The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-23

patient rush upon the library or draw
ing-room. be patient, be lenienC Oh.
woman. though I may fail TO stir up an
appreciation In the souls OF others In
regard 10 your household tolls. let me
assure you. from the kindllness with
which Jesus Christ met Martha. that
he appreciates all your work from gar
ret 10 cellar; and that the God OF De-
borah. and Hannah. and Abigail. and
Grandmother Lois, and Elizabeth Fry,
and Hannah More lie the God OF the
housekeeper! Jesus was never mar
ried. that he might be the especial
friend and conhdant OF a whole world
OF troubled womanhood | blunder;
Christ was married. The bible SAYS
that the Church ia the lambs P.fe.
and that makes me know that all
Christian women have a right TO 90
10 Christ and tell him OF their annoy
anoes and troubles. since by his oath
OF eonjugal fidelity he IL sworn 10 sym
pathize George Herbert, the Christian
pit, wrote two or three verses on this
subject:
The servant by this clause
Makes drudgery divine:
Who sweeps a room. as for Thy laws.
Makes this the action hne."
A young woman Of brilliant educa-
ton and prosperous circumstances was
called downstairs to help In the kitch-
en- In the absence OF the servants. The
door-bell ringing. she went TO open Il
and found a gentleman friend, WHO
said rs he came in: Il thought | heard
-lnugic: was Il on this plano or on this
harpl" She answered. mo; was
playing on a grld-lron. with frylng-pan
accompaniment The servants are
gone. and am learning how 10 do
this work" Well donel When will
women In all circles find out that Il Is
honorable 10 do anything that ought
to be donel
How great are the responsibilities OF
housekeepersi Sometimes an lndlges-
tible article Of food. by is effect upon
a king. has overthrow an empire. a
distinguished statlstielan says Of one
thousand unmarried men there arc
thlr,y-elght criminals. and Of sae
thousand married men only eighteen
are criminals. What a suggestion OF
home innueneosl Let the most be
made Of them. liousekeepers by the
food they provide, by the eouehes they
spread. by the books they Introduce. by
the influences they bring around their
home. are deciding the physical. intel
lectual. moral. eternal destiny OF the
race. You say your life ls one OF sac
rihce. I know H. But. my sisters. tina;
Is the only life worth living That was
Florence Nightlngale's life: that was
Paysons life; that was Chrlsts life
We admire u In others: but how very
hard q is FOR us to exercise Il our
selvesl When In Brooklyn. young DR..
Hutchinson. having spent a whole
night In n diphtheritic room for the re-
lief OF a patient. became saturated with
the poison and died. We all felt as II
We would like 70 put gnrlands on his
grave; everybody appreciates that
When. IN the burning hotel at ST.
Louis. a young man on the ilfth story
broke open the door Of the room where
his mother was sleeping. and plunged
In amid smoke and FIRE. crying. Moth
er. where are your" and never came
out. our hearts applauded that young
man. but how few OF rs have the
Chrlstlike splrlt-a willingness to SUI.
Ger for others, A rough teacher In a
school called upon poor, hall starN ed
lad who had offended against the laws
Of the school and said. Take on your
coat. directly. SIR" The boy refus "a
20 take Il on, whercupon the teacher
said again. Take on your coat sir.
a. he swung the whip through the air.
/ The boy refused. 10 was not because
he was afraid OF the lash-he was used
20 that at home but d was from
shame-hc had no undcrgarment; and
as at the third command be pull "a
slowly on bis coat. there went sob
through the school They saw then
why De dld not want TO remove bis
coat. aud they saw The shoulder BLADES
had almost cut through the skin. ami
a stout. healthy boy rose up and went
TO the teacher of the school and said
on. slr. please don't hurt this poor
fellow; whip me; hee, he's moth
ms but a poo chap don't hurt him
he's poor, whip me- well" said
The teacher "ita going 20 be a severe
whipping ! am willing TO take you O,
q substitute" We'll" said the boy
Y don't care; you WHIP me. u you vii
loi this poor fellow go" The stout
healthy boy took the scourglng with
out an cutlery "nayot SAYS ever
man" nravol" How many OF us az,
willing TO take the scourging, and III,
suffering. and the toll, and the anxiety
Cor the pooplol Beautiful thinsl
70 admire. but how little we have o.
that SPIRIT God give ia that self
denying spirit 80 that whether w
are Ia humble spheres or IN oonspicu
Gus spheres We may perform our whol'
duty-ior this struggle viii soon b
over.
one Of the most affecting remlnls
eeucca % my mother d my remcm
brance OF her az a Christian house
keeper She worked very hard, aus
when We would come In from summs