Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-10-07

,er daily companions in the royal pal
nee but for n despised race. She was
almost identically in the position OF
the brave Roman lady, ARIA by name
whose husband, Octavia Paetus, was
convicted Of one Of the most helnous
Of all crimes, treason. He was not
only a traitor, but a coward. Ihe
findings Of the court declared that he
must die The death Of Il suicide. Fear
ine TO take his own life, his wife, who
stood by his side in the courtroom,
picked up dagger and plunged 1t
into her own heart Then as she was
about to totter and fall she handed
this dagger TO her husband, saying:
"Paetus. il does not hurt. Hurry. BE
quick and die with me-" ARIA was
willing TO die for her disgraced hus-
band. Queen Esther was ready to lay
down her life for the Hebrew people,
collection Of dc pissed caDdyes.
She was ready to do I'm the capital OF
Shu-han what that greatest Of all hu-
man leaders. Moses. who was called
the son OF pharaoh's daughter, had
been ready 10 do I'm the Egyptian capt
tal-to die. She WAS ready TO do in
Shushan what David Livingstone had
been ready 10 do I'm Africa. and Hud-
son Taylor I'm China, and John Patton
in the New IIcbridos. and as Judson
and Branard and John Elliott and
Father Marquette and Father Damien
were ready to do for the despisod peo-
ples TO whom they ministorcd. She was
ready to 90 as the hosts Of Christian
martyrs did i'm the times Of the Roman
prosecutions. She was ready to do as
the Salvation Army girls are doing
down I'm the slums Of q great city. She
was ready to give up her life for those
who are dcspiscd and dOwntroddcn
and hclplcs. as you and l should be
willing 10 try to lift The fallen ones up
put Of SIM up ont Of ignorance up out
Of superstition. up ont Of moral, mental
and physical filth. God help rs to be
ike Queen Esther and TO be ready, in
the name of Christ. to surrender oul
lives fora despisel, downtrodden anC
sinful race.
The Honor OF II Wife.
But as ! follow tie noble resolution
Of Alis brave woman 1 am struck wit
another overwhelming fact Queen rs
,hcr was willing to defy all the socia
conyentioualit.os tlat govern orienta
IDEAS Of woman. She was ready if nee
essary TO lay down her life for som
ex-slayes. But She was ready to d
more than this. She was ready {
wrench this concession If possible fror
very bad man. King Ahasueru
lived I'm the deprayed east in dc
prayed age. but he must have been
most notorious example even in tha
! vile generation. 80 man but the mo-
morally corrupt even I'm the depravc
east. is Wiling TO allow wife to incu
dishon0r before other men. The MOI
deprayed Il man is, as a rule, the moi
he tries TO guard ami shield the hone
oL I'o " ''' 49, '-' '' Wv
o'I'i .',''' ,. ..,.,iao,, mo,
Ooui' "i' o''9 Du' " -, ,,,l,1onno '',,,l', 90
s''oS'''' q ',',''- ~ ~ ~ ,,, ,.;co 20 o,
uecencs anu ilol,ol, .i - -. - = ,,,,
ter oahqae' nan n'ieu " ~. r,n -, 49, L.
ards ana Sociai lel'eLS' o. ~s A'''7 - -1i,''
uerus demanded oI VueTn "a o5.'. ~
Nhy' even III iH.''"' ., ..elJ ,o' e ,, ~, ~
er recAoH'u ~ ~ .'''''.. ....o W -, ''' m ,,l
iI"se 'l,"' ''ii'' " '''0 -, '.'C - ,,an.
IS loone0 ] ul''" 80 oro ,'.l ''',, "rotocte1 TT
=? '"V .i'-1' ..'.,r. .' .-I n,o darr
"'''' '''.. ''' ~. ,......'. ,r,,,,. .
''rs are s.''. ID. '' ....,. ~, fa.
''g 49,. r..,... .,l rr.+lr-s aft
,,,r..... v...n fs rsm,ol flo
-.o,.. ,. ..s rr,1 until her deat
rrt,e v.,, .ofauna.o travels she
ca,r.ol .a ...e station u.'osoI in co
vc,,r., which r.,a. lig c.li
TLen a biz sheet or curtain is throw