The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-09
Women and Events
Phone 3s, between 10 a. m. and6 p. m
ANOTHER GUEST ARRIVES AT THE OLD woMANs HOME
(By Mrs. Howard.)

oh, dear, there goes the phone
again and / am so busy, Yes, this
is 1856. What OF IT.? o, l think
can manage. When. tomorrow morn
ing? Yes. yes. / will-poor old soul
Turning from the phone. ''the house
mother" as the president or the
association calls her, stood in medita-
ton for a few moments, Then as a
happy thought struck her she hurried
down the hall to start preparation for
making room for another old lady who
was coming into the home What's
all the haste about?" asked one OF
the old ladies as she passed the door,
"Oh. you're going to have another
sister" said the matron languidly, as
she hurried on.
The inquisitive old lady took her
seat in the hall where she could see
and hear all that was going on. She
rocked herself to and fro. her head
bent over her breast. "Ah, me. All
me-" she said, another poor soul
kicked out that nobody wants. Well,
God help her, let her come on; maybe
He can send her something to eat, too.
Poor SOUL poor thing. IL could only
work like I used to do / would not
be here; but, Dear God, how these old
hands have worked in the past I've
cooked, scrubbed, washed and ironed
for other people. My husband was
killed in the Confederate army. Left
a widow I tried TO keep myself and
take care OF a little girl that I raised
to be woman. and then when her
children came helped to take care
of them. Yes. these old hands have
worked hard. but the great God in
heaven, He knows that 1 never put
crumb in my mouth or in theirs tina.
did not get by honest work"
The matron paused in her work to
listen to the old lady who was think
ing out loud. Grandma" she said.
then God knows how hard you have
worked to make those honest crumbs
and now in His goodness and mercy
He has given you a home and some
one to care for you. You cast your
bread on the waters of love and mercy.
and now. after many days they have
returned unto you.'
Yes. honey. that's the truth and
do thank him for putting 1t into the
heart of the people to help this home.
for he knows L would either be dead
or in the streets"
The old lady went on rocking and
the nlatron went on with her work.
and soon everything was in readiness
for the newcomer.
Next morning. 1t was just near 10
o'clock. when the new old lady came
i'm. Dropping into chair in the hall
she put her hands over her face and
began to- cry. oh" she said, II never
thought would have TO come to this.
To live on charity myself when have
others; Oh. mel oh. me-"
The matron stepped to her side and
said: My dear woman, stop this
crying at once. You have gotten things
backward; you are going to live on
owe. now; you have been living on
charity. but now you are going to live
On love. God is love. and by His spirit
He moves the hearts of the people to
give you of their bounty and let them
nave the pleasure of that sweet con-
science and thought of being able to
help you. Why, don't you know that
he most beautiful thing in the world
Is the heart that loves to do unto
others as we would have others do
unto us? That's why God emptied
heaven for us. 1t was a pleasure to
show MS how much he loved Besides
think how He must love you to make
YOU an object by which to test others
who profess to love Him. He has more
ways than one OF testing the hearts
OF His people, and what benefit you
are to them by being placed in a posi-
ton to let them prove their love 70
God BY being kind to YOU So you see
God works both ways. as it were. and
keeps everything on an even balance.
For we can-no. not one of us-can
say we are independent. We are all
very, very dependent. for without the
breath He gives US moment by
moment. all the treasures of the uni
verse would not avail one pennys
WORTH
The old lady had stopped her tears
and was intently listening to the
matron's words. AT last she raised her
old face and smiled and said: N
never looked at il like that" And now
she Is happy at the Old woman's
Home. 1910 North Davis street, PEN
sacola, Florida.