The Athena press., October 22, 1909, Image 2

The'r That Walt on the Lor.
I have no time to wait," I said,
"My life is full of tasks;
I grudge a moment from my work
To give the help one asks;
ty burdened heart and weary brain
Have scarcely time for prayer;
I am a servant all day long,
And wanted everywhere.
Not half is done I ought to do,
And the time is very late
Lord, give Thy blessing while I work,
And bid me not to wait."
Through weary days I struggled on.
But the light was faint for me;
How could I do the finest work
With eyes too tired to see?
At last I cast my burden down
"Lord, Thy will be done," I said;
Then a great peace came over me,
And I was not afraid.
My Lord had waited patiently
Through the long time; and He
Was kind and very merciful
And gracious unto me.
I did not even try to work,
I sought not any quest;
He laid Ills hand on heart and head
And I was glad to rest;
For all the rush and haste were gone,
And I wag stilled at length;
Then, rising, took my work again,
And a new gift of strength.
Marianne Farnlngham.
In the Book of Remembrance.
Illinois had more soldiers than any
other State In the siege of Vlcksburg.
Recently the State has erected on the
battlefield a monument patterned after
the Panthebn, within the walls of
which are preserved on bronze tablets
the names of all soldiers of the State
who fought in the battles about Vlcks
burg. With other States it has Joined
in locating the positions of Its various
regiments and batteries and marking
them with suitable monuments.
When the memorial was dedicated,
rcry many of the old soldiers went
back for the first time to view the
scene of their sufferings. Among oth
ers was a soldier of the One Hundred
and Eighth Illinois, who took with
him his wife, to whom he hoped to
how Just where his regiment had
performed a faithful and perilous
service.
One does not need to know much
of human nature, and especially of old
Boldlers, to realize how much the trip
meant to this one, and how keenly he
looked forward to showing his wife
the very spot which he had described
to her so often.
They rode together over the miles
of roadway which had been made to
facilitate access to the field; and he
noted with growing enthusiasm how
every regiment which he remembered
seemed to have its position accurately
marked. And so at length he sought
the position of his own regiment at
Young's Point, only to find that the
changing channel of the river had
completely obflterated the spot.
On the opposite Bhore stood a monu
ment, stating that on the other side
the provisional brigade, containing
among other regiments the One Hun
dred and Eighth Illinois, had done Its
duty. That was all.
He remembered what that duty had
been. The regiment had been sent
away with prisoners, and when It re
turned, the siege lines had been
drawn and the regiments assigned,
and the One Hundred and Eighth had
loBt Its own place In Its own brigade
and had been grouped with other regi
ments to hold this muddy point of the
river.
They were shut out from participa
tion In the desperate charges; yet
such was their peril In the swamps
that in Blxty days they burled 134 men
from out their five hundred. Desper
ately heroic service It had been, yet
the memory of It, and the very place
Itself, had been washed down tha
river and had left no adequate mem
orial! The disappointment was all
the harder to bear because of the an
ticipation of pleasure In which the
veteran had Indulged and which he
had hoped to share.
Dut he went to the Illinois Pan
theon and there found his name cast
In bronze, and the names of his com
rades and the friends he remembered,
hidden among the thousands, but ltu
perlshably recorded.
He walked over the battlefields side
by side with Confederate veterans and
talked with them as brothers. He was
the guest of one of these, his former
enemies, and on Sunday went to
church with him, and sitting In his
pew, received with him the bread and
wine of a holy communion, the fellow
ship of a world redeemed through
blood and sacrifice. And he rejoiced
to. discover that even here on earth
and lu the hearts of men there Is writ
ten a Book of Remembrance.
The river speeds on Its way, cover
ing the spot where brave men fought
and were burled in graves that, shal
low as they were, did not escape the
water-line. A country saved and
brotherhood established make an abld
ing memorial. Onward, too, sweeps
the river of time, obliterating many a
landmark. Rut high on the bluff of
the other shore, above the sweep and
whirl of the waters, Is the record. suf
ficient and Imperishable, that on the
other side, lu a spot dear to the mem
ory of God. a human soul did Its duty
Youth's Companion.
members on the darkest possible day
that "above the clouds Is the sun still
shlnlnr," and that in due time, In
God's own time, the darkness will dis
appear. Shadows are as useiui as sun
light. They are the pleasant result
of sunlight. They protect us from the
discomfort or damage the sunlight on
occasion might do. One personally
shades his own eyes with his hand
that he may best use the Intensity of
light that fills the heavens. Mother
sometimes thus helps her child s vis
ion. And God thus occasionally helps
us when we need the clearer and more
definite vision that a too vivid light
renders Impossible.
