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As the western hills were cast- Xow he had gone among the<br />
ing lengthening (-hadows in the ciowd upon the shore and no one<br />
placid water of Galilee, a woman could tell into what mad thing the<br />
and her daughter might have been e\-il spirit \vould lead him,<br />
seen standing in the doorway of Then strange rumors reached<br />
their home in a little Gadarenc vil- the village, J'csus had healed the<br />
lage,<br />
sick even as in Galilee, had even<br />
The mother was yet young in cast out devils, and a swine herder<br />
years, but the hair graying abjut ran doAvn the street telling in<br />
the temples, the plaintive stoop of breathless fashion huw his herd out<br />
her shoulders and th? line^ about on the hills above' the village had<br />
her mouth, showed' that trouble suddenly broken awav from them<br />
was more than a visitor in their and rushed into the lake, Anothhome.<br />
The girl was but a child, er late coiner could tell how he<br />
but as shei stood with her arm had seen the madman break into<br />
about her mother her eyes were the crowd until he w'as in the<br />
filmy with unwaitied tears. Strange very pieeence of Jesus, .Might it<br />
news had just come to this village not be that one who had done such<br />
Ttiii CHltlSTLAN NATION. Vol 69.<br />
yeais, she knew that her prayers<br />
A r o u n d t h e O l d A r m C h a i r . were answered. Father had come<br />
home at la.-t and in the do.rway<br />
HOW FATHER CA.ME HO AIE, him to the hills, where hg lived<br />
of<br />
his<br />
their humble home, with his<br />
l'i\" Prof. J, Al. Coleman, wietched life among tli; tombs.<br />
arms ab'Out those two who were<br />
the world to him, he told taem<br />
of a greater love which had given<br />
llim back to them. The setting<br />
sun slipped behind tne Galilean<br />
hills wh.;'Se shadow-s bridged the<br />
home, A neighbor passing by had wonderful things might even cure<br />
said that Jesus had crossed the this man whom none could either across the basin-lake; each onen<br />
lake that afternoon and that a tie or tame. As one looked at the watching to see which boat would<br />
great crowd was gathered about mother they could see that she was get to lend first. This they tried<br />
him on the eastern shore. He also praying, what she had so often several times, sometimes Tiptoe's<br />
told how as he was at his work on prayed before, but now with a new boat getting to the e dge of basinlake<br />
flirst, and, sometimes Fire^<br />
the hillside, watching the crowd hope in her heart. Could Jesus,<br />
below, he had seen the woman's who had cooled the burning sufhusband<br />
rushing with mad leaps ferer in Simon's home and healed as much fun to watch them.<br />
glow's, but each time it was just<br />
down the hillside, his face streaked the rotten flesh of the lepers, could Then came the next fairy trick:<br />
with blood, his hands filled with he not give her back her husband? blowing out the candle with their<br />
stones which he threw savagely at Sin had blighted their home. eyes shut. First Bertha tried, and<br />
any one who came in his way. Might not Jesus, who said he had<br />
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fairy," laughed Bertha.<br />
This was the reason they stood conre to take away sin, set them very small circle and blew with a Valuable Book Free<br />
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But the man had not kept faith til she too could pick him out. At cheeks until he looked so funny iRESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH 01<br />
with his girl wife. He had fallen least the neighbo-rs did not seem that Bertha had to laugh. Finally<br />
WILL CASKEY. •<br />
into evil ways with the bad com- to be afraid of him now\ for they he blew real hard and then opened<br />
Wliereas, God, in Ms infinite wit<br />
dom, lias seen fit to call from ou<br />
panions which may be found in were crowded close abut him and his eyes. The candle-fairy was<br />
midst a beloved friend and brother, b<br />
every neighborhood, until the he seemed to be telling them something<br />
that mother and daughter thing they wished to hear. She Once a,gain he tried, this time Resolved, 1st, That in his remova<br />
still there.<br />
it<br />
•;<br />
dreaded most was his home' com- heard one man laugh, while anothing.<br />
A ice and sin had so de- er nearer at hand was cursing his<br />
loyal and devoted to his Master an<br />
getting so excited he raised right we have lost a leader, one who wa<br />
up on his toes, spread out his<br />
whose earnestness and enthusiasi<br />
bau'ched his soul that even his com- hick in the loss of swine. Now hands and blew so hard that when were an inspiration to us all,<br />
panions in sin had fallen away her eyes could single out the face he opened his eyes the candlefairy<br />
was gone. He had really selves to the Master's service, tha<br />
2nd, That we reconsecrate ou:<br />
from him. He had become the of the man she loved, the matted<br />
terror of the village. The soft hair hair hanging about it, the clothes blown out the candle in trying<br />
we may be ready when the call come<br />
that was carefully combed low on which he had torn in his frenzy<br />
to us.<br />
twice.<br />
Srd, That We extend our deepes<br />
"the woman's forehead failed to flapping about him in the evening<br />
hide the mark of a cruel blow and wind. Nearer he came and she<br />
the child must always be a cripple could mark that his head was<br />
because of her father's passion. For flung up now, his hands no longtheir<br />
own safety the villagers had er clenched, "God of Abraham,"<br />
trie'd to fetter his feet, time and she prayed, "give me back my husagain<br />
had chained him to the wall band," and as he came closer so<br />
in his home, but no means had been that she could look in his eyes and<br />
found to keep the madman in see the old love light that had been<br />
hounds. Finally they had driven hidden through iso many weary<br />
lake, while all the western sky was<br />
flooded W'-ith a crimson tide uf<br />
glor)''. It was the evening time<br />
and it was lig'ht.<br />
THE FAIRIES OF HALLOW<br />
E'EN.<br />
By Mrs. A, Clinton.<br />
(Concluded from last issue.)<br />
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They roasted chestnuts in the sympathy to the bereaved family an<br />
fireplace among the coals, too. commend them to Christ, "The Frlen<br />
When one chestnut popped right that sticlieth closer than a brother."<br />
4th. That a copy ot these resoli<br />
out at them, they laughed and<br />
tions be sent the bereaved famil!<br />
clapped their hands. Bertha said that a copy be enrolled on the mil<br />
a chestnut-fairy jumped out of his utes of the •society, and that a cop<br />
house where he had been shut up be sent to The Christian Nation.<br />
a very long time,<br />
VIDA CATHCART,<br />
LENA PETERSON,<br />
"What was he shut up for?" inquired<br />
Barton,<br />
U. D. McKEOWN,<br />
CommJttei