| Show THE DEVILS BAIT I 1 mr kendall a valued occasional contributor tri butor of verses to tile the bulletin favors it with the following C I 1 the mortal who occasionally permits himself to reflect far elou enough h ahead to contemplate the inevitable earthly end of himself and the generation of fellow beings wilt will be inclined to smile satirically or weep in pity as cynical or charitable emotions hold sway in his mind ile he will behold mankind as in a maudling vision vision eagerly absorbed in the accumulation of sensuous illusive riches and felicitating felici tating themselves of their durability and continuity of possession he foresees the certain and solemn moment of spiritual awakening be he anticipates the startled quickening to immortal consciousness the utter dissipation of temporal acquisitions sit ions and the coming face to face with the one sublime and only everlasting reality of which this feverish existence with its fierce strivings selfish hoard ings and gross ambitions affords but vague and unrecognized glimpses to the individual who indulges in such contemplative forecast who sees the glittering pageant of time dissolve to nothing at the grave gravel it will seem as though men wco wem were audacious perjurers per jurers before god delighting to do him lip homage and zealous to express a belief bellef in a futurity which th they ll 11 never ver seriously aim ahn for or expect to inherit in lerit as though to bonor honor themselves more entirely in their perishable bodies they willingly prostituted prostitutes their imperishable souls such a one if he believes in the immor bality of his species must despise them I 1 VS 0 fc V far fort leir their li profoundly lamen laden lie ile r a alis gris u d I 1 ng folly jolly on 4 lit digh lesat 1 sat the devil wo lyl ill plotting mankind and he lai lal laughed hed a laugh F sardonic at the atrero i human buman hnud lle lie scra sera scraped pea ped u af I 1 a hula luta battual if ua of metal metai and aud tinged haged ita it a nue hur he ile rounded ib it into a pellet peilet and grinned at the artifice new h ho ita ila bait balt tuey they will 11 cuip snip all allden lill 1411 lilliar lAr lan a soul and he ull up pe the yellow b bauble auble and gave it a downward roll 1 1 enticed by ia it glitter and ana jingle mauldan scrambled arter arten pell pall mell meil leaping for it without abyss of helu held then theo shook the tho devil laughter tili till sparks fiew flew troth froin all his scars and know alls of science pronounced it A wonderful shower of stars tie cie the tho lovli st still ill ili sits ss on the top ardd arid downward dow nvard and every bauble that tbt passes basses Is given chase cawse by who keeps aloof from race who risks not ead cad and the thee pool Is looked upon with amusement i and as a A fool IV W A RENDALL kendall RE sax SAN AN franciseo june isk ISM soul soui and ana bodai |
