Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-07-31

TO strike you, Lot where David struck Go
hath In the head, but where Nathan
struck David, in the heart. Whose son
art thou. thou young maEy''
! yhorc is something in all winter Holt.
days TO bring up the old folks / think
many of our thoughts mt such times ail
set TO the tune of Aud Lang Syne. The
old folks We're 80 busy Mt such times in
+ making us happy, and perhaps On less re-
source made their sons and daughters hap
I pier than you on larger resources are able
to make your sons and daughters. The
snow lay two feet above their graves, but
i they shook off the white blankets and
mingled in the holiday festivities-the
same wrinkles, the same stOOp Of shoulder
under the weight of age, the same old
style of dress or cont, the same smile, the
same tone of voice. / hope you remember
them before they went away. II not,
hope there are those who hive recited to
you what they We're, and that there may
be ia your house some article If dress or
furniture with which you assoc-ate their
memories. want TO arouse the mot sil-
cred memories Of your heart while mina
the impnssioned intcrrogatory in regard to
your pedigree, Whose son art thou, thou
young mani"
Ancestry.
First, l accost those who are descended
Of Christian ancestry. do not ask if
your parents We're perfect There arc no
perfect people now, and do not suppose
there were any perfect people then. Per
haps there was sometimes too much blood
in their eye when they chastised you. But
from what know of yoa, you got no more
than you deserved, and perhaps a little
more chastisement would have been sillu-
tary. But you are willing to acknowledge
l think, that they wanted to do right.
From what you overheard in conversations,
and from what you saw at the family altar
and at neighborhood obsequies, you know
that they had invited God into their heart
and their life There was something that
sustained those old people supernaturalIy.
You huve no doubt about their destiny.
You expect If you ever get to heaven to
meet them as you expect To meet Ito Lord
jesus Christ. That early association has
been charm tor you. There was u time
when you got right up from house of in
iquity and walked out into the fresh air
because you thought your mother was look
ing at you. You have rover been very
happy in sin because of sweet old face
that would present itself. lremulous
voices from tie past uccostcd you until they
were seemingly audible, and you looked
around to see who SPOKE. There was an
estate not mentioned in the last will and
testament, vast estate of prayer and holy
example and Christian entreaty and glOti
Gus memory. The survivors Of the family
gathered to hear the will read, and this
was to be kept and thnt was TO be sold,
and it was "share and share alike
But there was an unwrittcn viii TINT
read something like this: In the name of
God, amen. l. being Of sound mind, be- /
queath to my children all my prayers for
their salvation. l bequeath TO them all the {
results Of n lifctime's toll. / beQUe;,th ta /
them the Christian religion. which has
been so much comfort to me, ard 1 hope .
may be solace Tor them. bcqueath to them
4 hope of reunion when the partings Of life (
are over. Share and share alike may
they inherit eternal riches. l EequCath to
hem the wish that they may avoid my er-
'Ors and copy anything that may have becn
worthy. In the name Of Gcd, who made
ne, and the Christ, who redeemed me, and
he Holy Ghost, who sanctiiles me, make
his my last will and testament. Witness
III you hosts of heaven Witness time;
witness eternity. Signed, sealed and dc
ivered in this our dying hour. Father and
Mother " You did not get that will
proved at the surrogate Office, but l take
t out today and / read it TO you. / take
out of the alcOves of your heart l shake
he dust of it. l ask if you will accept
hat inheritance, or will you break the
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