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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1890-06-27, Page 2t T;n God is my trait, auswerttd the •�. etq got some on- tsetse iiia .pauca4 bo calmly, . But one `if ie as good as '1 th y y ��� ► I p l 1 I it It sounds more r,b y 4 iL points *e offers all the flponey Which Q :, ems eros never .fails to send .s are - ngotl!er•1 \Vby neteay df'yOU st�cc;,eil? e er, ward,10 say acrlrlttng of the y 1 God grout it, Al1s,vMeet the wan, silikiug back ire ltie} •chair. l` bad thoug;ha thee it whoeld be would say epat' nee y yoitut, sps' uh offer—eeine sailor or stone Watson whose cedilla; had taught 1hi111 to carry a steady head, 1 Stever dreamed that it wunl•1 be a mere bol hest' youreelf, dud worn Out, ton, with the ours ut Lily siek mother l .Even how I Feel 1 do thee a grievoes wrong to iistee til' >;hy entreaties, Tltiult teat of ilea 1114e er \Viitug; titiuk rather of my mother, Shall we let Iter die, xylem a few moments on yonder spite woti'd furnish the means to inure her well .?5 'rite kind phi stu- fou who would have helped use west; suritteu with th.s fever yesterday, and there is 110 one to whoop can go, Had I been as prlitletit as I ought I could have aided thee. But tea, litige ring illness has need up what 1 had put amide, here is. a Mae for thy present need—sotue broth for thy mother and e. bit to r thyself, for thy cheeks look as pit ehod as if allot hadst not•eatrn agdod'Int'al for a fort, night, fie pilled 0115 a covered :bas- ket from solder the table and canteen ed : I shall arrauge wkth Nicholas, for he has worked with ole so lung that he is as fawiliar with the ladders tis myself, to go with ttlee up to the little,: sliding win low and pass out the flag, Thou must let thyself down outside the whitlow until thy toes touch the ledgxe below. Then thoil must deep cautiously around the op- polite side of the spire lead wave the flag. Lok always straight before or up at the sky ? 'Thy safety,. lies 10 not ,glancing beluw, 1 believe al my 'need thou :wilt succeed. liow t wish that this graceless Nicholas, this un- ruly nephew of twine, were such au one as thou. 1 . Then, should 1 have some conduct. But' wall his evil companions and bad ways he brings me "naught but Borrow, Listen, Franz, if all goes well tape shalt helve lite place in helping nue, with the care of the cathedral. r,>rlteite is no longer any dependence to he placed on leis ..l lin 2T, 1890. To $abbat% fr8o1Yterw. Io a foreignland lona ago,. A. sniveller on his way veeut 01,9Ve; 'wee) y of travel s,1449r1.91'4., ua J t out of inea4 a sting, fax from WO. wager a florw that he gJXer ti} va,tn .But comeI let us be going. There's: too much work to beadle, to be loite e. ing hero. Twice before on that day, Q400 in early merlin:;, laud once again at Imo ,lead the boy stood 8s if spell- bound With his eyes riveted. one the beautiful spire. avid now the sett rug tett y at; ate $un had found htul a thtr,l tour taut else s,:reetts were .04.0m -raid wet :people hurrying to their.:.rues• WAS it fear or the until of the niggbt air :hat seat a shiver over. the slender; Lore ui the .boy 118, •lie stood letting; itis eyes elowly• wanner from the tot, of tete claire to tile' base ilk the tower temeatll, es if mettauring the frightful dispanue l But ne lie turne 1 away with a little gesture of despair, there rose /''fore hull the viarou of a wait and weary face as white es the pillow ageit s: which it rested, and Le heaaed ole phyaiceenaie' voioe as he geutly re« placed the wasted hand on the coverlet. 'Ieiie ever is g0ue, my boy, andel]. t11ut your mother heeds now to wake her ',yell and strong is good. cora autf paeuty of nourishing food '• 1'lte Lu0utiy offered by old Jacob would •io. all tutu, anti much more. It waula 11102111 uotufort for. two or three, years f=•r both touter and son, with their simple way of living. \Vhen the lad again faced the ca- thedral is was with an iuvolunttery straighcening of the shrieking figure. \\'itis God's help 1 will try, he said aloud with a determined ring to hie voice, and 1 roust go at ouue to let 1laster Willie know. Now that I The Seventh, to prepare for heaven. 