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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1905-01-12, Page 7i s s flLLING SPIRIT, fff t !the park and all the country near 000000000000teov00o0o0Olyaur height and hearing are all Inamr'ci us for honor or shame tt , right. Martha, and the stage titan- ' correspond with V. hat wo use. the palace; the finest and beet near the Princess's palace aid the stoutest the furthest away. All the painters and artists most supurintcnd the du- coratious. "'fake the army, take the huspi- W• Death Struggles - tuts, take the prisons. Eery ono most work. n:) ono must stop to eat. or drink lo -night. Go, and remem- ber that your very lives depend upon [ween These Two ! YOUNG FOLKS lager will sew that your 'tnukc. up' i Verso 45. "Philip lindoth Nathan - !brings you out a beauty. The prulti- ; ael." Those first dirn•iples were tilled Lest girls often look the plainest on with a great enthusiasm.They il- tho stage." lustratod tho Ifebrew word for "Ws brains, brains, brains we I"prophecy," which means "to bub- OOo00o‘o0000000000000-:r0 want now, Martha," prattled Alice tyle forth." What wo have in 1'sr. Dunham, the school jester and dar- 45. 1, "My heart is indi(1ng a goo. '1.1(ANSMUTED SORROW. cling. "and we believe you more matter," strictly means, "My heart There was no doubt about it; than ordinarily supplied with them. is bubbling up of a gond matter." your success." Ilcnce thirst—this opportunity to So the disciples 11'ithuut a word the Ministers fled Murtha had been crying. Her too- ['( Y1I.s were "buhlliug up." iniurediutely from the palace. lu leas thee, father and brother excite aged make your everlasting histrionic They had to tell others about spirit indeed is willing, but when we make a proverb of it and than an hour there was nott, it palace surprised glances that. Martha was hone- You've got to take the part, Jesus; they couldn't keep still. f;t:vh is weak.—Matthew xxvi., ! use it as a sort of absolution foraura house in the city nor it single too absorbed to notice. Her entireMartha. that's all there is to it. For Verso 45. "Philip flndeth Nathan - wrong doing. We say when coned- tillage in the country where the In- attention was centered upon the ef- if you don't—you utast!" ael." Some years ago an elderly German lady living in a city not far from New Turk invited her German servant girl to accompany her to church. The kindness of tho lady. together with the preaching of tho gospel to which she was compelled to listen, persuaded the girl to ac- cept Christ. Not many weeks passed before she in turn was the means of !motley another German girl to t'ho Master: both united with the church. This second girl returned to Ger- many for a visit, and on her return voyage mut a yaung woman and hor brother whose destination was the city in which she lived. She culti- vator) their acquaintance, and was tho means of loading both to Christ. The brother married into a (•hristiau fancily, and tho sister also married, bringing her lutetium' with her into the fellowship of the church. Eery member of this group of persons— the elderly lady, the two servant girls. the brother and sister, and the sister's husband, are still faithful and aggressive workers of the same little German church, and through their earnest personal efforts others also have been Incl to Jesus. Verse 46. "Come and sero." Tho seeker sees, the itxlitierent is blind. And wo :see what wo seek. Ile who looks for deformity will discover it, and he who looks for beauty will find it. Ask, knock, seek—and bo it good or evil what you ask shall bo give, the gate at which you knock shall be opened, the thing you seek shall be found. The seeker after truth is always hopeful, because there is an instic'tivo assurance that the truth will be found by those who make quest for it. Long ago Sop- hocles said: "But what is searched for is to be got at, while that which is tmregarded escapes.'' Verse 47. "An Israelite indeed," That meant genuineness, sincerity, not pretense and semblance. Robert Browning makes ono of his best characters say: "There was -no duty patent in tho world Like daring to be good and true my- self, Leaving the show of things to tho Lord of Show, And Prince o' the ]'ower of tho .lir.' Jssus said this when bo found the fence pierces or self -condemnation rs- disciples asleep in Gethsemane iu- es, '•0, the spirit is willing, but the stead of wakeful and watchful. His flesh is weak," and we think that. Judgment on them is his estimate of wipes out