The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-01-20

ness ara generosity ana conSeef0
you are worth ) or 10 or so or 100 or 1000
or 10000.
Notice, my friend. that this David,
warrior, strategisi. minstrel, master OF
blank verse and stcne singer at the
giant, whom the soldiers of the text es-
timated clear up into the thousandfold
of usefulness, on this particular occa.
Sion staid al home or in his place of
temporary residence. Gen. Joab. Gen.
Abishai and Gen. ltiai, who commanded
the boys in the right wing and left wing
and center, did their work bravely and
left $4,000 OF the Lords enemies dead on
the field, ard many of the survivors got
c~ntangled in the woods of Ephraim.
and mixed up in the bushes. and stun
bled over the stumps of trees. and fell
into boys, and were dc,oured by wild
beasts which seized them in the thick
cts. But David did his work at home.
We oil huzza for heroes who have been
in battle, and on their return what pro.
cessions we form, and what triunphai
arches we spring, and what banque.s
we spread, and what garlnnds we
| wreathc, and what orations we deliver,
and what bells we ring. and what ram
nonades we fire! But do we do justice
| TO the Stay at homes? David. who WAS
worth 10000 of those who went out *.
meet the Lords enemies in the woods of
Ephraim that day did his work in re-
tiremcnt.
The warrior David Of my text showed
more s~elf-control and moral proves in
staying At home than he could have
shown commanding in the field. He
was a natural warrior. Martial airs
stirred him. The glitter of opposing
shields fired him. He was one of those
men who feel al home in the saddle.
patting The neck Of a paving cavalry
horse. But he suppressed himself. lie
obeyed the command of the troops
whom he would liketo have commanded.
Some Of the greatest Sctans and Aus
terlitzes have been in backwoods
kitchens or in nursery with three chill
drcn down with scarlet fever, soon 10
join the two already in the churchrard,
on avid s,mos,in aud o,tr,n.s
aro,,h 80 ,.nnrfann ,naoI. ;nt.Ia,iIa
or in commercial life within their Nv
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things os we'll ms bio th;rys, u.yid
an more, belned NJ the from, ,b,, bs,,sa
If ham, ,r}e f,,,. rs,im.pt, mohil,
lied for The defense of the throne of
~,sr,el var. rich, in nroies,ino ,~ga;rs,
Dayid.s exposure Of his life at The Front
Had bo hoo, ,i.r.ad of ON ,,,o,. -,
~clo,en down with , hottleax ar sot,lly
shu,o from vuor,;,a w, ,,r.r ,h,,
i, disaster f., +be throne If Israel, An
soIom his son was a low fellow and nm
II, IN ,e;y,. HE tw, cb;,r ,h,,oot.,;s.
,;os yora h;s h,udsom. fao. ,,d nc
L,ny hoir--so ,onp tbnt .,hen be had +,
ant ,h,t u,b;o, ,os .oiss,,,d ~
wo;rh.J 5000 shal.Is ,f,.r ,ha L;,u.s
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con,nrs AVID v;roor noy;l would h,y.
hna, , o,i,r,;,,. r,,r,h1a I-nnaa.s
sar,. exr,snrn would L,,. hesr , c,.im.