St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 45, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 May 1891 — Page 3

“THE DANCING SCHOOL. _^HE master’s old and lean and grim, I A A I And the gout Is in i ■ his knees; R And. though he says । E his eyes are dim. | ■ My smallest fault I he sees. VS -J Chassez and bow, and turn un(l bow—- « 1 try ”>y best to 'Saw^rg’^^iT?) please — , No matter now.there s a frown 0,1 11 3 «n^. brow — ^H&gSWZE^ And the gout is in NxSaKisP-bV^- his knees. He taught my father long ago; He teaches me to-day: A thousand small tired feet. I know. Have stirred at his “cha-sez. Chassez and bow, and turn and bow— Tn the cirl in pink nnd rUtiy No matter now. there’s a frown on his biow As he teaches me to-day. But what care I how stern he be, If Pink-and-Gray be kind. Ch, let him frown his best on me, If so he have a mind. Chassez and bow, and turn and bow— My happy eyes are blind I%nw _ ■To the frown on bis brow —no matter If Pink-and-Gray be kind. Ch, let him frown, and frown his fl'l, Howe’er he make me stir; •The Caledonian Quadrille To-day I dance with her. Chassez and bow. and turn and bow The fldclles whizz and whirr. No matter how be the frown on his brow To-day I dance with her. Ah, me! What years have slid away, Sweet Pink-and-Gray. and how! Since that old “Caledonian's" day— They do not dance it now. Chassez and bow, and turn and bow; And the master, grim and gray. Has a frown on his brow: and yet, someho , The scholars slip away. I sit here in the evening’s cool, And see you, Pink-and-Gray, Lead children to the dancing-school— To the master, grim and gray. Chassez and bow, and turn and bow I miuht have walked to-day— No matter how—'twill never be now — With you. sweet Pink-and-Gray-CHUB. A Romance of West Virginia.

BY DAVID LOWRY. CHAPTER XIII. THE CLIMAX AT THE CORNERS. “Well, I Will give you an opportunity Arst.” , . The crowd pricked up their ears. “What were you doing on the road •near Biggers’ about three o'clock this ®crning?” "cXl'To says we were on the roa i. “Wtiswer.” * wat gays R? flow'd you know it. /on the road. ” Beast my recollection is I met s an ß 0,1 the way home. ” Well, why don't you te l why you said One thing and did another?’’ V°u haven t answered my question ” Nor you mine.” * “You deny being on the road.” “1 can prove we weren’t. ” ‘•How? All of your associates will •Swear it, will they?” I , natter —l can prove I wasn't on the road, nor five miles near Biggers', if •that s plain enough. ” 1 s. u PP os e you don't know who •shot lorn Biggers' dog along about three this morning?” “Didn't know it was shot.” “loti didn't shoot it?” “No. ” “Nor your brother Ned, nor Pete, nor tSquatty there?” ~ 1 not ^ ay he the dog shot nisseif. ”

The Monks laughed now. It was very funny. “Say* Hank Dawson, how do you know Dan Bash didn't run off—kind a rued an lit out in time?” “What do you mean, Bill Monk? Pul it in plain words.” Why ’taint the first time a man's changed his mind. And if he did, whose business is it, ’cept yours? The hull .county ain't interested in it, or oughtn't to be. ” • I~“ N U ,7^ true My might be. Well, any more. Bill? Speak freely now whatsoever's in your mind. ” • “Since you want to know, l think—.and there s more n me thinks it's mighty curus how a chap nobody knows anythin about, ceptin' he's spry an’ sharp an a crack shot and jumper, can come here an get a schoo', an' put on a heap 0 airs over people as were here afore / c was born.”

