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

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iAg charge Of the premises. This Is the
Uidow Martha of Bethany. Yes, will
bow you also the pst OF the house
iold- This Is Mary. the younger Sis
sr. with Q book under her arm and her
bee having no appearance Of anxiety
or care. Company has come. Christ
saands outside the door. and OF course
tAoss 10 q good deal OF excitement In
bde the door. The disarranged furni-
eAre Is hastily put aside. and the hair
4 brushed back. and the dresses are
adjusted as we'll a.. In 30 short time,
Nary and Martha can attend to these
natters. They did net keep Christ
fanding at the door until they were
newly appareled or until they had
scaaborateIy arranged their tresses. then
suming out with their affected surprise
IN though they had not heard the two
~ three previous knockings. saying
Why. is that you" No. They were
ladies and were always presentable, al
though they may not always have had
On their best. for none OF us always
has on our best. II we did, our best
uould not be worth having on. They
throw open the door and greet Christ.
They say: Good morning. Master!
Come in and be seated" Christ did not
<pme alone. He had q group OF friends
with him, and such an influx OF city
visitors would throw any country home
into perturbation.
suppose also the walk from the
,rSty had been a good appetizer The
Kitchen department that day was q
very important department, and l sup.
nose that Martha had no sooner
greeted the guests than she Ned to that
room. Mary had no worriment about
household affairs. She had full conf
Aencc that Martha could get up the
.hest dinner in Bethany. She seems to
Ry, Nov let ~ have q division OF
labor. Martha. yoI cook, and Ill sit
s1pwn and be good" 80 you have often
uken a great difference between two
a1s<erA
There is Martha, hard working, pains
skiing, q good manager. ever inventive
n some new pastry or discovering
omething in the at Of cookery and
spuse,csepins. There 10 Mary. also
"a Of convsrsation. literary, 10 on.
sed in dssD questions Of ethics. she
~ no time to a&tsad to the questions
u household welfare. Il 10 noon.
Vary Is in the parior with Christ.
MARTHA is in the Kitchen. It would
snnxe been better II they had divided
s.An work. and then they could have d.
1idsa the opportunity Of listening to
.Jasus- But Mary monopolises christ
while Martha swehers at the hre. II
MAs q very important thing that they
mould have a good dinner that day.
CHRIST was hungry and he did not often
sAave a luxurious entertainment. Alas
zsae, II the duty had devolved upon
Mary. what q repast that would have
TSeen! But something won't wrong In
athe kitchen. Perhaps the fire would
zupt burn or the bread would not bake,
,or Martha scalded her hand, or some
..bing was burned black that ought only
to have been made brown, and Martha
host her patience, and forgetting the
sproprieties OF the occasion. with be-
1sxeated brow, and perhaps, with pitch.
- in .one hand and tongs In the other,
me r,ishes out of tho kitchen into the
Hesenoe OF Christ. saying. Lord. dost
hou mot care that my sister hath left
erve alons!" Christ scolded moi
II It were scolding, should
rave his soolding than anybody
leasing. There was nothing
knew Martha had almost
self % death to get hin
o cat. and 90 hs throws q
ldsrnsss 80 his intonatios
to ~: my dear woman
~. Let the dinner 20, Si'
this ottoman beside Mary
ger sister. Martha, Martha
careful and troubled about
igs, but one thing ID oeedful.
IA thrsws open that kitchen
OH in and see . great many
perplsxitiss and anxieties.
here 10 the trial OF nonappro
That 70 what made Martha x
h Mary. The younger slsteI
estimate Of her older sister,
A now. men bothered with
tiles OF the store and once ant
coming from the Stock Ex
they say whom they get home
III ought to bs In our factory {
While! You ought to hav,
iage eight or ten or twen
bordiAatss. and then 20,
know what trouble and anxist.
Oh, sir, the wife and the mother
conduct At de same time uni
q clothing establishment. ,
rant, a laundry. Z library. whil'
health odcsr. police and prssi
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