Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-04-08

studying dietetics. you continue 20 this
time. but. on. the the headaches. and
the side aches. and the backaches. anG
the heartaches which have been your se-
comps ninent all the way through. You
have struggled under heavy mortgage
Of physical disabilities and instead OF
the plac!dity that once charaeteriEed
Sou. q Is now only With great EFFORT
that you keep away from irritabilitt i
and sharp rstort Difficulties OF respira.
ton. 81 digestion. OF locomotion. maxi
up the great obstacle in your lse. arJ
you tug and sweat along the pathway /
and wonder when the exhaustion viii |
end. Ny friends the brightest crown.
IN Heaven viii rot be given TO those
who. ia stirrups, dashed 20 the cavalry
charge, while the general applauded.
and the sound OF claShing sahers rang
through the land, but the brightest
crowns in Heaven. 7 believe. will be
given 20 those wio trudgcd on amid
chronic ailments which unnerved their
strength. yet an the timc nsiHtainiuC
their faith in God. II Is comparatively
easy 10 hght in a regiment Of "a thou
sand men. charging up the purapets 90
the sound OF martial music. but tits nof
SO easy 90 endure when no one but
the nurse and the doctor are the Wit
nesses OF the Christian fortitude Be
sides that, you never had any pains
worse than Ch-isi's. The sharpness
that stung thropsh Ills brain. through
His hands. througH His feet. through
His heart were as great as yours GER
tainly. He was as sick and a. weary
Not a nerve OF muscle OF icamcut
escaped All the pangs 90 an Che ma
tions Of an the ages compressed inso
one sour cup. lie took the ,incgarl
There is also the sournesS OF poverty
Your income does not meet your out
goinCs. and that always gives an honest
man anxiety. There Is no sign of desti-
tuition about you--pleasant appearance
and a cheerful home for you-but God
only knows what a time you have had
F TO manage your private finances just
as the bills run up the wages seem 10
run down. You ma, say nothing but
lie 20 you ia hard push. and "a hen
/ YOU sic down with ,olr si'e and tail
over the expenses you both rise up dis.
I couraged. You abridge here and you
ahridge there. and you get things snug
for smooth sailing and. To- suddenly
/ there is a large doctors bin 90 pay. on
you have lost your pockr book. or some
debtor has failed. and YOU are thrown
abeam end. Well. brother. YOU are ir
glorious company Christ owned not
the house in which he stopped or the
colt on which He rode or the boat ir
which lie sailed. lie lived In a Dor
rowed house: He was buried In a Dor
rowed grave. Exposed 20 all kinds o'
weather. yet He had only one sus
Of clothes lie breakfasted sn the morn
ing. and no one could possibly tel
where he could get anything TO eat be
fore night. lie would have been pro
uounccd a financial failure. lie had Q,
perform u miracle go get money 90 pay
tax bill. Not a dollar cid lie own
Privatiou of domesticity. privauon @
nutritious food. privation Of a comfort
able couch OF which 20 sleep. priva
tion Of an worldly resourcesl Th
kings OF the earth had chased chalicc
out OF which 10 drink. but Christ ha,
nothing but a plain cup set before Ham
and il was very sharp. and il was yer,
sour. lie took the vinegar.
There were years that passed aloni
before your family circle was invade,
hy death. but the moment the charme,
circle was broken everything SCENE
70 dissolve. Hardly have you put III
black apparel in the wardrobe befor
you have again 20 take Il out. Grea
= and rapid changes in your family rec
, ord. You got the house and rejoice
, in IL, but the charm was gone as 500
: as the Grape hung on the doorben. III
ore upon whom you most depended wa
taken away from you. A cold marbl
q slab lies on your heart to-day. Once
: as the children romped through th
I house. you put your hand over you
aching head ard said; "Oh. IL coul
: only have IL still" Oh, IL Is too xti
nowl YOU lost your patience when th
{ tops and the strings and the shells wer
: left amid floor. but. oh. YOU woul
De willing 10 have The trinksts sea
Q tered all over the floor again II the
u were scattered by the same hands.
P With what a ruthless plowshare b
> reavement rips up the heart Bu
Jesus knows all about that. You car
: not tell Him anything new in regar
II to bereavement. lie had only a fe'
a friends. and when He lost one
d brought tears 20 His eyes. lazarus ha
.. often entertained Him az his hom'
n Now Lazarus Is dead and buried, an
q Christ breaks down with emotion. th
= eonvulsion of grief shuddering throug
e. all the ages Of bereavement. Chris