Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-08-04

They may have only cup Of cold water
to give poor traveller, or may have only
picked a splinter from under the nail OF a
chius finger, or have put only two mites
i,to the treasury, but the Lord knows them.
Considering what 5hey had, they did more
than we have ever done, AMI their faded
dress will become white robe, and the
small room will be an eternal mansion,
and the old hat will be coronet OF vic
tory, and all the applause of Garth
ami all the shouting of heaven will be drowned
out when Col rises up to give his reward to
those humble workers in his kingdom, and to.
say 10 them: "Well done, good and faithful
servant You have all seen or heard of the
ruin Of Morose Abbey. l suppose in some
respects it is the most exquisite rum on earth;
And yet, looking at it | was not so impressed
YOU may set it down To bad taste-but
was not so deeply stirred as was at a tomb
stone at the foot of that Abhey-the tomb
stone placed by Walter Scott over the grave
of an Old inap who had served him for good
many years in his house. The inscription most
significant, and | defy any man TO
INFO his eyes. The epitaph: well done,
goo end faithful servant" OH when our
WORK is over, will it be found that because
OF anything we have done for God, or the
church. or suffering humanity, that such an
inscription is appropriate for u.s. God grant
it.
Who are those who were bravest and do
served the greatest monument-LordC laver-
house and his bury soldiers, or John Brown,
the Edinburgh carrier, aud his wife. Mr..
Atkins, the prosecuted minister of Jesus
Christ in Scotland. was secreted by John
Brown aud his vito, and Claverhouse rode
up one day with his armed men
John Browns little girl came out Hc said
to her: swell. miss, is Mr.. Atkins here's"
She made no answer for she could not hetray
the minister of the Gospel Hap Clever
house said, ''then you are chip of the old
block, arc youf have something in my
pocket for You. It is a nosegay. Some peo-
pie call it a thumbscrew. but call it q nose
it on tho little girls hand, and began to turn
it until the bones cracked, and she CRIED he
sud: "Don't cry, don't cry; this isn't thumb.
screw; this is q noseGay." And they heard
the child's CRY. and the father and mother
came out and Claverhouse said "Ha! 1t
seems that You three have laid your holy
heads together determined TO die like all the
rest of your hypocritical, canting. snivelling
crew: rather than give up good Mr.. Atkins,
pious Mr.. Atkins you would die. have
telescope with me that will improve your
vision" and he pulled out pistol. Now"
he said, '.you old pragmatical, lest you
should catch Goblin this cold morning OF Scot
l;lnll, ana lot tne honor anu SiielS Ol GNS
king, to say nothing OF the glory OF
God and the good OF our souls,
will proceed simply AMI in the neatest
and most expeditions style possible to blow
your brains OUT john Brown fell upon his
knees and began to pray "Ah!n sid Clavcr-
house, look out. if you are going to pray;
steer clear of the King, the council! and
Richard Cameron" 20! Lord said John
Brown. sin e it seems to be Thy will that
shoad leave this world for world where
can 10 'e Thee better and serve Thee more,
put this poor widow woman and three help
less, fathcrless children into Thy hands. We
have been together in peace a good
white. but now we must look forth to
n better meeting il heaven, and rs
for these poor creatures, b!indfolded
aud infatuated that stand before me, con-
vert them before it be too late, and may they
who have sat in judgment i'll this lonely place
on this blessed morning, upon me, poor, de-
fcnseles5 Inwcreature-inay they, in the
Last Judgment, find that mercy which they
have refuse to me, Thy most unworthy, but
faithful servant Amen" He rose up and
s.;d: "Isabc the hour has como of which ]
spoke tn yon OIL the morning when proposed
ing now, for the love of God, to let me
de- She put her arms around him
an said ''Ihe Lord gave, aud the
Lord hath taken away B'eSsel he the name
OF the Lordn stop that sniveling, said
ClaverhouSe ~ have had enough of it.
Sol;lierS, do your work. Take mimi Fire.'
AMI the hcal of Johu Brown was scattered
on tine grounl. While the wife was gather
in. up in her apron the fragments of her
husbands heai--ather ng them up for
burial-C!averhousc looked into her face and
said: "Now. my good woman. how do you
feel about your bonnie man." "Ohm she
sail, II always thought weel of him; he has
been very good to me; had no reason for
thinking anything but wcrl of him, and |
think better OF him now. Oh, what
grand thing it will be in the
Last Day 70 see God pick out his
heroes AMI herones. Who are those
paupers of eternity trudging of from the
gates of heaven. Who are theya The Lord
Claverhousos and the Herois and those who
had sccptres, and crowns, and thrones, hut
they lived for their own ACCOMPLISHMENTS and
they broke the heart of nations Heroes of
earth, but paupers in eternity. ! beat the
drums OF their eternal despair. Wool woel