<\ci t?> Short S?i?rv Pak C?.)
?
M
ATI AS could sw: the soldiers ?
birililins Hit- gallows. He. j
Masia- Kunagan. heretofore j
an honest rfoe cutter of Kl
IVro and a pea* -fable subject of the
.Vmericyn President of t !??? Phil
k ippines ami wiling to pay his taxes.
H. o the crown of. the Putted' Siatt*>.
muV:. he l?::nst??l.
. .Vlat-ias understood ery't hing fully
He hyd - k. i 1 1 t Pas< ual tj*? <'rnz. It .
t he resul t of ';?ii ?>j?! family fend. I
. had -started long .before tjte
Au.rr:.;;ui? hu?l ? ? t*? the Philip
pics In fa'< t. the feud \Vas? so old
t*.:.: Mai ia* not reuieuibef what
If. \\ ;o ;ilnmi e'vcept ; t hal i he P. una can
family had sworn by- thf Blessed Vir
tin '<> -kjll all- the members of the l)e
1j <'rux t'amdy sn the provin.v of ?'a
>iteK and tUut *:i* ail lie cared to
... li9tfW. ?* ?" '.- .'? *
The Au>erii-:?ris could n*'t u.ndwr
?:ahd it. He h.?d been right In k 'flint:
P.is. iial : it was a* much his duty to
?k:;I Pascua! a? to. pay his lai.nl . tax
net! cut ri?v But the Americans
w ere. . goi'ni*. ???"? httng Mafias tomorrow,
.arid through the \\alls of his nipa pri*
? r; h?* con I d tlie soldiers driving thV
;>a anil vul ting. thy beams j
He '} - s4jnaM*vl' on the uround and. j
r-^sfi Aetl a.n ! to the mush* ojf
'* the 'miiiiimt. ? Tiw ? Mldren were play:
? V.:g T. fh??ptii':i . :i.|;i}'he i^rulJ.fR'ar'thy I
?>;" -V. iii i.-rt lh<* niarU/rt j
* . *':r U:: : ' * i "?\ > j
-r*-w ;ng t??a. ! :t" n. rtie ; Ixirri.', The !
.(? ?*> i>; ' '??? |.,j : ; ?*?? - 'Tvefe. s'A'ljig
rn "!:??' I?o:>' m' thf :irt>.iv wf
u 1 iri; aS Matins; ;
..-i 'syv'-ix . ;rl '?th*;- to'fjorrow
' \ 'I.-' Ma'.-'i V'l [< 'Mvr.'lli* .?
hyii& -in?l i!i>> a.vifitla ????t>^.'jiroitni!. bEi .
B'* .? a.t.il 'i;- iiiif ami* Ix'iittil
?*i-t II** >.'1 : -;>?*;! I' ilip!ti':'S Itan-ui'.'i
u^i.f,' . I rrfrly *?'" ?va ;??'?> frotsr n?i:l'es. ?
? '? ;i" ? I. ?? ;iin ?\v< .rtt i??ti.- anil lie- ?{
*fc '? -v Iha,\v ' u ' ? >1 ' ?1 iv :th hint
hit* .?.?u:.r>.v fj ? prlfM walking with -'
R f i>?m " t ( >? v,,n. ? i.iti.l Thi- s?\i ft
; ; :i !! - - ivonit-n ' Attli J
. j? ' :ln?;r hiya*is. jiful
?f. r.'.i? s:?y tng ? ilu.'lr T"s-. >
' ??,???. ;;Ip! . ! :-ot; Si?lnlL??r< ki'epitfg j
r IlKisa^lilfnsei^'gtyng !
? -uji *!'iv ;w hr?'*h "t f >?*? sol'liepi |
n . hv.?'!/i* '-he -yvftiyer .'of tin*. ?
? , Iti. j , ... ? s;t? ?h*? hutrg j
a .iD'. '.ii* t'iit ..r: . eaugfit. a ? g-!;nij'~e ,?'<*. ?
Wae^, l'"\ r *i?- gronnil PM?w. j
L'""iM r?*ti?*k :i! . ; r .* rv-J-r his cve<
?. 'Ivk ?<*? -J ???:;? f-rap. ;ar*'l-"? 'hnw '? tro^f
ui;- a; r.l?l?'i>n.l of tln> ".i
? fl'p ??- -. . ?(*?' IflJ'V". N" ? "J*
M-.a"'I:V> . \ th?* <-o!.'l . rtri?p<. ??
?,xv1 f<.>r f:ii-. 1 . .in ' forettea?| ,-rv; Ire '?
. piv N>. .the ? lies! ii:Vy. U '
v' 'erriiv?- ;>r ?n 1 ? J nw l?e he*p?Ml.
