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Kind Ladyâ€"If you did not drink 1i- quor you would have more to. eat. Trampâ€"Oh, 110» mum; no, Indeed, writers of the day, the other events i. Augustus, and is stil; It was from the investigations of men like “'elhausen and Briggs that Robert G. Ingersoll and the other in- fidels of the past fifty years have ob- tained the weapons which they used against the chumh. Lacking the schol- arship and the reverence of those in- vestigators, the Ingersolls totally mis- interpreted and misrepresented the bearing and the meaning of the work of the investigators. It was in 1859 that Darwin’s "Origin of Species” ap- peared, and, though many persons; have thought that year ought to be' marked 1, in the calendar, and time be reckoned backward and forward from it, it remains to this day on the roll of common years. Momnvar nuns- Bible as a revelation of the “’0rd of God. Geddes, De \Vette, Hupfeld and their successors down to Kuenen and “’elhausen of the present day, have of the Bible have been the result. But; there is nmhing prejudicial to Chris- tianity in the labors of these scholars, even assuming that their revelations stand the test of time. Most of them have been professed Christians. Wil- liam Robertson Smith, of England, who died recently, belonged to one of the orthodox churches, as do Cheyne and Driver, still alive, and so does Briggs, of the United States, and these have carried their criticismsâ€"which, how- any of the investigators who have been ‘mentioned. Not all that passes for u-nbelief, how- ever, belongs in that category. When Jean Astruc. more than a century ago, liscovered, or thought he discov- ered, two distinct strands running through the narrative of the Book of Genesisuhe opened a field of biblical critigism which has been worked with wonderful persistency and ingenuity ever since, and which has had a pro- found influence on the older concep- tions of biblical history, though it has. not affected in the slightest degree.‘ and can not affect, the value of the; Bible as a revelation of Hm. \Vm-a M! Hi1}, addltssed the men at Athens an the text of their altar inscription "to the unknown God,” he combated a form uf unbelief which had appeared in the “world ages fiefore Cecrops laid the foundations of Attica. There have been (1 ubters and skeptics concerning h’: Deity and the future life since the day.» when man made his advent upon the earth. In this as in many other things i: is as true now as it was in Sofie-mans days that “the thing that hath been it is that which shall be, and that which is done is that which shaii be done; and there is no new thing under the sun.” The chief dif- ferenvze between the modern infideis and the ancient is that, through the printing press. the improved agencies; of <.-cmmunieation and distribution and! m generai advances in science and 4i ila‘tif'ne the preachers of unbe- ‘ lei have a broader field from which .0 gather arguments, or what passes [or arguments among the unthinking, and they appeal to an immensely larg- er audieng. 1 1 1 ] ONE Wurld's history. It is. about thirty years since Hux- 29y invented the term agnosticism. It is more .than thirty centuries since the thing agnosticism first began to re- veal itself. When Paul, on Mars is: u-nnored by the NO YES .-1 ND C OJIJIEN T S. ents in the reign of is still the central fact day, overshadows all ceal _ ,‘ -V- «WU ,.auu Ll? Strove as much as 1115 nature would let him, during the, rest of the ay, to dxsp-e‘ the gloom with which syiqlence of as much as his nature vl‘ould let him, during the. rest of the ay, to dispe‘ the gloom with which ' walked away towards his Hester looked after him nething. She only thou; {leaned upon her husband proceeded silently towards a change one hour had wrought in he] Her now obedient steps w< her heart, at that The former taught her she the latter, that she must a daughter. It was a Shar come so early. She said 11 _' "v The union had neither the approba- tion, nor the disapprobation, prOperly so called, of Hester’s father. She was of an age to choose discreetly, having passed her three-and-twentieth year, cussing with her, upon several occa- sxons, whatever might ' ed in favour, or to the prejudice, of It has been said by an ancient cynic, that marriage has only two happy days, the firm and the last; but doomed to fipd ef'en this-stinted per-i. _ ,__-._..