The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-01-06

eassring foe appse1eo. anl h tAs had
Of the white robe tAsy never have 70
mend anything. and tie air In that hill
makes everybody well. There
are no rents to pay: every man owns
his own house. and . mansion at that
1t viii not be % great change for you
to havs-a chariot in heaven II you have
been in the habit Of riding In this
world. 1t will not be % great .
change for you to cit down on the
banks of the river Of life II In this
world you had . country seat but II
you have walked with tired feet In this
world what glorious change to mount
celestial eQuipaSs! And II your life on
earth was domestic martyrdom. oh. the
Joy Of an eternity In which you shall
have nothing to do except what you
choose to do! Martha has had no
drudgery for IS centuries! I quarrel
with the theologians who want to dis
tribute all the thrones OF heaven among
the John Knoxes and the Hugh Lati-
mers and the Thsdan legion. Some OF
the brightest thrones Of heaven will be
kept for Christian housekespsrs. Oh.
what change from here to there. from
the time when they put down the roll
ing pin to when they take up the scep-
ter! II Chatsworth park and the Van
derbilt mansion were to be lifted into
the celestial city. they would be con-
sidered uninhabitable rookeries. and
glorified Lazarus would be ashamed 70
be going in and out Of either Of them.
There are many housekespers who
could get along with their toll II It
were not for sickness and trouble. The
fact is. one half Of the women Of the
land are more or less invalids. The
mountain lass who has never had an
ache or q pain may consider household
toll uncomfortable. and toward evening
she may skip away miles to the fields
and drive home the cattle. and she may
until 10 O'Clock At night nll the house
with laughing racket. But oh. to do
the work of life with wornout con-
stitution, when whooping cough has
been raging for six weeks In the house.
hold. making the night ~ slssplsss -
the day! That IL not 20 easy. Perhaps
this comes after the nerves have been
shattered BY some bereavement that
has LETT desolatioa In every room In
the house and sst the crib In the gar
ret because the occupant has been
husAed into slunbsr which needs no
mothers iullsby. Oh. she could pro-
vide for the whole group great, deal
better than she can for . part Of the
group. now the rest ars gone! Though
you may tell her 0ed is taking care III
those who are gone. u 10 mothsSliks to
brood both nocks. aal one wing shs
puts. over. the dock In the house: the
other wing she puts ever the hock In
the grave.
There 10 nothing but the sld-fashion-
Cd religion Of Jesus Christ that will
take . woman happily through the tri-
ale Of homo life. AZ AYst there may bs
Q romance or . novelty that will DO
for . substitute. The marriage hour
has just passed. and the psrplsxitiss Of
the household are more than atonsd BY
the Joy Of being together and BY the
fact that whom It 10 late they do not
have to discuss the question a. to
whether It 10 time 70 90. The mishaps
OF the household, instead Of bsing .
matter of anxiety and rsprshsnsion.
are q matter Of nsrrimsnt-ths loaf Of
bread turned into q geological speci-
men. the slushy custards. the jaundicsd
or measly biscuits. It 10 Q very bright
sunlight that falls on the cutlery and
the mantel ornaments OF new homo.
But after awhile the romance is all
gone. and then there 10 something to bs
prepared for the table that the book
called Cookery Taught In Twelve
Lessons" will not teach. The receipt
for making It 10 not . handful Of this.
q cup Of that and . spoonful of some
thing else. II 10 not something sweet
ened with ordinary condiments or ia
vored with ordinary Aavors or baked
In ordinary ovens. II u the loaf OF
domestic happiness. and all the ingrsdi-
ents come down from heaven, and the
fruits are plucksd from the tree Of life
and 1t 10 sweetsned with the new wine
Of the kingdom. and II 10 baked in the
oven OF homo trial. Solomon wrote
out Of his own experience. He had q
wrstched home. A man cannot be hap.
py with two wives. much less 600. and
he says. writing out Of bis own sxps.
'risnce, Better 10 Q dinner OF herbs
where love II than . stalled OK and
hatred Herewith"
One Of the most affecting rsminis-
cences Of my mother 10 my rememb-
rance OF her - . Christian housskssp-
or. She worked vssy hard. and when
We would come In from summer play
and cit down aa the table at noon r.
a -