The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-01

Tho people went to their place OF wor.
ship and the ministers visited tho people
travelling on foot many miles.
They had not left Sweden to get out of
bondage, but they were looking for a
Canaan Of Heavenly rest and had no walls
of Jericho to fall They came peaceably
and instead Of killing the Indians thoy
bought the land from them and lived with
peace and Christian fellowship. With u
wild wood aboundiug with wild game,
the streams abounding with tlsh and fur
bearing animals; the trees in tho woods
bearing NUS plenty Of grapes; u produG-
tive soil after the timber was taken off
the pleasant and powerful stream of water
ever pouring down, what more could any
one ask for?
We read in Holywrit of the Promised
Land in Palestine although the River Jor-
dan Is in Some seasons near the size of
our Brandywine much longer aud passes
through valley between high barren hills
and iooses its W%sttaEE. lr-ttso- sea of i1ot or
: Sodom Some eleven hundred feet below the
Neiitaean y:u nnl l.. lest ia 9Tsp0Ftsai III.
Our Braudywlne, about forty miles long
through meadows gracefully flowing is
perhaps more romantic stream than any
that can be found.
But its power has made it more tame
looking OH account of the mills that have
been built on IL the last one hundred and
fifty years IN five miles there is nearly
one hundred and twenty feet fail and
cmptiGs into the tide water over five hun.
drcn thousand tons of water every twenty
four hours, average the year nearly one
hundred and seventy million gallons Of
sweet pure water / have known the
stream for seventy years and think can
say that the mill owners have made u
good choice
The different migratory fish that went
up its waters in the spring to spawn, in
cluded the 5had, herring and suckers, and
also the ecls, which fill the streams from
also the beaver otter and mink, while the
banks and woods abuunded with doers,
bears, panthers, wolves, foxes, Coons,
opossulns, rabbits and squirrels, wild
turkeys pheusants, partrldgcs and many
song birds.
Tie tide water and low lands abounded
with fish, turtles and terrapins.
cranes. bitterns and ducks so with Il small
net, fow fish hooks, bow, arrow and trap
the people could get very good share
of their living. The vegetable gnr-
dens furnished vegetables. The flax
patches afforded work for women and
men. Tho men made it ready to be spun
into thread for sewing the skins Of differ
ent animals for clothing.
Later the wool of the sheep was put to
use by being spun INTO yarn aud then
woven into flannel for dresses. This work
was mostly done by the women and girls.
The ladies Of the present day may have
some very fine fur capCs Of GlUaks and
trimmings made and lined with silk and
satin, but the Swedish mothers and ddugh-
tors over two hundred years ago had TIL II
rude made fur dresses and have nU doubt
but that the women were us charming as
the fur covered woman OF to. day. For this
reason those Swedish women and girls
had their wedding garments around their
hearts ready to go into the marriage sup.
per Of the lamb, SO taught by the good and
faithful ministers of the Swedish Luther.
an Church on Crane and Rock Hook.
fear tho women Of our present day
teach their daughters more about pride
than thCy do abuut humility.
would say first get tho love Of God in
your soul; then get the robes Of righteous
ness and the wedding garment on and
worship the Great Father who prevailed
all those blessings, and his dear Son, who
died on the cross that we might live happy
in this world and huyG home beyond
this life. This Is not only Intended for
women but mon also / have no objection
to people being dressed grandly bat do
think it is wrong to make God Ol dnl
worship their ilno dresses.
Be not deceived. A cough hOar5eness or
Group are not to be tiItled with. dOsc in
time OF SOi.oh's Curn wlti snyG you mutH
troub T.. Sold by N. Il. DuifUgth anl snl
Market streets,