Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-06-24
UNAPPRECiATEQ.
Words OF Deserved CONNIE nda ton S,
Often Withheld.

Often Withheld.
If there is one thing more than
another which nobody likes, it is to be
passed unnoticed-not word spoken,
not a hook given. Even a dog likes at
tcntion, and a cat will rub her sides
against you for recognition, and purr.
But for Imam or 4 woman to toll from
day TO day in a humble calling, and
receive no special notice, not even a
''thank YOU from any one, makes the
heart sick. If one is faithful in any
service, he wants assurance that he is
appreciated, and a word of genuine
appreciation lifts stone from the
heart and does more good than the
Eiver ever can know. From the minis
ter to the miner, from the statesman to
the boOtblack, all like to be CT will not
say praised) noticed, and assured that
their services are doing somebody
good. There Is a servant-dutiful,
honest, careful in all her rounds of
toii-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
granted that because her wages are
promptly paid, she is satisfied: and yet
how her heart longs for what is better
than wages-just one little word of de-
served commentator. And the teacher
in the day-school. She likes her calling,
and gives satisfaction to parents and
pupils, and does her best to instruct,
to win and improve her scholars; but
if only the parents would drop in oc-
.casionally, and thereby show an inter
est in her work, even if not word
were spoken, that very act would slim
ulate her 20 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
rs a home missionary. He has gone
from the East, refusing good offers, in
a spirit of sclf-denial, to look after the
scattered sheep OH 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
fHn 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 rs
he can; must be sexton, pastor, super
intendent- all in one; prepare to erect
a church edilice. do the soliciting, col
lectinG, let the job and oversee its con-
struction; visit the sick, attend the
funeral of man killed in a drunken
row." eah.cn every new settler, give
his family n welcome and in
wife them to church. and Thousand
and one" things that n settled
pastor in the East never knows of; but
he is .-oniy a home missionary" and
his wife only the wife of pioneer
minister. That's ALL" He is too
busy to know or care whether anybody
else is concerned i'm his work; but she
is dead and buried, and forgotten"
by the world at large. Her tolls. tears.
prayers. self deniafs are known only to
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 her
work just as faithfully. and finally
wears out her life and dies,
"Unwept unhonores and unsung.'
How it would have cheered her in
many lonely honr. VIXEN her husband
was gone to ..ill his appointment"
and she sat alone in her cabin or
"dug-out." or in Later years, watching
over sick child, could she have had a
few .crumbs of comfort from one of
her well-to-do acquaintanoes of former |
years! TO each and all of these, and |
Others outside the classes hene named. |
1et rue say: You may not be appre-
ciated now. except by very few; but |
do not be discouraged. Your Lord and |
Master was cot appreciated when on
earth. and ~should the servant be
greater than his Lord?" II no other
eye secs. and no other tongue encour-
ages. and no other heart sympathizes.
He does. All your tolls and trials and