-v uuu uaruuu up in the strict observance of those sim- ple, unobtrusive virtues which became the comparative humility of her sta- tion, and the character of her parent- al roof. When, therefore, she married David Morgan, some shook their heads, and pitied the poor girl for the sac- rifice she made; while others turned up their eyes and wondered how even Love could be so blind. ‘1‘ ume “On the Dawnings of the Ever: lasting Gospel Light,” Parson Lloyd was a somewhat poorer man than his neighbour, Farmer Morgan, who al- -lways boasted that he could spend a 1‘huu-dred and twenty pounds a year, , and pay everybody their own. But Farmer Morgan, at last, did not pay ’ everybody their own, for he went in- : to the Gazette, and there were only ;' j three shillings in the pound for his cred- jitors, while Parson Lloyd contrived to téhc would often say, “ will never find 5 them troublesome; but reverse the or- } der. and let your means he the drudges i got your necessities, and, run as fast 'as they may, they will never overtake . them.” had for the young man. To say the}4 truth. they were a mismatched pair. 1‘ David was a coarse rustic, of violent'] passions, a moody temper, and suspect- ‘ ed of dissolute habits. Hester, on the]1 contrary, was mild and gentle in dis~ |‘ position, affectionate and traine Hester was his eldest daughter, and the eldeSt also of .nine brothers and sistersâ€"a large family to feed, clothe, and educate, upon the scanty Stipend of his curacy, though eked out by a small patrimonial property, and afor- tune of two hundred pounds, which he had with his wife. When all was put together, and the profits ofa small school added, as well as those which he received from the sale of a quarto vol-; It was on a Sabbath evening, towards the latter end of the month of July, that the Rev. Mr. Lloyd? curate of Tin- tern, in Monmouthshire, set forth to visit his daughter Hester, who resid- ed in one of those romantically situ- ated couages, which form so interest- ing a feature in the mountainous scen- yery of the Wye, between Ross and {Chepstow. The distance he had to go i was scarcely a mile; but the walk was; toilsome, for his path lay among the. hills, through which it was rudely cut, ‘ and the loose fragments of rock on which he trode gave way at every step. His thoughts, however, were 'too much occupied with the sad object of his visit. to permit of his heeding the } rugged road, or even the sublime beau- ties of nature which were spread around him. The First and Last Kiss. lone. But his father-in- the indignity that had to him. and he slowly towards his own house, after him. She said only thought, as she [er husband’s arm. and My towards his father’s change one little half- .u-ght in her condition! ent steps went one wav I for their we cheek of Hes- he felt. SQTI‘QW for rom worse three mlotnth-s; 3 was made a, b; iane predicted that Dav 3 £9210W; b ls Mr. Lloyd was a sincere Christian. ,7, Without any parade of sanctity, he .- diligently endeavoured, in all his deal- 0 ings with his fellow-creatures, to fulfil l- the commands of Him whose minister L- he was. He could not therefore, let - the sun go down upon his wrath; but, 'like a primitive disciple of his Mas- d ter, he sought the dwelling of. his 0 enemy, with the word of peace and s ; the hand of fellowship. 80 pure a Judge 5 had he been in his own cause, that he , 4considered he had done wrong, very 1 Wrong, in suffering himself to be kept r away from the wedding-table of his > daughter, by his resentment for a E hasty speech uttered by her husband. a ”I will go,” said he, “ and heal this - Wound before I sleep.” And he did go; Hand it was a blessed sight for Hester to behold, as she saw her father en- ter, with a benignant smile upon his countenance, walk up to her husband, and taking him by the hand, exclaim, "Son, we have never been enemies; let us then continue to be friends 1” David was overpowered by this unex- pected display of meek goodness; and 'h18 Voice really faltered as he replied, ‘ grasping Mr. Lloyd’s hand with hon- ‘ est warmth, “ God forbid we should ROI 1” Hester kissed her father, and wept; but they were tears of much ' gladness. It was a peaceful evening after this. Mr, Lloyd showed by his Cheerful conversation, and kindly man- Iljer.~ that the spirit of anger had en- tirely departed from him, and with it, all recollection of the offence. David did not shake off, quite so soon, his 1 remembrance of the morning; for he i was vanquished, in spite of himself, and he feltâ€"as a man generally does .. whocommits a wrong, and finds coals of fire heaped upon his head by the generous conduct of the person whom he has wrongedâ€"humbled and asham- ed In- his presence. Hester was su- premely happy; for she beheld her father and her husband, side by side, under her own roof. HIRE-4‘ It _ â€"â€" "“V“6 ch the first gust of a into angry collision. 3‘fu1 eye alone, and to ;, were these signs re- lld not conceal from and the dangers they but she could conceal he rest; of the world _ _. v vuvg (LLC, 11: uw we: bed of aeath? ' ‘ you have whispered thls. tween the "f-e‘ar‘ fSpered youself again, and What though your ed over the dvimr _-, uJAl LL uamcg ever ceased to hnge that it. might no: , hen it comes, can , till it came. ever ceased to b that it. mi ht no: come? And who?p\8vhm H- mug-â€" thing to warm her; but she kept from fabntinf, and, after a fe‘w minutes she was ab e to ask him whether he knew "what they had done, that they were takfln to prison ?” . "I could not get at the rights of the matter!" said Jacob, “but from what I understood, I should guess it somethmg about old Morgan’s bank- I‘Unpt‘ job; though I .dom’t Rm fn‘r m“ , â€"_â€"J - .5... l “(1qu ’ answered Jacob.