M?- , ki.'v P s. aild hf*
.:it'yghlM.Vv a. iviro't s.-e iiitu '
. . * vv:v> \ "? **| ?'????? i * !?.??*!?
?"???? ? ' ^ -a "i'/nrefte '.n.' ,hi?
? - a. - i^n. 1ir> . lip's- fi?r; tire I
At"? a:-? ' V.v . ! a .man i?v k'iH
. 'vl-tyn jii* !>i$i 1 J iyjf# ui.ilii .fr. in :i
: vi
? <? ? ' ' rii^h. rhe h"5 t;
rfn- . ?> ; >: . ? J. I
? - it! a;? l||?t ,t'?|iAlll!:i.jn?
.; 'vav .i.-Mii Ivnew 1k> ? \vo:<.'(!
i: -ae\vr ?????*. aj:rm, AWil ?'
P 'ii- a tnl .th'er#? was
. ^??'. e in t list ('. > ?
?-? Slice !.: ? ;r ,?n >!???!.? t'wi/. th~. ?
? l.-;.>' -. ?*r' Ml I.". i v.j.. ?. hinl <;ot?li? -fr"Ul :
Nl.-.: a.. ll?- ?-.?:???! . : :i ;:? ? iTt 1 Juan !u txi
Hi- kni-M J-Uari- wotjlij.- I>e ? t;her?* ?
*! t . r v, ?f.r.oiv to s???? hlru tht?un! ;
?' ?; ca>;ov\x .; anj thf knowle?lzf
u ' rtiit- Ci ? to his position, i
;. ." Thftt; ,'4i'?g .''f is <|og w ij-l stanil. 'aear.'!
g$jk&x*f ' ;,!;;-:glif Matlas. "an.! ?
la;._? ;in rji> ? ?? f as j. hy. witfi ?
n?- *?n -:-tiv-ha;n?:_s ;<n?l Ifsrs. if I can. -
.' ? ? fifi ;?pif .ai ?f :>? fve.". anil tnuch roni-...
for' ?-! t>y r.fif.-t* rn h?* piiltetl another
'??Igarfif :4t: >?:, .,i!y uan-llf.! the Sol
Wjrf it?'w Tope by1 -il nipping j
a. vii ?.-<'.<?< ^r.t.a friitir^the Wiitn. with |
.. : ; ?* >;r?;L at '! ?? .-n.d vvlr??r??- M i.tia^
? he;ftjr ivmom>w.
h.ro??ght .' . if) hoileil un>!
nt <lark. put rhc '.ifa*;., watelr iivfr hlni
I frr. y?htry .va-e>i- ?.uisidf the gtiar'1
I'.-. ":>e attif 'Mat!a> ??ouiil see him
? Thryitig6 "t Iik tii?Jh>*r/ike a\ all uf thi'
. prison.' - . " ?? . .. ? . \ *??' 1
" WP' X"-. 1 f ? Mill nor sleep, fcr
jj.efe ?ere hi If a" few h.flirs of life left
to h.lu. -a OKI . itr ?.'di il smoke throuch '
nigtit. Pray-'' U'liv should he i
( .";?>? ? He had >worn to kill Puscual.
ar.il. ?ro?i A. *ui'! not hlame him fiijr
?? PS) ii*> ci-.tH,--. i i at the padve or
?? >a. d. He would die
'' ;a : .'joii.t praying, and he
>w^jlil show ti?e io i.|ii?. I'.irt. how
- ? ;ti.t|nagi?n. couh: >',ie. -? .. j :JJ
?'.. .rt- .was v i-rv- ?! ;?,. u.ivi. anil all he I
'??'..Id >ee u y- | ' ?? * ..f lfis I'igarette -j
j -vN-n- :f flared : * t>e ptifffd It. He
' lH?OW hear the pacing outside.
aiid after- .? w !i - Jie heard :i tiugle
. j, ?? tug., and *! .,? u Lrid swishing
!!.r?''tg?i . -the palm ; -.-es. hot "he was '
k -ig lo ilie at iiio.i, roilivrrow and did ?
no- care w ha ; t p j qm l
Jrfat vv in chui - f he hear son it*
?It.:t;g rustle oUtHide :.h'e haiiihoo waif? ,
?If was a strait^- n.* -v. an:! the sentry
l.euTtl it. for he -to))ji?*d his pacing fi,r
a' ' inur e. It- mu>t have been a
?*r a tree tOHd.
The setitry resnjaeil his monotun^S
w..:'k and Matm< puffetl his cigarette.
There it was -again ! It was almost
at ilis feet a nil ju>t outside the split
l.?nil?oo wall. It \v lis "a l?oring soun?l.
and it cyme when the sentry was at
the farther end .of his beat. He -put
his -hand on rhe wait and felt It trem
tne. What could It he?
it stopped as rhe sentry came ptuit
again. Then the stealthy sound began
again when the sentry was at the oth
er end of the guardhouse.
