Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-02-25
ACCOMAc G. II Va SATURDAY.. FEBRUARY 25, 1893

with slails Of proIlgi0ns Size and Of
the best sort. and, however uninyiting
such a repast might appear to us, they
are here esteemed great dclicacy. They
are so plentiful in this valley that it may
be literally said that it is difficult to take
one step without treading on them"
So the sileled creatures saved the host
Of lsruelilrs on the march to the prom
Used land. and tho attack Of infdelity at
this point is defeated by the facts. as in
fidelity is always defeated by facts, since
it is founded on ignorance. In writing
and printing our interrogation point has
at the bottom mark like period and
over it flourish like the swing OF g
Transfers whip. and we put this inter
rogation point at the end Of question.
but In tho Spanish language the interro-
CATION point is twice used for each ques-
ton At the beginning Of the question
the interrogation point Is presented up
side down. and at the close Of the ques-
ton right side up. Whom infidelity puts
a question about the Scriptures. as 1t
alway. indicates ignorance. the question
ought to be printed with two interroga-
ton points. ono at the beginning and
ono ut the close. bat both upside down
TnH ROYAL FAMILIES OF NATURE
Thank God for tho wealth Of mollusks
all up and down the earth, whether feed
ing the Israelites on their way to the
land flowing with milk and honey. or, as
we are better acquainted with the mol
lusks. when flung to the beach OF lake
or sea- There are three great families of
them. II | should ask you to'name three
of tho great royal families Of the earth.
perhaps you would respond, the house
Of Stuart. the house Of Hapsburg, the
house Of Bourbon. but the three royal
families Of mollusks are the univalve, or
shell in one part; the bivalve, or shell OF
two parts, end the multivalve, or shell
in many parts, and Isee God In their ev-
ery hinge, In their every tooth, In their
every cartilage, In their every lgament.
in their every spiral ridge, and In their
every color. prism on prism. and their
adaptation Of thin shell for still ponds
and thick coatings for boisterous seas.
They all dash upon me the thought OF the
providential care OF God.
What is thu use OF all this architecture
of the shell, and why is it pictured from
the outside lip clear down into its laby
rinths Of construction Why the inhnitv
OF skill and radiance in SHELF What is
the use Of tho color and exquisite curve
Of n thing no insignificant as shellfsh?
Why, when the conchologist by dredge
or rake fetches the crustaceous speci-
mems to the shore, does he And ut his feet
whole alhambras and coliseums and
parthenons and crystal palaces OF bear y
in miniature, and these bring to hgnt
only an in6nitesimal part OF the opu-
lence In the great uubaqueous world
Linnmus counted $500 species Of shells,
but conchology had then only begun Its
achievements.
While exploring the bed Of the Attain
tic oc:ean in preparation for laying the
cable shelled animals were brought up
from depths Of 1900 fathoms When
lifting the telegraph wire from the Med
iterranean and Red seas, shelled crea-
lures were brought up from depths OF
1000 fathoms. The English admiralty,
Ee1pIorirg i'm behalf Of science; found
mollusks at depth Of 2,4S5 fathoms, e
1920 feet deep. What realm awful
for vastness!
As the shell is only the house and the
wardrobe Of insignificant animals OF the
deep, why all that wonder and beauty OF
construction. Gods care for them is the
only reason. And if God provide so
munifcently for them, will he not see
that you have wardrobe and shelter
Wardrobe and shelter for periwinklel
Shall there not be wardrobe and shelter
for a man, Would God give coat OF
mail for the defense Of nautilus and
leave you no defense against the Storm
Does he build stone house for .crea-
ture that lasts q season and leave with
out homo q soul that takes hold on cen.
turies and cons?
Hugh Miller found ''the Footprints
of the Creator Ia the old red sand
stone.- and hear the harmonies OF God
In the tinkle Of the sea shells when Il :
tides come Ia. The Same Christ who
drew lesson Of providential care from
tho fact that God clothes with grass
the field ,nstructs mo 10 drew tho same
lesson from the shells.
THE CORAL INSECT TEACHES PATH
In almost every mans life. however
well born and prosperous for years, and
In almost every woman's life. there comes
8 very dark time, at least once. A con-
junction of circumstances will Threaten
bankruptcy and homelessness and starva,
ton. It may be that these words vii!
meet the ear or will meet the ego Of those
who arc In such state Of foreboding.
Como. then, and see how God gives an
ivory palace to water animal that ycu
could cover with lO-cent piece and
clothe. In ar,nor against all attack
coral no bigger than snowflake DO
not think that God will take better care
OF bivalvs than OF one Of bis own chill
dren
rak, to your feet with the gospel
rake the most thorough evidences OF
Gods caro- for his creatures. Ipile around
you great mounds of shells that they
may teach you most comforting theol-
ogy Oh, ye Of little faith, walk among
these arbors OF coraline and look at these
bouquets of shell fit to DO handed a
queen on her coronation day. and see
these fallen rainbows Of color, and ez-
amino these lilies in stone, these prim-
roses in stone. these heliotropes In stone.
these cowslips in stone, these geraniurns
in stone, these japonicas In stone.
O ye who have your telescopes ready
looking out on clear nights, trying to see
what is TRANSPORTING in Mars. Jupiter and
Mercury, know that within few hours
walk or ride of where you now are there
ara whole worlds that Won might explore,