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THE 11THING MANHis face was built on the Gothic planAnd grim was the glare of the tithingimanlived In the old nodauger dayc

r When the garb was bombazine and baize10 When the candlemold and loom ana

swiftsWere the handiest things for wedding

SiftsIn the days when people could not shirkOn mute machines the hardest workBut buckled down the long week throughkTo what their hands could find to do

grit and grace and elbowgrease1X Till Saturday night brought blest release

Then oft to church on Sunday theyrA4 Obediently pursued their wayJtUAt forenoon session and afternoon

the Scripture anil droned a tunThen sat them down with uncocked headTo listen to what the parson said

b And then was the time when they riskedthe ban

Of the solemn and taciturn tlthlngman

Oh the tlthlngman the tlthlngmanSUp at the front hed sit and scanThe rugged faces for row on rowLike sunflowers turned to Phoebus glowBut Morpheus dally by Duty balked

4 7ow sought his chance while the parsonS talked

4 He poked hiM lingers In listening earse k lie stroked down eyelids and calmed the

11 fcaraTill heath drooped here and hyatt drooped

thereYJmlcr the parsons somber glare

c Most of them merely quaffed a sipOf the draft that Morpheus held Jo lipThen yanked their chins and snapped

their eyesAnd stared around with grave surpriseHut others dipped and dipped and dipped

S Retching their heads And then theyL slipped

kV 1 Over the border and under the ban4 Of that vigilant tyrant the tlthlngman

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4 Oh the tithingman the tlthlngman I

Koe to slumber Observe his planYon Ii a plump and worthy dameXVh1O Is tired by distaff and quilting

0 frameThe wearies antI worries of six lays past

i Have chased her and caught her Inlastft waiting throughIs the soothing whisper of Ookapf

a foootThe smile on her face Is rapt and blestAnd pity It Is she may not rest

r But the tithingman of callous soull S Poises deftly his lengthy pole

4 And the end with Its tlckly rabbits foolUnder her nose Is softly put

1 And 101 from the blest IxMhcan shortShe U back to her cares and tolls onco

mored But to him who sits on the other side

No Huffy touch Is thus appliedHis tollgnarled hands on his lap arc

crossed4 Mcmrles of backbent work are lost

a j And all at once his head tips backy And his note like a bugle yelps Aow

ta rakkkThat sound has shocked the mentors

sou-lTheres a hard round knob on that

lengthy pole9 And the luckless head receives a tunk

I That brings It down from the clouds ker¬

pe chunk1And eyes that were cjpsed on the thingsIs of earth-

BeholdingF In dreams fair food for mirthUnclose alarmed in this solemn placeITo blink appeal at the frosty fat

S ir L face severe In Its Gothic plani > The face of the glowering tithingman

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rrTD ri and IBy laVING BACHELLER

Author of Eben Holden Carrel of> the Blessed Islestte

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t CHAPTER XII CONTINUED

Juu jvI hadva high notion those days ofthe fcuty of a soldier My father hadalways told me there was no greaterglory anybody than that of a bravodeath Somehow the feeling got to bepart othne While I had little fear ofdeath I dreaded to te shot like afelon But I should be dying for mycountry and that feeling seemed to

i light the shadows When I fell asleepS after much worry it was to dream of

my three countrymen who had fallenl to their faces there by the corn I

awoke to find the guard in our cell-

S and Drl and he whispering togetherI tHe had come with our breakfast

All I want Dri was saying is npiece of iron with a sharp end half

Vk es long cs yer armS He made no answer that big sullen

I bulldog man who brought our food tous When he had gone Drl layover

I and ben laughing under his brcaathtI His thinker a goin luk a sawmill

43 he whispered Would nt wonder ofp 5s It kep Mm awake nights He was ask

L5 in bout thet air tew thousand dol¬

t lars Re they 11 let us alone fer threedays we 11 be out o here Now youaarkmy word