"Marias."* fame a gentle whisper.
"Yes." hiss**! Mafias. quivering with
excitemen^.
"Here is n boh> meet me at the
dead palm tree in the barrbi-^be ('Te
? ill? r?i.u have a long time to', rut? Ll
will be waiting."
By all^ the holy saitrs! Who could
it he that was bringing the much
desired 1h?Io? Who was bringing him
?Sweet life? With a sharp holo he
could rut his Way to freedom easily.
Mafias frit aloyu the wall cautious
ly and his hand encountered the hilt
of. a great J?olo. thrust through a hole
in file wall, Inch t*v inch lie drew It
iuward. and the Made 111! its way
through: tjlie b:unbo<?, strips noiselessly 1
Sometimes he took t?*t? minutes to
<-ut tiiroiinh n strip of bam! >?>o the size
of. his' ringer. When a dog tuirked be
gained , a couple of inches w hen
?"Tap*" isoundedLhe .cut a slit a foot
long in the. wall. In an liour his little
door w as. (-oiii|)lel*?. and when the sen
try went -around the gua rdhouse he
crawled through and slipjted away In
the ?larkne*s.
yueeti of Angels' It was good to be.
free a rain. And here he was. . tinder
The very- gallows which' had been built
for him. He stopped to curse the
timbers and the Americans, spat on
the steps, and then stole through the
i?al'm grove to meet his unknown friend*
Jit the t.Ieud palm.
"Is ih?t yoii, Matias?"
"Yes Who is my s.iylor? Forever
I am your slave "
-otjje." said the unknown. "follow
Uie i'L-v will miss you iti a few mill
tlfes ? When the watch is '-hanged, and
yott must hide." ...
.. Ma;i. -is- followed .?n in. t lie darkness,
at r.i ; ) ' t.liat iv was all a dream and
That lie would wa.lie up to hear the
gna r?t . ? cal H ng- hiiji . J" ' ma & e ready for
?ffieath; '?/ ,;v. :? ^-.(t 7 ;
.< U.(\.M trough i !.t,: -t l . r t g I ?? 'IVey ivetif- toi.
ilie" hills ;iiii j .'Mati'.is knew his
Jm
res.--??r. was taking him' to a cave
.so:iit>wbere in the , irruai canyon, where
he ? "'lid hide until ap-'opporl Unify- pre
K?*nted -! self to Manil:tf
Soon he heard. the sound of dripping'
water "and. tfe.' --Va's-gui I^H into a soial!
? ?;ive and bif-Vouhl 'feel the damp and
rSljftnV wiil ti of rock-'. ?
i
\i?w. ??!? ' t'.c ranger, "give rue
The Sojo -or 1 1 . ? : - f gohack through
the :: itiu -?? a ltd I . tleed a wojtpoll. l.le
, here ard il 1 Wifti^ in jiie morning With
food. l'ori't s.tjt "i|t*o!e or make a.
noj-..- of tiie ? .. t*r.s will Se seeking
'Vc. > n:i everywhere. a u?l if I am long
In ? ;?iuina j'l.t n?t i'-a-. for We must be
>-aut ious. 1 oh'mMi.v *' ?;
' "Who are -you ?v aski-d Malia*.
"Yom Muis; n>?r know until ' you are
w i r'e | a hi a itn??J friend fear not."
?"M y. ' Jr?t | . bbt?s m?u " said Matins,
itisd fie- k.o^ed .t.fje hand of the stranger-. ''
? is;jnd blessings or- your-. head
*:i;i?d I ;oi.;yo?,r -lave tor life."
I f- ill. now ti glided a way. . and
M r :a- heard him roll a stone in the
??tit;-, aiiv of .the cave and then a|i w as
i-vn-jif the incessant dripping of
I lie .V '.r. I? was |?ct:er than the
^':'a.rir!io> ????. he thought. With the sen
' !??-'- ? I.. -in.* i-uT-idc an.] the dreadful
- : ' 'h. the "OJK* s'wingitig t'C'tll
lie* .It the l-irl'sojj yarSl.. lie rolii'd.
a. - " 'e -ijj.'J -licdyed, and sat on
f|eeV- -.
A ? g!r'. be". **a'r??<l in: ?> "lie tdack
ni'^. ' ii.iii lii~ '.Kind ?t .time- with
the--': of: *i^s ?>g:i'r?:t te w hen lie found
! ,..n.!er;iig if i'. ? were a dream.
i'';jjuii'.v:-'tJ?e.::M.xV?t;cttjtere.d. through Vbe."
and a tiny s'UHbeiilii
c-ep- ?, I trough ? he.- entrance of the
? :iie . hut; ii.e . did not Troii) the
' w i .''V . !;e jfiti I sat all 'night.