It Is such a comfort to know that
God knows what Is best for us; and
that He cares enough about us to make
sure that we get the best. What a
pity we fall to appreciate God's vise
way! Bishop Vincent.
WASHINGTON
fOCETdLs)
WOMEN WHO,
COULD REUk
UPON THEIRj-
TALENTS LJVEUHOQD
. , T Aftil I X 113 UialLU Lliab naouiugwu
tv. ...Mn ta tn MOt il bis ire the most generously talented and
cares upon Christ. It Is Inevitable variously cultivated of any in the
country is uuiuo uuu, mo h asuiuBwu
Post says, by a knowledge of the
tastes and capabilities of many wom-
Ing hostesses or admired belles.
The most notable instance of a
Washington woman of leisure who has
that the Christian will have his cares,
for of one sort or another it Is a con-
nmllonl nt oil optlvp drill HHPflll 1 1 V-
inff. There are some cares that are en who are regarded chiefly as charm-
needlessly Incurred, while there are
others that cannot be escaped. But In
fttn, .m ilia nnlv vHca wav tn dfl Is'lO
cast that Inescapable care upon tha made a name for herself, not only
- i- . throuehout the country, but also
LiOrd. Ilo S BlIUUBCl lljuu no die, ei".j -
u inwoa t oak TTim to bear the throughout the world, Is, of course,
lo:ul which would crush our unstip- Miss Mabel Boardman. Although she
port-d strength. It is all that a man has always sought to keep herself in
can do to live life well with the Lord the background so far as the affairs of
him-if u ntterlv bevond his the society are concerned, Miss Board-
power to live as life should be lived man is admittedly the "whole show'
vlthou! divine assistance. Cares to n Red Cross affairs. President Taft,
oneself are unprofitable cares cast who has been for several years the
,,nn th Lord become like golden, head of the organlzatfcn, gladly gives
gem-set crowns. tne credlt "r much of the success to
Miss Boardman. To a man and all
a Prnj-er. the other members of the central com
Gracious God, we pray that Thou mittee of the organization are men-
wilt fill us with aspiration of holiness tne governing body of the Red Croat
unto the Lord. Take from our hearts delights to sing Mls3 Boardman't
the sins of selfishness, indifference and Draiaes. Few of those who meet hei
doubt, and replace them with the splr- socially realize that Miss Boardman's
it of Thine own great love and the mornings are invariably devoted to
assurance of perfect faith. Quicken tne VOrk at Red Cross headquarters,
our hearts to respond to the voices an(j that she works as hard as any
singing forth Thy praise in the beau- pai,j employe of the oraganization.
tlful world around us, and help us to
live our thanks for Thy wonderful
mercies toward the children of men.
Enrich our lives with the Christly
Not many persons are aware that
the first lady of the land, Mrs. Taft,
has a diploma from the Cincinnati
PnnaArvn fnrv esf MiihIi whlnh p.nMtlAn
graces which will make them fragrant her to t jjrs. Taft Is perhaps the
finest pianist among the smart set,
and fruitful In the world of Christian
service, and make us day by day a
blessing unto others through the fel
lowship of Thy love.
INHERITED SPORTS.
and has paid much attention to the
development of her talent. As Miss
Helen Herron In Cincinnati she was
noted for her Interpretations of the
masterpieces of musical literature.
i if YI W
m mwmru
Musicians also concede her ability,
and as a concert pianist Mrs. Taft
might, had she chosen to do so, have
become almost as well known to the
people of the United States as she
now Is. .
Miss Helen Taft Is still so young
that her talents and tastes are little
known to the public. She inherits the
fondness for study which is Inherent
in the Taft family, and has always
been among the leaders in the classes
of the schools which she has attended.
In addition to her scholastic pursuits,
Miss Taft Is an authority on old china,
and Is quite capable of writing a trea
tise which would be valuable as a
guide to collectors.
