Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-07-09

the NClled. Had she appeared before
AhaSueruS and his court on that dav.
with her face uncovered. shr would
have shocked all the dclicacicS of Oricu-
tai society. and TIA" very men who in
their iutu>icatiuu demanded that she
come, in their sober moments would
have dc>pi>cd her, A. some flowers
SEEM Ia thrive best in the lark lane aud
in the shadow. aud whore the ~un docs
not seem To- reach them, 81 tod ap-
points {" most w"mauly natures u rctir-
ing and uuohtruSivc spirit. tod once
in while dn'> call an lSahrll" ~
throne. or "A Miriam To- strike the TIM
hrrl At the front nf a host, ar u Marie
Autnlnrtic to pucll French mob, ar a
Deborah To- stand AT th" front of an
armed battalion. crvins out: Up, Up,
/ his j. the day in which the Lord will
deliver SI~crl .ntn thine hand And
when women are called t. such out
door work and Ia such hcrn,c positions,
God prepare them for il; and they have
iron m thri: souls aud lightning in
their eye. aud whirlwind~ in their
breath, and the borrowed strength nf
the Lord omnlp,trut in their right
a. th"ugh they were hedges of Wild
flowers. and cross seas a. though they
were shimmcriug sapphire, and all the
harpicS nj hell down to their dungeon
AT the stamp If her womauly indi"na-
tiou. Eui these are the exceptions.
Can rally, nurcas would rather make
IA garment for the poor boy; Rrhc!lah
would r.tHcr FIJI the trough for the
camrl>: llaan4h would rather make
coat frr samuel; the Hebrew maid
wont! rather give prescription for
Nuamnn'> lcpro,y; the woman of So
rcp'a would rather gather few sticks
Ia cook meal for furnished Elijah:
Phchr would rather carry letter
for the inspired apostle; mother
Id, would rather educate Timothy
in ia" Scriptures. When sc a woman
gong al out her daily duty with
cheerful dignity presiding at the table.
with lin and grnt'c. hut firm diNri-
rlinc pres ding in the nursery. going
cut in the world Will ont any blasts uf
/ trumprt>. following IN The footsteps of
him who went about doing good |
sny: This /, Na>hti with II veil on. "
holdncS~. lnud-voirrd. with a to7guc of
infinite clttcr-rlattrr. with arrogant
look, passing through the streets with
a step of a walking beam. gIylv AR
, raycd in a very hurri IAN" IF millinery,
| cry ont: "NaShti has lost her vrilr'
VIII n see a woman of comedy fca-
lures and of adrnitn,sN of interest. and
endowed with all that tie 'honls can
do for on. and nf high social position.
vet moving in society. with Surpcrcil-
iuu>ncss and haut"ur, a. though she
would have people know their place.
and an underlined comb nation Of gigglc
| and strut and rhndomnntadr. endowed
with allopathir quantities of talk. but
only homeopathic intnitesimalS of
! sense. the terror of dry goods clerks
and RI lrnad contractors. discnvcrcr, of
siguiii,a,t meanings in plain convcrSa-
tiun. prod gic> of badnigc and inuucn-
do say. Look, look, Nashti has lost
her veil &c
Again. | want YOU to consider NaShti
the sacrifice. Who il this / see coming
out of that palace gate of ShuShan? Ii
seems To ire that have seen her before.
She comes along with a broken heart.
Who Is She? Ii i Na>hti the sac 'ificc.
o, what a change il was from legal
position to a wayfarcr's crust. \ little
while ago. approved and sought for;
now, now, none So poor as To acknowl-
| edge her acquaintance. N3Shti the
sacrifice' M YOU and bhve seen
it many time. Here Is home
empalaccd with beauty. All that
refinement and books ana wealth
can do for that home les been
done; hut Ahasuerus, the husband and
the father, is taking hold on paths of
! sin. lie is gradually going down.
After awhile he will founder and
struggle lillr a wild beast in the hunt
er's net further away from God. fur
thrr away fInm the right. soon the
bright a, parcl of the children will
turn To rags; soon the household song
will become the sobbing of a broken
heart ! he old story over again.
Brutal centaurS breaking up the mar
riagc fc st of Lapithac. The house
full of outrage and cruelty and abomi-
nation. while trudging forth from the
palace gate re- Nashti and her children.
There are homes that are in danger of
such breaking up. q. AhaSuerus!
that you should stand in a home, by
, dissipatcd life destroying the peace
and comfort of that home. God forbid
that your children should ever have to
wiring their hands and have people
point their finger at them as they pass
down the street and wing. There
goes a drunllard's child" tod forbid
that the little feet should ever have tn
trudgc the path of poverty and
wretchcdnc>S. God Forbid that any
evil >piri, born of the wine cup or the
, brandy g'asS should come forth and
uproot that e Irden. and with a LISTING,
! blistrri g. ail-consuming curse. shut
forever the palace gate against Vashti
and the children,
During the war | went to Ilagers-
town Ia look at the army. and | stood
in the night ON a hilltop and looked
down upon them. saw the camp fires
all through the valleys and all over
the hills. Ii WAS a weird spectacle. these
camp fires. and | stood and watched
them; aad the soldiers " ho were gath
cred around them were, no dolbt. talk
ing of tl-ir homes and of the long
march ih,.y Ina taken, and u. the bat
ties they were Ia fight: hut after awhile
| saw these camp fires begin to lower;
and the" continued To lower. until they
were ali gone out, and the army slept.
IL was imposing when | saw the camp
fires; il WAS imposing in the darkness
when | thought of that great host
asleep. Well. God looks down from
Heaven. and he sees the fircsidcs of
Christcndom and loved ones gathered
around these fircsidcs These are the
camp fires where we warm ourselves at
the close of the day and tall; over the bat
ties of life We have fought and the bat
ties that are yet to come. God grant
that when at last the fires begin To go
out and continue To lower until finally
they are eNtingui>hcd, and the ashes of
consumed hopes strcw the earth of the
old homestead it may bc because we
have
Gone TO sleep that last long sleep.
From whence none ever wake to weep
Now, we are an army on the march of
life. Then, we will be an army bivou-
acked in the tent of the grave
Once more: | want you to look at
Vashti the silent. You do not hear
any cutlery from this woman as she