Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-16
THoRoFARE.

remember seeing, long time ago,
among the humorous cuts on the back
pages of some magazine, one of little girl,
very fashionably dressed, who stood before
her mother, holding in one hand toy
world from which section had been broken
out, and in the other hand she held doll
from the side of which the saw-dust was
dripping. The child was saying; "Dear
mama, I have just found that the world is
hollow, and my doll stuffed with saw
dust p / think there are times when most
of us feel that the world is hollow, and
our doll stuffed with saw-dust.'' Times
! when labor is vain, and the worlds work
seems not worth doing, and the burden of
life too great to be borne. oh, yes
1.-THE road lies green behind us,
Like narrow winding river
May bloom and rose bloom and whisper O. the
wind
Sunbeams spilled along the path
Like arrows from culver
Nay, we must press on,and never look behind.'
AMI so we say to the fainting soul,
Courage for yet a little while; the sun
will shine again, and the days grow bright
crit cannot always be cloudy weather. =
There is legend, or tradition, that the
gods in merry mood made man naked in
order tha5 all the winds of discomfort might
the more readily assail him. They made
him sensitive to Joy and pain; to blame
and praise; and then they gave him words
with which to hide his naked soul; and
laughter as a shield between the world and
him. For cloak they gaYehim jests:-
$50 hidden 'n1ongst our kind we press,
That scarce the great gods know
Who wears the mask of happiness
Upon the face OF VICE.
Still let us be thankful for the mask.
Shakespeare says something about the folly
of wearing ones heart upon ones sleeve for
claws to peck at; and we know that =
.'some day the winding path that we have trod,
VIII lead US safely to a sunny field
Where white and crimson cloverdbreaks the sod .
Some day when we have passed beneath the rod,
The heartaches and the pain will all be healed
A delegation of twelve, from the Thoro-
fare Sunday school, attended the annual
meeting of the Old Depford Township
Sunday School Association held in the Cen
trail Baptist Church, in Woodbury., on last
Friday evening. sThe Kings Message is
Urgent" was the title of the address made
by the Rev. S. johnson, of the Thorofare
M. E. Church. He succeeded in interest
ing his audience, and the Thorofare people
returned with new enthusiasm in the work
Miss Eliza Gibbs, who has been severely
i'll for some weeks is able to be out again.
Miss Laura DeHart, Miss Kizzy Wiki
ing, Miss Bessie Rambo and Mr.. Alonzo P.
Rambo, Jr. went to Philadelphia, on last
Thursday, to attend Glass Day exercises ins
the Friends Central School.
A party of young people-the fair and
brave of Thorofare, went on straw ride,
last Saturday evening, to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Feisler, near Paulsboro.
A merry time is reported.
Mrs. VIM. R. Gibbs and her daughter,
Miss Maggie Gibbs, have just returned
from two weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Parker, at Swedesboro.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Shirk was gladdened, on last Sunday morn
ing, June fifth, by the advent of a little
son, who will be known as Milton Raymond
Shirk.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. L. Y. Andrews, of
Philadelphia, spent few days last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Rowlands.
The Misses Alice Parker, and Maud
Tammany were over-Sunday guests in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Il. Parker, at
Sewell, New Jersey.
The Thorofare base ball team played with
the Gibbstown team, at Gibbstown, on
Saturday afternoon last. The score stood
Is to in favor Of Thorofare. The pitcher,
Charles Burris, make Is strike outs.