick gave me a .light fr"W' , and Mr
Lester’s ey.B twinkled more tt an ever.
Maud spoke up rather sharply, “out
eating another supper with the s r
vants, or trying on my new hat, most
likely.” “Oh ! she is a perlect little
fright. I felt just like asking why
“she wanted my liornl shorn of its long
c rls, if she was so animus about my
looks.”
Well my call oHineto an nun, and all
was well, 1 thought, i went off hefoie
Mr. Lester did, and had ample time
to don my every-day attire before the
girl* tame up stubs i high glee at the
appearance of their calls™, And "Ed.
Lee ha* got to he really handsome
since hie mustache has grown out.—
But don’t lie look so much like Ettie
- shout the same size too” was Maud’s
comment. “Yes he does,” I replied,
"and that other fell w, I mean Mi
Lester, is real elegant looking.” They
were some what surprised at this but
thought I had been peeping through
the window. It was not till the “Boar"
had oouie oiter, and told mole liked
tue very much that I related my esca
pade. Maud was eo mad, but I did
not cate, I had Rupert-
Where did this baby come from ?”
asked a three-year-old g'rl of the
nurse, who was washing the tquell
ing little strange”. hMhj, lom
heaven, of course,” replied the nttrse.
"Well, if it act earned like that there,
I don't wonder they eeat it of, w
th<v t'uuiic? ?r j i dcr.
DAWSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JUNE 7 1877.
A Letter fr in Ciltliberl.
Ccthbekt, Ga , May 30, 1877.
Editors Bateson Journal. —Dear Kirs:
I wiite you a brief letter on tho
general interests of the season. From
Middle Georgia hi a centie, within the
past few weak?, I have radiated north,
eas*, south and west. Asa whole, I
cannot say that the planting piospect
is cheering. Generally preoccupied
by other thoughts, yet reviewing the
| facts in sight, and from the present
; speculating upon the Inters, I feel sad
I with dark and gloomy forebodings
that obtrude themselves upon ray rev
eries as I travel. Tho breadth of soil
planted in cotton, the fact that that
p'ant is now so puny and in many
places rapidly dying; the certainty
that the staple cannot, without disas
ter or a cmuiu-rcial mirele, biitiu a
t_ood price, admonishes me that most
of the farming energy and resource
are wasted on that which will yield
nothing in return lutt grim want and
picuniary ruiu. Kind Providence!
SM**ms to frown ou this cotton infatu
ation i y wi'hering w th cold wiiut is
above tho surface, and smothering
with impenetrable crust what is be
neath
One gleam of silver, however, un
derlines this limk scene. Corn looks
unusually promising; wheat is bet
ter than it tia been (or many years;
orchards me now heading under
tbeii euorc ou loads of fruit, and if
we c..n only have ati occasional show
ei, which is greatly tiebded in this
ittitn.diu’.e .ection, black berries will
yield largely, so we w ill strive to "hold
the fort,” a- we almost hear the tramp
ot re-iiifbrcements coming to our relief.
I arrived here a lew days ugo, aud
finding Capt. Kiddoo’s hotel an un
usto lly well managed one, and iiis
table supplied with eveiything good
to eat, — making liiuis-df s'cial aud
entertaining, attending to my every
want, a'd other attractions which this
city affords, 1 have remained much
longer tin u 1 intended. Since my
sojourn here, I have been cheered no
little by the w ay I have l een received.
Warm hearts welci med me to homes
that lords urght admire.
To-day, ere was seen “the sun in
russet maDtlo dad walking over tl e
dew of yon eastern hills,” our slum
bers had ceased with the flight ot
Morph, us. We left thu city gaily f' r
tiie woods to attend a pic-nic given by
the Fire Company. Couple aftei cou
ple departed, resolved that the pros
pects • f w anted j ys should judge our
conduct during the day With laugh
ter and song pealing lorth upon
die morning’s balmy air, the moments
g’id. and inertly while on our way. On
reaching the lovely giuve, the mellow
voices of tli*. little 1 iids seemed to
concentrate the happy crowd. Mr.
Allen F. Hall, in a short andappr pri
i.te speed;j presented to Capt. J- A.
Allison, foreman of Watchful Fiie
Company, No. L, a beautiful b*t--a
(oeseut from Ihe body in q> ention
in token and appreciation of his con
stant and un'i'ing zeal in the per*
forruance of his duty.
Capt. Allison received this gift in
language .commendable find elquent.