les,” said Ned Monk. “Who is this here Dan Bu.-h anyhow? Nobody knows where he come from, ao they? Don't know if he has folks, or whether he ham t something to keep dark about, and sneaked off up here in the mountains. where nobody would think of looking for him. ” “Lots o’ people are saying just the .same thing, Bank Dawson,” said Bill Monk, with an ng y leer at those nearest him. “4™ you throll ^ h now?” inquired •Chub Dawson, quietly. The Monks stepped closer together; there was a movement as though they were preparing for an attack. “0, don’t mind your pistols and knives just yet. Let s talk a little longer. You Ned and Bill Monk — you know you tried to murder Dan Basil once. You -dare not deny it. ” “O, pshaw! you mean the fight we had that day right here. ” “No, I don’t. I mean when you two and one of your gang laid among the bushes by the spring, and when Ned aimed at Dan, I scared him, shooting •over his head. When you jumped out on the road with a knife on Dan, and the coward with you had a club. But I shot your arm—you dare not bare it now—a nd Daat and me drove you three down the road like dogs.” . *\ S uttere d these words, she ex- . h ? nd toward the Monks, who fell back in dismay ho ^ ever ’ a »ain, and Bill Monk laughed—a hard, unnatural laugh “Go on! Why, that’s as good as what

a down t vis in the circus. But It’s a lie — a He out of whole cloth, Chub Dawsonl” “Very well. I suppose you are ready | to swear now you weren’t on the road . this morning?” ' “Os course wc will swear it—and prove . j t » ! “And you didn't see Dan Bash? “No ” “Not since the day ho rode over from . Biggers’?” ; “No.” “You didn’t look for him?” I “No. ’Twan’t none of our business. । You was lookin’ for him.” “You hadn't any one out on the road, •n. ...on

neither?” “Nary one. ” “Didn’t kill Biggers’dog?” “I'm glad it's dead though, for it bit me once. ” _ “There's a good many witnesses here mind what the Monks say,” said chub, Ca “Nmv, then,” said Chub, suddenly, as she stepped back and grasped her r .e ftom Eli Potts’ hand, “throw up youi hands’** i । As the two Monks facing her obeyed reluctantly, Pete and one or two ot the gang found themselves covered with rilles drawn by the crowd. Then Chub addressed herself to the crowd: . „ “Take their knives and guns, boys. The Monks were speedily disarmed. “Squatty, come here!” Squatty approached her in fear. His cheeks were pale—his hand trembled. The Monks looked at him curiously. “Squatty, you can choose now. Will you keep your promise, or will you take your chances with the Monks. Choose quick. The Sheriff will soon take a hand in this matter.” „ 1 “Ho ought to be at my house now, । said Hank Dawson, coolly. “Least that was our understanding. ” I “No matter, dad. If the Sheriff s lost his way, or anything's happened him or his horse, I reckon you and I can take them into the town.” said Chub. ealmJy. “You’ll wish you hadn't, ( hub, said Bill Monk.

“Squatty. ” Squatty stood beside her. I “Did the Monks send you upon the , road to our house between two and three this morning?” “Don’t ask mo.” “Yes, or no!” thundered Hank Dawson. “Yes. ” “It’s a lie!" said Bill Monk. I “It's true—l caught him with the help of my dog.” said Tom Biggers. “An 1 I’ll swear it in court," added Hank Dawson. The Monks turned wrathfudy upon him ami scowled. “1 tell you. wo never ton hed Dan Bash. We don't, know anything about him. and Squatty's lying if he says we do. ” .„iii “Wait till ho do's say it. replied Chub, calmly. “H confo-es you sent him on the road. That proves you are interested. ” “Nobody will believe Squatty." “When we swear the same thing may be they will.” said Tom Biggers. “Now. then. Squatty; look me in the ^Poor Squatty could with difficulty obey Chub. , . . “Were you at the spring on the dip

i _»_i—». • *■ • “You was in the pint?” “I—l was.” But when I suspected what they were up to. and followed Dan w-cutting across the near way—did or did I not shoot Bill Monk's arm; ami then he, and you, and Ned were afraid to fight us both, or of ' the consequences if they killed me and Dan—and they and you slunk off. is ' that true or not. Squatty?” “It's the Gou's truth; but thov'U kill 1 me for telling Chub. ” “We'll see to that. Now. then. dad. if the sheriff doesn't show up in five minutes, you'd best tike the whole gang to town.” As sho ceased speaking, a horse's hoofs were heard Hankering along the stony load, and the sheriff was soon in the midst of the excited crowd.