Mrs. James Bryce, wife of the Brit
ish ambassador, holds first place in
Washington as a maker of salads. In
this much appreciated art she has
shown an Inventiveness that amounts
to genius, and her skill has given
her the place pre-eminent even in the
diplomatic corps, many masculine
members of which proudly boast of
their skill as chefs. Mrs. Bryce's cele
brated salads are responsible for a
fever of emulation which has agitated
many Washington households, but
thus far her laurels as the best salad
maker of the local smart set have re
mained undisturbed.
One of the rarest abilities possessed
by a Washington woman Is that of
Mrs. James Cecil Hooe, who Is an ex
pert accountant. From her father, the
late Representative Nelson DIngley, of
Maine, author of the DIngley tariff
bill, Miss Edith DIngley, now Mrs.
Hooe, Inherits her grasp of facts and
figures, two things for which the ma-
Jorlty of her sex have little fondness.
Her delight in these two prosaic
realms led her to make a study of ac
counting, and her work on the sched
ule of the tariff bill is remembered
with something akin to awe by all her
friends.
Of fine singers and graceful dancers
there Is no lack among the fair daugh
ters of Washington, but there are sev
eral who excel their friends In these
two arts. The most gifted dancer In
Washington is Miss Olga Converse,
daughter of the late Admiral Converse.
After her appearance In the amateur
play, "We Are in Society," Miss Con
verse received offers from several of
the biggest theatrical managers In the
United States, who put forth great in
ducements to tempt her to Join their
productions. The hit she made would
have turned the head of almost any
other girl. Miss Converse Is a true
daughter of Terpsichore, and her twin
kling feet are capable of evolutions
which even the most graceful of her
friends are not able to rival.
Old Fav
Since I've Been In the
I'm Paddy Whack of Ballyhack,
Not long ago turn'd soldier; 2&
In grand attack, In storm or sack,
None will than I be bolder.
With spirits gay I march away,
I please each fair benomer.
And now they sing "He's quite ins
thing,"
Oohl faith! ye girls, I charm ye.
And there ye come, at beat of drum.
To see me In the army. ...
Rub a dub dub, and pllli 11 loo.
Whack! fwal de lal la and trllll. 11 loo;
laugh and sing like anything
Since I've been in the army. ,
The lots of girls my train unfuils
Would form a pleasant party;
There's Kitty Lynch, a tidy wench.
And Suke and Peg McCarthy;
Miss Judy Baggs and Sally Maggs, ;
And Martha Scraggs all storm me,
And Molly Magee Is after me
Since I've been In the army.
The Sallies and Pollies and Kittles and
Dollies
In numbers would alarm ye,
E'en Mrs. White, who's lost her sight
Admires me in the army.
The roaring boys who make a noise
And thwack'd me like the mlschier
Are now become before me dumb,
Or else are very civil.
There's Murphy Roake, who often
broke
My head, now daresn't dare me,
But bows and quakes and off he
sneaks
Since I've been in the army.
And if one neglect, to pay me respect.
Och! another tips the blarney,
"Vlth "Whist! my friend, and don't of
fend '
A gentleman of the army."
My arms are bright, mV heart is Hgb .
Good humor seems to warm me;
I've now become with every chum
A favorite in the army.
If I go on as I've begun
My comrades all Inform me.
They soon shall see that I will be
A general In the army.
Delightful notion, to get promotion.
Then, ladies, how I'll charm ye,
For it's my belief commander-in-chief
I shall be in the army.
SOUL AND BODY.
If ever young folk lived happy Uvea
and had especially good times on
extra occasions, the Dutch boys and
girls in both Old and New Nether
land certainly did. Besides St. Nich
olas' day. on December .6th, there
were Christmas, New
Twelfth night, Easter, Pinxter, Ker
mis and school holidays and feast
days coming pretty steadily through
out the year. W. E. Griffls, author
of "The Story of New Netherland,"
says that all kinds of games, especial
Where wert thou, Boul, ere yi
body born
Became thy dwelling place? Didst
thou on earth, (
Or in the clouds, await this body s
Mrfh?
Year's day, Or by what chance upon that winter's
morn
Didst thou this body find, a babe for
lorn?
Didst thou in sorrow enter or in
mirth?
Or for a Jest, perchance, to try Its
on j a unit w o""- --a- i
ly winter sports, were in high favor Thou tookest flesh, ne'er from it xo do
Mant aad Shadow.