I s HowV I InquiredJest a leetle Job o slidtn downhill

he said Theres a big drainpipe goesa under this ceIlt the river probly

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He says Its bigger n a barrel1 We saved our candle that day and

L walked up and down from wall towallfocezcrclse Our hopes were highwheriwe heard footsteps but they tell

Va suddenly for as we listened we couldhear the tramp of a squad of men They

1iVSSi upstairsllIndcoldedwhere the uniforms discarded the dayof our capture were waiting for us

o newly pressed Our bath over they dl3reeled Us to put them on They gave

IM us new hate for our own had been lostthe night of the wreck covered ourMeyes and led us through many doorsand alleys into the open air U was

s otrk I knew for as we entered a car¬

riage I could dimly see the glow of a4Ilantern hanging over the wheel Thocarriage went away swiftly on a levelroad Wo sat knee to knee with twomen facing us and not a word wasspoken We could hear hoofs fallingthe rattle of bit and rein the creakof seddleleather on each side of us

V ttt We must have gone a long journeywhen the carriage halted They pulled

cs us out roughly and let us up thre I

tops ad across a deep veranda Abell rang door swung open a flood oflight fell on us filtering to our eyesEnterics we could feel a carpet un-der

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us and took a dozen paces or morer before they bade us halt We heard

only the lowspoken order and thssoft tread of OUt feet There was a

itVV dea silence when they removed ourtetters and unbound our eyes We weresfandlBg in u big and sumptuous drawingroom A company of gentlemeneat iaril In armchairs there

5 were at leastascore of themts Round tables of old mahogany

t tJoodo ar on which were glassesandcks 9f cards and wInebottles

4 Th <j young man who sat with thegeneral and answered to your Lord

I shipwaa approaching me hand extended f-

ts pOlj to see you sit downhe said

A the sape pulet languid forcefulJ 7 heard before1It was all very odd The guards

werf iOOBefwe were apparently aafree as any of them

4 fl iihall try to make you comfortats ble bJBsald A servant began filling

z >Vrow of glasses We have here wine

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quaintance Let it suffice to say theselire my friends he turned to thoseYlio sal about and gentlemen theselire my enemies ho added turning tous Let us hope they may die happy

And with a fighting chance Iadded lifting the glass without tast-Ing

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It-Drl sat his brows lifted his hands

In his pockets his legs crossed Helooked curiously from one to another

Horton said his lordship as he-

Rat down leaning lazily on the arm ofhis chair will you have them bringdown the prisoners

The servant left the room Some ofthe men were talking together In lowtones i they were mostly goodlook¬

ing and well dressedGentlemen sall his lordship ris¬

ing suddenly Im going to turn youout of hero for a moment theyre a shylot Wont you go into the library

They all arose and went out of adoor save 0110 a bald man of middleage half tipsy who begged of hisLudshlp the privilege of remaining

Sir Charles said the young manstill lounging In his chair as he spokeIn tlftt cold calm tone of his youannoy me Go at once and he went

They covered our faces with nap ¬

kins of white linen Then we heardheavy steps the clink of scabbards ona stairway the feet of ladles find theswish of their gowns With a quickmovement our faces wore uncovered

JUMP IT WHISPEIUCD AND TUBHAKE HONES OF TIm DEAD FIXGEUS STIRRED IMPATIENTLY

I rose to my feet for there before mestood Loulson and the Baroness doFerre between to guards and bebehind them Louise her eyescovered her beautiful head bentlow I could see that she wascrying Tho truth came to meIn a flash of thought They had beentaken after we left they were prison-ers

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brought here to identify us A-

like quickness of perception had apparently come to all We four stoodlooking at one another with no signof recognition My face may haveshown the surprise and horror in mebut shortly I recovered my stony calmThe ladles were dressed finely with thetaste and care I had so much admiredLouison turned away from me with asplendid dignity and stood looking upat the wall her hands behind her atoe of one shoe tapping the floor Im-

patiently It was a picture to remem-ber a lifetime I could feel my pulsequicken as I looked upon her Thebaroness stood soberfaced her eyeslooking down her fan moving slowlyHis lordship rose and came to Lou ¬

iseCome now my pretty prisoner it

Is disagreeable but you must forgiveme he said

She turned away from him dryingher eyes Then presently their beautyshone upon me

Grace au clel she exclaimed agreat joy in her eyes and voice It isMsleur Bell Sisterbaronessit isMaleur Bell