the wrong. Such a use of bt"uunity. He measured butt its Christ's ward is fatal to its saving st►ength and its weakness. Ifo said, intent. Its real use is to make us :"1`here is that. in Hutu which strives vividly conscious of the two great upward and there is that which forces in opposition in every man, drives downward." Christ did not that Wo ourselves inay bring these start his estimate of humanity with two forces into tremendous conflict. wholesale cOndeulnation. His idea of This is the true battle of life. A conversion was not that you must willing spirit• but weak flesh! first pulverize and then reconstruct What death struggles have :waged betweut.r these two! The higher your ideals of right rise the more into. o that struggle is within you. Satis- fied with tt low level of life you do not feel the impulse that stakes this struggle between the higher and lower forces in you. and that is an evidenoo that - your whole spiritual nature is tuned to a law key. It is an evidence thut you think meanly of yourself and that is a long step toward becoming mean. The ratan who thinks NOBLY OF ]HIMSELF, -•the whole nature. His idea was to feel along the whole character until he found something the divine could touch or weaken. then he worked with that. So ho dealtwith Na- thaniel, with the Boman Centurion. with %acchueus, even with tho thief on the cross. Study his dealings with these people and see how ho touched on their possibilities or something good in them. anti work- ed with that. It was a gracious thing to say this: "The spirit is willing but the flesh is tweak." 11. was so large in pity, NO groat In forgiveness. But it was more than that. It was n just thing to say. It gave credit to •he good ns well as admitting the Vit. We get into the habit of form - ng our opinions and judgements en- tirely out of the worst. conditions. The Christ fairness teaches to tem- per the worst with the hest. Christ never preached that every one must first 1e crushed to a felly before he can lie reshaped, reformed. recreated. Study his dealings with people and you t, ill find how he took the rough block of human nature and by the action of divinity upon it. he brought out THE "FO1tM DIVINE." Jesus never condoned or smooth- ed over sin. No words as fiery as his against evil. But. he did not lump everything indiscriminately, he analyzed every man. Among all tho rubbish he always found something that was worth shying. "The spir- it is willing," he saki, "but the flesh is tweak." • A mutt cannot bo as good as he wants to be, because his Lower nature is Loo weak to keep ace along the track his spirit maps t. Ills lower nature needs to be r•ngthenod into the temper of his gher spirit. That is widely dilTer- entfrom imagining that the lower nature is to bo destroyed ere the higher can prevail. Do not, however, mistake Christ's, meaning. Ile did not excuse the disciples for their unfaithfulness, He Aid not palliate their selfish sleep. It is a bad use we make of his word in whom self-respect rives to high tide, will feel most keenly this litni- tation of his lower nature and will make tho most manful efforts to free himself from the captive entangle- ments of the flesh. A true nun will proposed a tido through the park to ask "Is my spirit really willing? is see tho magical springtime. Tho de- the Christ estimate a true measure lighted Princess clapped her hands, of me? Do I in my spirit level up and the brilliant procession of gayly • to the devino definition of possibility clad courtiers headed by the Prince in mc? Do I reach the dignity of and his daughter started slowly, human nature that Christ puts upon down tho winding avenue. it?" Blessed is tho soul to whom What a doli•:ious perfume scents such a gospoling of queations•comes' the nlr'" cried the Princess. Ifere is a great stage of salvation Surprised, the duimio realized that to reach : "1 in my intrinsic self It 111 the soft odors of the spring flowers greater, stronger, more dominant than my lower, meaner self. I as- pire to greater things than my pas- sions. I ami capablo of nobler con- ceptions than my lusts. I am fitted for better things than my selfish- ness." This is reaching out toward tho divine, this is "co • g to your- self" as Christ puts it in the parable of the prodigal son. Consciousness of your true self, that spiritual self, which Christ digi:dficd by his recogni- tion, consciousness of the high pos- sibilities in you will slip at last into the consciousness of the need of God in you to bring the whole of