Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-08-04

he Wcllingions ofthc world History Is
loi written In black ink, hut with red ink
,f human blood. The gods Of human am.
biiion ,lo not drink from bowls made out
Dr silver, or gold, or precious stones. hut
out Of the blcachcd skulls of the fillcn.-
But am now 10 unroll before YOU n
scrOl. Of heroes that the world has never
those who faced no guns,
blcT no buglc-blast, conquered no cities,
chained no capiiycs To their chariot.
wheels, and yet in the great day Of cicrni.
Iy will stand higher than those whose
names startled the nations; and scraph.
and rapt spirit, and archangcl will tell
their deeds Ia u listening universe. mean
the heroes ~ common everyday life.
HEROES oF THE SICK ROOM.
In this roll, in the first place. find all
the heroes of the sick room. When Satan
had failcd TO overcome Job, he said To
Cod Put forth Thy hani and i0uch his
bones AMI his flesh. and he will curse Thee
we have all found oui--that sickness is
the greatest test or ones character. \ man
who can stand that can stand anything
ro hc shut in n room rs fast rs though il
were hastilc. To he 81 nervous YOU can.
no, endure the tapof child's foot. To
have luxuriani fruit, which :icmpis the ap.
petite of the robust and healthy. excite our
loaihing and disgust when |, first appears
on the platter To have the rapicr of pain
strike through Tie side. or across The lem
pies like razor, or Ia put the foo, into u
wise, or throw the whole body into u blaze
of fever. ici there have been men and
women. hut more women than men, who
have chccrfnlly endured this hardness
Through years of cxhausiing rhcumaiiSms
and cXcrnciaiing ncuralsias they have
gone, AMI through bnlily disircsscs that
raspch tie nerves aud tore the muscles and
palcd The checks aud stopped The should
crs. l.y the dim light Of the sick.room
taper they saw on their wall the picture OF
that land where t.Ic inhabitants ARE meyer
sick. Through the dead silence Of the
night they heard the chorus of the angels.
The cancer ale away her life from week TO
week and ,lay To day, and she became
weaker and weaker, and every Coed
night" was fccblcr than the Good night"
ictOrc-yci never sad. The chil,lr5n look.
cd mp into her face and saw suffering
transformed into n heavenly smile. Those
who suffered ON the battle -iicll amid shot
and shell. were not so much heroes and
hcroincs rs those who in the iicld.hOspiial
and the asylum hal irvcrs which no ice
could cool and no surgery cure. No shout
of cnmradc to cheer them, hut numbncss
and aching. and hOmcsickness- willing
To suffer. confident in God, hopeful Of
Heaven. Heroes of rheumatism. Heroes
of neuralgia. Heroes of spinal complaint.
Heroes Of sick headache. Heroes of life
long inyalidism. Heroes and hcroincs -
They shall all reign for ever and ever.
lIark catch one note of the eternal
anthem: There shall he M more pain"
Bless Cod for that.
nEHos oF ToiI..
In this roll also find the heroes of toll
who do their work uncomplainingly. II is
easy to lead a regiment into
battle when you know that the whole ma
tinn will applaud the victory; il is com
parliivcly easy 10 doctor the sick when
you know lha, your skill will he apprcci.
a,cd hy II large company of friends and
relatives; l, is comparatively easy To al.
dress IN audience when in the cleaning
eyes and the flushed checks you know that
your sentiments :.rc adopted; hut Ia do
sewing where you except that The employ.
cr will come and thrust his thumb through
the work Ia show how imperfect II l.. oT
10 have the whole garment thrown back
IN YOU Ia be- done over again ! Ia huild n
wall and know there will he nO one To say
you did il we'll, hui only swearing en-
ploycr, howling across the scafiOlh; To
work until your eyes are dim and your
hack aches. and your heart rainls. and to
know TINT ifyou stop before night your
children will siarvc. All. the sword has
not slain so mary rs the needle. The
great baitlc.lields If our las, war were not
I'ciiyshure. and Shiloh. and South Noun.
lain. The great hattie fields of our last
war were in The arscnals. and in the shops,
,n,l In ih"a,lics. where women made army
Jackets for sixpcncc. They toilcd an
Until they died. They hal M funeral
,ulogium. hut, in the name of my God, this
lay ! enroll thci- names among those
Nhom the world WAS not worthy. Heroes
II the needle. Heroes Oi the sewing ma.
,hinc. Heroes Of the attic. Heroes Of the
II the cellar. Heroes and hcroincs Bless
God for them.
THE DOMESTIC MARTYR.
In this roll also find the heroes who
layc uncomplainingly endured domestic
nJusliccs. There are men who, for their
oil and anxiety. have no sympathy IN
heir homes. Exhausiing application To
business gets them livelihood. hut an
infmgal wife scaiters Il. lie Is frcttcd at
rom the moment he enters the door until
lc comes out Of Il. The exasperaiions of
business life augmented by the exaspcn'
ions Of domestic life. such men are
aughed at. but they have heart. breaking
roublc, and they would have long ago
,one into appalling designations but for
he grace Of God. Society Today Is sirewn
With the wrecks Of men, who. under the
northeast storm of domestic infellcily,
ave been driven on the rocks. There
re tens Of thousands Of dFunkards In this