Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-22
SATURDAY NIGHT
~ SERMONS
.M-S6 BY
g REESAMUEL
F" W.pURVIS.DD
LOADSTONE OK MILESTONE!


female characters MnNir Pitchers
LYDIA Darrteh>. Barbara Frictchic>
II Thar day but Abigail is the mos,
feminine character iu The book This
+ the story Nahal WAS Il sheep own
- zoo MInu. - few miles south of lie
brou immensely rich largest tocks
aud farm To the country. Every year
rowing tribes ~ sheep stealing PILLS
tines came into the region and scoop
ed MP many VI his sheep lie had
married slip Of girl named Abigail.
bright fresh and mighty pretty the
Bible tells rs She had married. I'm
afraid. for money and was badly tax
en- tn on the man. He was drunken
sot-hut that's another story. About
this time David aud his band OF Ioo
fleeing from the big armies OF King
Saul. sought refuge near Nabais pas
turc hills For whole year they
We're sort of volunteer protection
and patrollins police They kept the
Phllistines away from Nahars flock
casus Bell.
soon II was sheep shcarine time.
sort ~ harvest hume. always II big ban
quei Presents were sent to relatives
the ucishbors and the poor David
waited with his mouth watering for
taste 81 mutton but no ucighborly
present came Then he sent n tactful
message limiting FOR n taste Of fresh
meat Nabal had 500 sheep aud 1000
goats. but he was also ungratcful. Stingy
and bot tempered So he sent back An
insulting reply. The substance was
Tell David 70 80 hang" II the neigh
borly relations were all 20 his good
that was 10 his gain Not having made
bargain with David. that was the lat.
ters loss Davlds humble little re-.
quest FOR some food received cold
words ana a cold shoulder. but no cold
meat He banged the door I'm the mes
seugcr'S face How lifelike these Ri
bic portraits are, can imagine have
lived next door 10 Nabal Maybe |
have And David: He was mad clean
through and through Smash went his
good resolutions 10 be model next
door ncighhnr Buglcs are blown. Ais
500 have their swords on. and In the
language ~ cowboy he says. Lets
60 down and wipe en- OUT Now
comes Abigail She has seen the whole
incident and has rnt up with such
things dozens Of times herself God
help the woman who marricS a crouch,
She must save her home aud her hus-
band Saving nothing 10 her drunken.
stupid lord. She hurrics ont to meet Ia
yid with bountful. well cooked din
ncr and beautiful little speech. She
stoors 10 conquer tiin=s herself on her
knees and makes her plea Tears are
stronger than spears The dewdrop
stof.- mountain stream. Abigail wins
the day Ten days later Nabal dies in
drunken aIppleNy one day there are
wedding bells aud orange blossoms for
David and Abigail don't know any
other ODD Testament wedding would
rather have attended
Loadstones and Millstones.
kip.ins says in kim" that there are
two kinds Of women those who take
strength out ~ i man and those who
put il back Sometimes the loalStone
and the milestone are the same. In
mad. hcadsiroug hour 90 infatuatlou
young mau lays more than pearls at
the feet - his charmer, only 10 rue II
in lifelong bitter repentance. For
.ovc support position. She confers
beauty talents. cold kisses. hut no love.
Another woman draws man % her.
and the love is cunobln: aud bcanti
ful. leading 20 the heights \ woman's
club Ia Dallas. Tex WI, yawning over
Browning ami Chopin one woman
sail n snow something We can all
understand What is it The
town is swarmus with mosquitoes.
W. can bny ot ~ Oh aud pour on
the pools They hc-.tn 10 do II They
enlisted The school children. They've
don" IL every summer since Dallas IL
proud ~ it, womcn's club
Lighted Candles
Any woman may rise who has Abi
gals willingness She may help her
husband and save herself Il she has
no husband The Europcai social or
der resemble the strata uf earth. each
one holding the one beneath Il down
Our American society is lik" thu waves
OF TIE sea where the lowest drop may
rise ANA sllstcn ou the topmo>t wave
\ little maid daughter ~ piano tuner
named Frem~tad. went To- work In
Kitchen FOR ). week 10 Minneapolis
81 $50 As she scrubbed the floors
she sang and dreamed her dream In
our land Wh-r" dreams come true
To-day You aud ! or our wives pay at
least - apiece 10 hear Mime. Anna
Olive Fremstad sing She was one Of
the lowly drops In the bed of society's
biz ocean Now she slistcns on the
topmost wave Mrs Hannah L. Mon
tague. thrifty housewife IN Troy.
n y made detachable collar To
day 10000 persons are making them
In that city When l.. G. Dodd died
~. Iaft his vyidnty E. waste az chm