After a long iilne tie heard some
<>ne :ii the .s-f?ine and a form came In.
and a H e! (tis ey'es had beeonie aeeus
to'np'd lo- the light he saw a wH!
dressed n.if ive standing over him with
a Ftolo.
".luande la i'h\7, lie criej, draw
ing bayk in terror;
"Yes Juan de |?,t'tttX; the brother
of Pasetjai. whom- you killed. It was
I who h'?Mj>?-d you to escape ii(N; uight."
? "Ilie. feu.il -groaned Malias. '"You
have come to kill .me; Y.ot'i dog you .
'took me from prison to' b??ip tne here
Why did you;, not let them hutig me?
I would rather be haugetl a thousand
time* by flie loit ed. Americans than to
die bv yoUi band.'
'"! have not come to kill you." said
the other. "That was my plan last
mgbt. for a I?e la < 'rti7. must have tils
\ etigean,-t*.. Itilt the American colonel
has offered five hundred pesos for your
capture. h'He hundred pesos will buy
many mas*es for the soul of my broth
?*r The Americans will hang you. anil
I wljl have .no blood >>n my hands.
I'iimi- -the hangman Is waiting.''
lie Jed M aj>ii * ha<;k to tiie village, i
The soldiers put the irons on* his hands
and be saw the Idood money paid to.
.'nun. He saw the rope i sw inging in I j
the breeze The- priest prayed. He
steppe?l on [ibe trap, and swung into
eternity. -T ' ?' .
London Journal Has
Had Eventful History
The London Morning I'ost has cele
brated its 1-V.d birthday. Among "Its
contributors have been Samuel Taylor
tVjieridge.' Woril.swortb and Sou they,
?all of whoiii'tiot only i:ontributed verse
but editorial articles considered of
. weight' Iti their day. < "Inrles l.aiub '
<<nitributed "smart paragraph for
wbich h was paid at the rate of 12
cents, each." the New- York Times says.
Poets senu iu have marked the
Morning Post for their own. for Mack
worth 'Praed. a writer of tine Ivrics.
.was its chief political writer .jf'1332.
f'raed was followed by Benjamin Dis
raeli. and in later years Andrew Lang j
and fiudya rd Kipling were contribu
tors. 1 he Morning Lost has through
the years preserved Its die-hard con
servatism and is recognized as tba or
gan of th?! British aristocracy.
DEATH IN BED NOT
FITTING FOR RULER
Prcof That Custom Is
Strong in Far East.
Soiiu' of tlie \-usiuiii-5 .?!" i!u* fj.ist are
very jn-cjiliar, as ,ih.? f.'lf.j'.s iiiz story,
from a Calcutta ( lmlia ) |i;t]>or. will
ujnply show :
hi ilit' ci'.nier ? of a richly fur?i^h??<i
uprir: infill lay the maliaia iaii of I'ii?al
mittee of the Societe de -Stvoiirs .'lux
Blesses Militaires (French lied Gross)
at Nancy, says the Amrtri.ati Red
Cross. A similar course will shortly
hie evolved by ? the Cherbourg com
mittee. Furthermore, tlie regular ad
ministration courses, which had been
interrupted by the war, will also be re
sumed for the benefit of women desir
ing to exercise the functions of admin
1st rat <>r In auxiliary hospitals. Instruc
tion will also be given, ir connection
with this course, on the '.principal- social
laws, a knowledge of whi *h is Indis
pensable tti persons engaged !n Wel
fare work In time of peace.
Poor Defense
Winston Spencer Churchill's rather
unsuccessful defense of his Gallipoli
failure in . a recent volume led a Chi
cago publisher to say :
J'Thev tell me that Uudynrd Kipling
rehd the book, and after reading it ob
served :
" 'Churchill calls this ofT.irt of his
"The World Crisis." I thlttfc a better
title would be "The Ilun^le Hook."
?* I if
Most-Traveled Cat
What is probably the most widelj^j
traveled cat In the worljl left I.ondoYi j
recently for Norway. Me lis Araguaya <
Tom. the mascot of the Royal Mail '
Steam Packet boat Araguaya, and he
has completed 10S.0G0 miles of sea
faring?equivalent to more than four
times round the world
POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DR. FREDERICK R. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
?111 : i t-H-H-N I !? : I 1 1 1 I I-H-f
' t,;. I HiSi, ii .NVvvsy.i ;j?*i I 'm ??.)
THE IMPORTANCE OF
BABY TEETH
ANY parents (I link I ' ; . i r ba1>j
teeth are <ij no Import Jinc .
Ill's (lie use bothering with
|i They'll mm >it drop out and be
tyUli.
I lis is a serious mistake Few peo
know that, at hi r i hi, every chlld
already in its jaws all its teeth,
baby teeth ninl permanent r ti.