'peeve fi.unity decided, it is strange how Money and time to us is lent, the fear has •flown. It i$ the he'litat- Time, to accept the Saviour sent lug that asked the courage out of one 1 BBoney, for good to us is given, ;Feer ail—lie paced back, tact:, liaclt, But oft it bars us out of heaven. until he wets far enough from the Then you'll get help heti jouruey To God grid country give what due,, nneh, cathedral to get a good view of the noble struettl1ee. Who kuows? It may loot more dflicuit than it really is ! "Tis bat a foothold of but a few, in,lles, but'tis euou';h. If it were near the ground 1 • shunt," feel as safe as if it were di the 'floor in the Stadt EIaue. Why, then, should I fear up yonder ! Pest then a f53 4 veto came a . way, n ace to him did say : e tet his post. The Platz was deserted, With smzl<i r, a L tdevenpatia a 've got, six I'll give yen To help yor call your jouruoy tuwuga He gladly w sytook,leasa' to ge et red t such fa�lift; elnd wC • but when supe;; d, more enemas grew, • .end hals]ly aske:.i for seyouth too. , .d.vr on't:,$8, rerun Flu ante. you'd frown ; And say he w' a •, covetous clown ; '1'll0 verdict, that you'd surely give Would be, he in w Cllsau to live. "IVA point to net, has heel" o y plan,, kiabbath breaker, thou art ti;e man, And I am going to let yeti see Sabbath breakers are bad as lie. For God,. who is our friend so true, Grave us six days our watt to do, The seventh is God's holy may, To cease from work, to praise and pray. By your actions you plainly say,, You want the sixth and seveutta day, For your pleasure, or to get gain, • II/hi/4h is :rs bad, it is. quite ptaiu. And somewhat worst, I really fear, And this I'd like to make 01e,►r. The days lars iioth u claim— Nothing for Goddolcloth. there remain. g Time and money you on self bestow, 'Without one thought your frieucl may go. Just stop and think, and you'll see plain You're robbing od for pleasure, gain. IIow we should apeud God's blessed day, lois holy Word doth plainly say ; Si. days to labor to us is given, But, if all to self is given, You'll surely tail to get to heaven. IIsssY. THE SPIRE OF ST. STEP! HENS. ilY 111111/t. DEMERITT. It needs but a steady hand and a ;clear c0nseienue•and the thing is done. ;Those wexe old htcob's wards;! , The clear conscience is uot.lacking, ,,thank God 1 but all these, weeks of watching by a sick bedand the sertuty meals, have n:age the head anything bite sceacly. If it were brit three ntoittl►s ago, my aourl ge wouki net fail inn, lent riow--- Tae boy i.,rul,e off abruptly, and •stepping bactt cievetat feet,. stood. .u(1lt:- ' ing; up at the stately spire,`that tower- ' ed above hint. For and r;liapely it eose,with gradually reveednna buttress t.: ' deed arch until 1t terminated at a point' over fuer impaired trot hole the pave- ' meet. All day long litt'e gropps of men had sttagglett ' across the Platz and g:actltered it, trout uf'the great cathedral - elbowing one ititotllt r and, stretelliuc 'upon tip toe to read the notice nail to the massive door. Many were the jests pa. sed arouuc''t. Does this old sexton think then are files to creep Atlona youder dizzy -height ? asked one. The prize ie, indeed worth evinning said another, but—he turned away with an expressive shrug of the "shoplder—life is•ilweet. '"When 1 try to 'reach heaven, 'twill be by eoiuo less steep and dangerous, way, laughed as third, with an upwaaru dance at the spirt. It makes a strong an feel 8, hit queer to go up inside as far as the "great bell, and look up at the network' of crossing; ladders 'but to stand out - slide and wave a flag 1—why, the there -thought of it is enough to make one's" 'lead swim, said the first speaker. .Jacob \Virtue is the only man in all °Vienna who lies. the nerve for such a part, But he served a good apprentice- ship 1" He learned the, knack of keep. . ing a steady heed during his early: days of cllatuois Bunting in the Tyrol. +Ettt. Vetty does he seek to draw others het* danger'?. For go much gold many man Would risk his life. • Twice a•'•'I'•eani understand it, Caspar. - btivrN, on seine grand oCeasiotl, has '01fl Jacob stood 011 the spire stud waved• a flag as the emperor passed in the 'streets below. And new after all the 404/Ming and the victory, when there is to be a trluniplial march into the ally, and a grand review and ssuell ' eiji:h't as was never known bafore eels in honor bound to supply' the .8U,bor" 'esalute trout the cathedrrl. 