Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-22

may be made to pay their maximums,
I leave my Oldest son as the executor
of the whole estate. He is to prune the
vineyards and cultivate them ana
market the fruit and divide the pro-
ceeds with the other children until
they become Of age and can care Tor
their own" The eldest son Is con-
scientiOus. He takes care Of the vine
yards of his brothers and sisters, cuiti-
waiting and pruning them, and brings
them TO q high state of development.
Each of the vineyards goes out OF his
hands as one brother or sister after
another comes of age. The eldest son
then discovers that while he was car
ing for those other vineyards his own
vineyard has fallen into ruin. Inc
writer Is describing the folly OF q
one sided policy, the neglect OF one
duty to perform another; as the
teacher. so attentive to the progress
OF his own pupils that he neglects MS
own development and falls behind MS
time or the preacher intent on the wei
fare of his flock, while his own sohs'
who had the first claim on MIN, are
neglected and go to ruin.
The Life of Vine.
"How long do the grapevines liver
I asked an old grape grower. "Do they
have a comparatively short life, IKE
that of the peach tree, which, as
horse. dies from old age anywhere
between fifteen and twenty years! DO
they live OH and on, as the walnut tree'
bearing even after it has reached the
century markT 1 had the owner OIL
the greatest walnut ranch In southern
California tell me that in Harlem,
New York. there was growing walnut
tree over hundred years old. de
vent TO visit 1t some time ago, because
II was said to be growing upon city
| LOT where the owner was soon 10 cut IL
| down. as he intended to build an
| apartment house on that lot. Ana ne
| furthermore told me that this tree was
hearing lust as good walnuts at the
time he saw it as any walnut tree on
his ranch. WELL" answered this vine
ward grower, "that depends. III vine
ward Is taken care of the vines seem
TO have no age limit. There are in
southern California grape bearing
vines which were planted by the In
dIans under the old Spanish regime
"But what IL man neglects his vine
ward or waters it too muchT III q
man tries to force vines grapes ano
does not allow it to sink its roots deel
enough into the soil, that vineyard
will die. In other words, II mar
cares for his vineyards Alright theJ
have practically no age limit VIII
my ewes | have seen luscious grapes
growing on vines over ninety year
Old" This was the testimony OF tn
Crane grower. Did not your Christian
godly parents care for their gospe
vineyards Alright? Did they not let IN
roots sink deep enough into the groun'
TO bury their fibers In the rlch Sol
which lies deep under the Calyar
cross?
Il Looking back over the long years o
your childhood and young MANHOOD
Won cannot think of a day In whic
those dear old folks were not dlligen'
ly at work In caring for their gosp'
VINEYARDS. Your father never starte
n day's work unless he first gathere
his family about him and said, "Com'
children. let us ask God to heip U
prune our vineyards Of all sel1shnes
and sin" Then. that good man wa
, not satisfied with simply walkln
through his vineyard and sticking OF
r an arm here and q hand there, an
with the pruning shears cutting o
this bad vine and that dead WOO
but he got right down on his knee
r In order to be able better to see ID
imperfections. AS he cut and siasne
8 at the evil nature Of his own heart, dl
r he not keep saying, 10 Lord, help m
l. TO cut away all the evil tendrils or NJ
sinful lifeT
When the sprlngtime comes, the ric
= green. tender shoots begin TO gro'
e upon which the rabbits love to feas
Il To prevent this injury, the wise own
It of the vineyards builds his wire fenc
clear around the vineyard to keep u
four legged pests out When the arm
ie worms marshal their hosts by u
Is thousands and the millions and the
'e lions and move forward to annlhiia
E. those VINEYARDS, the owners or u
is VINEYARDS build their deep, VII
Is trenches about their precious trul
he so that these worm destroyers cam
v, oat IN. as the cavalier Of mediaey
le times had his moats filed with wat
I'd about his walled castle to keep I
ut enemies out. When the rich crap
r. come. the vineyard owner has |
rd armed men. as sentmels, continual
IL moving in and out among the vines
e. drive away the quail that would
1r up the young grapes. Thus did 20
le Christian father and mother contil
Ie ally build their spiritual wire fenC
IT, and dig their bitches and fight aw
u. the little foxes of evil and the gu
- of temptations which would come
m nme destroy their spiritual vineyards. L
- they not daily lift between themsei'
~ and the world the precious proml'
- "a of God? Aye, they literally soaked ID
~ ~ lives in the commandments OF God,
~, that they could not be tempted by q
do temptations greater than they CO..
m. bear.
A Better Inheritance.
Do not tell me that when your On
10 tan father died he left you no inhe
an ance. You say, when ne died
~ farm went to my elder brother"
arc your fathers greatest asset was mol
no his farm. You say, "He had a II
of money-a few thousand dollars-bu'