His heart was lull, any ot.e could tee
t,,at hit. ever* energy of heart and
hand was in theintere tofthia organi
zation. Col. R. R. Blocker, of Fort
Gaioe-, Loing present, was called upon
t k.’ tiie itump. Incompliance with
tn wishes of many he also delivered
a short address. He said about
Fire Con pat ies, he knew nothing, all
ht,l men sai l l,y the tpeikois who
preceded him necessary, but that he
could and would say something about
woman v hose powerful charmea no
wel‘-rH H.*d man could fail to admire.
Mr. B’s i maika iji questionably did
„oi i.*il to phase his Jemimnt hearers.
In feet we were all pleased at praise
nei p upon woman, the gtnnd centei
of attraction around whom all we
miner planers revolve, for is it net
woman that upholds, elevates and tc
tises society? Mr. M Tucker,edi.or nf
the 'Mnunger, delivered the finale,
wliich was “cut and dried’’ for the oc
casion. His address was relished by
all, ererybody pr, noiii.ced it a success,
and a success it was. After the
speaking tho company engvgedio ha 1
playing, which entertained the lookers
n. A thousand hearts boat happily,
•res of lore smiled at each otho.
again, intermingled with cakes, jeilies,
nice, ice-cream, lemonade, etc , eti.
Nothing good was wanting.
Dinner is over, it ts now 2 o clock,
the hour named for dancing. No
<onger cau be heard the musical voi
ces of the little cbildien in the shady
grove. They cau now be seen is tha
dancing ball selecting their lartners
to fill vacancies caused by ".eligtuui
icrup’es.” The dance glides soiothly
on until now it is 9 o’clock. At thia
hour all left for home perfectly aatis
fied with the tranaceudan! joya of th*
day.
Have you ever viaited Cuthbert? if
r.ot you have mis“d the sweetest part
of your life. It nas never been my
fond pleasure to visit a place where
the people ware so un'rsria//ysocialand
kind-hearted. If you are not perfect
ly aati.fied with your present aelection,
i just move your “apple cAtt” to o—, a
: place uoted for the high character of
| its families and the beauty and intel
ligence of its young ladies, and seek
among them a “LaGie Ixive” a sweet
companion ‘o share with you the joys
and happiness of the fu ure. Here
you will find the fairest and heat of
the “uoble faii”of the“EmpireState.”
Ladies who possess in an eminent de.
g ob those noble qualitiesof heart and
life which beau ity and adorn the
true Southern lady. You can also
find young men who are regular heart
—I mean lamp smashers. Should
you take my advice an visit this love
ly city, call on Col. E 1 M< Donald, Jr,,
for pleasure and if lie fails to interest
aud please, you may take my 0 and hat
The Coi. can doanything except stand
on liia head in a parlor. “Hur-o-Loy !”
Strange to say Col. McD. Jr, is not par
tial to horse fi.sh the truth is, Mesrt>*
Editors, tins same Col. is a very strange
character loantrange uian in estrange
place with strange young ladies. He
lias no patiense with flea-bitten things-
Such strange t.ste! If the Col. does
not take uu “ scruples ” in the near fu
ture, if he siiou and happen to get
caught out, he will suiely be a "lost
c >on skin.” When you visit C—call
on Captain Knidoo for something good
to eat and the afluble “live and let live”
Judge Wooten, tor tv handsome turn
out.
Ia conclusion my ho*om distends
with heartfelt gratitude to the kind
peohle of C for their kindness
du'ingmy stay in their imdst. Wish*
ing soon to find it convenient to return,
lam Yours Tiuly, Smada.
Tim nils Wllo don’t Head.
The following well drawu portrait
of “the man that don’t read,” is ytken
from an e> change :
The man who don’t read is always
prating about how things “used to
was.” He is knowing fellow, full
of worn out truisms. He ti a rich
and inexhaustible mine for every
sharper who travels on his wits, sell
ing poor clothes at high prices, or en
expired patent right. The man who
don’t read lias a v-ry large disgust
for “new fungi’d things,” and believe*
in lis children getting al ng as he
did, and boasts lhat li nevei went to
school but two quarters. We like th iu
sort ot men; theie ought to be one in
every community, just for the benefit
o* other* they are as n example for
the parents who do be ive they owe
something more to theii families, and
jheioseivrsjthan to be mete dull bi utal
machine*
The man who don’t read usually
has a mission —it is to grow corn and
pork and pay taxes, or work through
•he week at his bench r lorge as a
machine His home is a place to eat
and sleep, In* life a round drudgery—
a struggle lor bread and huiter. The
man who don’t read (alls hahiod the
age in which he lives drops into the
narrow groove of hia personal obser
vation, and declares the progress
around l iui to be departures Iroin the
virtues and goodness of by gons time*.
