Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-03-16


in VISIONS ways and had been
kept from the fiery darts Of the evil
one
It was almost the same prayer that
he had offered the day before. and
the week before. In fact it was 50
much like all the PRAYERS which he
had ever offered. that ! seriously
thought Of recommending to him To
get one Of those praying machines
where you can turn i crank and the
machine does the praying. | thought
perhaps some of our returned mis-
sionaries from India might have one
which he could procure. and ii did
seem as though il would be such 4
relief ali around.
After family deroticn> lac went to
his room. came hack in spotlc~s linen
ana marSeillc>-the work of hours
of the over worked wife-anl as
he went out through the kitchen. lie
stopped and padded iii the >wiII-pail
aud questioned over lis contents. |
am not cXagoelating. This man. who
for fifteen years had known his wife
to he one Of the best anl most pru-
dent Of hou>ekceper>, rvproved this
WOMAN OH account Of Il piece Of bread
or potato III the >will-pail,
He went out INTO the world cordial.
amiahle and friendly 10 all he met.
She commenced t. climb the tread
mill as she had done daily for fifteen
Years. Tie milk LR-t hc >iIimlned :;
the butter chulned: the dishes wash
ed ; bread ana pic, must he cooked ::
rooms swept and busted; beds made;
chambers cared for: dinner prepared !:
dishes washed; kitchen aud dining
room rightel; children hu,hed; dress
changed; supper prepared: dishes
washed; children Put to bed; Narnin1
and sewing until weary eyes, weary
brain and weary hands refuse longer
|" 20 on with t!lr labor II the day,
All this weary round without one
apIr"yi;,ive word from the man who.
fifteen Years 500. ~oles4nly promised
to Iore and rherl~d this once fan.
sweet woman. Sweet 7till. hut faded
and careworn. Sweet still a a crush
e,l flower; IL wilhervI and wrinklcl
ro~e-lcaf Sweet and delicate IL the
olor from the flowers pressed IN the
little pocket-Billc in those happy
wears e the long age,
Thi~ woman i hot weary of life,
hut goes patiently. quietly on, think
ing God knows what i for Acr lest
good. Her life. the only one thing
Of beauty i'll that costly home. where
another WOMAN woulimentally ~tarvc.
would pine with spiritual hunger, and
faint for one drink from the fountain
4. , 1,.. a.l .,.,.,...}.,. a..
walks i'll the path east up for the ran
>omei, claslinG close the loV IN hand
vo,.;' 3.;,,-;,.. s.--. a. n
- ~ a.4 ..;,u -, a.. t.,,l
,h,. ..,o.- 1,,,-,. 4,,,., I1.,,,...,.
Will. ..l..,,.,- r..,,,,,. ..I1o,
not heln tlinkina it !. fine only WA,
-h, an,s5.f live. With such = husband
life must lie either Heaven or-lelI.
Hannah Moor, said that tlrre wrr,
only Two 7l;nr> which were really
.lad-siu and l.;l. Which ,nat,.
deacon t,r,yh,arI the man h,. !,
) never heard a sermon from tn,
, text Fret Mot. hut think il woult
be telling text from which pointe5
. sermon could be preached to any
conoreration which | ever saw.
am Glad to say tina, | never lv,l
. long at any time with a fr,tful. >cold.
ing. fault-fauldin- person. But
/ have met such people, and the mos
: wonderful thinr about them was tlei]
profession Of religion. shall not sa,
that they were not Christians. Int
i. do hope that if they oct into tit,
] Kingdom. and take with them theil
, same li,position. that their mansion
, will NOT he an the sam, street wbrr,
III live. don't oct along well will
such neople The fr,t time that
=, discovered -ba, I had . contrar,
s+,aal- in mo was vha,, I had +. ..na,,,
two ,,.oI- ,,.l,or,.. -,,,.I, ,,,o,, ,,..- ~.
, Leod ortle 4,,sIy He found f,uI
. with nv 1heolopv nv dress. m,
nanpar of S,aolinr and arnr com
nIa;nad Lecan..Ihad - nnch cb.,i,,
for ,,,- follow nor,.,sno, ,h..Iho,
o s,ch an abundance IF low, f,r o,bar,
= ,h,. ,ho. lis sorl va. too small f.
any lava a~..,4 solf-Ic,o