-â€"“But. Lord preserve you! what ails you, Mrs. Morgan? You look: as white as your apron; you are not; faintieh, sure? Here, take a sup 0" thxs anyâ€"1min warm you, like, and do you good." LHesster was indeed pale enough; and She trembled so violently, that Jacob m2~1~+ fi--â€"" ’ \ ‘ ~V~ “Av-o ullu L was glad om’t; for I couldn’t have. SpD-ke a word to them, my tongue stuck so to the roof of my mouth, like. I [shall never forget how .i shook.” “Are you sure you were not mistak- en ?” inquired Hester, in a voice so thick and inarticulate that Jacob sud- denly raised his head from the staff Omfifwhzch he had continued to support it. "Am I sure this is my right hand ?" Dona‘I'nflA‘J T- - .1; .. uwv vv up EULus onâ€"and you might have knocked me down wi‘tflh a feather the next mom- ent â€"- for what should I see but David and his father, old George Morgan, handcuffed to~ gether; like two thieves, and. being led M prison? They did nor see me- and “I am thinking,” said Jacob, with a heavy groan, that burst from him as he spokeâ€""I am thinking, Mrs. Morgan, 'how any poor sister Jane would have taken it to heart if she were alive now, which, thank God, she is not! But the. Lord help us! what we may come to in. this world!” “In the name of heaven, Jacob, What ails you 2” said Hester, laying dow her wov1°k,na_n<} going towards him. i}. u“ u gone out early in the morning, she knew not whither, when J aooib Grif- fiths, a maternal uncle of her husband a respected but poor ,old man, drOpped in. He sat down, and she drew him a mug of ale, which, however, he scarce- ly toucthed. She talked to him, first upon one subject, and then upon an- other; but he hardly answered her, and altogether his behaviour was so strange, that she looked at him as if she thought he had already had a lit- tle too much-a failing which she knew sometimes overtook “uncle Jacob.” She was soon convinced, however, that the old man was not now in his cups, whatever else might be the matter with him, for he was leaning forward on his staff, which he held with both his hands, and the tears were trickling down the furrows of his sun-burnt A--- Sing Wfis sitting one evening, sadly rummgtmg upop all these things, and expecting quxd’s rgturn, "who had forbearance that hung by a very elen- dew thread, and each day she exyected to see him dragged to jail. If that did happen, what was to become of her far advanced in pregnancy with her second child, and not a roof to shelter her except her father’s? of -- â€".vv- mow thew difference be- losing, ay, and even .nd old Morgan’s, tco? spxrits, Mrs. Morgan, Here, take a drop -“Bu1’:. Lord preserve u, ers. Morgan ? You your apron; you are ? Here, take a sup warm you, like, and :he rights of the "but from what d guess it was Morgan’s bank- nor. see me. and I couldn’t have. em, my tongue 86:, for, my L alumna ‘ W'ell, I tell you. “re raxsea a» dred chickens [his 3’93” and When game to get ”em to market We :11 a fix. The dealers Wouldn't ’em unless they “'35 piCked' That’s it. Our bi’aufi a 1 tural climate W35 W Ved :15- very day along came ° n1 ed up them Chickens .give their)“, a twist, stripped every feather landed the hull lot :n the n . AL- market w \Vesternerâ€"I aboula sumo Whenever we haye “51wa Sit themselves right d0“ : do a thing the whole dafh 1 write pm!” “PM“ @3131 ‘ sters an’ soughm‘é “:3 3 ° ' ’ celestl "' [mg 905.1932 fill ‘ humare 8 farming 3f ing West. Is your farm 1 chma te ’6 . \Vesternerâ€"I aboula smile. v-vva' Mrs. J (mesâ€"Your son Thoma“!!!g I’m sorry to hear mat. Mrs. GM â€"Yes. The poor fellow was , painting the tuwn, as Ihave 61” been infurmed by young 8131:9131: lives npxt door and I’m aim ? Ismail oi the paint was 000 much” him. H15 stomach is not very Mrs. Peckâ€"God created the an“ , ' â€"the world, animals and 1113‘" last of all he created woman ‘5.“ grand climax. If dhe is not We" Henny Peckâ€"Well, my dear, poseâ€"erâ€"L'nm He want to attend to the whole affa tiom Himself. I Grimes, to Spenner, who has told Olf his best SJUI‘iGSâ€"H'a, ha! D0 ' know, Spencer, I aiwuys did like I"? ; story. Spencerâ€"I thought mus; have heard it several Limes Y” wouldn’t be likely to tumble t9 ', Joke the first time you heard 1!. know. No, said Miss Cayenne, I don’t 1"” I should care to vete. Public «'A'“ are too difiicuit for me. You say they were very simple. I changed my mind. It seems robe most as hard .10 determmeuwbm? f“ SLpOIuld snub in politics as It 18 m9. oxety. Biggsâ€"I undersrand Blinks hesj ed the non-treating oLu-b. Bagga- ‘hqs only taken the first degree; Bngsâ€"I dOfn’L' undermand. Bog! H15 vow forbids him to treat om but does um present him from aca mg treats. Clerkâ€"Ibis man writes that hot! 10 per cent better since he began take our remedy. Patent. Medi manâ€"H LIAâ€"evidently a clencalem he meant 1(}0}.v1‘ cent. Correctnl cordingiy and have the lawn fished. Mrs. De Tanqueâ€"You horridw: Aren’t you ashamed of coming. in this condition? De 'Ianque Shir; I’m, his, pro‘ud of it. 1 many fellows‘h can fin’ th.’ wayi when they're full’s this. 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