Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-03-14
ACCOMAC G. n. VA SATURDAY, MARCH IA 1885,

She has provided for the education
of several heathens in Africa, ant
has laughtl class oi'men i'll the pen
itentiary, visited the JUL and made
herself generally useful. But, lie
vertheless, she is selfish, narrow
and sortlid to a pitable degree
She does nothing without making
IL show about it, so as to be wei
regarded of men. For yeats she
cherished feelings against an only
brother, because he lid not marry
to suit her, and | was told not al
hour ago, that she had declared hel
intention not to help in any WAY
that brothers. sick and penniless
widow and children. She speaks
Of them with bitterness, and even
seems to rejoice that at last they
are compelled to appeal to her foI
aid. WAS asked to speak to llcl
on the subject, but she would DC
s,bighly,in suited, | know. if L ven
tured to clll her to account for hel
want of Charity and natural aifec
ton. She thinks. herself Il Christ
ian, bit in my opinion she is very
far from being anything Of the
kind. She will come to church next
Thursday night and pray earnestly
for the forgiveness OF her sins, anu
for help to walk in the right way.
But she prays only with her lips;
her heart has nothing to ID with it,
She thinks and cares only for the
outward seeming, and SO"
At this moment little Lulu LAW
ton interrupted the conversation
by running down the path with the
announcement that tea wis ready,
and the minister said no more.
But Miss Sarah had heard
enough. She was pale and trem-
bling and so greatly disturbed that
when size hurried from the arbor,
as soon lis she could without being
perceived, she left her pail and
berries behind. SHE met several
Of her friends on her WAY home,
but she did not even bow to them,
SO absorbed WAS she in the recol
lection of What the minister had
said.
Reaching home she sat down III
tile big rock rnlar uy the kitchen
stove, and le&.iiI.g her chin on her
hand stared before her with eyes
from which the scales had fallen.
And she WAS looking inward-tDr
the first time in her life.
Only the outward seeming" she
murmered, over and over, ilIaudibly
as if the sound Of the words fright.
ened her, ''and after all these yeats
I've just found out that Pm not Il
ChriStan.o
Contrary to the expectations of
Mr. LawtOn Miss Sarah didnot come
to the regular prayer.meeting on
Thursday night, and when he call
ell to see hel. OH Friday he was SUI
prised to see three curly headed
children making mud pies in -the
front yard, who informed him in a
loud chorus that they had .come
to live with Aunt Sarah forever"
Miss Sarah welcomed him very
cordially. and although she felt
tired and warm after her journey
to Milford, she seemed quite happy.
"Ths is great surprise, Miss
Jcnkins,n said the minister, as he
followed her into the parlor and
took Il seat.
eyes, it'll be a surprise to most
folks, blr[ amt afraid but they'll
live through it,"
81 think you will be we'll reward.
ed for bringing your sister and her
children here. Your life was very
lone!y.0
"VeS, reckon III take consid.
cradle satisfaction ont o. it; seems
sought % II re to see 'em round, for
they're well hammered children.-
Susan's been very particular about
lem. Did YOU notice the boy as
you come in9 He's the very model
o. Tom
AS Mr.. Lawton walked back to
the village he wondered what had
walked Miss Jenkins up to a scnse
other duty.
Early in the following winter
Miss Jenkins invited her minister
and his wife to tea. The table was
well supplied with cake, pickles
and preserves, d glass dish of black
berry jam occupying a position be
fore Mrs. Lawton.
"I'm so fond Of blackberry jam, y
sail that lady, as she helped her tc
the article in question. II put NJ
IL lot Of it last summer, but the
incest | made waS from some Der
ries my little girl found in the ar
Dor in the garden. We never knew
who left them there, bnt took it iol
granted they were left there for us
and so took possession of them
pail and all. Lula called it my mys.
terry jam. I've often wondered il
the mystery would never be eX
planned"
But it never was.
The Right Reverend Bishop Gil