Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-05

tate read the Scriptures, gave out Il
hymn, his daughter at the organ stal
ed the music. and then, the music owe
the proprietor Of the estate kneelt
down and commended all his guest
all his family. all his employees to Il
Lord Almighty. God can trust such
man as that with large estate. II
knows how 10 abound. He truslc
God, and God trusted him. And
could call off the roll of 80 merchar
princes as mighty for God as they ar
mighty in worldly successes. All. N
friends, do not lie puffed up by any O
the successes Of this life: do not b
spoiled by the number Of lverle,
coachmen that may stop at your doc
or the sweep Of the long trail acros
the imported tapestry! Many Of thos
who come to your house are fawnin;
parasites. They are not so much II
love with you as they are In love will
your house and your successes. Yol
move down next year to 800 Low Wa
ter Mark street and see how many OF
their carriages al malt at your doorl
Tlmon Of Athens was a wealthy lord
and all the mighty men and women oi
the land came and sat at his banuuet
proud to sit there, and they drank deer
to his health. They sent him costly
presents. He sent costller presents
back again, and there was no man in
all the land so admired as Timon of
Athens, the wealthy lord. But after
awhile, through lavish hospitality or
through betrayal, he lost everything.
Then he sent for help to those lords
whom he had banqueted and to whom
he had given large sums Of money.
Lucullus, Lucius. Sempronlus and yen-
tidias-did those lords send any help to
him? Oh. no! Lucullus said. when he
was applied to: well. thought that
TimOn would come down. He was too
lavish. Let him suffer for his reckless
ness" Lucius said. IL would be very
glad to help Timon. but have made
large purchases. and my means are all
absorbed" And one lord sent one ex-
cuse, and another lord sent another eX-
cuse. But. to the astonishment Of ev-
erybody, after awhile TimOn proclaim
ed another feast. Those lords said to
themselves. why, either Timon has
had Il good turn Of fortune or he has
been deceiving us. testing our love"
And so they all iOcked to the banquet
lpologetic for seeming lukewarmness.
The guests were all seated at the ia
Die. and Timon ordered the covers lift
I'd. The covers lifted. there was moth
ng under them but smoking hot water |
Then Timon said to his guests, Dogs, |
ap, lap dogs" And under the terrific |
rony they fled the room while TinOn |
pursued them with his anathema, call |
ng them fools OF fortune destroyers of |
appiness under mask. huring at the !
anne time the pitchers and the chalices
fter them. Oh. my friends, | would |
ot want to make you oversuspicious
D the day Of your success, but | want
Oh TO understand right well there IS a
asst difference between the popularity
Timon tie prosperous and Timon
ne unfortunate; | want you to know
lere is vast difference in the number
+ people who admire man when he
going up and the number of people
'ho admire him when he is going
own.
Sad Changes.
But must have word with those
no In this Mayday time move out OF
rger residences into smaller. Some
mes the pathetic reason is that the
mily has dwindled in size, and so
uch room Is not required; so they
owe out into small apartments. |
lOw there are such cases. Marriage
IS taken some of the members Of the
mily, death has taken other mem.
RS Of the family. and after awhile
ther and mother wake up to find
cir family just the size 1t was when
ey started. and they would be lone
me and lost i'm large house; hence
ey move out of it. Moving day is a
eat sadness to such If they have the
W Of association dominant. There
@ the rooms named after the differ
[ members Of the family. | suppose
is so in all your households. 1t is so
mine. We name the rooms after the
rsOns who occupy them. And then
ere is the dining hall where the fes.
titles took place, the holiday festiyi-
s; there is the sitting room where
> family met night after night, and =,
ere is the room sacred because there =.
life started or a life stOpped-the !,
pha and the Omega of some earthly
istence. Scene Of meeting and part I,
:. Of congratulation and heartbgeak.
cry doorknob. every freSco every
intel. every threshold, meaning more
you than 1t can ever mean to any
= else. When moving out Of a hOr,e
ave always been in the habit. after p
,rything was gone. Of going Into =
IN room and bidding II mite fare n
II. There will be tears running Gown q
ny cheeks In the Maytime moving u
It the car men will not be able to c
lerStand. 1t is solemn and a II
cling and an overwhelming thing f
leave places places where =
have struggled and toled and vcpt h
sung aud prayed and anXiously n
tched and agonized. Oh, life is such o.
TRANCE mixture Of honey and Of gall, h
1dings and burials, midnoOn and ,r
might clashingl Every home light at
lse against which the billows OF W
ny seas tumble. Thank God that h,
h changes are not always going to is
tinue; otherwise the nerves would b,
e out and the brain would founder
a dementia like that of King Lear
en- his daughter Cordelia came to
licine his domestic calamity.
How to De Happy. y