Brethren at Work, The (1881) . nd he passes offthe great stags of life, with future prospects asdark as a day without the sun, or a night with-out the moon or stars. And as he enters theriver of death all is as gloomy as a Summerwithout flowers, or an Autumn without cannot say to those who stand by his bed-side, Do not weep for me, for I am goinghome. He cannot lisp the name of cannot say, I am going to meet a dearfather or a mother who has gone before. Hisparting scene is a sad one; no more to meetwith the dear ones gone before; no more tomingle his voice with that of a dear
Brethren at Work, The (1881) . nd he passes offthe great stags of life, with future prospects asdark as a day without the sun, or a night with-out the moon or stars. And as he enters theriver of death all is as gloomy as a Summerwithout flowers, or an Autumn without cannot say to those who stand by his bed-side, Do not weep for me, for I am goinghome. He cannot lisp the name of cannot say, I am going to meet a dearfather or a mother who has gone before. Hisparting scene is a sad one; no more to meetwith the dear ones gone before; no more tomingle his voice with that of a dear sister orbrother. Sad—sad thought! Let us throwaway our worldly honor and cling to thatwhich is life everlasting—The name of Je- No man, in his wits, would choose to go tothe gallows, because it is a smooth, pleasantway to it, nor refuse the offer of a palace and athrone, because it is a rough, dirty way to it;yet such absurdities as these, are men guilty ofin the concerns of their souls. THE ISKBTIillKISr ^T ^^TORE:. 151. MABY C. NORMAN SHABON, MINN, EoiTItEBS. TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. Dont tell me of to-morrow; Giv me the boy -wholl sayThat when a good desdi to be done, Lets do the deed may all command the present If we act and never wait;But repentance is the phantom Of a past that comes to tell me of to-morrow; There is much to do to-dayThat can never be accomplished If we throw the hours away-Every moment has its duty; Who the future can fortellfThen why put off till to-morrow What to-day can do as well. Dont tell me of to-morrow; If we look upon the past,How much we have left to do We cannot do at !—it is the only time For all on this frail earth;It takes an age to form a life—A moment gives it birth. PERSECUTION. DAUGHTER AND WIFE. A BAD daughter seldom makes a good a girl is ill-tempered at home;snarls ather parrnts, snaps at her brothers and sisters,and shirks her ordinary duties, the chances are,ten to one, that when she ge
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