I advanced to meet her and took herhand kissing it reverently She cov-ered

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her face her hand upon my shoul ¬

der and wept in silence If it meantmy death I should die thanking GodI knew or thought I knew that sheloved me

Ah yes it is Msleur Bell poorfellow said Louison coming quickly-to me And you my dear you areMamselle Louise

She spoke quickly in French as ifquite out of patience with the poor di-

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of her sisterI knew it was you for I saw the

emerald on your finger she addedturning to me but I could not tell

herIam glad I am delighted that she

spoke to me I said I desired to savethe fair girl whose heart was ever asa childs any sorrow for what she haddone I was about to speak myself-It is so great a pleasure to see you allI could not longer endure silence

They made us prisoners theybring ys here Oh msleur it Is terri-ble

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said the baronessAnd he is such a horriblelooking

monkey said LoulsonDo they treat you well I askedWe have a big room and enough to

cat It is not a bad prison but itIs one terrible plase said the baron ¬

ess There is a big wall we cannotgo beyond 1L

And that hairy thing Ho is Inlove with Louise He swears ho willnever let us go said Louison in awhisper as she came close to me un ¬

less she will marry himAh a teaparty said his lordship

coming toward us Pardon the in ¬

terruption I have promised to re-turn these men at nine It is now 10

minutes of the hour Ladies I wishbou all a very good night

He bowed politely They pressedmy bands leaving me with such anxi ¬

ety In their faces that I felt it morethan my own peril Loulson gave mE-

a tender look out of her fins eyes anathe thought of it was a light to mjsoul in many an hour of darknessShe had seemed so cool so nonchalantI was surprised to feel the tremor Inher nerves I knew not words to saywhen Louise took my hind

Forgive me goodby said sheIt was a faint whisper out of trem

bling lips It was lighted with troublEand a nobler beauty than I had eveiseen It was full of tenderness andpity and things I could not understand

Have courage I called as theywent away

I was never in such a fierce tcmyeias when after they had gone abovestairs I could hear one of them weeplug Drl stood quietly beside me hitarms folded

Whut ye goin V dew with them allwomen 7 he asked turning to thiyoung man

I beg you will give me time to con-sider said his lordship calmly aihe lighted a cigarette

There was a quick move in the hiltower of bone and muscle beside meI laid hold of Dris elbow and badihim stop or I fear his lordship

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drawingroom his lordship and outselves would presently have had SOIMneed of repair Four guards whoseemed to be waiting in the hall en¬

tered hurriedly the shackles In handNo haste said his lordship moro

pleasantly than ever Stand by andwait my orders

D ye wan t know whut I think oyou said Dri looking down at himhis eyes opening wide his browwrinkling Into long furrows

I make a condition said his lord ¬

ship do not flatter me-Yer jest n lowlived mlslile wutli

less pup1 said DrlAway with them said his lord ¬

ship flicking the ashes off a cigar ¬

ette as he rose and walked hurriedlyout of the room

CHAPTER XIII

The waiting guards laid hold of usin a twinkling and other came crowd ¬

ing the doors They shftkled ourhands behind us and covered our eyesagain Dark misgivings of fllmt wasto come filled me but I bore nU in si ¬

lence They shoved us roughly out ofdoors and there I could tell they wereup to no childs play A loud Jeerhurst from the mouths of many at wecamo staggering out I could hear thevoices of a crowd They hurried usinto a carriage