Every day has a superstitious sign,
every change of the moon, every sud
den variation of the weathei fill him
w ith prophecy which budes every body
ill luck.
Xlie umn who don’t r. ad misjudges
ihe coinnrcn natural laws of mutter,
the easily explained changes of vege
‘abie and animal lite are subjects tor
superstitions dre ;d and trouble. Ibe
great progress of the woild ;n liteia
ture, science and art, b e nous of tbe
lay, at home and aboard, are blanks
to tbe man that don’t read.
It is apt to shake a man’s confi
dence in his wife to awake in the ear
ly morning r.d find her si ting on the
edge of the be i, going through his j
pockets. And it is apt to shake a j
woman’s confidence in her husband
to find nothing in those pockets but •
huger beer check, a piece ot bologna
sam-age, a varie*y show ticket, and a
perfumed note signed “Ever youts Ju
lia.”
Tha patasoi must match the dress
this year, ot a :ady is not in the
height of fashion, do if you have a
gingham umbrella you'll have to go
0.1 striped .Usings.
Be as Happy * You Can.
This life is pot all sunshine;
Nor is it yet alt showers,
But storm* and caima alternate,
Aa thorns among the flowers-
Aud life hae heavy crosses
Aa well aa joys to share,
And griefs and disappointments
Which you aud I must bear.
Yet, if misfortune’s Uva
Entombs hope’s dearest plan,
Let us with what is left of us,
Bes happy as we can.
The sum of our enjoymont
Is made of little.things,
A* oft tho broadest rivers
Ate firmed from smallest springs
By treasuring small waters
The rivers reach their span;
So increase our pleasures
Enj ying what w can.
There may be burning deserts
Through which our fet must go
But there re oases
Where pleasant palm trots grow.
And it we may not follow
The path way our hearts would plan,
Let us make -II around us
As hupp}' as we can.
Perhaps we may not c'imb with
Ambition to its goal,
So let us atiMWei “Piesent”
When duty cads the rod!
And, whatever appointment,
13e nothing less that man,
And, cheerful in submission,
Be happy as we can.
WAS Dill' lit KILlr ALIVE ?
Tin; ftnmilirrcd Voice That
\Vu Heard From ii Urart*.
Krom th* Bultlmore.Gazette.
The Grand Jury began an investi
gation, yesterday, into the charges
against R. F. Caples, of having n ut
deted, by burying alive, a young girl
in liis employ. R. F. Caples, tho ac
cused, is a Qiau about 30 years ot xge,
and rather prepossessing appearance,
with a trank, open lace. He is mat
tied and has six children, snd lives
miles north of ReUtert
town. He stated that the girl was
taken from the Baltimore county
Almshouse about six years ago by his
mother-in-law, and employed as a
•eivaut. She wunknown only by the
iiarue of “Christie,” and was always
weak and delicate, but had never had
hut one serious a.tack of illness
until that which caused her death.—
He thought that she was about 15
years old. About the middle of April
*he complained veiy much of severe
paines in tier ankles, and r. short tium
afterward her feet and ankles com
menced to swell. The aweliiog grad
ually progiessed upward until nearly
lie? whole body was swollen. Under
the tr atment of Dr. J. F. England
she was, however, much relieved, and
was able to walk about the house, hut
could not lie down wirh any degree of
comfort. This continued for a week
or ten days, Hnd he had no feaie of
her ultini'ee recovery. On Thursday
night, Muy 4, she retired to her room
iu the second story without any ap
parent evidences of a relapse. Noth-
ing occurred tc attract his attention to
her during the night, but upon calling
her Finlay morning heieceived no re
ply. Upon entering the girl’s room
he found her dead on the bed, the
body being still warm and a quantity
of blood upon the clothing, which she
had evidently emitted ftotu the moult,
and nostrils. The corps was prepared
for burial, and at noon 1 n Saturday
inteired in the cemete’y adjoining the
Church of the Un ted Bietheren in
tl.rist, at B.ack Bock. There were
p eretit ). L Caples, his fither, Mis
.l. L. Caples, ( harles L. Caples, his
btother, William Whittak r. Mrs.
William Biou>e, M,B. Georgs Baker
and husband, two daugnteis of John
Naylor, Nspo'eon leale, colotei, the
grave digger, and himself aud wife.
Nothing occurred todieturbtoobui.al,
and fie positively denied the nssertion
that a voice was heart and in thecoffiu,
and a request made that he would
take thecotfin upandoptu it. When fie
heard of i lie subsequent disturbance
of the remains lie questioned Jacob
i Z uth aud Lori Bosley, who said they
Iliad found nothing wrong, and they
bad probably acted nastily.
