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83 at this time drank deep of the spring of eternal life thus presented to him as his death bed, after wards proved.

  The fate of the wicked soldier was awful, God seemed to say to him, "thus far shalt thou go, and no farther." The day when his reprobate course should cease was drawing night; he was to be cut off in his wickedness and utterly perish, soul and body, from before the presence of the Lord. He had neither the love nor fear of God in him. His heart wholly depraved; he was truly "driven away in his wickedness," (Prov. XIV. 32): he preferred the was of the fool to the way of the righteous, and God gave him up to his folly. He became very bitter in his animosity to John during his imprisonment and vowed vengeance. He was too cowardly, however, to put his threats into execution when any one was present, and John took good care to keep out of his way on all other occasions. Almost his first act, after the period of his confinement had expired, was to steal a buffalo robe. In this John was again his evil genius. He detected him in the commission of this second crime and gave information of the fact. The evidence of his being a hardened villian and dangerous to the community was conclusive. He was, therefore, sentenced to be "drummed around the parade" at noon for six successive days in presence of the whole garrison, and on the last turned out of the fort. This was accord- cut word