“I man hour late. Sonu* whelp's been foolin’ with my horse. I had to get another on the road.” said the sheriff. “.Maybe the Monks will explain it,” said Chub, pointing to them. “I shouldn't wonder a mite,” said the sheriff. “Take 'em along. Sheriff. I'll be in town in time to see they don't get out on straw bail. Mind—the charge is—murder.’” “Hem! You make it?” “No! I do,” said Chub. “It’s all the same. Sheriff," said Hank 1 won. witii a smile. “'cs, it’s in the family.” said the sheriff. Now then—l'm readv to move on.” And soon the sheriff, with a strong fiard of \ountoers, nde off to the own with the .Monks and Squatty, who vas held both as a principal and witness. 1

CH H’TEK XIV. THE COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTE. “I re kon that was the best way out of it,” said Bank Dawson slowly as the sheriff disappeared with his prisoners. “We’ve got to makes a fight sooner or later with that gang. But I don't like the way they talked abmtDan Hash It was most too true. Chub.” hat, dad?” they were alone now. Tom Biggers had gone ff with the sheriff. “Why, about Dan's [ eop e. We never knew nothin’ about his folks much. He never talked about them.” “No. But 'twasn't because he hadn't reason to be proud of them.” “How do you know. Chub?” “Well, dad, 1 eou dn't just tell you—but I know. He'd smile curiously when he spoke about the great folks he’d met. }ou make up your mind, his folks are abo\e the common.” “I hope so, Chub- for your sake.” “But I know it, dad—there's ways of finding out a girl can't just explain. You’ll see Dan’s folks are tip-top. * And Dan's good as gold. ” “Oh, Dan's all right himself, Chub.” “And he's not dead; 1 said murder—but I meant the plot to kill him—and to hold them till he is found—as he will be.” At that moment a traveler on a horse tiiat looked as if it was hard ridden, stopped at the Corn rs tavern and dismounting entered and called for some liquor. Eli Potts waited on him, and the traveler was leaving the door with his wallet in his hand when he suddenly stopped. “Hello! What's this?” { Ue turned, and Eli, who had followed <

him to the door, looked at him in # s *° n Dent as he held up a bank note. “Eh? Ain't it good? “Hood? Look at it. Eli looked at it closely. Good as “That’s good as wheat. Good W S!b” signed to her father mh** I Hank moved to Ell. „ | “Let me Icok at it, Lit. Th^'t’raveler regarded Hank attentively. Then he glanced at ChU bowed slightly. . umrn —• “I think it’s good. It s a little ragged-like—but I’ve seen worse pri notesthan that, sir.”

“So have I.” _* The stranger looked very soberly at Eli Potts now. ..oinrd’s The blood mounted to the land! cheeks. „ «You —you —you don’t think “I'm paid to think. ” ~ “Pshaw! That’s good enough, but n you don’t like it. I'll give you another. “No. This w.ll do mo. Your name 13 Potts?** “Yes; Eli Potts, and I don’t care who knows it, and I ain’t carin for any one’s opinion. I can live »r get along without keepin’ tavern, and I don t pass no bad money.” “I didn’t say you did.” “Yes, you did. You’ve as good as said it’s bad. ’Tain’t like the times whata we’d State banks, and the bank You insinuated it wasn’t genooine. “It isn’t.” ; Eli recol’i d in alarm. His wife < ame to the door. “What Is it, Eli?" t ... “This man says I've j ut a counterfeit note onto him—a counterfeit ten-dollar note He gave me a twenty to change I —said he'd no small change—and now i ho says ” Here Eli’s anger choked hint “Don't get in a passion Keep your shirton. Mr. Potts. Keepcool; I'm cool. “Nobody said you was passing coun-