We demand the prisoners a manshouted near me

Then I could her them scuttlingwith the guards who I doubt notwero doing their best to hold themback In a moment I knew time mobhad possession of us and the soldierswere being hustled away Dri satshoulder to shoulder with me Icould feel his muscles tighten Icould hear the cracking ofhis joints and grinding oftho shacklechain Judas Prr1esthe grunted straining at theIron Two men leaped Into thecarriage There was a crack of thowhip and the horses went off bound ¬

ing We could hear horsemen all aboutus and wagons following I had astout heart in me those days but Inall my life I had never taken n rldoso little to my liking We went overrough roads up bill and down for anhour or more-

I could see in prospect no better des¬

tination than our graves anti IndeedI was not far wrong Well by and bywe < ame to a town somewhereGodknows where I have never seen itor known the name of it or even thatof the prison where we were firstinmured I could tell it was a townby the rumble of the wheels and eachechoing hoofbeat The cavalcade wasall about us and now and then wecould hear the sound of voices farbehind The procession slowed uphorsemen jammed to the left of usthe carriage halted I could hear foot-steps

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on a stone pavementYou re late said a low voice at

the carriage door Its near elevenLot o fooling with the candidates

said one of the horsemen quietlyverything readyEverything ready was the answer

The carriage door swung openWe get out here said one of the

men who sat with usI alighted On each side of me some-

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put his hand on my shoulder Icould see the glow of a lanternlightclose to my face I knew there wana crowd of men around but I couldhear nothing save now and then awhisperWall

Ray said Drl who stood bymy side hot stlddy n dont bescalrtDo

as they tell ye a stranger whispere in my ear No matter what tIs dias they tell ye

They led us into a long passage andup a steep flight of wooden stairs Ihave learned since then it was a build ¬

ing equipped by a wellknown secretsociety for its initiations Wowent on through a narrow hall andup a winding flight that seemed tome interminable Above it as westopped the man who was leading marapped thrice on a rattling woodendoor It broke the silence with a loudechoing noise I could hear then thosliding of a panel and a faint whisper-Ing and the sound of many feet ascendlng the stalin below The doorswung open presently and we wereled in where I could see no sign of anylight They took me alone across awide bare floor where they set modown on some sort of platform andleft me as I thought Then I couldhear the whispered challenge at thedoor and one after another enteringand crossing the bare floor on tiptoeHundreds were coming in it seemed tome Suddenly a deep silence fell inthat dark place of evil The blind ¬

fold wont whisking off as if a ghostlyhand had taken it But all aroundme was the darkness of a pit I couldsee and I could hear nothing but afaint whisper high above me like thatof pine boughs moving softly in a lightbreeze I could feel the air upon myface I thought I must have movedout of door by magic It seemed as itI was sitting under the trees aloneOut of the black silence an icy handfell suddenly upon my brow I flinchedfeeling it move slowly downward overmy shoulder I could hear no breathing no rustle of garments near meIn the dead silence I got a feelingthat the hand touching me had no bodybehind it I was beyond the reach o-tearI was in a way prepared for

anything but the deep heartshakinghorror that sanTo under the colddamp touch of those fingers Theylaid hold of my elbow firmly liftingas if to indicate that I was to riseI did so moving forward passively asit drew me on To my astonishmentI waq unable to hear my own footfallor that of my conductor I thoughtwe were walking upon soft earthCrossing our path in front of me Icould see in the darkness a gleamingline We moved slowly standing stillas our toes covered it Then suddenlya light flashed from before and beloWus A cold sweat came out upon me

I I staggered back to strong hands thatwere laid upon my shoulders forcingme to the line again By that flash oflight I could see that I was standing on

abyssIndeedof it The light came again flicker¬ing and then settling into a steadyglow The opening seemed to have agrassy bottom some 10 feet below Infront of me the soil bristled on that

