The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21

abs after awhile to get larger wages.
Uuski!led and Incompetent labor must
take what is given; skilled and con-
petent labor will eventually make its
own standard. Admitting that the
law Of supply aad demand regulates
these things, [ contend that the de-
maud for skilled labor is very great and
the supply very small Start with the
idea tha, work is honorable aud that
van can do some one thing better than
an, body else Resolve that, God help
ipr, YOU will take care of yourself. If
You are after awhile called into another
relation, you will be all the better quail
fled for it yyour spirit of self reliance
or if you are called to stay as you are
you can be happy and self supporting.
Poets are fond of talking about man
as ali oak and woman the vine that
climbs it, but have seen msuy tree
fall that not only went down itself, but
took ali the vines with it. | 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 aud does ner best. Many
of you will 80 siogle handed through
life, and you will have to choose be
tween two characters. Young woman
am sure you will turn your back upon
the useless, giggliog, Irresponsible non.
entity which society iguomiuiously &C.
kaowledgcs to DC be woman and ask
God 70 make you humble, active,
earnest Christian What vii! become
Of that woman!y disciple 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 il her redemption. The dying
actress whose life had been vicious
said: The scene closes. Draw the
cur-ain." Generally the tragedy comes
frs, and the farce afterwsrd, but in
her life it was first the farce Of use
less life and then the tragedy of
wretched eternisy.
Compare the life aud 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 hive her hand in marriage.
She lived single, that. untrammeled,
she might be evcryhody's blcsslns;;
Whenever the sick were to be visited
IL ,,oor 20 ho n-ovidcd with bread
she went with blessing. She could
prsy or sing Rock of Ages" for any
sick pauper who asked her. AS she
| got older there were days when she
was little sharp, but for the most
part auntie was a sunbeam, just the
one for Christmas eve. She knew bet
ter than any one else how to fix things.
Her every prayer, as God heard it, was
full Of everybody who had trouble.
The brightest things in all the house
dropped from her fingers. She hsd pc
culiar notions, but the grandest notion
she ever had was to make you happy.
She dressed well-auntie always dress
ed well-but her highest adornmeDt
was that of meek and quiet spirit,
which, inthe sight of God, is Of great
price. When she died, you all gather
ed lovingly about her, aDd as you car.
ried her out 20 rest the Sunday school
class almost covered her cofha with
aponieas, and the poor people stood at
the end of>she alley, With their aprons
to their eyes, soboiog bitterly, and the
man of the world sad, with Solomon,
Her price was above rubies," and
Jesus. as unto the maiden in Judca,
commanded, Il say unto thee, arise!'