terfeit money.” “Will you allow me to sec the note, said Chub, suddenly. The strang r handed it to her, keeping a keen eye on her all the while. “It looks al) right,” said Chub, handing it back to the traveler, who carefully deposited it in his pocketbook “Mr. Potts, you know who gave it to you?” sa d Chub. “To be sure 1 do; so does Susan here. She seen me make the change for that ten she brought me the bills. ” “Then you have no hesitation in tell* ing who gave It to you?” The stranger looked at Eli keenly. “None in the least.” “And you,” to Mrs Potts, “can explain all the circumstances?” ‘’Why, to be sure." • ‘•Then how was it?” “Why, the man that gave Eli the bill laid it on top of the bar! them—l seed it And Eli -aid to me. ‘You bring me change for that money.’ 1 says, 'l-ita ten?’ A ’ho said twas. 1 brought the bills to Eli. and when he put the ton in I his po ketbook 1 looked at the money, and that was the solitary t<-u dollar note In the pile.” “That’s plain. Will yon swear to that, madam?" -I reckon—if it’s necessary." “Who gave you the ten-dollar not’, I Mr. Potts?" , „ - I > "a- < tiit Ula Auux uuilUun »« T —w-siTniTPerTnrimd and looked at her

I .v-tvvs now keenly. "M by did you think so?” . “Excuse me, sir. V.»u are aSt range! to me.” 1 I The traveler -milod, then said in an ; indifferent manner: “ I here's a good deal of counterfeit money circulating „i the midd e of the । Mate not much in Pine County, but j there s the marks of i’ine County on the I make." i What s that ’ sad Hank Dawson | quickly. "1 say there - reason to believe there's a la tory up here, or a place wher it is collected for distribution. “Are you a Gov. rinmmt offi er.” -aid ( hub quickly. The man smiled again. “I am not al liberty to an-wej that (I '< ill Slit — I .. s

question Supposing lam what th< n?” । “We could help you find the factvrv, 1 think,” said < hub, in low tom s “There - money in it if you do " 1 don t want mom y. I've more than I can use now. ” < hub looked disda nfullv a' the -tran- | ger. “1 beg your pardon, ml--. ” “No offense You don't know us I . reckon, that's all. ” “Tiffs Monk—is he ” “\5 eve just sent him to town with the Sheriff on account of Dan Bash " “Dan Bash!” “Yes what do you know of D aa Bash?” “W hat do you know?” "-Me -oh! lie ust heard of him. that sa I. ^ou know him, then?” “Everybody in i’ine County knew we were to be n arried last Wednesday." “Yes,” said Hank Pawson. “He has disappeared. We think the Monk- made

way with him. They had quarreled from the time Bash came here.” “Hum. So—just so.” 1 he traveler was making mental notes ! of the father and daughter. The notes read thus: “As straight ns a die and fearle-s. Pluck and grit ami enormous grip all over him. Great beauty—splendid form! lake her father only quicker. Die for their Duonds and neu r squeal once ” Hut aloud he said, in very calm tones ' “Mr Potts—it will be necessary for you to explain how you camo by this note I shall arrest ton don't be alarmed—a more matter of form-jour friend hero, “Dawson. ” “Dawson will bail yon—then I will make regular clmrgi s against Mr. Bill Monk, and ” • <->*7 «° U ' l ! 1 i^ guided by me,” said hub you 11 do nothing of the sort ” “Eh!—how?” “I said you'll put your foot in it if you go about it in that way.” J “Well, then, will you be able to give me a better plan?” ” “Easily. ” “Pray inform me.” i* 1 Wi ‘Jh p o tts ’ P^ase step outside with dad and me—Mrs. Potts can attend to the house—and she mustn't i speak a word of this.” ' j “Indeed, I won’t—mercy knows T shan't,” said Mrs. Potts. 1 Then Eli Potts, the traveler, and Chub stood beside Hank Dawson, in close deliberation. [to be continued. J This country is so rich that the fingers of all its washer-women are full of wrings. ।

held up to the light IS THE DAILY LIFE OF MANY INDIANANS. Wonjaj, jj UI . no< i to Deutn—A Fony In u ^*B—SBO,OOO Sensational Suit atEvansDoathn. AceidentH, Etc. Reduced Railroad Fare. Members and candidates are notified, that through the courtesy of the Central T raflic Association, excursion fares have been granted from all points in Indiana to those attending the Scottish Rite and Shrine Convocations, at Fort Wayne, Ind., May 13 an j 14> 189 i When buying tickets, ask for a certificate, which when endorsed by Charles B. Fitch, will entitle the holder to one-third fare, returning.

