Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-15
called to stayas You are you can be happy

called to staya az YOU are you can be happy
and self-suppOrting,
poets are fond Of talking about man rs an
al, and woman the vine that climbs it, but [
bava so,n many tree fall that not only
want down Itself. but took all the vines with
= can fell YOU OF something stronger
than on o1], for an ivy 10 climb on, an that
is the throne Ot the great Jeaovah. single
or Alliance !. that woman IS strong wac 'eahs
on Co5 and does her best. Tho needle may
break the factory baud may slip, the wages
mav foil. but over every COOL woman neal
there are spread the two great, gentle, STU
non1ous wings OF the Almighty.
Many OF Won will go single handed through
life. AMI YOU will have to choose between
two characters. Yong woman, AN sure
vop will turn. your back upon 'is u97'caS,
gigglinc, painted noneniHy when society
igronInious]y Acknowledges TO 9e a Wo:nth
AMI ask GO 10 make you {" nu INV "0'''N'
earnest Christian. ILL.,. disoirIa
0! fashion? What an lns1iI 10 hei 9oA e.
manners are an outrage upOA deceHsl'
is more thoughtful OF the afHule S,lg
siri,,es mon the carpet thrn how sac WIZ
loo; in the Judgment. moro Worr'el aoo",
her freek1es taan her sins, mora h'eLH9'9'
in her bonnet strings than IN her Ie 70 ~"
ton. Her apparel is the poorest plel y. q
Christian woman, however maghinc 3n'iy
dresse'. and no one has so mu'h rigut -
dress we'll rs a Christian. Not SO WIN tne
20 less disciple Of fHshion. l@A5 pGl
rONps, and you take everything Doiti
will come down Oh her some day an ~ a.
the bistre of her eyeliis. AMI tn rouge OIL
her cheeks. and with two rough, bony nan is
scatter spar, les and glass beads anS rings
and ribbons anil lace AMI broo21os an
buckles and sashes and frisetteS and Soiden
clasps.
The dying actress whose life had been
vicious said The scene closes. Dri" the
curtain" Generally the TRACE ~ comes 1r3t
and the farce after3arJ, but in her me II
was first the farce OF useless life and then
the tragedy Of a wretche eternity.
Compare the life and death OF such one
with that OF SONS Christian aunt thar was
once a blessing TO your household. l DO moi
know that she was ever offered hand IN
marriage. she lived single, that untfam-
meled she might be eyerybodys blessing
Whenever the sick were to be visited or tho
poor to be provided with bread, she went
with a blessing. She could pray or sing
"Rock OF Ages" for any sick pauper who
asked her. AS she got older there were days
when she was q little sharp, but Tor the
most part auntie was a sun6eam-Just
the one for Christmas eve. She knew
better than any one else how to fix
things. Her every prayer az God heard
it, was full OF everybody WHO hal trouble;
The brightest things in all the house droppel
from her fingers She had peculiar notions,
but the grandest notion she ever had was to
make you happy. She dressed wei -auntie
always dress9i well--Jut her highest adorn-
ment WAS that OF meek AMI quiet spirit,
which, in the sight OF Col, is OF great price.
When she died, you all gathered lovingly
about her, and MS you carried her out to rest
the Sunday-school class almost covered tho
coffin with japonicas, and the poor people
stool at the end OF the alley, with their
aprons to their eyes, sobbing bitterly, and
the man of the world said, with solomon,
~: Her price WAS above rubies," AMI jesus, ne
unto the maiden in Jul1a, commanded, 81
say unto Thea. arise.'