The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-09-27

gingerbread man. When she had cut
1t out and put some white dough on il
for eyes, nose and mouth, and coat
buttons, she suddenly remarked aloud,
after Carl and she had both been silent
some time: He is perfect gentle
man, and that is more than can be
said of some college-bred mem"
us this a college-bred man, Bar
bara?" asked Carl, the terrible. II
thought it was a gingerbread man,
You said you would make me ginger
bread man. 1 don't want a college,
bred man."
This is a gingerbread man." re-
piled Barbara, hastily, as she turned
to the oven and opened the door.
Then who is the other man?" per-
sisted Carl.
80, never mind; / was thinking out
loud"
ut isn't nice to do" remarked Carl,
refectively
II don't think it is, either" Barbara
admitted.
Then what makes you do it?" in
sisted Carl.
81 won't any more when you are
around" promised Barbara with much
positiveness. The child seemed salts
fed with this statements but, when
Barbara at last took the gingerbread
man out of the oven, Carl suddenly
said: Let's name him, Barbara"
"All right" said Barbara, pleas
antly.
you give a name" Carl suggested.
"Well, how about Carl?"
"No, / don't like that Let's call him
let's call him Mr.. Morton"
VERY WELL" replied Barbara, hur-
riedly. run right along with it.
Your mamma is calling you, and l
must finish my baking"
Don't you think he looks like him?"
Carl insisted as he grasped the figure
! by the feet, which in the process of
baking had become ridicuously short
and stubby, merginginto the coat tails,
NO, I don't think it's a striking re-
semblance,' said Barbara, laughing.
well, | do. | think he looks Just
like him. l like Mr.. Morton, don't
you?" But at that moment Mrs Ward
called Carl in the tone he always
obeyed, and Barbara did not have to
answer him.
She finished her work in a serious
mood, and in the evening in the little
room over the kitchen she at first sat
| down to mediate as her custom some
| times was. But, suddenly changing
her mind, she opened her Bible to seek
out another of the passages that re-
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after several unsuccessful attempts
to locate a verse that she thought was
in Thessalonians, she found the pass
age in Ephesians, sixth chapter, fifth
verse.
Servants, be obedient unto them
that according to the flesh are your
masters, with fear and trembling, in
singleness of your heart, as unto
Christ; not in the way of eye-service
as men pleasers; but as servants of
Christ, doing the will of God from
the heart; with good will doing serv-
| ice, as unto the Lord and not unto
men; knowing that whatsoever good
thing each one doeth, the same shall
| he receive again from the Lord, wheth-
err he be bond or free. And We, mas
ters, do the same things unto them
and forbear threatening; knowing
that both their Master and yours is
in Heaven, and there is no respect of
! persons with Him"
81 wonder Just what those words
mean" Barbara thought "'And we,
masters, do the same things unto
them" Of course, they could not
change places as master and slave
1t must mean mutual honesty and
| justice and Christlikeness in their
relations to one another" And then
she gained great comfort from the
last verse. "And there is no respect
of persons with Him"
"My Father in Heaven" she prayed,
81 have chosen my work, or Thou hast
chosen ii for me. Just what it's
| crosses may be, l do not yet know
| Whatever | shall be called upon to
lose, Thou knowest. But in and
through ALL sustain me with this low
ing thought; There is no respect OF
| persons with Thee, Thou who dost
respect the service of men, and not
their outward station. Sustain me
by Thy grace, in Christs name.
| Amen"
When Thursday afternoon of that
week came, Barbara remembered her
| promise to Mrs. Nanc; and, when she
went out, as it was her regular after
noon off, she told Mrs. Ward that she
was going to call on Mrs. Nane.
"Hou will find her very interesting
woman. Cont know how much she
can do to help your IDEAS. She is &C.
centric. But in any ease you will find
her interesting" Mrs, Ward ventured
to say,
81 am sure she is" said Barbara.
"lf she asks you to stay to supper
you needn't come back to get ours.
I'll manage somehow" Mrs. Ward
spoke kindly, and barbara was on the
point of thanking her and accepting
the permission, when she noted Mrs.
Wards pale face and nervous manner.
She had been suffering n II the mOrnino