yourself. both lower and higher, into the region of God, which is Christ manifest in the flesh. Any way that you can opera upward and Godward the better willingness of your spirit is the way' for you to welcome the incoming (hod, the Christ of the con- version of weakness into strength, the Saviour, who is the spirit of willingness, the determination for the right, the true, and the beauti- ful. habitants were not making flowers, •fort to keep back more tears. Ilesutr: this w -as the unanimous and if one had looked that night After dinner it all canto out—in tho rehearsal group verdict' given as from the daimio's palace ho would upper room to which Mrs. Dayton the merry laughter always following have soon t�lousunuls of lanterns had followed her usually cheery Alice's sallies died away, "Lucy bobbing about among the trees in daughter. A rehearsal of the school knows she can't act, and sho every directiuu• ploy had taken place that afternoon wouldn't try it for anything. She's The next morning, as her women often said so. And she's on the nnd Martha, dressing behind a screen finished dressing her, Fiaki heard tho reception committee for tho play in the corner of the drill hall had evening, and too dear and sweet. to bo spared front it oven if we havo ►10 play itt all." "You look simply fine in that cos- tume, Martha," Ann Johnson ex - "Lucy .Inlet would look twice us claimed as the comforted girl made well in her part." her transformed appearance. "Talk of not I Bing pretty, goosio 1'd "Yes, but Lucy can't act," had give anything to be as straight and been the quick answer, but this an - Jail as you are. And, honestly, I steer Martha scarcely noticed. She never see anything of you but your was stung through with a strange eyes and your smile!" pain and sorrow. Never before had It was her last battle of this or - she thought touch about her personal der, and the night of the school play Languidly the Princess walked out appearance; never before known that brought to her not only u charniing upon tho balcony. But what a cry sho was "plain." Character, ha- success because of her spirited act - of joy and surprise broke from her havior, kindness, good humor, these ing, but also it pleasantly unexpected lips! Flowers, flowers, in every were the st+.ndnrds in tho Dayton confirmation of her another's words. direction and as far as she could see. family. Personal appearance was "What, do you think, Martha!" The Princess rubbed her eyes. 1Cas seldom discussed. cried Ann Johnson, catching hold it a miracle? Now, however, Martha faced hor of her as sho slipped into her cloak "Father, father!" she cried as the mother with keen inquiry, deternin• noble Prince entereet her apartmenit,to go hohhappened so funny ed to know tho whole truth. —to mo—has huppeiwd that I must "truly you aro a god." "Mother," sho questioned, whnep tell you. The daimiio, smiling with pleasure, Mrs. Dayton had embraced sono of '. My Aunt .lane, who doesn't know any of you girls, thought you looked so sweet and pretty in your cos- tume, and she asked mother if you were always so good-looking as to- night. "And mother—this is so funny be- cause wove known you always—just looked at 18o in the queerest way you can think of. " '1s she good-looking always. did imdcad fill the air.secret dinnry, your hair nothing remark - But. Ann?' sho asked me. 'I really can't was that every few rods a (ire of remember. I don't believe anyone sweetest incense burned in carefully 8110 and your trace freckled. But, ever sees or remembers anything dearie, you are anything but unnt- hidden braziers. about Martha Dayton's looks only Presently an e -specially beautiful pink plum tree caught the attention of the Princess. "I wish a branch of that tree," sho cried, happily. "It will bo a memory of one of tho most beautiful promenades of my life." The dnimio looked uneasily at the Minister. "She will discover the cheat," he thought. But Nai-da-tsih did not tremble nor grow pale. "Grant mo the honor to pluck it for you," he said. He rode up to the tree and brought. back a superb brunch. The princess seized) it, burying her face in tho fresh, rosy flowers. The duimio was more surprised than before. 