He Is a wiae man who not only rec
ognizes the light that forces Its way
oftlv. steadily, surely through the
darkest, heaviest cloud, but who re
Holland is the land of skates and
Blelghs. Children and young people
hardly learn to skate; they begin it
naturally and keep It up all their
lives. Whether for fun or in parties,
or to go to the market, to church, to ror wRn my body's growth thou, too,
weddines or funerals, they move by atdst srrow:
rapid transit on steel. A pair of But with that body's deatn win mou
nli. a, la a naaannrt in pftTTI l'fl llpsh in. 1 tOO die?
ducvico I , , ,
Every habit and each trick known I know not, ana mou -
torn?
Nfay, Soul, I will not mock thee; well
I know
Thou wert not on the earth, nor in
th skv: V
on Holland canals or ponds were re
produced on the Mohawk and Hudson.
There was the Ice-boat, or sailboat
on runners, sometimes reduced for
swiftness to a long plank with cross-
pieces for seats and with skate Irons.
Equipped with mast, canvas and Borne
pnuraire. it seemed to race with the
wind Itself.
As for coasting, wherever flat Hol
land could show a hill or slope, or
Frlesland furnished a torp or artlfl
cial mound, there were the boys and
girls at fun. On the loe, lady or lass
sat In a hand-slelgh, while husband
or Bwain pushed as he skated
All this shows the reason why New
In doubt we'll go together-I.
-Samuel Waddlngton.
-thou and
The Tragedy of
I a Diamond Star
millionaires carrying my sweater and
helping me on with my coat. I was
a top-notch sticker, too, and whenever
I came up to the pan the fielders got
way out and the pitcher sent 'em in
wide to keep me from lammin' 'em on
the nose for a homer."
"I don't know that I quite under
stand," she said.
"Lammin' 'em on the nose for a
homer means puttln' 'em over the
pickets for four sacks," he explained,
making It all clear. "It was easy for
me In those days, ma'am. When I
swung at one everybody breathed
hard and waited for 'em to go over
the fence and hunt for It. The ump
always got ready to toss up a fresh
one when he saw me at the pan."
"But how did you come to to get
down on your luck?" she interrupted.
He sighed and thrilled with a rush
of emotion.
"Madam," he said, "I am coming to
that soon. I remember the day as
well as though it wereyesterday. It
was bright and sunny, and everybody
was limbered up and shooting 'em
through.' We was flghtin' th' old Utica
Blues. They had four to our three,
and It was the last half of the ninth.
We was on the firln' line. Two of
ours was dead and two on the lines.
I was up at the plate. The cheer
I got when I grabbed my willow and
dusted me hands sounded like Csesar
comln' home from Galway. I shut
"And how did you come to this for
lorn condition?" Inquired the sweet-
faced old lady as she set down another
burg-on-the-Hudson nml Albany and chicken sandwich and a glass of milk
the hills of Dorp are so famous for on the porch rail. "You do not look
coasting, and the North River for ice- like an ordinary tramp."
yachts: and why, from the first gen- His breast heaved with emotion.
eratlon of settlers, the Dutoh-Amerl- "Madam," he declared, ravenously at
can towns were noted for sledding, tacking the sandwich, "I am not a
sleighing and skating.
common hobo. I am a man with a
past. Ouce whole cities bowed down
and worshiped me. I was a Hon.
Alas! In a brief moment all my hon
ors vanished and I became a broken
hearted has-been. Think what I once
was and then look at me now."
"Tell me about It. Maybe I can help
you to regain what you have lost,"
Some Fa.pt Abont Tea.
It Is known that tea was used as a
beverage In China In the sixth cen
tury. and that it was carried Into Ja
pan and Its cultivation established
there late In the thirteenth century,
says the National Food Magazine.
That many centuries elapsed ere Bhfl suggested, kindly.
Western nations learned ot tea is cr- .. niadani," he said, hopelessly
tain. Even- the date of its first Into ,t .'tQO late. ut I don't mind tell
ductton among Western nations Is in , about lt although it Is a bitter
dispute, one authority giving it as . j j WM center gardener for the
1591. another as early in the seven- Red Legs, ma'am, In the days
teenth centuiy; but as they agree that vnen Pop Anson and Brouthers and
It was brousl t to Europe by the Dutch all of tnosa 0id heroes were in their
East India Company, and as that was prmie j USed to reach up into the
only founded in 1692, it is probable cloudB" ani pull out the high ones with
that the latter 5ate Is correct. hftnd -nd often i picked "em off
The lea ilower Is small, slugle, the top board of a fence with two fin-
white, and na no smeu; me seeas are on and a thumb, and the roar that
three small nuts, like filberts, and went up from the bleachers sounded
have au oily snu bitter taste.