'And lafae ,:r'1 riti:sa•rablo if ver, tvbiel, ,1rM8 rte . r ,heal :, 80 many in the 'tit) •hamPA him too Weak to attempt' it, witI 21 h4. the furled dell under his ern), in h d rompeilie pO$ tittliva it eget'. have just • 8 mail; You ,n rH.akltl" time fee d i, Ysa. tin►a to �linlb up and salsa your' stand 1 best Italie dodo ttrubiniuga open, linger Pips Ott the spire, Up the boyo want, as the great,bell,, J r'auz close b'bl - Subib ultrela uobaitiu) d:o ti upu . bind N bolas, Thus far, elle lest 1y easy,but troll this point the hitu that Lite window wat5 bolted ste'as tlta'itfttttrt lige Leen laltlyd ltug, frail Udders the tusiJe, \�itb a debpauiug sob he, to teemimeting in email platforms,. atii ihetlie4 hc�ldwuud bu,tlir gbupreittb eteachail by iron bars, t'urt be )uliedl,►tiaself 4pRlur,e w the Still they toiled ulj,wa>,rd,tnora slowly i'all audtriedeo uotteee iris bothered hnd. r.tuti0usy now, for the 11au illereatsetl with e.h try tura. At laet was. tarekneed side by side, on the little le is eo use to thesis, he eeidld, pl„platform ander alldin„g. ' window, It le mere thanCullyAttempt CO N iello,as'aur“ise .Frituz stord there, melee toped ueard flout tote ,tl+l;ht, 'in r it alt ivi'€lt,•ut 114101111g. l tight af at well se h,. ' rtretlptn. atU veyg LLie yunug;e'r boy turned to bis •bur+y All that rtiva.0 for 111e to Leo s. til: eom lauiva. Somehow, we've Bever watt patiently, bowel one eat Ise ttut'il very good f1•iends,. 1 1 doiat eve to woeicer int coneo my ie} , tit. ,lime the fonit was all on my side, an •bud is my trues ! am!. uta eourieee, oewtuae you. would..t tlot me be your lose with the welds. frieul. And we had a good loony The troupe disbanded, and Ow cluarreels 1 tVuu't you shake hostas peep e hut•iiied of to elle Lrlltsuuhtly -lew and wish me rood lul+k ? lighted uufes stud. theater -8, tell ullcone w•lth me t l+ 1,f--if—aud there vette just the bu••pf• seious of the pale, st•ealt boy elingiue cion of a trt:uur hi the winning; voice— 1iith desperate grtp.to Itlie Spire, wittl 1 should never see you again, 1 should tut a narrow sheet of stt.11e Let%ten, like to teal that we were friends at the Litm and a liurritle death;, last. You're veliy good to come up The sunset faded into •Elie twilight here with ole. • and with to buddeu wave durkuess, To his dying day, Nicholas never drifted over the earth. Tile /Ribe it) , forget rot the slight, :almost girlish figure, the streets glow fainter and faiuter. stauylilie^ there, with the wistful •little The minutes luing:lle n into hours, and, slrtlle, cud the pleading tenderness still the boy stood these as the Light shining in the baa eyes. tie touched wore on uccaeionally slliftina his, the alen,Irr outbtrutuhed hand with position to nate l,tu cramped coot his uwu, but deopped it suddeulg as it aching liinbs. The night wind piuru- he had reoeived an electric shock. He ed his thin clothing, and his hande tried to say good luck, but his ton welt) benumbed y'tit the cold. rine. gut seemed glued to,'the roof of his' by one the bright constellations robe, mouth. ' - . and glittered anti dipped in the sky,. Look you, I'ranz f 11e murmured and the buy still mauigt'd to keep his hoarsely. When yeti are safe outside fouthoid, as rigid, as the stone statues I'll h+autf out the slag. 1,'11 wait tall .it) the dome below. • you ,reach the opposite side of the : Two, three, four, pealed the bells in , spite and call out 'Ai1'a well,' and their hoarse, deep tones, and when the. thou I'll go duwu and heave you t0 ;first e'limtner of dawn tinged the male your way, • bank. "Ana glad 1 eastern horizon with pale yellow,;, the shall be to leave'. this Miserable trup in ' hail trd face lighted with exp, ctauoy Enid -air. 