110 did not guess that the Primo Minister had emptied all the greonhohselt of all the palaces and had prepared many tree:: for Just such an occasion. "You are a wonderful man." the Prince cried to his Prime Minister sound of sweet singing and many in - overheard a quiet but startling rir strunun len0ath her window. , mark that had changed all the world it "Ah! it is my birthday to -day, 6 she said, with a shiver. "Why aro for her. the gods so cruel as to cause it to ' What a pity Martha's so plain," fall in the winter tithe?" Iter wont- ono comrade had said to Another. en pulled aside tho curtains from tho window. "What a beautiful day, mistress," they said. Indeed, as if it were a courtier, rho sky was clothed in richest blue, in which the sun like a golden jewel shone proudly. 1 Princess Fiaki's Birthday. 14+44441-144+44444-16464. It was winter and very cold, and the p+.ncls of costly wood, carved With art. and wealth of detail, had been carefully closed around tho Prince. making the room in which he sat %cry small. Many beautiful robes lined) with warms wool and covered tvith price- less silk lay crossed in contrasting colics on the dint]]]' s breast, and on en•' wide sleeve of the outermost gI1rnu•nt was embroidered to star formed by five balls encircling n sixth. This twits the crest of the illrsti ions ]muga family, which knows no e:p!nl throughout all Japan or anion, the i -lands of `hen:l.ti and `ntsumn. 'the Prince, in spite of his vassals, is lands ant his money. felt never - Jet •-s that he was very poor and 17'1 table. Ar.d the rtmson was that "'1'o -morrow Is my dnugliter's birth - for oevernl days he had tried to think day." he leaan, coldly. "I desire, of something for the anniversary of (lo you understand, T desire that by his datghter's birthday nnd lie could (taybrenk to -morrow the trees nnd think of nothing. hushes of the ark nn,' the entire It was unfortunately true that the co: nary mimeofinethe thalace shall Princess, who would on the morrow be covered with flowers. ns in the attain the uit'IiIly of sixteen, already first months of the springtime. You Possessed everything flint it was pos- may go." slide for 11 young lady to fu)svese. "Your will shall be obeytel in all but flits was no consolation to tho th•ngs," tnnrnriri•(1 the Minister, bow- ilafmho. Stint was the use o' being ing h.•nsclf out bnckwnrdf. Primo. of olivine such wei 111, if Once outside he clutched his hand; he could not otter her somethinc now In the ;rrotecting sleeves of his gar - and ;leasing? . mont. Pres• ntly he erose. "it is exile, 1l is death!" he Week patches painted very high oft l it fon ehoad. As the Prince enteral. Fiaki hid her face for an instant in the ;ism. F i• -e. es of her robe, thus greet 111,E hor father with a tender and modest sa- lute. The dnimio smiled with plea - sore at the grace and beauty of the child whom he adored. He over- whelmed her with eares,•ring names, asking her if she was happy and if there was nothing she desired. "Ali! illustrious Prince and father," cried) Flaks, (1719, lux her ban is sor- rowfully. "how can I be huppv [chile the earth su11(9H? How can i smile when the s\ices weep? Ali, the gods are cruel to have create:1 the winter season! i feel liken poor little ex- iled ;innt, barely nlit•e, and yet un- able to die!" "it is •ccrtnin there is nothing she desires tae much ns springtime." thought the Prime) to himself, nitro mora back in his little room. ile scowled fiercely at the gray clouds (outside. Suddenly he tom - mantled the presenro of his chief Min- ister. Nat -shot sin hastened to learn tine wishes of Iris illustrious lord, but the Minister's heart sunk at (ho sight of the Prince's sombre face. "1 will go to her npnt'hnenls. I er- b:tt•s, unrons-•iously, sho will tell me what sh.' would like," he said to Milena.'](. He street: n bronze gong nntl Int- sncdintely the earre:l panels rullel open. discleeing ennless hells filled with sntnurats of noble birth. psget, gene's and mcniale. The snnnn•nie w!' , were the two swords bowed deep +! all the others prostrated thein• sec on the groend. I w itt t isit my daughter," said .lana. F'i:,:l, or flay of Sunshine. sat on tit i ih• of cesldi0ns in the hall of her tar' 1• h1 ttcnlar palace. The fold!: of er n'+•cni,iri•nt robes were so ranged inntet i;e;!'t tl,ou.1.aule alt tome col- . +!''hut most alt • it Iles the w rful kimono of 1)1 tin e': ery w embroidered with er webs i icii were caught wiry col. ' „el(1ls of summer Ors - The your, �Itmt, hoe ay to dl5; •th. coil to • . 'mower of I', u, vett an t thought. bitterly. "Went can f have done that should disgrace Hie?" 1ie examined his conscience severely. "\outing," he said at last. "'1•h.• Prince really desires that the s[rring Slowly nnd humbly the older arose. nnnlysing your personal appearance bees - m s nr t . 