The Washington herald., 1907-05-05

about the wood-choppin', and how he
hoped to be forgiven for breakin the
Sabbath day.
Wen of course, us people out in the
country wouldn't be outdone by the town
folks. so ParsOn Page got up and preach
ed on the Fourth Commandment and all
about that pore man that was stoned TO
death for pickin up a few sticks on the
seventh Gay. And Sam Amos, he says
after meetin' broke. says he It's my
opinion that that man was a Industrious
cnteTprisin feller that was probably
picktn up kindlin wood to make his wife
fire, and, says he, If they wanted TO
stone anybody "a death they better a
picked out some lazy. trifin feller that
didnt have energy enough To work sun
day or any other day. sam always
would have his say, and nothin' pleased
him better'n 10 talk back 20 the preach-
eTs and cit the better Of 'em In Il argu-
nent ! ricoIlect US women talked that
sermon over at the Mite Society, and
Maria Petty says: don't know but
what it's a wrong thins 10 say, but 1t
looks 10 me like that Commandment was
not intended for anybody but them Is
raeIites. Il was mighty easy FOR them
10 keep the Sabbath day holy, but, says
she, the Lord don't rain down mamma in
my yard. And says she. men can
stop plowin and plantin on Sunday,
but they DON'T stop eatn'; and as long
as men have 10 eat on Sunday, womenH
have to work
And Sally Ann, she spoke up. and
says she. That's so. and these very
preachers that talk so much about
keepin the Sabbath day holy, they'll
IL af-HTs
down at some woman's table and eat
fried chicken and hot biscuits and corn
bread and five or six kinds o. vegetables.
and never think about the work il took
10 get the dinner 10 say nOthin' o the
dish Washin 10 come after.
There's one thing. child. that / never
told 70 anybody but Abram; / reckon
II was wicked and / ought 10 be ashamed
10 own il, but'-here her voice fell TO d
confessional key never did like Sun
day till ! begun to sit old. And the way
Sunday used 10 be kept it looks 10 me
Ike nobody could "a been expected to
like il but Old folks and lazy folks You
see ! never was one o. these folks
that's born tired 1 love TO work
/ never had need Of any more rest than
] got every night when I slept, and I
woke up every m0Tnin' ready for the
1ie WI T. 4ct-I ADtAA play iit TOT rest
ana wishin' for rest but, honey, all nay
prayer was. Lord, give me work. and
strength enough TO DO it, And when a
person looks at all the things there is
TO De done in this world, they won't feel
Ike restin when they amt tired
Abram used 10 say lie believed l tried
10 make Work for myself Sunday and
every other day; and I ricoliect I used
70 be right glad when any o. the neigh
horsd git sick on Sunday and send for
me 10 help nurse en- Nursing the sick
Was work o. necessity. and mercy. too
And then. child, the Lord don't ever rest
The Bible says lie rested on the seventh
day when lie got through maxim the
world. and ] reckon that was rest enough
for Him For. jest iooki eyerythins
goes on Sundays jest the same as week
days. The grass grows, and the sun
shines. and the wind blows and He does
il ALL"
For sflj the L-rd Is Lord 0f might:
IN dzeis in deeds he takss deiisAt.
7 said
That's it, said Aun, Jane. delighted
ly. There amt any religion ia resun'
unless you're tired. ana work jest as
holy I'm his sight as rest"
Our faces were turned toward the west
ern sky, where the sun was sinking be
hind the amethystine hills. The swat
lows were darting and tWittering over
our heads, a s0mber flock Of blackbirds
rose from a huge oak tree In the meadow
across the road and dlrkened the sky for
4 moment In their flight 10 the cedars
that were their Nightly resting place
Gradually tile mist changed from anne
thyst 10 rose, and the poorest object
shared In the TRANSPORTATION Of the sun
set hour
Is IT unmeaning chance that sets mans
days his dusty, common days. between
the glories OF the rising and the setting
sun. and his life, his dusty. common life. /
between the two solemnties of birth and
death2 Bounded by the splendors Of the I
morning and evening skies, what glory
Of thought aQd deed should each DAY
hold. What celestial dreams and vitaliz- 4
ing sleep should hll cur nights For why
should day be more magnificent than
hfe?
A. We watched in understanding sill /
euce, the erehantment slowly faded. The (
d3y OF rest was over, a night of rest
was at hand: and iu the shadowy hour
between the two hoyered the benediction T.
Of that peace which 'passeth all under
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