'tend from the ashen lips which had been 1iLanz'S feet) 'was deadly pale, but lnoviug all eight in prayer, calve the bi& eyes shone like two. stirs. lie words, In God is toy trust. a• clinched up nimbly through the open iia, and let himself 'carefully dnwu to ' What is the • inetining of yonder the stone ledge outside, and reached 'crowd? ablted one of two artisanet .• up for the flag. A few tnomellae pass- who had met while hurrying 'torus.' ed, which seemed like ages to the the Platz to their work. waiting Nicholas,. Than a cherry tt hat ! have you not bea.acl,? Alt• 'All's well' rang out without a quiver Vienna is ringing with news 1 it was it) the steady voice 'The older `boy's young Franz, the goldsmith's appren- face grew black w,it'ft rage. What lice, who climbed out ou the' spire nerve the pale ssiekteklittle thing hasyesterday and waved ,mite ,flag. Iu !/e muttered between hie set teeth, 1. :some way the little window near the l,elieve he'll do it after all 1 And so top was fastened ori the inside, and this baby gets.not utile( the prizes,at the poor boy was forced to stay out a I night clinging to the spire. It ie. only a short time ago that he was dis-• covered and brenght Whiting down the ;ladders. After working over ilia. a; ;litle while he seemed all right, watt , was earritsd to his home. And there's `_ :another strange th•tug`! Nicholas, old jr iJucob \'V,u•ti g's nephew, was picked up, tuangxled and bleeding at the foot of, the aeaver stairs stela morning;. He has, just newt taken to the hospital. The next day Franz received a. snwtnoes,fruln the. emperor. As Lee, followed the oliiieer wL1.r had been sent. to conduct him to the palace, to -hie surprise the ultirule steps, and the cox; drior beyond were lined on either, sales with the soldiers of the' Imperial guard, mid as the slender,, bt.yish figure, with its crown of. golden hair, passed between the files, each mailed, ' and bearded warrior reverently saluE ed. - . On 11e went, through another cliam her and into a spacious Lail with marble doors and hangings of rich tapestry. On both sides were rows of courtiers and ofiieers,tlte rich costumes and nodding plumes; and splendid uniforms, with their jeweled orders eentreating strangely with the lad's plain, home•spuu garments. It is the emperor, whispered the guide as they drew near a canopied ther:ue,und Franz dropped on one knee. lie felt the hand which pas placed on his bowed head tremble, and a laud voice said, Rise nty,boy 1 Kneel not to me 1 It is 1, the, emperor who should rather kneel to do thee homage for thy filial piety. 11y brave lad 1 I know the story well, Ask of me a place near my person, lid for thy sick mother --what thou wilt, and It is granted thee'1 And remember that so long its the 3mperor of Austria shall helive will feel himself honored in being linowit as th°y friend, In a short time another .shmnions cause, this time from the hospital. At the end of a long row of beds lay Nicholas with his 'arae bandaged and strips of vitiator covering the gashoaa of his forehead, i- 0 Frac l he groaued. If Gid hag forgiven Ile, wily !cannot you ? And you will believe that 1 speak the truth -Mimi 1 tell you that 1 was sorry tor what 1 11at1, caste, atiff 1 had turned to go bask and unbolt the door when ' The flush in the western sits sod.` • In his .e-citemeut,o• Jacob's voice rung through the ry \\ha sit 4 denly deepened for a vivid urtmsma:, loop toward the asked, as lie sa' , stats Tho- clouds above the horizn, which a ele i e ` w •n1o11'ent before bad 'alone fike wavers 1 thought I heard the rattling of of gold, because a sea of hone. The the latch-, as if someone were out ruddy glow illuminated the ofd e'1the- dral, touching rich carving and lace- like tracery with a new spleud or while far off over sculptured dome and stately "tower rose the lofty spire, bathed from finial to base it) the radi- ant light. The boy.made a step forward and slipping back the little cap from his leeks stretehied out his clasped (lands toward the sky. 0 Mary tender mother 1 he cried: Plead thou for we in my time of• .