Ilower level with some black andpointed plant there were at least ascore of them As I looked I saw theywere not plants but a square of bay¬groundAand then a dozen voices mocked ItAItacocovered was leaning ovei mer

whisperedCourageThen a skeleton hand came out ofatIThefigurebl0bonespatiently

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SERMON STORY byHighway and Byway Preacher

fthe I A Vision Between the line ofGods Inspired Word

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Scriptmc Authority The graves woreopened anti many liodlcs of the saintswhich slept nrce unil came out of Urngraves alter Ills resurrection and wentInto tin holy eity and appeared tin to-

nmanyMatt 1731 53

T WAS afternoonon that first Easterday Timt sun asthough In sym ¬

pathy with tho newjoy which li adcomo to the earthwas shining forthin his strengthThe notes of thebirds were gladderanti the fragranceand beauty of foil ¬

age and lIower wasnever more rich or

full All natureas though conscious of that which hadcome to pass seemed eager to otter hertribute to the risen Lord

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so triumphantly but one week berare a woman is seen hurrying So In-

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is she on reaching the village justahead of her that her feet fairly fly overthe road Her face is lit up by a won ¬

drous glow reflecting the joy and ecstacy which thrills within her heart Itis Mary the sister of Martha and Laza ¬

rus she who loved to sit at Jesus feetThat morning she had been with the

women who had sought time tomb oftheir jrucified Lord as the dawn wasbreaking and bad been a sharer in allthat wonderful experience About noonshe had withdrawn from the rest andsought seclusion on the house topAs she sat In deep study and triedto realize and understand all that hadcame to pass she naw a fair young wom-an

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armsKuth exclaimed Mary as soon as

she could speak I was but just think ¬

ing ofyou Many In our company thismorning have thrilled us with the won ¬

derful stories of meeting friends andloved ones who had tiled It is but thebeautiful coloring to the glorious pic¬

ture of Christs resurrection and I havebeen wondering if it was your blessedprivilege to be among the number

Yes dear Mary Jesus has called meto be among the company which shouldshare In His resurrection glory and asRuth spoke her face shone with a celes¬

tial light and holy joyYou remember how we met Jesus at

the passover feast at Jerusalem at thebeginning of His ministry and the joyand peace which came to our hearts aswe received Him We had always beendear and olose friends before but howthe new hope that thrilled us drew usinter closer bonds of sympathy and fel-lowship

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You remember how we longedto be near Jesus that we might receiveof His teachings and of the bitter oppo ¬

sition which met me at home With youit was not so difficult for your sisterMartha and brother Lazarus were of anopen mind and willing to receive thetruth When sickness came and Jesusaway off in GalileeI never saw Him butonce you recallI felt I could not dieI wanted to be with Him I wanted toknow Him better I was not afraid ofdeath for when I came to know Jesusthat fear and dread was all taken awaybut I did so want to live to know Himbetter But oh Mary I did not knowthen that the dark gateway of death wasto usher me into such larger privilegeand blessing And now this has come topass that I have part in the resurrectionwith my Lord How sweet and perfectIs Gods will

Ruth your parents have been bitterin their sorrow and have felt rebelliousagainst God Greater opposition toJesus than ever before marked theirconduct after your death and they havesteadfastly refused to see Him or bearHim speak on His many visits to Beth ¬

any and our home explained Mary forthe unbelief of the parents of her dear ¬

est friend had bees onf of the bitterestgriefs which she had been forced to en-

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and her thoughts had been of themmuch of the morning

Yea I know all this sweetly repliedRuth but God hath graciously permit ¬

ted me a revelation of His wonderfulgrace and mother and father will yetbe numbered among Jesus disciples

Ohhow I have prayed and hoped thatit might be so exclaimed Mary WhenLazarus died they were so kind in theirministry to sister and me and our heartswere brought closer together in a com¬

mon sympathy but when Jesus cameand brought our brother back from thsdead greater bitterness seemed to surgeIn upon them and they have said overand over again It Jesus could restorethe dead why did He let them suffer solWhy did lIe not give back to themtheir darling and the one who had pro ¬

fessed faith In Him Oh if they couldonly know and understand

And they will responded Ruthconfidently and giving her friend aparting embrace she vanished fromsightIn