Minor State items. Rockville has organized a band. —Laporte complains of bad streets. —-Y. M. C. A. organized at Vincennes. —Delphi’s waterworks will cost $38,000. —Marion bootblacks have formed a union. ^■^^iderson’s new roiling mill will emfight against the demon rum is on at Mitchell. —Crawfordsville has lost $19,000 by fire the past year. —A cat at Vincennes has adopted three young squirrels.

Lewis Gekeler, Lancaster, fatally injured by a horse kick. —Rev. John Stuck committed suicide by hanging at Boundary City. —Mrs. Biondell nearly died at Brazil from an overdose of laudanum. A. P. Craig, train robber, given ten years and SSOO fine at Laporte. —A paper has been established at Bainbridge by Morrison & Scott. —John Kohback, fatally injured in a runaway accident at Fort Wayne. —Kokomo is to have a distillery with a capacity of 3.000 barrels of whiskydaily. Jerry M. Floyd has driven the Paoli stage 122,520 miles in the past fourteen years. —Columbus street car line to be extended out to Orinoco, fashionable suburb.

—Crawfordsville will issue 830,(XW ’ worth of bonds to pay for electric light . plant. 0 —Elkhart Globe tissue paper works a burned down. Loss ?3O.(MX>; insurance « 915,000. n —A Piqua, Ohio, firm is arranging to manufacture farm implement handles at Columbus. k —Minerva Cross, a maiden lady A3 years old, wa- found d< ad in her bed at Rushville. —Claude Murrer, ft years old. horribly m, p, u by a dog at Forty I c, is threat,r jhn-nex. the largest number since Warden "ratten assumed charge. Jh “ A six-ton roll has been cast at a W Albany foundry for the Premier . eel-works, Indianapolis. 1 —Louisa Lows, of Manchester. on her t 8-th birthday,fell and broke her hip bone, 0 from which -be soon died. t —Putnam County has been losing 8 school-houses by tire al the rate of oneeach month slme January.

—L. S. Lafferty, the t,, w. ,v M. brakeman, who wa- -truck by a bridge at South Bend, will recover. —Oliver Wood received ava | ca . detshlp appointment at the competitive examination held at Tipton. —Joseph Bangard sm-s Alonzo Smith for $30,000 damages at Evansville alienated his wife's affection. —Thomas Sternberry, a hostler at Braz.il. wa- corm reo ami kicked into insensibility by a vicious imr-e. —A man living mar .Jamestown would not go to the funeral of hi- daughter because she did not div al home. —Outbreak of hydrophobia and measles in Cav County. Om- child died with measles and several more dangerously sick. —Wm. Smelser, a Jeffersot.ville telegraphoperator, liome from New Orleans, tells that lie helped mas-aere the .Malia gang. —Standard Oil Company's building a large plant at Columbus for storing refined oil for distribution in southern part of State.

I —Johnny Keimnitz, 12 years old, killed by the car- at Smith Bend. His sister »a- killed on -aim- read a short 1 time afo, —A Hwa*’fordsvilie woman rushed into ( her bi Ming dwelling and rescued a canary .JUMT Jh-r.-hv rre c fvtng several ugly burns. John Evered, of Peru, hid 8200 in I greenbacks in an old stove, and hi- wife

