Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-06-10
REST FOR THE WEARY.

How slow the hands creep over the
dial-how the brain throbs as we work
and wait for the coming hour which will
release Us from labor Life is but a trial
a sentence-an imprisonment for those
Who toll and were it not that the Angels
of Saturday Night, like some heaven-sent
fairy, comes once week to release Us
from over-taxing work and lead Us to
rest with the loved ones. death would be
sweetcr than life even without the golden
rewards for those who try to be good apl
noble
Tonight we are too worn and weary to
write as we would like We are like thou
sands who all the week have toiled be-
vond their strength to earn comforts for
the dear ones, and who now feel to envy
those who sleep behind marble head
boards in the silent city"-but for the
! good time coming, when we can be with
the one who waits our coming, and whose
smiles is ever more life giving than spring
4 The hours seem long as we watch the
dial-tacc-tor the welcome that awaits Us
has IN it that love which lures to the hap
NJ eternal by mci.owiug the ,Aeart rurl-
fling the soul ard giving N'iconfdence
in each other. 3
Sometimes we think life is not worth
the living 1t is not to many. 1t would
not be for any of us but for the unspokcn
beautiful which draws us captive to the
hearth and fender. As love comes to us,
so we give in return each with accumu
latins interests. Smiles are born of hap
py hearts. Happy hearts are born Ct
better natures Smiles brighten our path
way, and when the dearest eyes OF all the
world look into ours, so full, strong, deep
and earnest, we coull, should, and would
dare any danger, face any death, or wres-
tie with any fate which stood between US
and the only earthly reward there is to
life.
We are weary, but only of toll. Others
are weary. Strong mon are trembling in
their muscle Tonight; for they have bat
tied severely all the week to keep want
and hunger from the sacred circle where
gathered those hearts day by day run
more and more into each other. Young
men with hearts full ofembryo happiness,
golden dreams in which warm lips, love-
lit eyes, trusting hearts ard future hcmes
of their own are mixed floating, as incon-
tives to strive with earnestness-they are
reaty But the day comes when they
will be more 50 ; when they will 80 slow
ly to their homes with bent forms, as do
thousands who will rest III their graves
before there comes to any of US another
Saturday Night.
And the watcher BY TIE hearth is weary.
clean floor, that well-kept hca, h, an |
fender, the snowy linen, the clean dishes,
the sweet, clean shelves in the pantry and
cupboard, the clean doors, walls and win
dows that look Of home cheer which
should make every earthly heaven that
tidy, sweet loveable look, no matter for
the years. tell that she too has laborod
and is weary Then. good nan, work
+ ing man and brothe, IL -st's1i,~ be kind,
speak kindly, act kindly. lovingly, to the
one who has worked for you as You have
for her
She is the one who cares most for You
who in heart is the doarest-she is to
. sou as you are 10 neF--lW Wo silheu Stdut>
weaving together to bless or to curse, as
you will The world cares not for you.
Not one Of US is Of account to the world
for it moves whether we do or mott was
here when We came-it will be here with
all It's cold, selfish indifference when we
die. and centuries after we are forgotten
except the deeds we do are worth remom-
berins. After tine wal come the faal
Saturday Night to all of US, aud the ouly
ou,s who Viii weep and mourn, as w
would for them. will be the ones who wei
come Us to hearth and fender-who loves
rs lar more dearly than pen or words o.
oars can tcll--whc have often been woa-
~. bur always entitled to more rest and
happiness than any Of US have here b.
Wv.
1t Us love those WHO ere dearest and
kiudest, and most in sympathy Very
soon there will be no going forth on Mon
day mogniug-uo more use for the little
thu pajt-uo more need to walk with IA
pid steps lest VIC be late, lnsteai Of lis
ienius 10 the noise outside-of lookup
closely with eye .nl lya3a upon the wo.4