Bethany that morning strangethings had happened too The motherhad been down to Ruths tomb as wasoften her custom to weep and had re ¬

turned in great distress of mind andterror of heart Tho stone had beenthrust aside from the caverns mouthand the place where more than twoyears before they had laid the preciousform of their darling was emptyWhat could It mean Who could haveso desecrated the sacred spot

And thus it came to pass that as Marycame rushing In with her wonderfulmessage she found the parents andwishbors in excited conference

Peace dear friends for I bring youglad message Jesus Who as you knowwas cruelly crucified three days agohas risen from the tomb where lie waslaid after His death and has appearedunto a company of us women this moo o

Ing I have seen Him I have heardHim apeak

How clear and sweet and strong hervoice rang out and thrilled all presentThat she had semi a vision and that aa new hope surged within her own heartnone present would doubt as they beheldher shining face

And more dear friends and as shapoke she drew near Ruths father and

Under DisappointmentWe need not understand In order to

believe When the bitter disappoint ¬

ment comes unexpected unaccountableunnecessary from nil our humanknowledge and just at a time when allhad been well and God had been verynear we need not try to understandwhy it came before we can believe thatit was well that it should come I couldnot trust a God whom I could under ¬

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mother and laid her hand lovingly uponthe arm of time latter many of thesaints have risen with Him anti havebeen seen of many In Jerusalem

As she spoko these words tIme fatherand n her started as If struck andstared at her with eyes In which couldbe men conflicting fear and dawninghope

In a half whisper the mother gaspedHer tomb is empty-

A new light broke In upon Mary asshe took In the situation and she bentdown and spoke In low and tender voicelot ncr message now was for the par-

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It should be their sacred privllegato hear tho Joyful news first

And I have seen her And so shallyou Only believe

If Ruth were alive tho parents mustsco her They did not think of her Inher resurrected glory but only as theirtreasure whom they wanted back in

their home again Their desiro centeredIn the girl who had been the Idol oftheir hearts antI they had no thoughtfor the Christ through Whose powershe had risen

But It is only tho heart of faithwhich is granted the vision of Heavenlythings and day after tiny as time parentshaunted the places where Jesus anJthe others haul appeared to the bcllovlngdisciples they were broken and crushedby disappointment They kept eagervigil on the housetop where Mary hadmet and talked with Ruth They wentout to tho empty tomb where Jesus hadlain but no Ruth could they find noanswer came to the cry of their heartsThey were being broken that Jesusmight heal them Such discipline lahartl but tile blessing which follows iirich and full

Thus the days dragged on Theycompanied with the disciples frequent-ly

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and Mary In gentle loving ministrytried to turn their thoughts towardJesus When the disciples and othersleft to go Into Galilee to meet Jesusas lie commanded thsm to do theylingered behind

What days of waiting anti strugglethose were How rebellious theirhearts

Surely Ruth who loved us so dear-ly

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will conic to us the mother esclaimed one evening She had repeat ¬

ed that thought and hope of her heartover and over again since the resurrectlon day and they had found sym ¬

pathetic response in the heart of the

fatherYesbut suppose she does not

questioned the father II she Is withJesus ought we not to be glad heasked half hesitatingly hat fearful-ly

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for he had not dared before to sug ¬

gest the possibility of such a thingfor both he and his wife had expectedthat the first one to greet them whenthey came to Jerusalem would be theirrtatiRhfer How blind is the humanheart how slow to believe

A flood of tears and violent sobs wasthe response which startled and fright¬

cacti him Here was a new and unex ¬

peeled display of emotion As thosobs subsided In broken voice she said

Oh husband I fear our love hasbeen so unworthy of her We havelet our affection for our dear Ruth sofill our heal Is as to blind us to Godand makfi us indifferent to Ills claimsupon us-

