The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-01

DE most attractive and FASCINATING
- written. and il takes hold upoy
s4 ma It never loses hs interest ~
- graphically told that once TX is
Snfmed il is never Forgotten
Sss \ have tried Ia imagine The anxiety
l1f1k which that ahtld was born into
l&fe world. for IL came with the sen"
tGac1 Of death hotTrlng over IL. toI
- swer,s of Pha so2A had Gcclsr2d
80 every raaie oh Id born OF ne he
Kkapsra should he Sl.uH. and the battle
8af ..righy'' against might startce
xiGAG 1T the cradle.
me racsfrr OF Noses was > slave
1870 wl,s was compelled like The other
#5ewx 20 work ia the brick yards bat
fxn. vas an her side and she won. rs
#fka mother always does when Goo Is
- her sss3e.
Before s"cfnr 70 S~ors sha ma 70 =,
#rsrre ~ hieiinsy place fer THIS ch3ta. Su4
eksu4ff fsx Efssfc Miriam ON quart lest
@skey nveSemt-s - See7 Nv thc soldiers
|zsef Phawu.ssr ard lhev ~cu}5 hant and
81 say this ess Id.
Ss Tnr tt,ree months he had "a De h.d
@sand each daS rew hiding place mad
&Sfa - .ceurssa / thirk & would he
y Ssrsru.. 10 i-naF.ao anything more
6sh.r6 thar to hi4e "A good strong
BSneasthr r~c r~ ing eaty- Now that he
#Hnx grow larger and more full q
ID ~ i yssfrs secure hiding place bad
fst0 ~ Found and imagine hsr GfTng
&uD the tire she should have spent in
&44Hep m order 70 prepare Al are Tot
EMTinr sais ehFsa
Es57 teNr~a tho r3Ans for that ark
snr1esmag II in HEAVIER. repeat that !
E4A1nR fbS yssz ms fo~ hat ark originated
#1n heaven Cor ts$s<3 was as much in
E1ere@Sed IN IKE S4a walton 81 that child
- the mother soui3 have possibly
.#hNnr for Cod knsw what ne wanted
%Ma...a T. y. ms
A even 80 sr1portant ana far
#1narhiny upon the human :are never
&kanpereS lv luck or chance. Perhaps
Ef2od Whispered the plans 10 her when
=xhe urent to him in despair nver the
fhct thaf rharoah was going to slay
&sMlI the male children horn
And how carefully the material ou'
saf which that ark waa built had been
neaected.
think II uxarents today were as
@rarefui OF the company their children
keep. slle books they read. the pic
sf1lrcs firry see "a nd the places o which
thevAro there would not mr. So many
arunkerr soss. vomiting on their way
#tn hell and hseunts Of sin and vice
would not be fed with girls that hav"
axabt sssroatesl long skirts yet.
The average littie sister could give
her grssnalnotl,er cards and spades
s@na brat her. hands down.
The cornp any they keep and the things
sthes see ard the places they 60!
The Watrhful Mother
# Every fyir of that ark had 20 hn
@sssaTefu,ly sca AIMED that NOTHING faulty
Eshnn36 eo into II to JeopardiEe the life
Eaof that little tshy. And in the Weav-
INC Of that ark she put her prayers
Misunderstanding when It was ready 10
cArrs III cargo. which was more
pfectoug than il II were to hold tho
S#Euwnesi Jewels of Egypt
Imagine the last night that baby
keent in that home Perhaps some of
H4nu can remen1 ber similar night
Nvfaen the white rasket was in your
&MGne and YOU knew that when the day
#Sy1kHIcd they would carry II out and
SsAB the light seemed 10 vanish with Il.
#Sfo Sleep for the mothers-~~others of
kha household might sleep
snorr arc w-Aipz and tops ana psec"s
\ And shoe that no little faet ever
E% wear
sB;knd there are hits Of ribbons and
broken wings
sknd s4cys and models Of ships
NJ market by fingertics--of dim
s pied hands
NAT havc fallen 10 dust.
kndsyet We strive 90 hinE that the
fS Lord was just
EelSA feeling, of ~1.itjcrne9= fills. oar
N souls sometime when We try 70
3 pray
zadSxemember that tito ~earer spared
81 SO many flowers
11&sEAketh ours away.
sonetit7,e doubt II the Lord
E S%s Gid know
&5nur broken hearts loved them SO
Ehen we think Of our dear ores
III - dead
ma children who will never grow
NAyh how they are waitir~ for us in
sN thnt cstv with streets OF pure
ss gold
n4 Now they are safe through an
ss8s the years
S0IM sickness and want and war,
HANK the great God with a falling
~ tear
NE trinkets in the cabinet drawer
ssAil the dark nights she prayed
Efsod would bless the work she
xZl0ne and the step that she had
X and shield her chi,d.
IL 1&plc sonletunes ash HE how
1lllne the angels employ their time
~ some OF the angels were busy
Mg the soldiers away last they
n Acctueutaifv find This little boy
1ay him. for All Heaven wa on
1ede, and old Pharaoh did not
0Ssoldiers enough 70 pull one hair
~ that bahy's head. God was on
46b. don't you forget II. You need
4ear when God is there.
49, when the day dawned she
$3.50 that child. placed him In the
Nd put the ark among the reeds
d aching heart and streaming
she turre back again 70 the
and the brickyards 20 bare her
ENnd fab1r' ana waits To see " hat
M win do. She had done her
rful best and God never fails
nAn or woman who does his
ffui best
y how easy II was for God 20
3he needed help. What noun
mowers we would all be II we
nnchcred to the fact that with
Ill things are possible no mat
Vow seemingly impossible And
s2urprtses God Almighty would
10 some. and unexpected an
20 our prayers n we will only
- and trust in him.
knew that God would help her