M.s. i louse was not Left,re the
Grand Jury yesterday, but her hus
band stated that on the night < f the
burial shs seemed to be much excited
over what had occurred at ihefnoera’, 1
and raid she was afraid the poor girl
had been buried alive- When the
remains were lying in the chuttb eho
asked Mr. Cspies to let her the
body, but he declined toopeu thecoffi ,
saying that the corpse was too much
decomposed. She thought it a little
strange, but did not persist in the re
ques‘, and followed the corpse to the
grave. After the earth had been
thrown over the coffin and all were
turning to go, they were startled by a
noise as of someone ciying for help
in a heavy, muffled voice. Everyone
near seemed to hear the sound at the
same time, but young Mr.Caples sug
gested that they had brohahly teen
deceived. The lonly grave was th a
loft as the shades nf night were gath
ering, and the few persons who Lad
assembled'departed for their homes.
Many, however, had aeriwne mlsgiv-
ings that all was not ligh'/nmlthe re
port flew rapidly fiom house to house
iu the little village of Butior that the
young girl had been fondly and It with.
The excitement increased to such an
extent that it finally determined to ex
hume tho body and examine it thor
oughly. Accordingly, on Saturday
afternoon, May 9, Lvi Bosley, Jacob
Zmich, William Blouse, and Charles
Brooks, accompanied by a crow'P of
anxious and excited vi ligers, repaiied
to the churchyard and dug the grave
open. Ths body of the giil was
found lying a little to the right si'’e,
diugonully across the coffin, but Imre
no marks of personal violence si.ch ns
she would make iu an agonizing
s’ruggle to free herself if 1 uriied alive.
Blood was,tuning fiorti the nose aud
mouth: the face was'streaked with
black an J bine marks. The body
was not decomposed as has been a!-
l“gd. Tin corpse whs poorly clad end
did not pt oseot a cleanly appear mice
as if it had boon decently prepared lor
burial. After ill piWsent had seen the
body the coffin was carefully replaced
and the grave filled, various tumors
have been reflecting badly upou the
Caples. Borne said ths gill gave
birth to a child previous to her death;
others that she contracted disease
bom exposure and ill usugo; aid oth
ers that the ola colored man, Tusle
had been heard ts remaik that when
they had the body exposed, they
should have turned it ovr, tn.d they
would have found that the back of the
girl’s head wasjcompletcly crushed in
is if by a heavy Llow; and others
igain that she was hoard to call for
help before dying, but her ciies went
unheeded by the family below.
Dr. J. F E: gland, brother-in-law of
Caples, and who attended her, say*
death wa* caused by rheumatism of
the heart; and consumption, which
would account for the blood from bet
nose.
Noticing satisfied with the evi
depc3 before them, the Grand Jury
decided to postpone action, for the
pre-ent, and an attachment was issued
for Mrs. Georgo Baker, as stated above.
M>a. Baker was pres nt at il e funeral
and is reported as havinp stated that
she heard the voice in > the*coffin, and
requeatert Mr. Caples to open it. Her
testimony will, it is believed, throw
some light ofc what has thus far
pioved a deeply mysterious afair.
From Soi'th
The* I’ojing Maii’s-'lleatli-The
'l'llree .UeMuiißm.
BT. R. M. O.
One evening, say* th: allegory, a
young man was sittihg in his littlf
(ot'age, talking with hia wife aa to
their future He was poor as to money,
hut hail the wealth of a good and
sirring constitution, and able and will
ing bands to work. He was biest
with a good mind, and full of energy
nnd industry. Sitting in his lap, was
his lutle son, who bad not numbered
his twelve mouths. The young
mother'was busy with her needle.
Just thens knock was heatd at the
door, and a cordial and free invitation
given ‘o come in. A neighbor,
thought the young couple. But much
to their alarm in wa kod Death. Fil
ing hi# eyes upon the young man, he
said, in an authoritative manner :
"Youn man, I have come for you,
and shall make you a et'isen of my
silent kingdom.”
‘Have mercy!” eielaimsd the young
mm. “you have mistaken the house;
you certainly must have come for uiy
old and rich neighbor, whom Von have
permitted to journey on life’s course ]
over his three stO e miles and ten.—
G \ take him, and spare me!"
“I make no mistakes, I came for
you. I tespsot oeitber age, circum
ataoCM, nor conditions. Dome, go!'
VOL. XII.—NO. 18.