* « " ’ ' • IUIU U |» Wilf set hr to the rubbish without realizing ! its conUuts. — Die Supreme Court has affirmed the decision giving the widow of brakeman Davi.i l. Pearcy, of North Vernon SB,OOO du in 3 gos. Ihonameof New Providence has been changed to Borden back to New Providence and over the fence again to Borden within a few mon’hs. —Midland-agent Mooreland, Lapel, concealed §6O in a waste basket for safe-ty-janitor emptied contents of basket into a fire, burned up money and all. —Flower-thieves are so bold in Crawfordsville that they enter the front yards at night and dig up plants by the roots. —John Langford, a Harrison County farmer, returning from Palmyra, fell unconscious by the road and died soon after a searching party found him. —lt is said that Gen. Lew Wallace’s patent-applied-for, double-jointed, aluminium fish-pole contains divisions designed for carrying lunch an( j buttermilk, as well as matches to light a pipe, and a copy of the latest novel.

—The tramp jailed at Winchester, suspected murderer of Oliver Morgan, near Lynn recently, confessed the crime, and threats of lynching are freely made. J —The family of Thomas Knox, of Cambridge City, has been poisoned by eating weinerwurst sausages. One child is dead, and four others critically affected. —The body of a woman was found under a raft in the Ohio River, near New Albany, supposed to be that of Florence Hirshall, who 1 as been missing since December. —Mrs. John Creviston, near Higginsville, was trying to save their farm fences from an approaching timber fire, when her clothing ignited, burning her to death.

• —Ah Leon, Chinese laundryman, Evansville, 50 years old, ugly as mud, fell desperately in love with a handsome young lady in that city and was arrested for dogging her footsteps. —The first accident since the electric street railroad went into operation two years ago, happened in Richmond last I week. A little boy was pushed under a car by a gir' playmate, being ground to pieces. —Miss Lizzie Barnett, Crawfordsville Salvation Army soldier, kicked by a mule, declares she’s going to die; doctors say sho isn’t; she knows better, she is, too, ’cause she had a “death warning just a short time ago.

—The government depot, Jeffersonville prison, school board and shipyards have all refused to conform to the Jeffersonville Council order adopting central standard time. 'llie difference is about thirty minutes. —At Greensburg the 4-year-old daughter of John Lawrence fell in a spring and was drowned. Thore was only about eight inches of water, but the child was unable to recover herself, and was dead when the mother found her. —Rev. Gee, Attorney M. G. Rhoads, Dr. M. L. Hall, and several other prominent citizens of Newport went to the Wabash River fishing. They tied their teams some distance from the river, and when they returned one of Attorney Rhoads' tine ponies was missing. After searching some time the animal was discovered at the bottom of an old well, into which he had fallen. The pony was small and easily hauled out of the well, slightly worse off for his fall. —Near Roachdale, Dick Adams, a former saloon-keeper, was fireff upon by wonhl-be assassins while in bed, and , probably fatally injured. Four shots were tired through the window at him, one taking effect in his left breast, pers forating the lung. Adai .s has long t been regarded as a desperate character, but the causes of 4’ie midnight assault , is a matter of conjecture only. Great . excitement prevails in the neighborhood. No arrests have been made, but ; of Adams. * *

1 rank Lake, a well-known farmer lesiding in Tippecanoe County since the day when boats came up the Wabash, was killed by lightning during the storm recently. He had been to Stockwell, and was returning home with his team, when they were driven by the violence of the thunderstorm to seek shelter beneath a br >ad oak that stood by the road. The tree was split from the top 4o the earth, pai t of the trunk being smashed to splinters. After the storm bad passed over, both Mr. Lake ami his team were found dead. —The Attorney General has been asked. ‘I- a convict, who is granted a new trial by the Supreme Court, and returned to his County, entitled to -SIS as provid- 1 by the law? - ’ Green Smith's opinion says: “The law says that every cons ;et who shall have served six months or more when discharged shall le furnished w ith <ls. A convict is nut. discharged when a new trial is granted; the custody of the prisoner is simply shifted from the ward<-n of the prison to the County sheriff, and in a legal sense is not discharged.” At .Muncie, Patrick Ford came within a hair s breadth of losing his life. Constable J. K. .Miller called at Ford's home to subpwnea him. The little Irishman was intoxicated and refused to go. A- Miller took hold of him Ford pulled a revolver, but the officer was too quick and fired first. The ball hit Ford over the left, eye and miraculously glanced off, plowing a furrow to the ear. .Miller, supposing he had blown out the

man's brains, gave himself up. While going t<> look after the dead man the horrified officers met Ford on his way to demand the arrest of Miller for attempted murder. —Mitchell has a youthful band of bite Caps, whose members seem to be doing their work thoroughly. John

