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Show 1UD0CNLV CIIANatO HIS MIND.' Sll.nl. Mad by a Slaeall-t In TrloJ lo Te.eU n Ksrlttss f-.,n. An nil KCiitKiiiiuii. wibli an appear-aneo appear-aneo of authority. sti4 looking nt n nnmber ot workmen that were pnlllnr; up an cnonnoeta building. He in&nl-feaite-d a keen iutcreit In what was going go-ing on ; ho examined beams and scrutinized scru-tinized the great atone that ate tu form thu an-lint tlw entrance ot thu inam-litolli inam-litolli stiueturc A thoughtful fellow oamo along, nnd, rpuaklng to tho old gelitleuiari, (itkudi "Would you object lo giving mo n low moments of your tlutor1 "No, sir." "Willyou tlcpoeerbore, tUtn, out of Hie wayr" "I wllL" They stood apart from tlio liusy w orld nliout tlietn. The old erimtteiuaii Icoked Inquliliigly at tbo thoughtful looking fellow and Midi "Well, slrl" "I bavo cnlle.1 you afdo to speak a few acrlou words to )oii. At lint It nay strike you that I am praeutnptaout, but niter awhilo you will rev that lay motive. If not commendable, aro at least honest. At I oamo along there Just now I saw you standing In self forgetful for-getful attention, gating at tbu progress of IhNrre-iet building, anil I wondered It It Imilevereiocurreil to yon that It will lint be long unlll now pardon mo the great himso nowijoingupwllt lio-long lio-long to tomo ono else. You am going to protest, 1 ie, but wait n moment Yourrnroln till Ufa Is nearly run. A few ilu) mom )em, a lunnlinuto tu one nt th'Ms foundation ttonua, will sink iH-iieatli the surface of tho cnrtli. TlioaJiiiuty ynu felt In tills great bull I-Ing I-Ing will be goiio all wltll )uuwill lio oer. Pleas wait until I get through. "We will not spoculato n to tho f u-tnm u-tnm dae-lling plooa of your ooul; no will not hint that your deeds liavo not been noblo and geuernut e'liougli to In-turo In-turo you an eternity ot jMsael', but wo will elo this i Wo will iue.tlon tho Judgment Judg-ment ol a man, with ouo loot on tho crumbling brink of tlmo, firing up lib fow remaining da) t In irazlng with lu-fantllko lu-fantllko rupture at n building projected by greed and oxeotited In vnnity. Far-elou Far-elou me, If 1 sm harsh, ami forco upon )oursolf sultlclent iiatlcnro to listen to mo until I nut done. A lew mora hours and the world will movo ou wiMiout you. You won't lio hi it, it tlies vulgar tnyliki goo. No ono will nils you, rxor.pt In n sort of sell congratulatory way. Y'ou will bo mold-uring. mold-uring. " "Hut, my dear sir" "Hold on," said tho moralist, mildly protesting. "Walt until I liavcuttorwl it fow iiuiro word nnd then I will let you return to Tain ooottpatlon. Now, If I woro n weulthy mau, nnd knew my tlmo on Ofirtli wu abort, what would I dot Put up a great building und act ..MuHuunl... ... llv.. . .!.... V... 1 would do ume real gueal with uiy money; I would lon behind mo ouo mnn at least who would bold my ini-m-ory dour. I would saleot tomo poor, gratitful fellow now, let in tell you," lio suddenly broke off "1 am tho most Knit) till man In tho world. In tho Jowelod framo of memory I now bold tho ploturo ot n man who iraro luo ten int H o ) our ago. Now, let tn liavu llvodolkirs, pUkisc." "Your talk b wnrtli llvo dollar," sold Ihu old gentleman, "and Flu sorry you didn't let mo iuo It for you." "Buee wlmtr' "Tho talk." "llowainaltt" "Ily Irlllng you that I'm not pn'tlng up that building that 1 merely atopped lisru to look nt tho workmen. 1 am tl.j pallor of tho Third Presbyterian church and won't you stay a lltllo longer! Not Well, good day, and don't forget lo bo fruitful for ull you (pat In this life." Arknnww Travolcr. |