The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-06-23
UNAPPRECiATEO.


OFTEN Wlthheld.
If there is one thing more than
another which nobody likes, it is to be
passed unnoticed-not word spoken,
not look given. Even dog likes at
tention, and cat will rub her sides
against you for recognition, and purr.
But for man or q woman to toll from
day to day in humble calling, and
receive no special notice, not even a
"tbank you" from any one, makes the
heart sick. If one is faithful in any
service, he wants assurance that he is
appreciated. and word of genuine
appreciation "lifts a stone from the
heart" and does more good than the
giver ever can know. From the minis
ter to the miner, from the statesman to
the bootblack, all like to be I will not
say praised) noticed, and assured that
Their services are doing somebody
good. There is servant-dutiful,
honest, careful in all her rounds Of
toil-sweeping, busting, baking, wash
ing, ironing-no fault to be found, and
all the family to be made comfortable
by her diligence; but all take it for
grated" that because her wages are
pre- aptly paid, she is satisfied; and yet
hol. her heart longs for what is better
TIL n wages-just one little word of de-
sci ed commentator. And the teacher
in lie day-school. She likes her calling,
an gives satisfaction to parents and
pu ills, and does her best to instruct,
to in and improve her scholars; but
if q ily the parents would drop in &C.
ca onally, and thereby show an inter-
es; n her work, even if not word
W. re spoken, that very act would slim
ulale her to do even better work, if
possible; at least it would say: ''They
do care for me-"
And that clerk in the store. He is
honest, trusty, manly with his employ
er, and genial and gentlemanly and
winning toward all the customers, and
he performs all the daily routine of
work ungrudgingly and uncomplain-
ingly; but he is only clerk! He
would like, o so much, if his master
should say: John. it is very gratifying
to see how you draw customers, and
the order and neatness of the goods on
the Shelves" 1t is what he deserves,
but how seldom are such words
spoken! And away out on the frontier
is home missionary. He has game
from the East, refusing good offers, in
q spirit of self-denial, to look after the
Scattered sheep on the prairies, and
gather them into the fold. He has
taken an intelligent and devoted Sab
bath-schOol teacher, whom the 'super-
intendent knew not how to spare, as
his companion for life. They 60 where
the people are. The town is small,
country new, people poor, saloons in
full blast settlers rapidly taking
claims" but all around is chaos. He
must reduce confusion to order, organ
ize church and Sunday-school, and
his wife must be his assistant in super
intending it. He must visit, study az
he can; must be sexton. pastor, super.
intendent, all in one; prepare to erect
a church edifice, do the soliciting, col.
lecting, let the job and oversee its con.
struction; visit the sick, attend the
-'funeral of q man killed in drunken
row, y" call on every new settler, give
his family welcome and in.
vite them to church, and a Thousand
and one" things that a settled
pastor in the East never knows of; but
he is "only home missionary" and
his wife "only the wife of pioneer
minister" "That's ALL" He is toe
busy to know or care whether anybody
else is concerned in his work; but she
is dead and buried, and forgotten
by the world at large. Her tolls, tears
prayers, self denials are known only tc
God, and her history of sacrifice and
service will never be written, much less
read. in this world. She has neither
salary nor commission" and yet she
tolls with her husband. and does hel
work just as faithfully, and finally
wears out her life and dies,
"Unwept unhonored and uusung."
How it would have cheered her il
many a lonely hour. when her husband
was gone to "fll his appointment,
and she sat alone in her "cabin" o.
"dugsOut," or in later years, watching
over sick child, could she have had |
few .'crumbs of comfort" from one o
her wcll-to-do acquaintances of forme
years! To each and all of these, ant
Others outside the classes here named
let me say: You may not be appre
cia,ed now. except by very few; bu
do not be discouraged. Your Lord ant
Master was not appreciated when OF
earth, and "should the servant b
greater than his Lord?" ; If no othe
eye sees, and no other tongue encour
sc.S and no other heart sym nathiZeS