,? can't he seen or felt but they
I there in storage. Karly in life.
iahy teeth begin to appeal". shoved
iroiigh the gums I iy the j ??? rtn:? ii ?* i? t
lii'liiw, just as a r*ork is forced
I ;>f a popgun by (lie plunder !??'
it. I'y the time ()??* child is three
: oliJ all the baby teeth should lie
Uie.
baby teeth are >malier ami n<<t
(imeroiis as the permanent teeth,
mother and nurse should know
are the baby teeth ami how
there u re. so she can check t hem
I hey come ami know the tirst
|iiietii tooth when it appears,
jnning in the middle line there
In each side, the two im-i.sors. or
g teeth. Two on each side.
and below, i That makes eight..
I arc tin- biters. wi!i sharp thin
Then the eye t??e! a, ode on
Isiile. above and !?.???* That
foii. ru< ?r??.
eye teeth are Ion.-, si's i"i f ? - teeth.
>r biting I. at fur !i--I hug. They
(?met l"llie> ca!!"*if t!:e ,| 'lilies; !(>
they an* especially ] a ;ge and
il>. dog*. w;', lic-lt are d<*s''etl'lef|
fcvolye*. alld it! C.ltS jffl
|;; t ! ? l). i ;..-|ini t .? ?> a .? e ii side
ami l.elovv. ? Ti.'.ir m ?< eight
|or twenty it: all
.s-e are the hc'.y tei-rh at! 1 it the
s healthy and the t'edh are kept
tliey \v>rk per: C ' y from ,hr
| of a :e vyhen they ire aii in po
Until eleven or twelve, when
1st olie drops out.
If liy decay or a-'i-ldent. one of
Iiby teeth i> lost belore the per
il tooth behind ir is ready i0.
ts place, then the whole pro-ram
Set. The teeth b teU of the lost
are pushed forward and the
I in front , are pii-d ./d ack by the
ire, of | Tie lips, so' th i' the vacant
left by the mhi ? |?t
|l. W'hell t'.e- [fc ??'It: I t
to up int? [>?.?:?? -n. it .?
I'd aiid s.i oiii|?'s i r ???ked. This
u;??t common .?i-** c crooked
i.f;e tiii.H.'i grows it! 'o'.ed. a'
fliers ai.-.apr :_?? ! .? i:T - -ed. t "??r
j t f i i - deiVi i j> very > i v, ;>aiu
id expensive
IB iTItl't ii'ipri?Ve ll nil Keep
>al;y _teetji ''ir-.m a;i I - .jiad and
permanent teeth a ... oitn ? in
;hf H-ijld pert. ? t; ? .
YOU GROW IN'G DEAF?
:\fni:
'ii ? n: ?
ihc 'i7os' <-'tiifi?on a f
? ; ,e h-; .1 t;i .rice. a Mie
d evet'v t : "IkiS . Sotl.ic de
w.rtild rather
almost everv
: l rather be
.persons who
hearing
lit: one or b-'tli ea >. 'I ^ i> not
all arilfoya tice b ,1 :> ;iy cyst-s
-.in actmVr ; ati.de ; p. !n?t.i s n-iaily
rtl ;| busf'|i'?.-v w; i
asked w.lii'cl. otii?
hearing "i ^iuii,.
Kvoiibl say he. ??
ihan blind Iti ?
had t" i|i . yv it to i:t
i^lit. like Helen cellar. and other
and de n per>iKi.- are uC.animotis
vins; that de. : ; :ie? . far wor.s.
blindness.
iness. even t !i'-s.' f >rm- which
it develop until mi' die ;i^>*. are
y due to diseases 'liddllood
et fever, diplitiieria and- measle
riSponsible tor more deafness
all oilier cijuses ;>u? to^etlier. In
these childhood ili* ? i?es. the in
m. bicated origin! liy iu the
. works u]< i?to th' ear tlirotlpi
Itistacln'sin canal. ?ae lorts. nar
Itbe connect.! Ji;; Jae thro.it with
far. Here . tilt zcrms develop.
- middle ear I se.-jsi,. or "run
ninu ears." as tt is Ocmnionly cajied.
wjiich not only destroys the driiui hut
aslo sets up an intlaintaation of the
bones and oilier struct ures in the
inlddle ear. which may persist foi
years and often lastj as long us the
vtctim lives.
This condition is extre uely ditlicult.
to treat. It may be reiieved and m.-iy
apparently disappear, only to break
out a^ain wli?neyer th* ?atient takes
a fresh cold. I ntreafed n not only
continues to discharge but may also,
at any time, cause .mastoid disease or
even brain abscess.
