The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-11-05

/ pOrui ana tne,cternui lives OF your chill
drcn.
The consccrated 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 ut the lip Is not
entirely filed with acidities and bitter
nesses and unsavory nuN vomicas, but
II IL also saccharined and nectarcd with
the helpful sympathy Of her true
friends which mingles In her cup Of
| woe.
1t is amazing how many kindnesscs
there are In this world II 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 jammcd this way and that His
hat WAS battered and crushed. The
more he vehemently denounced the pco-
| pie M sarages the more he was hus.
tied and pushed along when he was
/ AT last seated and wns still complaining
n gentleman next to him turned and
! said: MY fricnd, am afraid that YOU
| have gOt into the condition of only
| looking upon the had side W human ma
| turc. Now, have svhoolcd myself to
look upon the good side. and to help
me In my task of looking upon the
bright side every day | carry n note
book and iot down every good thing
see people do 10 other people. For In
stance, today on my way 10 the bridge
| my hat blew on, chased II, but I've.
fore | could get II three other men
whom | had never seen before ran
after that hat, One of them caught Il
snd brought IL back to me. Now, tha,
action was Ccrtainly unsclhsh on his
part, and yet YOU can see the same IN
selfish act performed IN any windy
| day.
The sermon which the Christian gen.
| tleman preached in the cable car of the
Brooklyn bridge is certainly true. Ev-
, erywhere one can see many kindncsses
manifested toward those who are IN
distress II those people In distress arr
widow, though YOU may have had your
bumps and knocks, as that indignant
passenger had who was trying to get
into the train. though YOU may have
had intustices prscticed upon you for
thieves and murderers from time i'm.
memorial have always felt thatwidows
and orphans were their legitimate prey
you have also had many kindnesses
shown you and yours, In old English
folklore there was supposed to Nc IN
| Aldcrley Edge great cavern. And In
this cavern was concealed, said the
legend, nine hundred and ninety and
nine horsemen, equipped and ready to
come forth and fight for any leader
who would blow for them the right
hucle call. No sooner did your husband
die and the cemetery bell had tolled the
knell when his body was carried to its
last resting place than that bell seem
ed to call forth hundreds of helpers to
your side from recesses as dark as the
caverns Of Alderney Edge, Every true
and faithful widow always gathers
around her true and faithful friends.
The consecrated widow is rich in the
heights and depths and intensitics Of
| tAe love she bears toward those who
are dependent upon her. 1t is one of
! the inevitable laws OF this world that
we generally value an article just in
! proportion 10 what il is worth 10 us.
| II il costs nothing. we care for il but
| little II II costs much. We value it
much enter your home. You show
IL, The results Of Your. travels You
say. This Is t rug bought in namas-
Gus. Here is beautiful piece Of ivory
! found in India. Here is boomerang
| O: Australia YOude- is q trinket !
! picked W in Pompeii But this picture
Is Ly treasure II was painted by
| Spanish master lud was ced upon
th- walls % t Mexican catl "lrgL One
night TINT picture was GU; yut Of its
frame and carried away. L. dolly Mad
isun ordered George WssAir -tUns pic
rurs 10 De cut out OF its frame when
the English invaded the national cap
ital IL 1.12 That picture must be
" W - & lFts7A --..f'''... ! ~ = I'll ltll4
$1,000 FOR i. Yes J value that picture
above Ill my other possessions. II cost
me b. much money"
But though The value Of some articles
may be judged by the criterion Of slI-
yer and gold others are sometimes
judged 10y the higher standard Of flesh
ano blood II III order ~ save your
country you had 10 sacrifice upon the
heio VI battis az arm or leg Or an
eye, wound you not Oh account Of that
sacrihcs love your country more than
II, lihe John jacob Astor. you merely
made 10 il the gift of an artillery bat.
tsry or like old Cornelius Vanderbilt
you titted Out for il u man-Of-war? II
IL order 10 save your child who bad
been gripped viii the poisonous bite
VI q dangerous s+rpent, you Lad placed
your mouth against the bleeding lips
Of tLe wound and sucked that poison
into your own system. would you not
love that child more for whom you
we're willing ~ lmpen! your life JbaD
II you Lad given 10 her mere Offering