Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-07-13

Unmarried that they might administer
to aged parents The brutal world calls
these self sacrificing ones peculiar or
angular, but if you have had as many
annoyances as they have had Aantippe
would have been an angel compared to
You. 1t is easier to take care Of five roll
licking, romping children than of one
childish old man. Among the best wo-
men are those who allowed the bloom
of life to pass away while they were
caring for their parents. While other
maidens were sound asleep they were
soaking the old mans feet or tucking
up the covers around the invalid moth
er. While other maidens were in the
cotillon they were dancing attendance
upon rheumatism and spreading plasters
for the lame back of the septenarian
and heating catnip tea for insomnia
Women to BE Honored.
In almost every circle Of our kindred
there has been some queen Of self sacri-
fee to whom jeweled hand after jewel
ed hand was offered in marriage, but
who staid on tho old place because Of
the sense Of fllial obligation until the
health was gone and the attractiveness
of personal presence had vanished. Bru-
tai society may call such one by a
nickname. God calls her daughter, and
heaven calls her saint, and I call her
domestic martyr. A half dozen ordina-
~ women have not as much nobility as
could be found in the smallest joint Of
the little finger of her left hand. AL
though the world has stood 5000 years,
this is the first apotheosis Of maiden
hood. although in the long line Of those
who have declined marriage that they
might be qualified for some especial
mission are the names Of Anna Ross
and Margaret Breckenridge and Mary
Shelton and Anna Etheridge and Goor-
giana Willetts, the angels Of the battle
fields of Fair Oaks and Lookout Noun
tain and Charlottesville, and though
single life has been honored by the fact
that the three grandest men Of the BIZ
ble-John and Paul and Christ-were
celibates.
Let the ungrateful world sheer at the
maiden aunt but God has throne bur
nished for her arrival, and on one side
Of that throne in heaven there is a vase
containing two Jewels, the one brighter
than the Kohinoor Of London Tower and
the other larger than any diamond ever
found in the districts Of Golconda-the
one jewel by the lapidary Of the palace
cut with the words, "Inasmuch as ye
did it to father" the other jewel by the
lapidary of the palace cut with the
words. "Inasmuch as We did it to moth
er." cover the Hills to the Poorhouse"
is the exquisite ballad Of VIII earle
ton. who found an old woman who had
been turned off by her prosperous sons,
but I thank God may find in my text
cover the hills to the palace.
Jacobs Resolution.
AS if to disgust rs with uIflial con-
duct, the Bible presents us the story Of
Micah, who stole the !, 100 shekels from
his mother, and the story Of Absalom,
who tried to dethrone his father But
all history is beautiful with stories Of
Alial fidelity. Epaminondas, the war
rior found his chief delight in reciting
to his parents his victories. There goes
Eneas from burning Troy on his shout
ders Anchiscs, his father. The Athen-
lans punished with death any unflial
fonduct. There goes beautiful Ruth es-
corting venerable Naomi across the des-
ert amid the bowling Of the wolves and
the barking Of the jackals. John Law
renee, burned at the stake in Colches-
ter. was choered in the flames by his
children, who said go God, strength
en- thy servant and keep thy promise"
And Christ in the hour Of eXcruciation
provided for his old mother. Jacob kept