Said the young mar, iu the terrof
of despair;
| “Ut me reason with you ! Let me
plea 1 my case! Hear my petition for
• longer life 1” tjg
Drath said;
“Bpeak on, and let me hear your
entae, I do sometimes relent, for a sea
son at least.”
Haid the young man ;
“In tfe fit s: place, I think you haw
come too soon for me. I have just
started life; ami there you see my
young wife, and here ia iny lap our
title babe. Would you uiuke her a
widow ao eoon, and try child father-
!e*.* Who will take care of them if
you take me away? Besides, here i*
my little home I have just bought }
my prospects in life are fair and invit
ing; would you bight alkin a mo
ment ? I am young, ss you tee, strong
aud healthy, and 1 thoqght I bad
a g od many years yet ahead of me;
aie iny hopes to be thus soou blasted?
Let me liw# to mature sty plena, ami
ses my boy grow up to man's estate,
so that he will bo able to lake care
•if hia mother; and the la*r, hut not
least, reason I have is this; I have
tnt made that preparation I should
have made for so important a jt.urney
as you would send me on. 1 have
neglected tr.y soul** great interest, iu
look rg at, and thinking of my tem
poral. lam not prepared for you, 0
Dea'h! Neither :o meet my Creator.”
Death arose Irotn his seat, and said;
“Young man, you have stated yiur
case and condition fairly and with good
reasons; I will leave this time without
you; hut mark we well, I will return
at some future day, but will hear ne
rsisoDi —you must tl.eu go. But be
fore I come again, I will send yon
three messengers, each wil! tell you I
m coming—take care that you heed
them !'*
“I w 11! I will! exclaimed the youug
man, “arid thank you for your kind
nets iu now going, snd your gensr
in** consideration iu sanding me
notice.”
Tima rolled on, Ths young) mfta
grew toruiddle ngr, afadin timeoldage
uahio upon him. H.s life had been e
success so far as to the accumulation
of wealth and its comforts and luxu
ries. Affluence, children snd grand
children had blessed hit declining
yeirs.
One pleasant evening, sitting at his
*ete end comfort in hi* elegant home,
with a little grandsos playing about
hits, he Imerd a ring a! the door-ball.
Too old attd stiff tu ga fa ths door, he
. alert to the visitor to come in. In
stepped Death.
“What?” exclaimed th* old mar,
“come s<> soon ?”
“Ye*,” answered I)atb, who,
teg his ><ld acquaintance, added: “I
have eume foi you, ue 1 promised.”
“I'ri>misd !” eald the old man.—
“Ye*, you promised u eefid me three
tneseer.gere before you youraelf would
come iu peison, and I have not seen
one of them.”
“I cent them," said Death “and if
you did not heed them, it was not my
tualt.”
“When did your meseugers,come for
I have not the faintest reoolestion of
their coming?” rejoined ’.lie old ntani
“I eent them,” answered Death;
“nd if they came quetly end gently
reminded you in looks and by touches,
you should have heeded their silent
nut yet expressive edmositions.”
“Explain yourself,” said the old
man; * for Ido not understand. Yeti
talk in riddle* or fables-”
“Easily anongh done,” said Death,
“When i first cam#, you were a young
man; your hair was as black as a ra
ven’s wing—now it is gray, and your
locks are thinned by ege. That was
my first messenger. Those eyes of
yours weru bright and undimtued by
age; now 1 see you use game*. to aid
your failirg sight. That was my sec
ond messenger. Trat fi>tu tf yottif
was stout and rrottf, uubaat by years;
now you tuner as you walk and ieat
upon your oeu> for support. Tb&t
was my third io*sen*er. Your baba
whom I saw in your Up, has grown ts
man’s estate, aud is himself a father,
and young gramluhildiea remind you
(hat yotir years have not been fw.'*
“But hear me,” said the old man,
“what you have said is very true; but
my oares and business affairs have
been so grsat that I have neglected to
make preparation for so important
and serious a journey. 1 hate mad*
no preparation to meet you, O Death,
though I knew you wen Coming at
seme future time, but not so eien. I
am not prepared to meet tqy Creator
and Judge just now. Give me ft little
more time —jnst ft lew yen* more,
will you Bof r
“No,”' anstre'od Death; “if yoa
have failed to attend to so great a mat
ter for so long a time, the fault is
yours, not mine. I WHrned you, bnt
you heeded not; you must now go,
prepared or unprepared; am! the con-
I sequences bo upon your own immor
tal soul. Come!” end laying his cold
hand upon the old (nan bis soul iv
parted.
Reader, how are you acting in this
matter? have yr.u seen or felt tho
touches of any of tha i?,f*rgor#T