The Breckenridge news., 1894-05-09
BRANbeNeuRo.

week tObnOp.
Mrs. John Hardin is still quite sick,
but cheerful and hopeful.
10 the wife Of Hon. Chep,z, Wathen
May 4th, fine girl baby
Mrs Allen and daughter Blanche, are
visiting Mrs Blanche Fontaine.
Mrs Jess Clarkson and Miss Ladie
Clarkson, were in town last Thursday.
Miss Mary Ola Ashcrait, is at Canon 4
Byers, Louisville To learn the millinery
trade.
The Sewing Circle of the n f. Church
met at Mrs S. p. Woolfolk's on Thursday
afternoon last.
Mrs. w. II. Richardson, of Louisville,
has been quite sick for some time, and
is still confined to her bed
Miss Lille Yeakel returned to Louis
| vile last Thursday after a months stay
with her brother, Mr.. Ed Yeakel and
wife.
Miss Mary Pusey spent Saturday and
Sunday at home. Mary will graduate
from Hampton College the first OF June.
More about it at the time.
Aharvest OF girl babies continues-in
few years a migratory season will
reign-pursuing region where show
er of opposite sex has fallen.
Mrs McMeador and daughter Mrs
Nettie Kerfoot, of Oklahoma, are at
Judge J. i. Woofolks, also his daughter,
Mrs. George Frymire, of Union Star.
A large Congregation greeted Bro.
Cherry in his beautiful new church last
Sunday. Itls considered by competent
judges to be one of the handsomest lit
tie churches in the State.
Miss Jennie Voolfolk has been in del
icate health for some time. | am glad
to know she is somewhat improved and
her many friends hope the warm
settled weather will entirely restore her.
Gypsy Maids generous offerings Of
sympathy are appreciated as well as our
Irvington correspondent. Every thought
that flies through our brain is heard in
Heaven. God hears wishes, heart-long-
ings, aspirations, soul-hungerings and
thirstings. Much of our best praying is
done when we sit at Gods feet and do
not speak at all, but only let our
hearts talk. Take this feeling all OF you
my friends, in response to the many let
ters that | cannot answer.
In my walk with Mrs. Richa -dson last
Saturday, to the cemetery, notice since
was out last, that Mrs. S. G. Watkins
house has been raised another story
painted and looks pretty and comfort.
able. Mr.. John Boling's house has a
new coat of paint, and his young or.
chard is just beautiful a ten-rail fence
surrounds it, every tree white washed
and the ground cleared of all rubbish
1t means little fortune in the future
Mr. Sebastain's house will be quite
handsome when done, and all of it helps
this dear old town.
Shining on the hill tops, smiling o'ei
All nature is rejoicing at her presence
The grasses and flowers have taken on
a brighter, richer hue and the sky seems
bluer than ever before. Everthing is
charming in its reawakening-its prom.
is of good things to come. Nav its in
fluence be reflected in many, many
hearts, bringing forth blossoms of lite
and hope, making the home, life and the
world around about us, brighter and bet.
ter. And even to us whose lives are
so full of sadness and suffering that glad
ness is impossible. May its sweet in
auence bring soothing balm, calm,
gentle peace resting in the thought OF
that time when all shall be perfection
in one eternal spring.
Two disciples were walking to En-.
mans. The name of only one OF them
is given, so we conclude they were not
distinguished persons, but quiet, every
day people like you and me. "But
Jesus himself drew near" He saw they
were sad, perplexed, anxious. He gent
, ly drew out their confidence to tell Him
all there was in their hearts. This is a
comprehensive theme. All hope, CON-
fort, strength, peace, joy, righteousness;
every good and perfect gift, must come
| from this confidence. He is sent TO heal
the broken-hearted, to comfort them
that mourn. He brings His own words
OF comfort through human lips. His own
healing touch by human hand, but oh,
when you are signing for ''The touch ol
vanished hand and the sound OF voice
that is still" though the comfort is from
God and Titus, the messenger. The
wants of the soul are so hard to reach
and when it still longs for the love and
sympathy OF one beyond recall, we are
shut away from seeing God or hearing
Titus. Crosses Yes, so many and such
different sizes. / remember a little book
| read long time ago when l had nc
cross, but now the pictures on those little
pages ] find are indellibly impressed
On the first page was a representation oI
the Saviour and young woman, and on
the ground lay cross that He was evid.
emily trying to persuade her to pick up
On the next page she looked as il she
had said, "Well, suppose | shall have
TO take it up" She tied string to il
and dragged it, like so many of u.s.
while the Saviour looked on in SORROW