Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-06-08
Nor1cr of the most
NoiIcE OF History, ATrCS
work Of a worrier ENABLES.
- ing
NJ T. CARMEL CoNybe deaf to rAfe HER

work Of a worrier ENABLES. -
but of a simple peasant -
called Joan of Are. ma spfI
| but a young girl dwelling native
village. there came vices l4d visions
bidding her to arise and save France.
After a time she became so very sure
that this was, indeed, no silly fancy
but the very bidding Of God, that 81,
began TO persuade those about her 4.
Believe it. She went 20 the king O.
France, and though mean mocke at lc'
first, vet soon they were convinced .,
her 9uritv ana earEestness that sh,
had, indeed been raised up by God {
deliver the land; and the King sent her
and in white aTmor, a the head Of 3
troop of horsemcn, 20 the town of Or
leans, which the English were besieg
ing. sac drove thCm from the walls
The rude soldiers, with that sfa'nias
maid for their captain learned to fee
shame for all foul speech and fou
thought, and followed her as Il leader
wherever shcvent, it seemed that I'll.
eaemv must be scattered before her
Til the English deemed tina she mus
, he a witcl though others told her II
; he a saint.
let at last she was taken rIisorc
through trCGcherr. because, being pun
sued by the eHemv aftrr a battle, some
reachmeG shut the gates Of the fort
2ss which was to be her refuge. Ju,
was thereupon brought to trial, as BEN
I, o witch ard hereto, and was conden
ned by her judges, VINO were Prem"
ut was given over to the Engiis'
Je PUNISHED She had saved France
sut its king held out no hand to sac
her from cruel enemies Il was hla'
shameful day Yhoa Joan o. Are wa
burnt alive nv the market place q
SCUM. in Normandy Hu; this is e.-
tain. that from that DAY the EIgl ..
, scored 70 feel thar tlc hand q Co
II was against them, and they we're d
,r5re successful il that war, but We.
lam esentiv driven out Of III land IVA
Ptcnry had won and joan OF Ar.
tL5lgh she died death So cruel, Nv
ct al times as a great example @
stainless hecoiem.
5 * sach . moment as the pres. 81
[ son every mud is FIXING ITS attenti|
e ~ The future Of our oountr-, what +.
G .rira.iou is derived from snrl na.i
d tero;Hc!n at such a period as TIM
o when the thought f In.as''n an
II slaughter m.o-leS VITA IL" iao"rS a.
thc iav and distUrbs tie eu@b2f DIN
night, how becoming % ta'Hk o. t"
: endurance, sacrifice al courage 81
s that heroic maid. 81. toot3e5 " lm.
s. f today what duty really ,he cal
Ie them to be Samantha IS on 'hc .i''d g
',at.le, and he thunder = ca"cnao
u ~ by the cr2toI FER m1u5hs >E2 ch"
10 'aE-es them 70 work. apl % pray,
ID ONE aud abroad Cor lie rt-1rrerfia
i humanity.
And an glad IA; tar "omm . ov'
=, 1ereV have h-a:d the .h> !plge an
T? IRE heeHrg it. Women who h.t" 3D. 't
Sc no Of taeir rei s.!s-s ta-a ",
be br1u~ht 20 self-,9a-":o"sG"-s, h'. D.
e ,ans.fed thr'~ p1w'r AMI 0'nlm 70
Id tfeir weakness Se-rtyc, Uarem'-ni
an and ur9rudgiug; servies from at yi1-
ne e. and from al age-; service WIN mo
~ ev with work. witt mind and boz
and above al, with soul that Is Il
high principle, the pure vision
which live the women Cover there
Thev ere taxing part an n" most dr
matte tragedy o ftAe ages; out IN "
-hev DO. there IS now left none Of Z
evcitenena Of the drama. no lint
= romance; there is only mce3si1g ~
4, duu mono.orr In England aad
france. there Gre women of oil class
living all there. IS Of them to to'
corutrv. The poor woman, who thong
she was working az hard as she eou
has besn taught BY the war that S
can get more out Of herself. The
J reer of the great lady Is no loAgsr