The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-18

even IN their names. there ~ers step
hen John. Michael James Thomas. 10
rtlh. william. tichard. simon. Daniel
ans ne little sri Lyais Anne. You
substantial names and goiuE aut tom,
s-el home beins snSthins else than
$50. aAA4uNu tltlaCu-. ready Co faE~
their place IN church and mate Just
- back With me Tor a Few years 10
tnls pioneer bone and az Win me
sfpund The hig Old nre piscr In the ulid-
| de or the family circle. az slntrr and
| lhefe l- a blazing wood ure shedinE IT.
helt and hght ali over the room. grand
! lherc With her kuittinr Tor % taxes a
| go many sutches O. supply her fam
! ~ Win stockings and as her needles
| 10 her tongue keeps pace with them Tor
D she can tell more riddles. zuin more
I b arms. rccitc more poetry and sing more
I songs than any one else 4 ever knew
| "Grandfather gnd the BOYS are crack
Pins nuts or ruaAtiug chrstuut- aud APP
bi'a ~ The Goals OF rtadlnE or playing
says nov children b. quiet end be ana
srandmothcr starts up a hy nm. ali Join
which the book which always laycd On
| We table was opened and read. then
tney would all kneci around the urrslde
altar "a PRAYER ana thanksgiNin g g. the
| Heavenly Father. who was wntehfnr
over them. and a. the incense o. those
I prayers asccuded. heaven would come
crown the mercy seat.
Founded . school
No wonder those children found Cod
az that altar and TOOK him with them
INTO MONIES OF their own. How thankful
" should be for such an inhcritaEc. %
Tar uutw eiEhs all earthly values. These
early pioneers ot ours. just like the
pilgrim fathers. carried the school AMI
ehurchcs along Win their civilization.
ncie stephen founding o. school At the
nrst home near MurEout0wn. they also
built a church ga the farm. naming "a
1 Lcthfi. Tor God Was in that plac, our
Uncle Michael and Aunt Mari White
/ Z .HHH H#HH "a
thfir bodies are lYtuE there 90 the GENIE
tcrN Just "a few fect from the church.
which they loved and honorcd GRAND
neigh borhood. educating his own chtf-
fr'n. and thc Few others he could gath
Besides teaching school. ne surveyed
an the lands in this section. his chain
ana compass still being Boo the posses
he Wove all the cloth for the household
use even the linen sheets and table
cloths. also beautiful wool carpets FOR
the floors 81 this uttie home which had
expanded until % NaS palace with
Four rooms upstairs and four down.
snow white draperics around the beds.
Eraudmgther spinning the me FAX u
which they were made on her little
wheel While she was spinning she
would have the hymn book proppcd 40
,n 'front.' u her. lyarning the hymns b.
heart 80 when she grew OLD ana lost
her eyesiEht she could stll sing She
often said Co. me, My child. ~ grand
w-thsr would sing hymns straight
ahead Tor "a week she could not sing ali
she knew
1t was ms privilege 60 learn some
side her in my little rocking chair. My
most precious memory next 90 thar OF
my ranted mother. Who went 20 heaven
my grandmother. = guest Boo our oun
home. have only 90 close my ewes
even nov o. zee her sitting there IN IN.
: I'D IHH H.aH a.
her hands. as she was always making
pretty piucuHhious and other things for
tanned her embroidery OUTFIT and which
was my special delight. always hung
on the back % her chair. and every time
There vas her sampler her scissors
with long gold chain "a pearl needle
case. fancy little cushions ana ever 30
many things. aud while she was work
luE -h@ would be- singing the songs Of
zion. Sometime slc would set 80
ured and she would speak the language
Of another world
9 have heard grandmother tell about
W sllulNE ul ue church iu this
ineF hello services BOD tnsir homes until
fnfE could build church. which was
% work They. named 'thiF nrst meet
.nE mouse ~ Tabor. end lt surely was
tne mount ~ vision. the wider outlook.
not only for fIture generation. Iblt fof
.lerH.il never -ay Erandiather but
.n.e llst J cen renembtr. and mar vas
.-"t Pc lifn aINff ln1E me
- L....- p. IIenl OF DUN 81 morse
p. =. arl sister Jane on behind. to
AiffNIa hfr H house when se went fr
'uh .',if .n cream ~ hife cure
~. WIN ..n.if uInu DDS fare.
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