Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-06-23

beat down to the lowest figure the woUaa
who seTs fer Them Ase cot weTer as sharp
as unen on washerwonen aud u1ili;n-:s ari
maniua makers II a We ASS 81 foc her
work. does 10: her female emp'oye. ask IL
she will no, take nins'y centss You say.
Only ten cents difference" Bat TIA, IS
sometimes the difference bet ween heaven
and hell. Women often have less comnis-
Grafton for women than men. II ; woman
steps aside from the path OF virtue. man may
forgiva-womsn never. Woman will never
~, Justice docs her frc-n woman. hallo,.
Never will she get It itoIi man. ballet.
How. shen2 God will rise up for her. Col
has more resources than We know o. The
flaming suori that hung at Elem. gate
when woman was driven out Will c!e2ye witu
its terrible eige her oppressor-.
But thete il something for our women 10
10. Let our youn. people prepare 10 excel
in spheres O. wors. aui they viii cs ale
after awhile TO set larger wares. II II ha
hownthat Il woman can in a store sell more
coois IN a year tiaa \ nan, she Will soon 10
able no, only 10 asA but 10 deEnanl more
wages. and TO demand them successfully
Cnskiiled an /. incompetent labor must t1se
what Is given. Skilled AMI competen. labor
Will eventually make its own s.aaiart. Al
hitting that the law OF SUI ply AM demand
regulates these things. / contend that the
demand for .kille! labor il very grea, an
the supply very suiali.
Start with the idea that wor. Is houorlbie
aud tina, you can 60 some one thing better
.han ri yone else. Resolve that. God help
ing. you will take care OF yourself. Il you
| are after n while called into another relation.
| YOU vii. all the better be qualified for il by
| your spirit OF saIf-r-!iance. or II you are
| caaed TO STAY as you are you can be happy
and s~elf-snpportin-.
Poets are fond OF talking about mar rs an
| oak and woman the vine that climbs it. but I
| have sean many n tree fall that not only
went down itself. but took all the vines with
il. / can tell you of something stronger
than an oak for An ivy TO climb On, an | that
is the throne OF the great jehovah. Single
or affirmed, that woman is strong who leans
on God and does her best. The needle may
break. the factory band may slip. the wages
may fail. but over evary good woman head
there are spread the two great. gentle, stu
pendous wings OF the Almighty.
Many or you will go single handed through
life. and you will have to choose between
two characters. Young woman. l am sure
YOU will turn your back upon the useless.
giggling. painted nonentity which society
icnominiously Acknowledges to BE Il woman
an! ask Go 10 make YOU a ole. active,
earnest Christian.
What will become ot this goiless disciple
Of fashion? What an insult to her sex! Her
manner are an outrage upon decency. she
- more tfiOlStttut o. tue dttNutt sue
strikes upon the carpet than how she will
loot in the Judgment more worried about
her freceleS than her SINS. mora interested
IN her bonnet strings than in her reetenp-
tion. Her apparel is the poorest part OF a
Christian woman. however magniticently
dressed, add no ono has SO much right to
dress we'll as q Christian. No. so with the
goddess disciple OF fashion. Take her
robes. and you take everything. Death
will conc dow on her some day. AMI rub
the bistre off her eya!i Is. AMI tn. Il of
her cheeks. and with two rough. bony hands
scatter spiusles IN glass beads an ring.
and ribbons and lace an brooches au l
buckles and sashes and f~risettos and golden
4 clasps. f.
The dying actress whose life had been
vicious said The scene closes. D-aw the
! curtain" Generally the tragedy comes first
and the farce afterward. but i'll her life ii
WAS first the farce Of a useless lite and then
the tragedy Of Il wretchei eternity.
Compare the life and death Of such a ont
with that OF some Christian aunt that wa:
once a blessing TO your household. l do no
know that she was ever offered II hand il
marriage. She lived single, that untram
meied she might be everybodys blessing
Whenever the sick were to be visited or thu
poor to be provided with bread. she wen
with a blessing. She could pray or sin,
Rock of Ages" for any sick pauper VIII
aShtu her. AS Sit Sot OtucT tOclS WVt unf
when she was a little sharp. but for tn
most part auntie was Il sunbeam jus
the one for Christmas eve. She kne,
better than any one else how to fl
things. Her every prayer. as God hear
it. was full OF everybody who had trouble
The brivh;es, things in all the house droppe:
from her fingers. She had peculiar notions
but the Grandest notion she ever had was I
make you happy. She dressed weli-aunti
always dressed well-out her highest aiorn
ment was hat OF I meek AMI quiet spirit
which, in tho sight OF Got. is OF great price
When she died, YOU all gathered loving,
about her, and rs you carried her out 10 res
the Sunday-scbool lass almost covered III
coffin with japonicas. and til" poor peop!
stood at the end ot the alley. with thei
aprons to their eyes. sohhinc bitterly, M
the man OF the world said. with Solomon
Her price was aitove ruhie>.