The Iola register., 1902-01-24

or go In and out the fine abode that
our government has appropriately pro-
vided for them. They are not longing
for other Chapultepecs. They do not
want to undertake another South
Mountain. Their foot does not ache
to get into the strrup Of the cavalry
man. They are not longing for the
hardtack of the soldiers breakfast
along the Chickahominy. They have
no desire for another ride in the am
buance to the field hospital. When the
Spanish war broke out they some times
wondered if their rheumatic knee
would allow them to keep step in a
march. and if their sight was good
enough to see an advancing foeman,
and if their ear was alert enough to
hear the command "Charge!" But for
the most part they are glad that there
is no more war for them SO let all of
the aged in peace with God, through the
blessed Christ, cultivate contentment
and thank the Lord their Sedan has
been fought and the war is over. Let
not him that girdeth on his harness
boast himself as he that putteth it off. ="
There are old farmers who cannot
do one more days work What har-
vests they raised in 1870! They knew
the rotation Of crops as well as they
| knew the rotations of the seasons. I'm
der what blistering suns they swung
| the scythe and the cradle! Through
what deep SHOWS they drew the logs
or cut out their way to the foddering
of the catt,e! What droughts, what
! freshets, what insectile invasion, they
remember! To ciothe and feed and
educate the household they went
through tolls and self-sacriiices that
the world knew but little about. Rest,
aged man! Let the boys do the shovel
ing and thrashing and cutting and
sweating. You have put the harness
of and do not try 10 put it on again.
Then there are aged physicians,
What tragedies of pain and accident
they have witnessed! How much suf-
fering hey have assuaged! How many
brave battles they have fought with
lancet and catacIysm! How many fe-
vcrs they cooled! How many broken
bones they set! How many paroNysms
they quieted! How many anxious days
they passed when they knew that hu-
man lives depended upon their skill and
fidelity. They Grove back death from
many Grade. Instead of becoming
hardened at the sight of suffering theil
sympathies deepened, as with aged DIR
Valentine Mott when, standing before
his students in clinical department anc
child was about to be op
Grated upon in surgery, he said
"Gentlemen, here are surgeons
who will do this work as wei
as ! can. and you will excuse me if
leave the room, for as l get older
cannot composedly witness pain a!
. once | could, especially the suffering
, of little children" God comfort anC
bless the old doctors, allopat athic, home
opathic, hydropathic and eclectic, ant
make them willing to be out of prac
tice! Before long they will hear chs
a benediction of Him who said: IL wa
sick, and ye visited Me-"
p Again, l learn from Benhadad's be
, havior the unwsdom of boasting o
e what one is going to do. Two mes
q sages had he sent to the king of Is
= rael, both messages full of insolenc
v and braggadocio. With brimmin
= beaker in hand he is talking with tn
t royal group about what he will d
: with the spoils of the victory he
D.. going to achieve that afternoon. II
b takes it for granted that Samari
will surrender lie gives comman
b for the capture of some of the inhdl
I ] Of a-ia go u
e ing, saying: Whether they be com
l. out for peace take them aliYe, @
T whether they be come out fer wa
t take them alive" But behold the fl
= gitive king in frightened retreat b,
n fore suudown. Better not tell boas
u ingly what you are going to do. Wa
e until it is done. You do well to la
= our your plans, but there are SO man
f. mistakes and disappointments in iii
o that you may not be able to carr
d out your plans, and there is no nee
II of invoking the worlds derision an
n caricature. Napoleon was so sure {
y conquering England, Scotland an
d Ireland that he had medal struc
n celebrating the conquest, which /
10 never made. On that medal was rel
d. resented his own crowned head.
s. DR.. Pendleton and Mr.. Saundel
IL were talking in the time of persec,
e ton under Queen Mary. Saundel
lie was trembling and afraid, but Pei
dleton said; What! Man, there
Is much more cause for me to fear tina
ot you. You are small, and | have lart
ot bodily frame, but you will see the la
IL piece Of this flesh consumed to ash'
e before | ever forsake Jesus Chri
90 and His truth, which l have pr
es fessed." Not long after Saunder
'u the faint hearted, gave up his Ii
e. for Christ's sake, while Pendleto
ls' who had talked so big, played COY
re ard and gave up religion when Il
re test came. Wilberforce did not tt
sh what he was going to do with Il
10 slave trade, but how much he accol