. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . ner to give him sia pillow to rest his head, or a lodging to afford him shelter,with not a friend lie ^= =_ r lias not disappointed, or an enemy lie has not i it i t a t e d : a I proud, penniless va- J grant, attractive by his intellectuality, vet repulsive by his evil conduct, pride in his heart, and penury round his person; an old man |$$J$| before he has ceased ^f^ to be young, a brok- kit) en-down man when \i he should be gree and strong: falling. , J^jM, falling, falling, as ) ^?l^| branch after branch ; breaks under him, and frie
. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . ner to give him sia pillow to rest his head, or a lodging to afford him shelter,with not a friend lie ^= =_ r lias not disappointed, or an enemy lie has not i it i t a t e d : a I proud, penniless va- J grant, attractive by his intellectuality, vet repulsive by his evil conduct, pride in his heart, and penury round his person; an old man |$$J$| before he has ceased ^f^ to be young, a brok- kit) en-down man when \i he should be gree and strong: falling. , J^jM, falling, falling, as ) ^?l^| branch after branch ; breaks under him, and friend a fter I ifriend departs and N0T A RIEND [N ,l: world. fades in the distance; and then dying without a friend tcclose his eyes, no one to speak to him of a Saviour, to tell himthat for sinners like him Gods immeasurable love sent theRedeemer to save, — tidings that might have shed gloryround his dying bed. Does not such a record challenge andcommand our truest pity? And yet, could we lift the cur-tain, how many such wrecks sin add we discover? Yes,. i TO YOUNG MEN. 4] 7 young men, the future of yourselves and of your country isin your hands. The must loving friend you have on earthcannot alone make your destiny a bright one, your bitterestenemy can never mar its essential success if you steadfastlyabide by the written and unwritten eternal laws. CHAPTER XXIV. FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS—LESSONS DRAWN FROM LIFE-HUMAN WRECKS — ILLUSTRATIVE STORIES AND FACTS. Deaths Harvesi Field — The Fatal Sliding Scal<—What I Saw in a RailwayCarriage — A Terrible Spectacl—Father, Mother, and Child Intoxi-cated— A Mothers story — The Rapids at Niagara Falls — Fascination ofDanger — A Terrible Tragedy — Stand Back! Stand Back!—TheFatal Plunge — Story of the Poor Emigrant Woman — A Mothers Love —Fire! Fire!* — ••Make Way There!—Temptations of a GreatCity —An Incident of Chicago Life—Return of the Prodigal Son — AScene in a London Cellar — A City Mis
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