Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-10

father only while their parent sat upon
his throne. But she was one OF those
noble women who, if friend had been
good and true to her, never forgot that
goodness. That friend might live in a
palace or In hut she might be hon.
ored or despised by the world; she
might be old or young, but Ruth would
love her and cling to her just the same.
She had all the characteristics or
stanchness to her friends as had the
great and noble Emperor William l. or
Germany. who was never known TO
turn his back upon n true friend. 80
true was his heart that when the Ger
man army started forth on the Franco
PrIlssian war it is said that he left the
battalons and went to Potsdam and
there knelt at the tomb Of his mother,
Queen Louise, who had been humbled
by Napoleon |. And when he returned
as Il conqueror, while all the capital or
Berlin was ready to give him the wei
come OF triumphal entry, he again left
the ranks and went to that same tomb
and knelt to thank God that her dis
grace had been avenged. So with
Ruth. She never forgot those who had
been true to her. Naomi might be de-
spised by the world, but Naomi had
been her friend. And because Naomi
had been true to her Ruth would never
leave her side
A Crisis In Ruth's Life.
Can you picture this beautiful young
girl at this critical moment? The
mother-in-law comes to her and says:
"Ruth. my dear, must go away.
cannot make a living here. My hus-
band is dead. My two boys are dead
And all these people are prejudlced
against me because l am a foreigner
and not Of their blood. You stay, my
child. Your parents will take you
home and all will be well. Don't ruin
your life for my sake" Then be
lieve l read the thoughts that rapidly
pass through Ruth's brain. At frs
she soliloquzes, "Shall l stayT Bui
the noble part Of her soul says: "Nay
Naomi has been a mother to me. Fol
over a score Of years she put her whole
life into the developing Of her two
BOYS. Then she gave to me one of bel
SONS. She said: Take him, Ruth. Ht
is thine Then she took me into bel
great loving heart as her own daugh
ter. All that she had was mine. AnC
now, after she has given to me her all
shall desert her in the dark hours Of
distress?" Nay, Naomi" she says, 81
will not turn my back upon thee
Whittier thou goest, 1 will go, ant
where thou lodgest. I will lodge; thy
people shall be my people, and thy Coo
my God" Could Ruth the true, Rutl
the noble, speak otherWise2 Ml
friends. have YOU these noble charac
terstics Of gratitude? After a per
son has been true and self sacrificing
for YOU. after that person has given Il
you practically the whole Of her life
are YOU going to turn that person adrlt
as soon as the dark clouds Of adversit!
gather about her head? Are you go
ing to use the word friendship as
SYNONYM for "convenienceY AS sool
as you think it is for your own bes
interests, are you going to turn you
back uyJn your true friends, as the de
ceitful Duke Of Alva sent Admira
Hoorn and EgmOnt to the block and a
Napoleon |. exiled Josephine, the bes
friend he ever had?
Oh the contemplate actions OF whic
some of us are guilty toward those VIII
have blessed us in the pastl The stor
is told that many years ago in the is
land of Mauritius a poor old black We
man. who was q slave, worked an
struggled at odd hours and saved unit
after awhile she got together enoug
money to purchase the freedom of he
daughter. All, that was a happy ia
for the old black woman! She went
her child's house with the good new
and said: MY child, you are free! Yo
are free." With that she seated he
self by her daughter. But the stor
goes that the daughter drew herself u
and said: "WOman, how dare you S
in nv presence? Do you not know thf
I am now n free woman and you al
still n slave? Rise at once and leave I'll
roomw The story at first seemed
| me TO be d farfetched one, and We
| after much consideration, l doubt II
is. Almost every day we can see III
grateful children acting thus to the
parents and ungrateful men and won
en- turning their backs upon those WI
have lifted them to their thrones
! started them on the road to succe'
and happiness. Not thus was Rut
In Naomi's adversely she remembers
Naomi's past love. May God help
tn be true to those who have been trl
to us in the troublesome years that al
gone!
True to Marriage Vows.
Ruth measures up to the full stan
, ard of the test of human gratitud
She does more. She measures up
the full test of her marriage vow
And when 1 speak thus l am placir
, that standard very high The marrlai
law of the east is a far more dittlcu
one to which to do justice than u
, marriage law of the west. Yet 81
obeyed those eastern laws to the Ia
letter. Let me try 10 contrast tho
two laws for you.
t When young woman stands befo
the marriage altar Of our land and q
/ Episcopal rector says: "Wilt thou ma
| This man to be thy welded husband,
t live together after Gods ordinance
: the holy estate Of matrimony? w
thou obey him and serve him, loY
, honor and Keep him in sickness ana
| health AID, forsaking all others, ke
q thee only unto him so long as
. both shall live" the woman answer
a "I will" But that promise does n
: mean the woman shall lose her ov
of bor hnchnp1