1 n s t ficlent number accompany it heck and assist in quickly withering the the hurt and pain into the back- ground, "am I really so plain?" I•'or answer Mrs. Ilayton again kissed the round, rosy, honest -eyed face of her daughter. ']'hen sho spoke the simple truth. "Dear," she said, gently, "1 want you to hear mo through before thinking any more about this mat- ter. You really aro plain. Martha, in that your features aro very ot'- when the • rctut•ne I to the, iniac• tractive, and I ant sure you know that I would not deceive you. I have always tried to tench you to lo spotlessly neat and dainty, and your expression and ways aro pleas- ant. 1 don't believe nine out of every ten people you meet would no- tice your looks in the slightest. I am sure few of your friends would admit you really plain." "Who aro the people you admire most of all your acquaintances?" she continued, as Martha was silent. 'I know. Your -Aunt Alice and Mrs. llrewly, your Sunday school that she'[, always pleasant and as nertt,ns a new pin.' "Just think of that, Martha, when you've grown up on the same street with mother, and she's seen you times and times every day! Just fancy! She simply couldn't remem- ber how you looked only that you were nice to see!" Ann flitted off to spread the mer- ry joke broadcast, and Martha, her eyes bright with unwonted moisture, was glad her friend had not waited for an answer. It was so pleasant, despite her fine resolutions never teacher. :Well, dearie, both of again to bo troubled because of her those dear lnuien are very plain. If lack of personal beauty to find that ;anyone ever cured to consider such it really, mattered not at all. matters. But both are su sweet and lovely, so kind and gracious, that _♦_"� nobody -ever does." "1 admire yon more than anyone else In the w. 11," sobbed Martha, wretched, but always in love with her mother. Mrs. Dayton. rising. laughed soft- ly. t y [ e. "You are absolutely a magician. "IN,4: , T am very, t"8 Plain, ctnr- llut, tell are, what can I do next ding," she answered; "so—T suppose year to pass this marvellous foto?" the newel is quite plain, too." The Prime Minister smiled slowly.' But Martha would not be comfort - Nor could pointed to a charming young fed. Nor could sho bring herself to son of the Prince of antstma, i be sensible. For nearly n week she who•wils hiding the Princess Fiaki to; went about with the look of ono Verse 87. "The two disciples heard alight. from her conch. .confronting a hopeless sorrow, while him." The first conquests of Chris - "When another year has passed and family, friends. teachers, comrades• tinnily were not [nude by an appeal the Princess re:eives another birth- everybody but her mother wondered. to a multitude. Ono matt pointed day as a gift from the gods, give Then Mrs. Dayton. finding her alone two other teen to Chris, and then her for it husband that charming and brooding suddenly held before ono of them went and told another Prince. She will love him more her sad (nee n mirror. Irian of Him whom he had found. than she dues the springtime." "Now, indeed. you look plain," Christianity has grown by individu- 'I'he (Infiniti handed the Minister a was her simple continent. Mart la, al c siutnmiicntion. key of bronze, incrusted with gold. flushing, looked ohstinat.'ly nwny. V',•rs0 41. "We hose found ti THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JAN. 15, Golden Text: "Thou Art the Son of God; Thou Art the King of Iara 1.John i. 9 Israel." 4 . "This is the key to my treasures," he snid. 'Take it and slake Whnt Lase of It you will. You are more valuable to me thnn gold or prec- ious stones " 1C11Y iiF: FAIL1:11. He was an elder of a chs le% in n little (:lamorgnualliro town. lie was 0180 a tiudesman, and he fell upon evil days. Itis creditors pressed hien and he was forced to filo his Petition in hnnkruptey. His fa,lure was the talk of the town. He felt his position acutely, and kept us notch ns possible with- in doors. Then the brethren decided to hold a tueetiug, and t ho unwort1:, elder was summoned to attend. The pas- tor spoke first. ile urged his people to be considerate and tender. Iie was followed by a man who made an (•lmquent speech on honesty in trade, and concluded by moving Hint the elder be suspended from oEAca for n period to give him time to purge himself of his heinousness. A seconder and supporter spoke to the same effect. The brethren looked severe. tiutir countenances were set with the sternness of a righteous wtnth, n deep silence pervaded the roots. Mrs. 1lnyton sat down beside