Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-05

Maternal Opportunities.
Oh the paternal AZ well as the ma
ternal opportunities which are offered
to the consccrsted Christian widow
hood of the present century. Some
time ago beautiful faced lady was
going through one of the great depart
ment stores in Columbus, o. She saw
there large eyed wistful looking cash
boy. who was watching her and her
son. MY child" snid she. would you
like to 40 home and be my little boy
There you could have money and play
things and horses and carriages to
make your life happy, as my little
boys life is happy II do not know,
mum, whether would like those things
or not" he answered. Has your little
boy a papa? If 90 with you, will his
papa be my papaf | want papa.
Because. mum, before my papa died l
had all those things, and now that my
papa is dead have nothing" All, yes
there was pathos unfathomable pathos,
in the answer of the little cash boy.
But that answer is not true in refer
ence to all fatherless children. When
their fathers died they did not all lose
everything. Their mothers not only re-
manned their mothers, but they became
their fathers also. o woman who art
Il widow. | sympathize with you in
your sorrow and your hard lot, but
let me congratulate you. too on the
opportunity God has placed within
your reach of honorably and heroically
performing a double duty. In pater-
nal as well ms in n maternal sense you
are accomplishing much for the tenn
poral and the eternal lives of your chill
dren.
The consecrated widow is rich in the
kindnesses and sympathies which are
shown TO her by her friends and neigh
bors: rich because the chalice of sor-
row which is placed at the lip is not
entirely filled with acidities and bitter
nesses and unsavory nuX vomicas but
it is also saccharined and nectared with
the helpful sympathy OF her true
friends which mingles in her cup of
woe.
IKE World Is Kind.
1t Is amazing how many kindnesscs
there are in this world if only one
stops TO catalogue them. You can see
those kindnesses manifested every
where. A few years ago man was
caught in the crowd that surgcd into
the cars of the Brooklyn bridge, He
was jammed this way and that. His
hat was battered and crushed The
more he vehemently denounced the peo-
pie as savages the more he was hus-
tied and pushed along. When he was
at last seated and was still complaining
gentleman next TO him turned and
said: MY friend, ! am afraid that you
have got into the condition of only
looking upon the bad side of human ma
ture. Now, | have schoolcd myself to
look upon the good side, and to help
me in my task of looking upon the
bright side every day | carry note
book and iot down every good thing
see people do to other people. For in
| stance, today on my way to the bridge
my hat blew off. ! chased it, but be
fore could get it three other men
whom l had never seen before ran
after that hat One of them caught il
| and brought it back to me- Now, that
action was certainly unseltish on his
part and yet you can see the same un
selfish act performed on any windy
day.
AS | was crossing City Hall park.
he continued, "a woman il front of IN,
lost her glove. Two ncwsboys saw i
! ~ was unselfish. on my way dow
| Broadway a truckman's horse fell I'm
mcdiately the drivers of three othel
trucks stopped their horses to help thu
man who was in difficulty. That alst
was unsclhsh. These are but lttl'
things. Tut everywhere you will SCI
men and women doing just such kline
things to their neighbors. When thi
car stops. you will see -four or five gen
tlemch take their papers and give then
to the newsboys for them to sell then
over again. All these facts certainl
show that the human race is not
collection of savages. My friend. yo
had better look upon the bright side o
human nature and not dwell too muc
upon the dark side"
The widows Riches.
The sermon which the Christian ger
tleman preached in the cable car of tn
Brooklyn bridge Is certainly true. Ey
erywhere one can see many kindnesse
manifested toward those who are /
distress, if those people in distress ar
worthy of human kindness. And ST
widow, though you may have had you
bumps and knocks. as that indignar
passenger had who WINS trying TO 60
into the train, though you may hay
had injustices practiced upon you fc
thieves and murdcrers from time i'll
memorial have always felt that widow
and orphans were their legitimate pre-
you have also had many kindnessC
shown you and yours. In old Englls
folklore there was supposed 10 be
Alderley Edge a great cavern. And
this cavern was concealed, said II
legend, nine hundred and ninety an
nine horsemen, equipped and ready
come forth and fight for any lead,
who would blow for them the rigl
bugle call. No sooner did your husbar
HE and the cemetery bell had tolled Il
knell when his body was carried to |
last resting place than that bell seer
ed to call forth hundreds OF helpers
your side from recesses as dark as Il
caverns of Alderney Edge, Every tr,
: and faithful widow always gathe