►feed` to•rnorrew ! 0 Jesus 1 be near to help and sieve.? ile i:eplaced the cap and burl( d aoroee the. Platz to the crowded tioroeghfare beyond. At the end of three blocks he turned into' a narrow street and stopped in front of a high house with steep', tiled roof. The lamp in the swinging iron bracket above the door gave such c feeble fight that he was obliged to grope his way tiii ou11i .the hall to the stabs At the second lauding rte paueoJlfor a Lnotuent, fancying 'that he heard a light footfall yelling hien, but all was ,till, he hltstened on to tee "mai floor. Apia he steeped, thinking that ' ha caught the soued'of at Stealthy, catlike tread on tits steps below. ' Who's there ? he called out boldly, but the lingering echo of his own Voice was the only mower. • • How foolish I am 1 he exclaimed. Is is but the clatter filmy shoes on the stone; stairs. Up culotte* flight, and down the lou;., tlurrow entry he went :and still he Was being' followed, At that in.otneht a door opened and a woman peered out. bolding a•capole high above her het el. Is diet yon, Franz ? she said, My brother has been expecting youthis half hour. By the flickering lir ,lht of the candle Franz could see that there was no one in the entry. He' torpedo impelled by a strong desire to search the tan cup board neat.' the stairs, and see if any- one had concealed himself within, but the dread of being laughed at kept him back,and lie followed the woteten into. a root» whore a gray-haired man sat, leaning wearily aa;ainst, the back ofthe chair. You niay go now, I{atrina, saki the man motioning to an adjoining room,. and when the door closed he turned to Franz, trembling with ea gerner s, well have you decided? 1 will try, Water WirtitgZ The Did sextt?ti wrung kis +ls:n Bands nervously? 'But if ypir tshottjd ,taxi 1 side. s nothing hat the wind drawit\h'g tee goldsmith's but tlld money and the through the entry. glory of this thing, to say 'lurking Franz picked ,up his basket and bade of his taking my place in the uatha- the uld sexton 'weed night. After he urai had passed into the street d figure xis raisr.ciellis head to, the window crept out frbm the cupboard, • and and stood in front of it for a moment. stole softly down stairs. ,The light by Then he begat"the desoeut ss if .some the door showed a boy -about seven 1etnou were after lune. The keit teen years old with et) evil scowl 02, ladder vibrated and swayed with the his face, Aud at) thou art to take my daugerous strain, but down he went )lace, ,Franz 11.1.11e, •he sneered. That -with reckless Matte, until he reached l Tthe second platform, whou he rai e d la nothing new. Twice this year has . p n rtsttare our master, the golttstuitll, preferred his llands,w 1t11G au agonized g,' , thy work to mine, and has sot thee to his ears as if he was tryi►sg to shut over me. Truly, .L wish thou nntyest out the voice of consolellee 1111at kept fail to-elorrow and break eby neck. calling to hili : Back 1 back 1 before When Franz reached home the kind itis too late 1 Stairs not thy young neighbor who was watellin i‘e by his sol with such eid mother's bed motioned for him to bbul urd u o with flying quiet. The sick one is sleeping well, stet) to the landing near the „veep bed, she said. If I had but some good where he paused, and stood leaning broth to give her when she wakes, breathless against one of . the cross - Franz pointed to the basket, and the beams of the tower. Into the fierce delighted woman began the prepar turbulent passions of the troubled face K • stole .a softened a cpreasiou lighting up atious for the evening meal, When the invalid awoke they gave`ber a few the swarthy. lineaments like a gleam of spoonfuls of the broth and had the sunshine. I will go back and elide the satisi'ttetiotl of seehig a faint color horrid deed, he cried, Its if in answer to the good angel pleading within his Dome into the white cheeks as the sankinto a peaiceful slumber. breast. 