The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-07

the shoulders. BY the dim light Of
The sick room taper they saw ON
their wall the picture OF that land
where the inhabitants are never
sick. Through the dead silence Of the
night they heard the chorus Of the
angels.
The cancer ate away her life from
week to week, and from day to day
and she became weaker and weaker,
and every "good night" was fee
bier than the 1good night before;
yet never sad. The child looked
up into her face and saw suffering
transformed into heavenly smile.
Those who suffered on the battle
field amid shot and shell were not
SO much heroes and heroines as
those who in the field hospital and
in the asylum had fevers which no
ice could cool and no surgery could
cure. No shout Of comrade to
cheer them; but numbness and
aching and Inconsistencies; yet will
ing to suffer, confident In God and
hopefM of heaven. Heroes Of rheu-
matisln, heroes Of neuralgia, heroes
of spinal complaint, heroes Of sick
headaches, heroes Of inyalidism
heroes and heroines, they shall
reign forever and eyer. Hark! l
catch just one note of the eternal
anthem: 'There shall be no more
pain"
BLESS GOD FOR THAT.
In this roll also find tho heroes
of toll, who do their work uncom-
plainingly. It is comparatively ca
sy to lead regiment into battle,
when you know that the whole na-
ton will applaud the victory; it is
comparatively easy to doctor the
sick, WREN you know that your skill
will be appreciated by the large
company Of friends ono relatives;
it is comparatively easy to address
an audience, when in the cleaning
eyes and flushed checks you know
that your sentiment. are adopted
but to do sewing where you expect
that the employer iii come and
thrust his thumb through the work
to show how imperfect it is, or to
have the whole garment thrown
back on you to be done over again
to build wall and know there will
be no one to say you did it wei, but
only a swearing employer bowling
across the scaffold; to work unit
Jour eyes arc dim, and your bach
aches, and your heart fsints, and te
know that if you stop before night
your children will starye! ALI the
the sword has not slain as many as
the needle! The great battle fields
Of ouI last war were not GettTs
burg and Shiloh and South Noun
tain. The great battle-fields Of the
last war were in the arsenals anC
in the shops, and in the attics
where women made army jackets
for sixpence. They toiled on un'
til they died. They had no funera
eulogium, but in the name Of my
God this morning ! enroll then
names among those Of whom th'
world was not worthy. Heroes O
the needle, heroes of the sewing
machine, heroes of the attic, heroes
Of the cellar, heroes and heroincs
bless God for the1nl
In this roll I also end the heroes
who have uncomplainingly endured
domestic injustice. There are mel
who, for their toll and anxiety, have
no sympathy i'll their own homar
Exhnusting application to busincs
gots them livelihood. but all I'd
frugal wife scatters it. He Is fret
ted at from tie moment he enter
the door until lie goes O1t CT 1.-THE
exaspcrations Of domestic life. Suc]
Such men are !sughsd st, bat they hAvt
hrart breaking trouble, and they woul'
HAaxe long ego gone into appalling dissi
.,.t;snS for tbr grace Of God. Societ
.oday i, st1ssks WIKI The wrecks Of me
t lortheast storm Of do
-...rl hcen driven on tn
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