. The Hoosier schoolmaster; a novel . sible. Young man! cried Mr. Soden, and the explo-sive voice seemed to come from the hell that he had created- young man!you who have followedthe counsel of evil com-panions -here he pausedand looked about, as if try-ing to find the man hewanted, while Waltercrept up close to Bud andshaded his face— I meanyou who have chosen evilpursuits and who can notget free from bad habitsand associations that aredragging you down tohell! You are standing onthe very crumbling brinkof hell to-night. Thesmell of the brimstone ison your garments ; the hotbreath of hell is
. The Hoosier schoolmaster; a novel . sible. Young man! cried Mr. Soden, and the explo-sive voice seemed to come from the hell that he had created- young man!you who have followedthe counsel of evil com-panions -here he pausedand looked about, as if try-ing to find the man hewanted, while Waltercrept up close to Bud andshaded his face— I meanyou who have chosen evilpursuits and who can notget free from bad habitsand associations that aredragging you down tohell! You are standing onthe very crumbling brinkof hell to-night. Thesmell of the brimstone ison your garments ; the hotbreath of hell is in yourface! The devils are waiting for you ! Delay andyou are damned! You may die before daylight!You may never get out that door! The awful angelof death is just ready to strike you down! Heresome shrieked with terror, others sobbed, and BrotherSodom looked with approval on the storm he hadawakened. The very harshness of his tone, hislofty egotism of manner, that which had roused allBuds combativeness, shook poor Walter as a wind. WALTER JOHNSON. BROTHER SODOM. 197 would shake a reed. In the midst of the generalexcitement he seized his hat and hastened out thedoor. Bud followed, while Soden shot his light-nings after them, declaring that young men whoran away from the truth would dwell in tormentsforever. Bud had not counted amiss when he thoughtthat Mr. Sodens preaching would be likely toarouse so mean-spirited a fellow as Walter. Sovivid was the impression that Johnson begged Budto return to the office with him. He felt sick, andwas afraid that he should die before morning. PTeinsisted that Bud should stay with him all this Means readily consented, and by morninghe had heard all that the frightened Walter had totell. And now let us return to the trial, where Ralphsits waiting the testimony of Walter Johnson, whichis to prove his statement 198 THE HOOSIER SCHOOL-MASTER.
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