1 ant eouiiug, Franz 1 God Ito thou go to bead, Frau 1 I . will forgive me 1 t> stay with thy mother toonght, and ,Ido had turned to make the ascent to -morrow too, for that matter, so and his hatat was stvstehed out to that thou canst have the whole day grasp the side of the ladder when his to thyself. Thou negg"dst it after all toe eaugbc in a coil of rope on the thy dare and watch?'ug. I like not platform and missing his hold he 111080 parades and those marches of pitlg;ed down, down into the space tiiuwph. They remind me too Much beneath. , of Soy boy Whose young life helped to In the meantime Franz had made dreh se the victory, and the good leis way safely around the shire, and P ' h the eud of the flag - frau wiped away ai tear, stood quietly with. staff ou the !edge beneath waiting for The morning dawned with a bright a + b blue sky and a caisp breeze. which . the signeal. It ranee in. a few mo - shook out the folds of the tropical . lents; the thunder of the great gun on banners flnt ever g from tower and the Platz, and bracing hies feet firmly tt ti1 y he unhinged the flag and slowlyweave ttr`rret, The pity Was one �ilaze of b color. The gorgeous festoons on ed 11 back and forth. From the column and arch and facade were ausweriug roar ofartillert,o,aand d te matched by the rich tints of the Cheer upon ohs 1 hp reteudid costumes in the streets be- through the air he knew that ins tow.oOn everyside the 1?lt'e laeagles splits had been seem. With a light heart be began to ro• of Attslria stood coot distialctly frailg g fromtheir gleaming, orange . hack- trace his steps edbing hiniself cautions. ground► Therottoasion wive doe tit ly, tach by' inch., to the -window, to the cathedral ay: the Initiate of the Ilia surprise the sliding Wooden panel afternoon, but towing to time, deley was clotiedl With one hated he grasped it was nearly 's 'nset'when the saalute the iron ring faetr.ned to the wall ,, ,' 01 of the approach roach'of beneath the windot?, and with the from the .ort d pp other puha d first elite aii.1 thou the tripe. t Ie'ranz'th'e Hours had >: gently, drasge wear y ono and Ito sprang up joyfuq when I' 1cholas finally appear. kpmat ed fast. 1:I ad en .,elittle u : +ial ,Asir y'oa see #�� 01$i$ aaotioe raa,�o11 a the P e; with all his might. but Ole pe ittte1 e tried to batter.' '" 1 tripped aati f; ll', , witk'the 4agstalfi blit oqo 1 ioflu4 gm. ,Fra,4 bent uv :l' him COa bright t TEMPE1 1 HE COU rax Kits.), tie was. One of tl That Dasa drfti . With it 1180. 141 Who are berm And why said ha Deny to ltianei Of the pleu.saut Because of fes He could quote with a tnane)E Full fifty things About the Ftor� And Ise could.sii About the lip Ise drink toad d. a v. u is e'pt,l'i31inR And since this >I Gould drink , Re chose to dei 'Till will was And tate lips of And her obi!, For the roan w Is the,pitiful Elmira BY What's th. 'hon or chs `Glasses still t P111 Ev8tt O'er 1 Sm 1 wonder b Moore had d Try a swig of er, friend E quickly it e frown from yours, 'Thank you Then, in 'What are yoi Bold on, , w sal said Edwa our dues him the prixill els? Here'rds Club. Now refuse the d That's th approval. cold night ft Boys this Strathclyde. 'drink or not I—I will guest, pain for the gob One glass friend in a gorge• you fu E';Ilswortl the cup of fi then with a .drained. a table. Nota ver aughed Ste glass neatel Yoe are touch a dr , it, for tin:) had thouh ;ame to nig 00 001118. which is the It was x11 remonstrat friend.. NO Ellsworth 1 This s the new to pany was •r these sectit worth was Strrthclyd pstrou of I an good opt flan wall 8oilte Myst front the t had had g ad vautagse any. refer: kept good usual hau once he 1 invitation Jolly Bael revel ma tions, the 4fzired in toweads r and ►nont there and Oue day, Stone m saki t \Vhy'v selfl A, who will after lie Ellgwe fora mit building; ' tbu se yonder? 1 you thin fan a�.h