Other causes of deafness are the
accumulation of wax in the outer ear
Jiottiru: water in the ear While swim
initio. ruj>> ure of the drtitu by acci
dent. working in cfiei lira! plants
where there *!?r?? constant futin?s. such
as chlorine or phosphorus .and ^vork?
ills; in noisy* place-; where there
cVinsiant pounding on the. e:,r drums
".Many men were made ilea ' during
the World war." says a receti* writer
in Science, "by the constcin!* humlei
d big ^uns which hammered on the
ears until the drums actually t eciim*
oosetie.l and <ould no longer transmit
si'ifnd."
I'eafness of any degree is u secious
iiwlii tion Heatttess in child')* ml nay
easily htinilicap the child throughout
its entire life. I'.ctter control of cul!
dren's diseases, better care of chil
dren's ears and frequent exatnitiai i< 1 1
?>f any suspected cases will help tJ
reiluce the amount o? dt*af:iesa.
cc*?ii>ii iv.vtVU" t. twiL'1% ?
COUGH WRETCHES
I'eter tj ucliie. was fcM'Jiiij; very sad.
He was angry, !<??. \ 'hi knott how
inueh I'etor < iii<' lue loves children ami
a makes him hoili atury and sad i'.
children have to have any liouble
Iia I ever.
lit? t? always a!,out. * earing
iiii l oin- so people ? aiiiiot see
? him. iryiilg to <lo all l;e ca a to l?t-I ; ?
chililrcn.
11?- is happiest "wliifD ?_ r-iiililvc.ii are
liappy. lie i-, > ; 1 1 i when a.'i; liiin^
vvroiijj willi l hem.
lie. hud been b i isy a r I ; ; ri.; wi'li the
Tonsil'l'wins. u,io had been bntherint;
a little friend of his, when !.?? heard
tl^at i lie Whooping i.'oijgli Wretches
had g?>ue to visit sotiie children in a
beautiful tow n ov ??rl'iokin^ I lie sea
liv was particularly t> ?Ii>l "f thes'
'Jiiidren.
In J'aethe iliiln'l Know any children
of wlioiti lie was more fond tlian these
two' children, iu particular whose
Humes were John and Gordon.
Gordon was very little ? not little
for his age, hut little compared to his
<il<!cr brother; John. Gordon was not
so very old. lie had not heen in the
world very Ion::. hut every minute ami
everj* (|;iy sime* he had heen in the
world he had been jjrowin^ ne re won
derfii!.
I W*r 'fiwi'ttif tlioilcht v. ),
wond?-rfnl II.- loved t ? j . ? Ms
r
??You 'Wretches," H: Said.
.prraiilif lit tu> haok : i n > i . ? ! r< i > h-:;-.
lit* likci] rho way hi- l.iri'ihi ?!?!?-:?
i.uir rllflt'O Tl j 1 a I i It 1 ** :it I'lVds,
? H?* lr.k?-d. hilit w|io? jio was T|"t look
ing at his S?;n-.k hut wltvn. hi-? war
to- !?? so^n. for his l:i' " t!nr:_'ht
(lii'MHi', was just ahout USrjill rs^itt li
ft ftfcf C.llld ho.
(jortlon ?a.- in>t 1 ? vorv
oft oil I liouirlj it was hjs roa. Ho
u;i> ii-;i;itly <-all'od ?>'' -onio
" f.hinir V?-ry :( HVr: iotia ; ??. , ??
If \v is '>?Von" hard hot [jO'.Cjll Jtflrt
Itiii.y. I iioir-'ii li;- v' :i- :i. '? i!-> "" I'Miiiwr.
Hut ;is 1u\ al>: i* :i 1 ami aj>
in .mmh tin- s;iiti.* i> that u
haliyi- loyaUlo and sj.rOot :? :i- 1 m j'<*al
iatir. ?
YVf'o it- li'i* vui.- fa-l a-io-p ! ??
(?.. :iii<<ra1?li?. <?!i: I ???-.%. a?l ??'??' :d< ?? lo.
vtl ilii'Ji. Ami 'w ! -? u in
jfli.il Ij1- list A Viiicc ? >?!! i !??? d :1 J 1
ovor tin* li'Mist* hf -<???:: t"i 1 1 : ? ?.??'
a.,,',r;ihl''. 1 1?* - wa-' a! v - ? ! * * I ^ * W
,\Vi ?t* 1% li !**-' hl'iii
.Inliji hoy. riinl
linsHttsli, ' laarily and adiiii;jL>io in
i-rv \\ ay, wlihl iitt'a.uT, ?'C ?>;!>??
ri al IVttT Orijifiif n'h. ???! li ' : ?
|v. IV'cr Cl.tllll lit'VP' I . a A r* { ? ! ? i. \ oil
A\lnilicr li?v r I ; ? ? ? j ! ? t nVork? .>?' Jobri
rhaii of t Jordan. or t:j? ?r*? of tlordon
tl.an of John.
