Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-17

tua makers? III woman asks a dol
lar for her work, does not her female
employer ask her II she will not take
90 cents? You say, "Only 10 cents
difference" But that Is sometimes the
difference between heaven and hell.
Women often have less commiseration
for women than men. II q woman
steps aside from the path Of rectitude.
man may forgive-woman never! Wo.
man will never get justice done her
from woman's ballot. Neither will she
get II from mans ballot. How then? =?
God will rise up for her. God has
more resources than we know of. The
flaming sword that hung at Eden's
gate when woman was driven out will
cleave with Its terrible edge her op-
pressors.
Resolve to Excel.
But there is something for women to
do. Let young people prepare to ex-
Gel In spheres of work. and they will
be able after awhile TO get larger
wages. Unskilled and incompetent la
Dor must take what Is given; skilled
and competent labor will eventually
make It's own standard. Admitting
that the law Of supply and demand
regulates these things. | contend that
the demand for skilled labor Is very
great and the supply very small. Start
with the idea that work Is honorable
nd lot ~
better than anybody else. Resolve
that. Gold helping. you will take care
OF yourself II you are after awhile
called into another relation. you will
be all the better qualified for II by
your spirit Of self reliance, or II you
are called to stay as you are you can
be happy and self supporting.
Poets are fond OF talking about man
as an oak and woman the vine that
climbs II, but have seen many tree
fall that not only went down itself. but
took all the vines with II. | can tell
you Of something stronger than an
oak for an Ivy to climb on. and that
is the throne Of the great Jehovah.
Single or afianced. that woman Is
strong who leans on God and does her
best. Many Of you will 60 single
handed through life, and you will have
to choose between two characters.
Young woman, am sure you will
turn your back upon the useless. gig
Cling. irresponsible nonentity which So
ciety ignominlously acknowledges to
be a woman and ask God to make you
a humble. active, earnest Christian.
What will become Of that womanly DIS
ciple of the world? She is more
thoughtful Of the attitude she strikes
upon the carpet than how she will
look In the Judgment: more worried
about her freckles than her sins; more
interested In her apparel than In her
redemption. The dying actress whose
life had been vicious said, THE scene
closes-draw the curtain" Generally
the tragedy comes first and the farce
afterward. but In her life II was first
the farce Of useless life and then
the tragedy Of wretched eternity.
Compare the life and death Of such
one with that Of some Christian aunt
that was once blessing to your house
hold. do not know that she was ever
asked to give her hand In marriage.
She lived single. that untrammeled she
might be eyerybody's blessing. When
ever the sick were to be visited or the
poor to be provided with bread she
went with blessing. She could pray
or sing Rock Of Ages" for any sick
pauper who asked her. AS she got
older there were days when she was
a little sharp. but for the most part
auntie was sunbeam-just the one
for Christmas eve. She knew better
than any one else how to fix things.
Her every prayer. as God heard 1t. was
full Of everybody who had trouble.
The brightest things In all the house
dropped from her fingers She had
peculiar notions. but the grandest no
ton she ever had was to make you
happy She dressed well-auntie al
ways dressed well--but her highest
adornment was that Of meek and
quiet spirit. which. In the sight OF
God. In OF great price When she died.
you all gathered lovingly about her.
and as you carried her out to rest the
Sunday school class almost covered
Ier coffin with jsp0nlcas. and the poor
people stood at the rnd Of the alley
with their nprons TO their eyes. Sob
hing bitterly. anu the man Of the world
said. with Solomon. Her price was
above rubi"s" and jesus. as unto the
maiden in In,lra commanded. II say
lrto thee ar::'2"'
fCopyrighi 1900 by Louis Klopsch.l