I Grubb, a lad about 12 years old. whois the son of a hard-working widow, has been in the habit of loafing about the ■ streets all daj' anti until late at night. He continually disobeyed his mother, who needed his help. One night recently, I while returning at the usual hour, he was met at a dark corner by several masked boy • laying in wait. They seized him, and, taking him off the street, administered a severe whipping and admonished him to mend his ways. He Has profited by the discipline, and is not seen on the streets after dark. —John Johnson, of Peru, got a year in the Penitentiary for stealing a bushel of potatoes, for which he received 95 cents. —Mrs. Margaret Tilford, of New Albany, compromised her §IO,OOO damage suit against the L., N. A. & C. Railroad for §4,500.

—Aaron B. Scott, one of the pioneer merchants of Peru, and who was prominently identified with its advancement for forty years, died of paralysis, aged 76 years. He was one of the oldest Knights Templars in Northern Indiana.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM REFLECTION.

A Pleasant, Interesting, and Instructive Lesson and Where It May Be found—A Learned and Concise Review of the Same. The lessm for Sunday, May 17, may be found in Hosea 10: 1-15. introductory. If Amos could be called distinctively the country preacher, then in some fair degree we may designate Hosea as the city preacher. He had much to do with the great centers of population; he had much to say of the large cities and to the people dwelling there. It would be interesting to study the characteristics of this proclamation. It was bold, sharp, searching; at once wonderfully picturesque and beautiful, and marvelously strong and trenchant. In the lesson before us we have a good specimen of the prophet's marked method of appeal. XVHAT THE LESSON SAYS. An empty vine. Spreading, we have written in our margin. Luxuriant, says the Revision. Poured out is one of the meanings given; hence the translation, empty. So at Isa. 24: 1, “Nothing but leaves" is the significance ot it. According to the multitude. The remainder of I the verse is a double quartette of vocables. I one set balane.lnK the ottver; Hue. i* \ frulVH, many altars-. Uno e x>u»<Kn„ c Idols. J I Images or Idols, 1. e., something set up.

At Gen. 28: 18, It Is rendered pillar. Divided Cf. “Divide and conquer.” The word orbu ally means to lick, hence to consume or plunder, hence to divide. It is translated part at 1 Sam. 30:24. (“They shall part alike.") At 2 Chron, 28: 21, it is rendered portion. Faculty. First meaning, laid waste. The Douuy so preserves it, i. e., perish. The sense of guilt or fault is a divided signification. At Hosea 13:1, it is this same word that is rendered offended. What then should a king do? The passage is a difficult one. The literal of the Hebrew is, And what should a king do for us? Very much like, What is the good of a king anyway? In making covenants. Hebrew, swearing falsely, making covenants, this being the sum of their words. The word covenant is from the root, to cut. suggestive of the original mode, like our word. Indenture. Hemlock. Hebrew, rosh, the word for head. At Beut. 32: 32, it is rendered gall c-grapes of gall”); at Deut. 32: 33, p uson (••the poison of dragons") -Poppy" is preferred by one of our leading critics. Beth-aven. House of vanity, or idols, see v. 8 below. The word given in derision, by the faithful, to Bethel. Mourn. From the word meaning to droop or fall, expressive of mourning. The priests then of that rejoiced. It is suggestive to note that this word “rejoiced” means literally to circle about or dance. A present. In contempt. A god for a K ift'_Ki„g Jareb. The Douay adopts the etymology of the word as from the verb to avenge or contend. See variations. Coun-el. Worldly prudence. WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES. Israel is an empty vine, bo bringeth forth fruit unto himself. And that is the sign of emptiness, self-service. The vine that keeps ever feeding itself ; bringing forth to itself is leaf laden rather than fruit laden. Such indeed is the rendering of the Douay. <Variations.) Fruit is always in the unselfish trend. It is thought for another than self. This man 1 hat is heaping up for himself, be he never so rich. Is after all very poor: abundance of leafage, no fruitage. . This fig tree is very beautiful, covered as it ' is with leaves. “Luxuriant,” as the Re- • vision suggests. Ilas it any fruit hid among the leaves? No. Cut it down; it is empty. , This life is very high and lordly. Large C di-plav in outward adornment; much or - the appearance ot vitality Is there any t benevolence, tender love, kindly <l®®^ No. There is no fruit. The vtne is empty.

