Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-06-04
SELFISH JOHN CLARK.

The meeting was a good ore.
although the heat was intense, and
there was more singing done by
the mosquitoes than by the human
species.
John Clark sat by an open win
dow, where what breeze there was
came in and kept him cOmpara-
lively comfortable, and he had on
a clean linen suit which bis wife
had washed and irOned that day,
Notwithstanding that the mercury
mounted high in the nineties; and
Its freehneSs was an additional
comfort.
His first crop Of hay, much larger
than usual, had that day been put
in his spiclOus barns without
damage by so much as a drop Of
rain. He was well, strong, and
therefore happy.
The ride home was charming,
and as the new horse took them
through Cairnly Woods, with sure,
feet loot, John Clark felt that life
was bright; and as he thought OF
Brother Whites remarks abOnt
weary burdens and feet tired with
the march of life, he concluded
that the aforesaid brother was not
in the fall enJ 'yment of religion.
Johns wife sat back IN the
carriage, resting her tired body,
and turning over in her mind the
remarks her John had made at the
meeting. Bear ye one another S
burdens had been the subject of
the evenings talk, and Johns
speech had been listened to with
evident relish.
Your husband has the root OF
the matter in him. said the pastor
as she passed him on the way out.
Il hope that we shall all heed his
Words
Il think of hiring Tom Birch as
a sort of spare hand or call boy
generally. find this hot weather
takes the starch out me- John
said, as the horse trotted through
the cool pine grove, amid flickerS
Of moonlight.
will you board himY asked
Nary Clark, in a constrained voice
with the memory of her husbands
exh0rtatious still IN her mind.
'Ot course, J. want him evenings
70 take the horse when we come
home from meeting, or If | have g
friend out. II is rather hard tC
have to 90 light to work directly
one arrives at hOme.'
You are going to hire him tC
help bear some OF your burdens,
SAID Mary, in the same hard voice
UGst 50, wife. 1t stands me
hand to practice, if l preach
Don't you say sOg'
Il do, I am glad you are golnl
10 have help; as you say, 1t Is harq
10 90 to work the minute you ge
home. I have been foolish enough
to have this ride spoiled by think
ing of bread to mix, two basket
Of clothes to told before l sleep
for the lroning> tomorrow, Dime
to get for four hungry men ant
baby to care for
DOu'C crowd tOmOrrOw's bur
dens into this present ride. An
it seems to me that it would b
better to get all the hOuseworI
done before meeting tlme.'
IfI could, but that Is lmnoss
BILE: milk to strain, dishes to wast
Benny and baby to put to bed
; all these things come together
and then / am tired enough to G
to bed myself
Take 1T easy, Mary; keen coo
avoid all the hot work you can,
Il wish / could have a CIR
john
sMother used to say girls wei
more hlndrance than help. gne'
L yoa would 6nd them so; and the
they waste and break more tina
their wages. I don't see how
could afford girl. Do what yC
can, and leave some things undon
that's the way to work IT, en-
John sat back with a satisfied al
aud Mary thought of her husband
y glowing words in the prayer NEE