her and �icssins." One of the largo pictures drew her to her arms, in Tissot's series of paroling» of the "I knew haw you fe'd•1, dearly," she life of Christ is called "Tho inward said; "i remember the time when T Voices," This is the description: first learned that I was not pretty. '••1'ty() poor wretches have taken ro- And I love beauty just, as you do, fuge in it ruined building. '0 God!' Martha. I have always longed to they 18081: nuiid their complaining. be physically lovely. But—my own rd Thus unwittingly they cull on blot. dear [pother helped Inc over the hard A thrill creeps over thorn. A Being place, dearest, ns 1 dun tryinr, to is near. ile shows them his blood - help you. She didn't preach to me stained bonds. 'They instinctively or scold, but she made Inc promise know the Christ. Thief are mado to look in the mirror every time T to unt'erstand the meaning of atone- felt 0t19 pnrtirulnrly mournful or joy - moil. ii anent. through suTering, that ransom ods, and the first gloomy reflection of tho soul of redemption by sncri- taught men great diel." flea." The recollection of the gloomy face Verse 42. "l(e brought him to just shown her taught Merl ha a Jesus." There is a icKcu4 that. Al- wasgreat deal, nlso. The silent struggle arduous but soon over. Present- nxnndcr the (:real found a harm ly she laughed aloud. fren,ing to death. He roomed him, "Well, 31o4herkins," she observed, rubbed hips, caused him to 1e -taken In guile her natural manner, "i to 11 place of warmth and shelter, suppose 1 might an well make tho and finally s,ttt him restored and best of a had barf:nhn. I must. try safe. Then the great general ex - to net so nicely that my ugliness claimed, "'Phis Is the, happiest day will he forgiven, must I not?" I have ever known --1 havo saved a ' The tuck of actual henuty. not human life!" l:vc•n greater is the ugltness," retorted lits. Dayton, joy of one who saves n soul. "will seldom be noticed so lung ray Verse 42. ''11� hrouKhl him to you are naturally bright, nnd cheer - "red Jesus." ?cientints tell us it is the f•.1. Your friend provably only no- habit of certain eprrc'iee of bees that t "red it when she did hecnnse the 111)0n an individual bee of n given clutrect.er you are to Impersonate Is .sworn rliscovery n nett nnd promis• stppusc•d to demand great beauty. ing field for honey -gathering it (lies Most likely she had never dreamed of direct' hack nnd notifies the other 1, 1I w i r tohereu mai ii - stook, come to his daughter. Well. "I want." he neirmured meekly, "to before." I will not trouble abo it dent h. llrtt ; sny it few things based on any led- Never a person of half-wny mh ea - is there no other way?" 'ger. Tho mover of the resolution sures was Martha. A fact once nc- ric'lt nr•t•cvt. tihould not every A suckles ins:drntion came to hits, owes mo .C1(1. 1 offered him three knowledged, she uslhnlly met it with Person who hits tasted the joy of and he ran swiftly t0 his own pa_ weeks ago to settle it for 1.12, to calm common sense. She even re- God's pardon nnd love do likewise' lace, notincr, with terror, tint the save myself from my present posi- trained, upon this occasion, from nnd tell others about that which short winter ifnv ons nearly ended. tion. The seconder (Mei me C18. i explaining her •unusual bchnvior of he has (mind. bringing them also Gathering his colleagues around him, told him I would accept Cl0 to pre- the past week. She strove to be into nn i•xperiinl'ntul knowledge of vent this exposure. Tho supporter natural, almost. cnsunl. In iter man- the same joy of p.u•don? r ner of freeing her mind. Verse 42. "'1'1 s!init he called "Wouldn't it he as well," she In- ('ephns." George Vinedonnld in one quired. when tho rehearsal group had of his stories dericribee nn old Scotch once more gathered, "to offer my school -leacher w•ho Wave to each of his pipits a new mime niter he calm.' to tree the really distinctive quality in the pupil's character. The new scholar waited eagerly for the day when the leacher would give hlm his name, and in most cases etrovo to make himself worthy of an honor- able nem,. Once git'eto t he new mime wet; the ono thereafter by which the scholar oras known. Jesusdid not nerd to trait, but sant the cen- tral quelilr in '4l non and at. once called hint Peter, "a atone." (rod he told them of the extrnordinary de- mand of the i'rinrc. "There le only one thing to be done," he went on, noting the fright- ened faces about hint. "Listen! We may yet be saved."Evers one within three leagues