Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-07-13

whenever | came to the table. al
WAYS used to come late in order not
TO meet him. And sometimes. on ac-
count of his teasing. | would not speak
TO him for months at time. All, no
father has right to tease his chill
dren and to make them think that he
does not care for them" When heard
that man speak thus, | said to myself.
Poor fellow. lie must have spent his
childhood days as young David spent
his"
David's Childhood.
Where do I find the intimatiOn that
David had an unhappy childhoodf
think we have it In the story OF
Samuers visit Have you ever care
fully studied that incidentf why,
parental favorltlsm Is sticking out all
over It. When Samuel came to Beth
lehem to find new king of lsrael
among Jesse's sons. what did the
father do? He brought every son he
had before the prophet, except one
He seemed to say: Samuel, here are
my seven boys. Did you ever see a
finer lot OF young men2 Any one OF
them Is fit to be a king" And as the
father speaks thus look of loving
pride spreads over his features But
the prophet is still not satisfied. lie
keeps looking and looking. lie Is
looking for some one else. Then he
SAYS to Jesse, Are here all thy chll-
drenT" With that look OF disdaih
comes into the fathers face as he an
swers: "Ah yes; there is still another;
Int he Is a puny, understood stripping
He does not amount to much. You
surely do not want him. There yet
remaineth the youngest, and behold ne
kaeneth the sheep" Thus as Jesse
nushed David his son into the pack-
ground on account Of parental favorit-
ism for the other children, some or US
have lived through a bitter childhood.
We have angriIy felt that our father
or mother did not care for US as they
cared for the rest. David well knew
what II was to weep during the long
NIGHTS Of his childhood. And yet TO-
day he comes to all boys and says:
"NIy Young friends, do not worry. Coo
will vet scatter your gloom. There IS
Il bright dawn coming for you. LOOK
how God has led me out OF my child
hood trials. Weeping may endure 1or
a night but joy cometh In the morn.
ing BOYS and girls, young men ahu
Young women with your fresh young
cheeks wet with shower OF tears
. will you believe It"
But David had more dark nlghl'
than those found in. his childhood uays
Tie also knew what the struggles ol
b Young manhood mean. He knew VIA
II was to work for years to pertec
himself for an important task ana thei
D 70 he laughed and sneered at and dc
; MED opportunity. to do what ne knew
j he was fitted to do. He was just ilK
hundreds and thousands of young peo
y nile adrift in our large cities, struggling
[ to get foothold in life when the worl'
J. will not recognize their physical ant
mental capabilities.
A Revolutionary Story.
a perhaps I can illustrate my though
J. bv telling you the sad history OF Car
h tain John Calender Of the Revolution
d | ary war At Bunker Hill this youn
Il American hero was In the command
/. an artillery company. Something &c
4. wrong with his cannon, and he oruere
d the soldiers to drag them to the real
b that they might not fall into the hanu
/. Of the enemy. Just then General II
~ roei Putnam rode along the lines. an
o he saw what Calender was doing. Ii
ID | charged the young man WIN Deins
ID | coward and ordered him back 10 I'll
II limo Of battle at the point of the pisto
m | Immediately after the battle, upon u
o. testimony OF General Putnam, yOun
II. Calender was degraded and in dl
n. oroco retired from the service. VI
daunted by the injustice which W;
Is done him, young Calender enlisted
s the army as an ordinary private. l.
so rallantly fought through battle att'
IN hattie At last the attention or u
NJ orcot commander in chief. Geor;
nd Washington. was drawn to this youl
st soldier And toward the close or u
We war General Washington investigate
We the cause Of Callender's dismissal
ev reversed the unjust sentence or III
v: nam. He restored Captain John l;
W. lcnder to his original position, MAXI
1,ta from tnp 04Rr1I
fy ton mt Bunker Hill. So we ma o
II Young Captain John Callenders ever
m. where. They are young men OF ORA
mt and force and power. BY tne lnJ'
nix tices and jealousies of their fellow III
an thev are kept in the background, d
Of Younger men with half their capaD
ties are pushed to the front. was u
ice not Young Davids experienceF
no Read the story of his offer to fight
he giant. What do you now fndf You
its David is in the camp of King oa
or Before him stalks the great GoIli
10Y defving the armies of Israel WI
Of aid David do? Why, he said. III
clip one else will go forth to meet this gIi
all will go" Had he not earned
ger right to 90? Was he not one Of
keenest if not the most expert mar
all man with the sling in all the HeDr
un- nation? Had not his bravery b'
to tested again and again? Alone W
rob the sheep, way off among the te
vas hills. had he not defed the wild bea
,ed. and the Bedouin robbers? And
to when young David said, 81 will go
1t fight the mighty Goliath" what Il
s ! pened? His elder brothers, who w
han honored soldiers of Sauls army, be:
YES to sneer and to laugh. AHA" 4
hey said. you had better go home and hi
nat on to your mothers apron strings!
iod are a pretty faced baby to come l
ave "''
nth. md talk like u braggartF LIS
10. mo raod Won the literal WO