Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-12-12
An r,ery .Day Ilerelne.

'Ah 80 ihHA Tell ht thousands @tbo99
unnam ~ demlgui." exclaimed Nos.
snih In one oi hl. impas-ionaic oFailons
made il this cuuntr, over thlft, wears
Rrp lie Wa Speaking of the InsVlhsh
tattiniism ai h.s rnnnir, nien ~ they
laid down their litos in battle u Was
the eh, kasiasiir estimate pf mHn sh,
saw iho estrem nf dsvnllon Ia mea
who nryrr bel ih1HIhi that they
would hr herald 4 ur rteu kuoau. hut
who. With -ubiimr srlf sauriu r. dli
their duls nni,
thcv are unnamed hrrnr. every.
Nhrrc. . h., need not lu l,siArd iur
on hatileiirlis lhey can easll, hs fiind
In ohscufe places, where fes s}ns SEQ
them. aud no one thnks uf celebrating
of heralding them More often thes
are hsruinr. s.aile women who meet
th. hattie shus's ~ lie aud ls'ar Il
hrasel, aud With smiles.
In - es,mntrs place. removed from Tho
Noise II the city. We have been o5sers-
ing one ~ those unnamed herolnes.
ihe obi housc In which sha hAt her
home has sinss. for inur. than eighty
wear. who're u l.. unse laFge family
tlioi ~ II wns the home ~ plenty,
ani ~ mistress was Lady liountlsul,
ani iis master one Hhom men praised
And children clung tn Hut times have
changed snd have dlspesplod ". and
nps many ~ Va rooins are vacant
Fathers and bruihrrs have gone. the
one 10 heaven. the o,herx to make
homes elsewhere on earth. Only the
daughter is left With tho widowed
mother. lbcrs u stlll the place. not
pos prosperous ~ In the ol,len tImr 80
Il IL gone much TO decay 10 ba cared
for the garden. the cow. the home,
snd some one must give the rare.
n would be east for this girl to de-
spond ani Ia have started hack from
resgpnslbllils aud the work ~ have
said, Il raasut do NJ u u not q
w.mans task" iish so sh. has not
done She has taken up the burden
shd sh. brars u cb~erily from day
~ day She evidently does not thiak
!, burden. ilrr face II bright
and ! hear her qu 81 slnglng Rs she
goes on her Way round the hoase. She
directs everything, provides Tor every.
thing, but With a sunshlae ~ gsnd ma
tufe. hear M Irolfui werd when an.
npyance. press upoa her aud shkt II
Rluosi every dayl ! hear no whisper
al conplalsi. NOE the s.mblance nj na
espression "a wcasin-ss or dissstisfae.
tlon. she dces NOT s~em 10 thiak thai
81. is doing anything ant ~ tho usual
line ~ things, she ls not old she u
yaaas eaough ~ enjoy the pleasant
things NJ life. and she ,ioes enjoy them.
She does nat seem so feel cia on hy
the maltipliclty ~ her cares from com.
pany or amusemenis. samehow che
ronirlves ,o msagle them In with tho
routine ~ her It,. and a. get more out
~ them than other. without q tllhc of
her occupations
Nav, THERE IL nothing extraordinary
In all this. There are ali over tha land
Thousand. II just such girls. They Ar~
found in every city and hamlet. aud
this girl u in 90 wsy Superior 10 say ons
~ them. They have widowed mofhers
to carr for. little brothers ana sisters 10
look after. q scaaiy Income 10 make up
hy sklllfnl eynssissnees, they have :
hundred worries and heavy respoasihll.
iiiesi bat they so singing on their way.
hours are demanding, all that the days
srw hr nglag No m,sfmnr escapes thssr
lips and n" murmur seems Ia % bc In
their hearts They are simply true
hearted women.
Vet they are herolnes. m.re II hero
Ines, when os.s comes tg measure u al.
than u on same battlefield they helpsd
the Wounded of by some river fisked
life ts save n dFowniug child. Hattie.
fields are nss found every dAy nor even
every year These great occasions
comss "nls once In great while. and
Ia the most oi people never They caa
never display courage or unseiii-h ~.
votion u tbese ase the only fields fnS
them. Hui tho oriinary days. ~ thor
come ana 60. make opportunities for
almost every Que ~ display these hIyk
qualities. Life u mad. up 81 small
moments and small things, but great
qualities csn he shown IN them. Tho
steady pressure of care. tho evefiassing
rouud ~ hamdrum dusics. tho small
worries aud frris ef life. make thesn.
In these few tho most ~ ~ fail. We
do M, soc lust where the great 0pper.
tunltles open. We do not SO them
grrat. az our opportunities 81 sil.
isu, what 10 more nahls than " suee1
ihem eoarsgeosssly and checsfullv. 10
take Mp thslr burden with SING aHd
smllos The chsery silence OF the quiss
song II thls giri, the pstisece Hnd the
steady epdeayov. that make up the kis,
tory ~ every day. seem In this light
hersYln.
Perhaps these lines msy fall Under
the eve ~ SONS oue mere than half
weary with tisr cares thss do MT ceasc
;. coin@ with every day. with wosk end
da', whoss tread u rerpetuai r"uud.
~ ,ea are tempted 10 grow ssd and to
fsel lhs, lie hns bat small mesniaR Ia
u. I,o not yield IN the thought. There
Is heroIsm In your daily bcafing end
doing. there is . mobility In your Me
whrn With smiles and vippllHg saags
yoa as the work that lies Just Ia froas
1T you There are Unseen 'eyes ihat
walsh. sng-iic presenees siai help. end
more than ali tine whs.s tenderness
wearlcs not. and who will hy snd By
saw "well dossf' u was said 10 ons
who had been ''taithiul Ia . ysry lie
lie Her ufo 4tkuaaa n N A