vmy enrancrctli I'tiiegrTjTfflr"™* I will make Ephraim to rile. We have w ' i,t( ‘ n “ 111 iw hi <>ur margin. RiJing is exatsly what Ephraim was not to do—not any longer. Her days of riding, so to speak were ended. Now she is to be ridden. ‘ Her portion heretofore has been a comparatively easy on.-. She has been a favored heifen 'asks, treading out corn and the Ike Her fair neck has scarce been touched by the yoke. She has been, as it were gently handled. Petted indeed has she nlnwt Is clla "2 e(l - and along With plowing Judah and clod-breaking Jacob. Ephraim shall have her share of hard, grinding toil. The Lord has been very mild and easy with the most of us—with all of us Let us have a care. Where gentle means fail, other modes of discipline are sometimes resorted to. Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy. The song tells truth: P “As we sow, so shall we reap, In the tide of coming years. Whether it be joy or sadness, weal or woeThen this truth in view still keep, W hile tiie hours are going by. We shall gather at the” harvest wnat we SOW.” And there is nothing of the heresy of earning by works here. The seed that Is sown is not earth seed, it is celestial seed. As Hie mercy is God's, even so is the rightChri'f 0 ^ i * Xot WOrk rtSh^ousness. ‘but i r .'i "- ,lte0ll ”‘ les -- As we put into tl.e nfe these heaven-sent seeds of faith, hope, ove, we gather forth, in measure ample am. gratifying, grace, mercy, the peiee and joy or God. Thou didst trust in thy way. It is man’s own way that leads to such 1 >s S , not God’s. wm : !i re ’ '‘S’ons'.ble. as a race, for the ills to which we have fallen heir. “All we. like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own wav.” Our wav. Now ! t S m O4 S V ay? ” ‘and the Lord bath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” i es, right across our earthward way lies the heavenward path. “And a highway s .'oL b V I . here ’ and !l way< and B Shall be called The way of holiness.” O blessed highway from gloom to gladness, from death to life! ( ease to trust in your owu way. Take God's way.

-Out of my bondage, sorrow and night, Jesus I come, Jesus I come: Into thy freedom, gladness and light Jesus I come to thee.” Said the affianced of Philip Henry when they objected that his lineage was low and no one knew where he came from: “But I , u°i W i . wbere b ’ , ls Koing and I want to go w ith him.” “And the ransomed of the L >rd -hall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads; they .-hall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and signing shall flee away.” Lord thy way, not ours! So shall Bethel do to you. Sin is its own avenger. As Gail Hamilton, is it not? has said, there is a -day o f judgment” here and nor. Our Bethels, our alters of iniouity ris? up to execute sentence upon us. God’s ministers are many and varied, but they all work for righteousness. And at the last men shall acknowledge rectitude of the „7 1S ” Ot God ’ s " rath ’ Uls sin’s fi t. Bethel was named for God; home of God it was called at the first. Israel made a home of vanity, idolatry, satanry. Ami this house they pulled down upon their heads. O sin is not to be trifled with, it keeps - ount it bides its time, and then it kUI>. -7 he Lord rebuke thee, O Satan.” k, \ Lesson.— ^Captivity of Israel.” 2 Kings 11 : 6-18.

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