S'?*t porhaps ts>?- .!<:?!: n" ! i : l ? I t
in ! ii>' world lon^r rl ah ho
was a iriflo f<>ndor of .1"! n il<- l a'!
Kail inoro lime In whit !: in -irow fond
of .!? ?1?T? !
Ami how i!mw>' wrou-hod wsvtohos
of \Vli'"'j?inir t'luiuli i-r?Ti ; utv.- had
jjun*?. .v. i'llhiiit hoiir.; inviti-d. t?? soo
?Ji'liu a1nl tiiiril"iL Tl.-y tl."ir
v.1h'0|>s iliuii- willi l!it-::.. Trio. John
and < ."onion and tlu-ir nmfi.-or ami
daddy \vi-re; always : r i ? ? i n I ? - ,
to tlie li.flisn'. I'ltt wlii-n. I !.">?? wrt'teh^
camn aloni; no oji?' v.r.uto-l thotji at
alt.
Tlioy pl:iv?vl l itpir s:inio moan
pnnios. Kvory s<? i ? 1 1 tho.y itVa'l^
Jnlin a wlioopin'^ '???iiirh ntul.they
(lid tlio sarin* tiling wijb r.f<?n.
Gnomo rti-ho<l < ? t !<? fliom.
??You jr reti-h?'s !" . tn- sai-l. "VflU
moan. 1110:1 ti wrotA'lio-. la <i?ruo and
play your lmrfi.il uaiiio' 1:1 tin* homif
AviuTt* John and t Jonlon livo. aii' I f%on
w lion I hoy out ?nto t l;?ri r I?a<-1\ :ar
dfii yoirj'ollow liiom a!.?nu.''
Tht' A\'hoO|iiim ? "< Wroii-lio- ar>
si 1 ill wrotilu's that t!b> '!!?>>? t" hf
moan. T-ltat just *?'?? wrKat tlio*
aro lii.'p- And 'l"*y tan^liftl at I *? *f* ? t
flnoi.'io n it' 1 Niiadt" wliiioj* an>l
thon tnado ?ior>|oii vvho<-p
?'You sIioij.IiJ !>?? -isii.i :r"ii of your
tii'l \r-," >ai' I lytor ?.?ijioiui'.
??Wiioop. ? liooj.. \\ lii?oi>." <'ai*klo(!
tin- Whoopim: < "oiiirb VVrotHios
"t)h. yoii haw liooii lioro lon?
onoujrh ii.'W. do, for pStv's sako.- toave
my two ffit'iids. .?;?,! Cordun.
.illiUJo now."
Well, l hoy didti't tuitid w!.i-n tho\ 1
wore oallo'l wrof<-h?*s.. t h?-y woro in*- o
ashaiio'il (if tlii'iiisclvt's. i m t >\in-n
tor (.niwiio syKs^stod thov had l>oor.
afi'timl loiiji onoim'i ilicy 'himi-'lit tn
thomsH vos that may ho tlioy wort- tired
of jtlayinz hf.-o. ami tliov li.'^an t< ?
jwk tip thoir thiiiL'.-s and loav?? And
as thoy lioiran to [tark to loavo I'otor
Oriomo said :
"And you npvpr. no. er, nevt : neod
rnnio hark a^ain."
IMPROVED UWFOWrWTDWATWlUl
SundaySchool
' Lesson '
<Bjr REV P H FITZWATEH. D.Du D**m
of th# Rvenlrn School. Moody Btbl# Ib
ttltute nf Chicago )
... Cc. U'ja I'nlon )
Lesson for August 2
THE EPISTLE OF JAME9
I.KSSON TKXT? Jh? 1 In
f ?? TKXT ? Iff jv. rtnnm of thi
word, Hfid not h.-?r? r? only -J?n I 2Z.
J'lMMAHV TCU'K/? I... vii.tr and ol^y- -
Ini;
ri'N'lou TfVf'lc It ? Y? of th*
Word
I NT K ft MKIi I A T K ANI< KKNIOKT';!'
H.'? ] tni-rii of tli? Word
YoCNU I'KiiMJ-: A N I > AMl/r TvP:
ICj? UhIIkIoIi Afi trdln* to J ;a rr?*> ?.
The book of .lames wr.s written to
.Tevvlnh Christians mattered abroad
who. were passing through trluls
and persecutions - *rii?* pre-eminent
oltn was to show ihese humble be
lievers how to live In Ntjeh frying
Mines. J time* recognized the difficul
ties of Christian living resulting from
the attitude of the unbelieving Jews,
anil knw aiso the added difficulties of
pride, Jealousy >? n<i cowardly compro
mises which might spring tip within
lie showed that nil these must he met
with the realities which inhere in th?*
religion of .lesus Christ.
I. Receiving tfte Engrafted Word
(VT. lll'JI).
J What Is file Kngrafted Word?
