Milford chronicle., 1903-07-10
A symbol of True Love.


Gods wing is protecting wing.
There are two kinds OF hens. The one
Is chickenless fowl, which is an ar
rant coward She Will run ut even,
strange sight aud kD<wn danger. II
she could tly, she would. When the
little boy throws stone at her she
will run to the opposite side of the
yard just as fast us she can 20. keep
ing her wings tapping to help along in
the retreat But how different is the
behavior OF one who rs ciuckiug 10 her
brood. Then there is no cowurd's heart
beating within tie mothers breast.
Then there is 10 danger she will not
face for her yorng.
lie protecting care Of a hens wing
is one Of the sweetest symbols of all
true love. What is the matter with
that old hen:" says the farmers wife
TO her husband Tor the last five min.
utes Size has been fruntic-clucking
ana calling to her chickensl Size has
low gathered them all together under
her wing. She is hiding behind tba /
Whcelbarrow." Tie husband saws !
nothing until he goes out upon the (
porch. He uses his hand for shade
and casts his eyes over the heavens.
Yes. Wife be answers. Il thought as
much, DO you see that black speck
in the heavens? Well think that is
the old hawk WHO stole 80 many of
our chickens last summer. and That Old
len remembers him. | gaess I will
lelp Biddy out and try 10 Kill Mr..
Hawk and help save her chickens.
However, now those chickens are all
safe. They are under the hens WINGS"
The hens wings in times Of danger
ire always protecting wings. The
'ther day ] was walking about farm
md eI4mining the horses IN the stalls
md the cattle in the fields while a pet
log was running at my heels During ,
ny explorations | heard an excited ,
lucking, but thought nothing Of it. As J,
stepped into the barnyard proper &,
saw hen lying under a board. ! =
allied to her. but she moved not ,
allied again and again, and then tried /
} shoo her OF what | thought tol +,
e a stolen nest Then l took a stick =
nd gave her a poke Instead Of a .
ightened hen flying away for her +
fe ! found q vindictive and outraged ;,
.other flying at me and my dog. The
JS ran in one direction. in the other q
hen tie hen called again TO her young ;.
ID gathered her chickens under her ii
ing. while she still eyed my four :
g@ed companion as stle would eye the :,
oJ-ld be murderer Of her children. =
b, nay friends. in the beautiful sym | =.
j of my text. did you ever stop to \,
ink tlat Gods cnre could be a pro ..
citing wing? -,
Gods Physical Protection. an
Sod protects us iH a physical sense. 81
me time ago a gentleman. with his b,
nily, wished to make a Journey to fe
ston. He hurried through his work 70
1t his vacation might be one of com m
tie rest; but. try as hard as be could. in
lost the desired train. 4 short time w,
cr the gentleman read the telegraph. mn
reports that the train upon which be Ai
)ed to travel was wrecked in a col as
on and scores and scores of people, wi
re killed. He Immediately gathered
family together and returned be
nks to God because he and his loved op
IS had been saved from this calaml- CHI
But why ought that man especially Of
have thanked God that day? Ought mo
not rather to be grateful to his Heav- fai
y Father for caring for him and tbc
loved ones every day? never eri
@ a trip in my life, and l have trav- ina
thousands ana tens~of thousands mes
niles. but l realize the innumerable osi
gers which everywhere beset me. he,
, intoxicated engineer, one drunken see
lehman. one failure Of the signal chi
It's to work. and Death Is rood ~ the