around, men. women. girls and boys, noble:, mnerchante nnd pensnnts, must set in-tantly to work with silk. vel- vet. satin and parer and make snores of flowers. Let. them cut up their • 1's ince was whit. 1 �•lothes. their linn,tings, let them make on li;�s olx'I•esl sli•,,m ,,f their fans, cushions; every - two recta of tic bine they have •ebrows, following 11 c "Then, before daybreak, all these ecele"es, were clo•+ki- I: )MY'S must be tied, fastens,' or ,p1ietid by two llh'e--4 ted to all the tiees and t,uahw , ( of the resolution is in lebted to raw to the nmount of Ctl." A brief pause. "Anel now, with your permission"—turning to the pastor—"1 will rend out the sums the others present owe me." ilo rend them out, calmly and liberntely, but long ere ho had fished the brethren had fled. do- fln- ---+ "Is your husband up yet?" inquir- ed the early -morning caller. "1 should say he is!" replied the stern - looking woman. "I'd like to say a few words to him." "So would I; but bo hasn't come home yet!" part to Lucy .lalet? T know it so well I could coach her nicely in time for the great evening. And she'd look the part much better, she's so pretty and ettcet." '•But she cnn't act!" rose the as- tonished (herons, "araC, you can." "Residers," addled shrewd, kindly Ann .Johnson. nlwnys on the alert to detect. and allay hurt feeling, "looks don't matter much in a case of this kind, excepting when you don't know anything about theatricals. Verse 47. "In whom is no guile." The writer a few years ago was be- ing shown through a factory- in a New Englund town where certain carpenters' Loop; were being made. Coining to a bench at which a work- man was employed the guide said.. "'This 311811 is waxing." The wood of some of the tools had slight sur- face deft'c•ts, and the man was tilling these with it petite made of line saw- dust and glue, and when dried nn[1 smooth dant varnished their defects were imperceptible. Later, in ac- tual use. the filling would come out and reveal the cheat. The trick of the factory illustrated by contrast the word sincerity, which [Weans "without [wax," referring to rho habit of ancient. makers of furniture In filling defective places with tvnx. 'Phe character of Nicodemns was "twithuut Wits." It was whist in modern phrase would be called "straight goods." THE ART OF SUCCESS. Nothing Moro Than Getting Along With People. "What a fine fellow Percy X. is!"• remarked a Inisirie:se man one day to a lawyer friend. "1 -es," rejoined the lawyer," he Is. But. lie has been with the IC's—nam- ing a great Corporation—"for ten years now and he is getting only 8150 per mottle .ile has a wife and three children, nnd, with their tastes 1 fancy they have all they can do to live comfortably. Ile ought to be earning more with Isis education and capacity." "11hy doesn't he rise faster?" "1.11 tell you. ile doesn't rise and he can't until he learns how to get along ttith people. 11e can't Haulage men at hill. if he tries he gets hitnself disliked, and he keeps then[ in a constant state of irritation," A similar conversation was recent- ly overheard between two business Hien, Said one: "1 hear that young Paul (1., only four years out of col- lege, has been ['laced at the head of the T. branch of the Y. Company. I didn't know he was so smart. What is his strong point?" "Ile is n great fellow to get ale ng with people," answered the other man. "No man would, of course, 1►0 put in a place of such responsibility ttlthout integrity, fair quickness and ability, and a good education. But there aro scores of then who have all those qualities and yet they du not go forward, because they can- not exercise authority. • if they re- ceive any they either make the then under thein cross nn(I restive by petty tyrannies, or else they aro trio good-natured nnd lose the respect of the mets—are imposed on by them and don't get gond work out of them. It seems to be the rarest thing in the world to find young men who have dignity nnd keenneits enough to maintain disci141ne, [tel yet thn make their subordinates beer the yoke cheerfully and render good service." A third young man tons chnrncter- 1/0(1 by tho president of a great rail- way thus: "I haven't had a chance to talk with hint and find out haw much he knows, bet I have watched him several times as he manipulated a gang of 1ne1, Anel he has for weeks managed them wonderfully. W0 have rarely had a man fn our ear ploy who could get 80 mush work out of a lot of then and at the Name time could Weep theta •0 dvecltly good-tcinpere+l.''