And If this Christ is Gods Sonought wo not to receive Him as worefused to do so long ago to the greatgrief of our daughter spoke up thefather with a sigh as though the ex ¬

pression of the thought took a greatburden from his heart

I see It now I see It now brokeout the other How could we see ourRuth when wo were refusing to see

er Christ Oh how wicked and blindour hearts have been Can God forJive usI In this state of heart and mind thodisciples found them on their returntb Jerusalem They came with glow-Ing

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stories of Jesus appearance tothem and with a new nd subduedspirit the parents listened eagerly aIlasked many questions about JesusA new and blessed light was breakingIn upon their hearts and Jesus was thocenter of it all

At last the day when Jesus was tobe received up into glory dawnedThe followers of Jesus were gatheredtogether and while they walled Jesuscame into their midst and held sweetand blessed communion with themIt was the first vision of the Christwhich the parents of Ruth hail hadsince long before when they had seenHim in Bethany at the tomb of Laz¬

arm Then their unbelief shut Himout now their subdued and brokenhearts opened full and wide to receiveHim How they enjoyed that walkwith Him in company with the otherdisciples out from the city over thopathway which led by Gethsemanoand down the sloping side of MountOlivet towards Bethany

So absorbed were they In the mes ¬

sage of Jesus so wrapped in contem ¬

plation of the wonderful things Hewas saying that they did not noticethe shining figure which walked bytheir side Jesus last commission hadbeen given As He lifted up Illshands and blessed that little companyof believers they bowed their headsIn reverent worship and then liftingthem they saw Jesus slowly antImajestically rising from the earthwhile a cloud was seen to descendfrom the heavens to meet him

At that moment a gentle touch wasfelt upon the arm by the parents andas they turned the words MotherFather fell upon their cars and be-

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them stood the radiant presenceof their daughter Ruth

The vision of that moment oh howprecious How sweet to have Jesusgive them thus the token of His loveand blessing Those words that vi¬

sion that loving touch how it re-mained as a sweet and holy memoryduring all the remaining days of theirearthly pilgrimage The heart maycatch in an Instant a vision that willnever fade it may hear Just a wordthe message of which will unfold withthe years It may feel a touch whichwill sanctify throughout eternityAnd so it was that day But a briefmoment and Ruth was gone with herLord into glory And witii beamingfaces mother and father liftedtheir eyes to their Lord and Christas the cloud received Him out of theirsight and exclaimed simply but fervid-ly

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We thank Thee Lord Jesus forThyself and for what Thou hast donefor us-

Saviour God is no farther away whenthe disappointment strikes He wants tobe nearer because of our greater needof Him then The sorrow Is rich withblessing if we will let it be so Whata privitege to believe in the love andcare of tne Father even when He cannot understand the workings of HI a-

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Though we may not succeed In our pur¬

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Some day you may lc president of tlirUnited States saul the patronizing ptVton-

I hardly think so answered llicsmall boy with spectacles Mywould never consent to my standing utof doors on a March to be inaugurated Chicago Journal-

Good Excuse for the MoonScience has proven said the profes ¬

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painIaticntTliats just it doctor T cantIm so thin that I cant tell whether itsin my chest or in my back New Yorker

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I have ever used1 was all right last spring and felt

better than I have for over ten ycirsI am fifty years of age and am htron ertoday than 1 have been for many yearsand I give Uodds Kidney Tills credit for

improvementThe Ilarty is onlyone ofa great mall where OmlilM Killncy Iills have proven themselves to bethe very best spring irtdtcine Theytire unsurpassed aa a tonic and arc theonly medicine used in thousands of fam ¬

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itching I was scratching all day andnight and Icould get no rest Iah1tnj head with hot water antI Cuticura5oap and then applied the Cutirura Ointment as a dressing One box of the ointinert and one elite of Cuticurn Soapcured me Now my head is entirelv clearrnd my hair is growing splendidly Ihave used Cuticura Soap ever since antishall never be without it Signed Ada CSmith 3M Grand St Jersey City X J

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The Japanese may not be great artistsbut they certainly know how to changemaps

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