"Kngrafted" means Implanted. In
vtsm 1 ?> he -Kpeaks of having !n-en he
gotten* by the Word Tin- llgltre '.1
tiiat of a planting ? ? f the seeds
truth. The Christian doefrines a- '-or.
t I in i tie Word. w-hen-i|ui.cl:efie ?
by the Holy Spirit r*? ? - ? : 1 1 in regefie.- i
H..I1 The divine method r? get ??.- i
flofi i- til.- pr*>;i.chiflg ? r Co.|'?. wo
made living and - ;?> 11.
Spitv
Ho v the \vVr?! Is II.? .-i -1
i!?>.
(!) "lie s 'A iff to hear" l ' ? til'MT'-.
to ii?- ready and .MC'T-t"- ti?e
porntnltr t?. g*t a?n?:aiir<d -a it I. C<> ; .
word.
1 ?hedieliCe to fh's . r . j '! I; ? ! ?n '?"!
make one diligent ,jti Tie- reading
the Cihte. and ;ii att.endanee at ; ?
church- services where the Word
Hod i- l'ein_- t. eight
(-) "Slow t-i -.peal. " Tr-en ?,.> i
follows we inter that this refer-- to
Hgioi-s roni ro\ er-ie- |- means ' i
whether in the p|;n-es ..f worship ????
in whatever circumstances. w-> -hotj'
give r*?s.pei t and thought ' :! attgnrlv
?<> what oifr Chri?;.i:i brethren a--*
Saying
("i "Slow f.i wr.i 1 1 : . Ih-i'- d dis
>i?ms sometimes develop in ? ?i i r <???"
feretli es. e\ en w hen We jj.it tier to c..;:
sider the- di-wicinej of Coil's wor-i
Sometimes one t;ia> ever, fancy tli.i"
anger is justifiable. In .-ases v. *
should ron'ietntier the in.-iumi i??n, J ?
slow to wra.tli.
The Ueii-on for I J r ?
Word (vv. Jti-L'! 1.
"The wrath of ;vot>. ' not *. ?
rii'ltt.eotisiie>< id' Cod." Atlgrv i
ing among chri?? an> never he'pe?| *
tllaUe know tl .Cotfs ? ._ .;e..!!?
M.it: s anger springs ??ut the for
tain of his deprayi'y. T':e.refore !*;
expression can only have blight *n.
?\1'e>t llpotl lll'ise Mho listen, and e\e"
tip. n the speaker jn i?<- r?M'i-io|i ??,
liliii.
II. Coming Into Self-Knowledge <
Receiving tie* e* crafted W ?
throii-h swiftness to 1 ear. and oh.
Itig it> holy pi>*cepts will resri!; ;
fha* e\p?*rimenta1 know -edge ?.f
self which brings true h|es?jn?s. j:
"'doers of fiie Word.'" i? tiieant tl;os.?
who make obedience llieir habitual a'
fit tide.
The truths of Cod'-- - \ ? ?r< I w ill p."*
tneate tlo'ir very life and be express,* !
In ever* thing they do ..nd say. T!:o-<..
who hear and do n < ?t obey are self
?b-i-ei^ ed. T' %?<? who ti.roiig! tl -
form of religion ?it!io?it coming unde
if> power are liken.*.! to meti w!i
gar.e into tiie ruirror h.-hobting tie*
natural face, and then go away a
forget how they look.
HI. Pure Religion (vv, I'T^.
This mejins that tlios.. who have b ?
come doers of the Word will in th^
rtnter lives mallffesr the folhuvini;
traits ;
1 I'.ridiing the Tongue (v. JdK
This means that they will -spea'i
witli discretion. Cod gave man t--* >
ears and hut one tongue. The ? ar?
Q
lire exposed, hut the tongue is walle '
In by the teetli. .Inst as the tongu-*
reveals the .condition of the ph.vsiea'
system, so the use of the fongtie r
veal.s the religions eondition.
". Syiui>athizing With and Ilelpir ^
Those in Ne.ed (v 'J7K
The widow and orphan are t'ie <?>?;??
ho|s of ho!pb-s>i>ess and neoil. Tho* -
who have frne piety will \i>it stj
ind remb-'r th-- nc. esviry aid.
Keeping Htmseif Cnspotted Fr ? ?
the W orld (\ 1'7V.
The one who I the true life \? I''
-??parate himself froui th - world
Giving Up Pleasure
When, we have given tip an iniined
life pleasure for character's sake. vr ?
tire impresseil with how tun h w"e h:iva
JRIcriticed. .Ies;.s U;|s impressed W;'::
how much a man had gained. Harr
Minev>a?n Fos?liek.
Overcoming ,
We sometimes sing. "The Crowning
Pay Is Coming." That is true, but
remember that coronation In Scripture
la associated with overcoming. ?
Charles In^ils.
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