Show ft FL OF A SP I 1 BIT by MILDRED C GOODRIDGE roscoe w waa as dead there was DO re repulsion pul slon dread or lamented loss of ct identity present with him as aa la in the he same room where his white set race face looked up from tho the satin lined casket he was waa conscious only of being ing 14 spiritual entity nothing more A part rt of a ray of light of a current of air of a nameless essence licking form and substance Bub stanco still did dia aa 1 possess tho the full comprehending benm rain pain was waa gone desire speculation ho was waa simply passive and content ila II 11 0 viewed the group in the toom clearly ho ba took in their spoken words worda lie was vas a good man said ono one bf f hla his oldest former friends A patient unselfish person to the last appended a physician soulful always charit charitable ablo and shove all grateful added the clergy wan inan they tell me he bo was once a roan man leading to a painful Ac ackless kness for years lie he came out of uio the ordeal a changed chastened chasteney chast ened being in his gratitude for life ho he vowed to lo devote it to others nobly has baa he kept his pledge and then the low voiced throng began to recite many and maly incidents of little and great deeds that iha philanthropist had bad done tor for the food of humanity took the recitals in 9 3 one would bould listening casually to a moderately lodera tely interesting story lie he was waa sot ot conscious ot of self florl 11 cation ol of the deserving reward for well doing the lawyer said strange but the day mr led I 1 received a letter from a far ott stant place it seems booms that about ten en years ago mr ahalt put on hla his leet a worthless inebriate named morion ross rosa the letter Is from a rela live of that person now dead telling low iooss reformed and how bow that incident has led to a great result to morton why had forgotten the incident years abono even now it appealed to him as quite commonplace among what he consid red ered greater acts acta of thoughtfulness and fand charity in his bis career ah lie ho did not know did not know that the deed he did that day ac 4 arrayed in a plain dress was waa a young girl la in the long past for one IN morton Torton ross vim vaa dus destined tined to shine and bring forth loas fruit for ayel aye with the removal of hla hia mortal aart the next day the spirit of roscoe than rhall seemed to float from the old environment it was waa a flight to the stam a grope beneath vast ocean depths now in the holy silence of some oma dense african forest never ln in craded by the toot foot of man again on the mountain tops of some lofty himalaya range unhampered time space distance annihilated his ego wandered in the great broad sense ot of divinity the world lay before him a mere merci midget of the universe cities were as ant hills events panoramic and then the newness of illimitable omnipresence wearing away A treat preat longing came to him material things were as aa nothing now not even IOTO the spirit seemed to td crave tor for some ome high pure ideal where the soul emad could be fed and satisfied there same ame a keen mental analysis what had been hla his earthly lifes greatest boon and thinking of the goodness of li heaven caven the strong contrast of his latter life purified as aa by fire his anwer was van speedy joy so it came to his that as one Z bum might havo have the predominating of peace another of hope un other of faith with him full toy loy had wrought outa blessed meas are of existence dear old world hla his creed had had run 1 I love every 1 sody body and he had lived out the sen tn at and had been happy joy an essence an inspiration an dpree flon of gratitude it was as aa much each an entity as sunshine or the perfume of flowers as the rare in of music all found abiding alacca laces in some souls craving the guest eueal where could joy discover a sure sura dwelling place in the palace of kings chero and luxury prevailed the seeking 6 ollit sought i a home alas alan powei was waa fleeting wealth a lower social grades there ther were only selfish desires deal reg vanity duplicity there were peaceful and striving hearts aflame with the zeal of ro re lillous fervor it was true but these theao already had bad their meet guest at the end of a week of wandering the ego of roscoe hovered over an isolated island amid a dismal ocean solitude soll tudo at one end was a cluster of at small email but pleasantly environed huts huta directly within his bis view where a patch of glowing green ery cry showed arrayed in a plain coarse dress was a young girl she would pick a stray flower and press it to her lips as aa if she loved it the birds bh ds hovered near her as aa though they knew her for a friend ifer her face was like that of a seraph her eyes shone with the pure peaceful calm of a glorified spirit then she abbe faced the sunset and her soul spoke in song mellow echoing rhapsodic it was a psalm of gratitude to the great grea t power love for whom moved all the springs of her being then sho she went in among the little habitations feeble old men blessed her as she passed by pain faced women basked in her smile she had cheer for all then when she entered hut after hut and ministered to the needs of bedridden men and women roscoe understood that she was the nurse in charge of this strange camp upon the faces of all save this grand spirit immune there was a shadow a n blight of a sudden the full realization of the scene dawned upon roscoe A leper community then what mission had he the tha spirit of joy jay in this desolate dea spot accursed of of man shunned by all humanity what part had joy amid buffering banishment isolation gut but he be soon knew when those poor unfortunates gathered within the larger structure of the group at eventide to listen to the instructive directing or entertaining words of 0 their monitor and nurse a restful calm came to the wandering spirit here indeed was joy the sacrifice fice of love comfort security on an the part of this glowing young creature seemed to fill avery soul boul with gratitude she told them a simple story land and roscoe understood it was the story of morton ross rosa this was his orphan daughter she recited the kindness of a noble man himself who had helped lift her father from the miry clay and set met hla his feet upon a rock how she from the inspiration of that great deed had been moved to devote her life to a lofty sacred purpose so she was waa among them daughter sister companion and friend and then it seemed as aa though the mission of the wandering spirit was waa ended here was waa joy in its highest attainment service here too was joy in patient hopeful waiting in a companionship that shut in a few lonely souls as aa to a little heaven of their own despite their affliction so the wandering spirit found ill its dwelling place and was waa cont content merging into the loving soul of the devoted creature whose mission was love immortalized 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