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Show A ciiki;.mo-('ivili.ki) christian ia ijuite c:ip-ihic ol making a speech ul ihia kind lu ;i brotlicr man: "You have, my de-a; sir, cnuiniilteil every oilensje winch is in the least worth your while lo cuni'iiii; you have, betrayed be-trayed yuur clients ai.d wards, you mire, w asiexl tne aub.il.ineo ol the poor; you have broken your word ol honor to your Iriends, and liavo perjured per-jured yourself in the eourttt ot juolice. J womd not tnitil you alone in the room with a silver spoon, and believe you would Lake a brief Iroin the devil himself if he made your lee lare enough. Now, 1 hale these olleiised deeply. 1 think no mnu onglit to commit llieni. 1 believe Cod disapproves disap-proves of them in a mild way, but trust this ixpression of my opinion will not hurl your feelings. In fact, I only make U because 1 find lliati 1'olhier, tho renowned jurist, Hugo Grolius, the Apostle Paul aud Dr. i Licber have given u iterance to simi-1 lar sentiments in several of their greal works, as you know, doubtless, as well as I. Towards you personally, my dear old cultured friend, I need hardly hard-ly say my feelings are entirely unchanged. un-changed. I love you as I have always al-ways loved you. Whenever you led wearied with your Irauds, and adul teries, and lies, you knyw you are welcome, lo my fireside. Couio near to mo, that I may get my arm around your neck, and lend me your pocket-handkerchief, pocket-handkerchief, and sit down while 1 send out lor a 'lloral tribute.' " N. Y. .W.,i. |