Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-06-08

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secrets OF her lifetime. but she viii not
tell that. Not until the books OF eter-
nifty are opened on the throne OF judg-
ment viii ever be known what she has
suffered.
True Charity.
Oh. We who are twisting n garland
for the victor. put Il on that pale brow.
When she is dead. the neighbors will
beg linen 20 make her shroud. and
she will bc carried out in plain box
with no silver plate TO tell her years.
for she has lived n thousand years of
trial and anguish. The gamblers and
swindiers who destroyed her husband
VIII rot come 10 the funeral. One car
riage viii be enough for that funeral
one carriage 10 carry the orphans and
the two Christian women who presided
over the obseQuies. But there is
fash, and the opening Of celestial
door and n shout, Lift up your head.
We everlasting gate. and let her come
inr And Christ will step forth and
say: Come in, Ye suffered with me
on earth. be glorided with me i'm heav-
en-. What is the highest throne ia
heaven? You say. ''rhe throne Of the
Lord God Almighty and the Lamb"
highest throne in heaven? While |
speak il seems to me ii will be the
throne of the drankard's wife. II she
with cheerful patience endured all her
earthly torture. Heroes and heroines,
| find also i'm this roll the heroes Of
Christian charity. We all admire the
George Peabodys and the James Len
oXes of the earth. who give tens and
hundreds of thousands of dollars TO
good objects. But am speaking now
of those who. out Of their pinched pow
erty. help others-of such men as those
Christian missionaries at the west.
who proclaim Christ to the people, one
of them, writing to the secretary in
New York. saying: Il thank you for
that S2J. Until yesterday we have had
10 meat in our house for three months.
We have suffered terribly. My chill
dren have no shoes this winter" And
OF these people who have only a half
loaf OF bread, but give a piece Of it to
others who are hungrier. and OF those
who have only scuttle of coal. but
help others TO fuel. and of those who
have only dollar in their pocket and
give . cents TO somebody else. and of
that father who wears a shabby coat
and Of that mother who wears a faded
dress, that their children may be well
app2reled. You call them paupers or
ragamuflins or emigrants. / call them
heroes and heroincs. You and | may
not know where they live or what their
name is. God knows. and they have
more angels lowering over them than
you and have. and they will have
higher seat i'm heaven. They may have
only cup of cold water to give a poor
traveller or may have only picked
splinter from under the nail Of
childs finger or have put only two
mites into the treasury. but the Lord
knows them. Considering what they
had. they did more than we have ever
done. and their faded dress will be-
come a white robe. and the small room
VIII he an eternal mansion and the old
hat will be exchanged for n coronet of
victory. and all the applause of earth
and all the shouting of heaven will be
drowned out when God rises up to
give his reward TO those humble work
ers in his kingdom. and 10 say to them.
We'll done. good aud faithful serv-
ant"
The Most Deserving.
You have all seen or heard OF the
ruins OF Mtlrose abbey. suppose in
some respects they hre the most ex-
Qulsite ruins on earth. And yet. look
Ing at IL. | was not so imprcssed-you
may set IL down 20 bad taste, but !
was not so deeply stirrcd-as was ut n
tombstone ut the foot OF that abbey. the
tombstone placed by Walter Scott over
the grave OF an old man who had serv-
cd him for good many years in his
house. the inscription most significant.
and defy any man TO stand there and
read IL without tears coming into his
eyes-the cpltaph, well done. good
and faithful servant" oh. when our
work is over, will II be found. be-
cause or anything we have done for
God or the church or suffering human
ity, that such an Inscription is appro.
pirate for us? God grant it,
Who are those who were bravest and
deserved the greatest monument-Lord
Claverhouse and his burly soldiers or
John Brown. the Edinburgh carrier.
and his wife? Mr.. Atkins. the perse-
cuted minister OF Jesus Christ. In Scot
land, was secreted by John Brown and
his wife, and Clayerhouse rode up one
day with his armed men and shouted
in front of the house. John Browns
little girl came out. He said TO her
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made no answer, for she could not be-
tray the minister of the gospel. "Har
Claverhouse said. Then you are n chin
OF the old block, are you? / have
something in my pocket for you. 1t is
nosegay. Some people call 1t n
thumbscrew, but / call Ii n nosegay."
And he got off his horse, and he put II
on the little girls hand and began to
turn Ii until the bones cracked and she
cried. He said: Don't cry, don't cry.
This isn't thUmbscrew; this Is a |
nosegay." And they heard the child's !
cry, and the father and mother came |
out, and Claverhouse said: "Ha, IL
seems that you three have laid your |
holy heads together. determined to die |
like all the rest OF your hypocritical. |
sniveling crew. Rather than |
give up good Mr.. Atkins, pious Mr. |
Atkins, you would die. have n tele- |
scope with me that will improve your
vision" And lie pulled out n pistol. |
Now" he said. you old pragmatic.
lest you should catch cold in this cold
morning of Scotland, and for the honor
and safety of the king. TO say nothing
OF the glory OF God and the good of
our souls. | will proceed simply and in
lhe neatest and most expeditions style
possible TO blow your brains out"
John Brown fell upon his knees and
began TO pray. ABR said Clayer-
house. look out If you are going to
pray. Steer clear OF the king, the
council and Richard Cameron" 20
Lord" said John Brown, "since il
seems TO lie thy will that i should
cave this world for n world where