The leaves only are used, and the
younger and tenderer they are tha bet
ter. They are col'ected when the plant
Is three yeais old, the process belvs
continued year after year until the
bush become! wtak and diseased, when
It Is pulled up to give- place to a new
shoot
A
V
"ONE 8TKIKE."
like a fat man falling down a coai
hole."
A tear dropped from his syes and
rolled down his grimy chsek.
"The world was very rosy then." he
went on, washing down the last of the
sandwich with a swallow of milk. "It
was all floral horseshoes and silver
showers for me, and whenever I trot
ted out In a practice heat I got the
It doesn't take very much cham
pagne to make a man thluk he la th glad hand and the merry yell. I had
only star on the flag. niy picture m au tns papers ana i raa
my teeth and picked out a board In
the fence to send it over."
She grew interested.
"The Blues had put In a new Singer
In the eighth a scrawny college kid
from New Haven. I sized him up for
a glass arm, and went in to kill th
first one. I lammed at it with plenty
of steam, but it skidded In close to my
slats and I felt th' wind of it In my
shirt. The next thing I heard was
the thump of it in the catcher's glove
and the umps callln 'Strike!'
"I was surprised, and so was the
bleachers. But I knew It only took
one to kill It, and I waited for th'
next one. It came sailing along as big
as a I ootbalL and I figured on drlrln'
it But Just as I swung at it it blew
in' down somebody in the street with
it. But Just as I swung at it is blew
out to one side about a yard and
dropped in th' catcher's glove with a
thud. An' then somebody In th'
bleachers hollered, 'Take him out
he's sold th' game.'
"Madam, that made me a desperate
man. All of my future hung on tnai
next ball. It came lobbin' up like a
bunch of bananas on a string an'
aimed for Its nose an' let go!" .
He wiped his eye with the back of
his hand, overcome by the recollec
tion.
"I figured on hlttln' It on th' trade
mark, ma'am, as honest as I'm tellln'
you this sad story. But it shot up
about two Inches like a boy sittin' on
a hornet and I Just popped up a little
foul that the catcher gobbled like an
elephant swallowln' a peanut, madam.
I was out of the battle, an' the Utlca
Blues had us trimmed to a sowsle."
Another big tear rolled down his
cheek and he sobbed convulsively.
'Something broke loose in the
bleachers then' like a den of lions
smellln' fresh meat," he continued.
"They came down through the wire
nettin' and fell on me In bunches of
twenty or thirty. They thought I
had sold 'em out, those mullygrubs
I'd helped to fly three battle flags for,
and they thirsted for my blood. Some
body whistled for the police, but be
fore they came a pop bottle got me on
the head and I went down for th'
count. It was a crime, ma'am, th'
rings they did to me.
"The police pried forty or fifty of
them off my scalp, laid me on a door
and six of 'em carried me to the hos
pital. They sewed me up in a couple
of hours and I was six weeks on a
bed. When I got out I was canned.'
"Canned!" she exclaimed.
"Yes'm, canned!" he repeated,
"Canned! Extinguished! Bushleagued
Chased! Fired! And all because i
college kid from New Haven sent 'em
up crooked from th' flrin' line. We
never used crooked ones in th' old
days, ma'am. They was new to me,
Up to that time I was a hero, but Just
because I fell down that once and
didn't deliver the goods they shot me
down th' .chutes."
He strode thoughtf uly down the
road and the sweet-faced old lady
watched him sympathetically.
The poor old veteran:" she ex
claimed. "I wonder what battle
was?" Indianapolis Star.
The Dotr ef Forg-ireneae.
The most plain and natural senti
ments of equity concur with divine
authority to enforce the duty of for
giveness. Let him who has never, In
his life, done wrong, be allowed the
privilege of remaining Inexorable.
But let such as are conscious
frailties and crimes consider forgive
ness as a debt which they owe to oth
ers. Blair.
A GASTRONOMIC IDYL.
Empires May Fall, but the Genial
of Cookery Remains Triumphant.'
You will find a small restaurant Just
Inside the street entrance. It is pre
sided over by a waiter who has ap
parently been 40 years of age for the
last two decades, says a writer in the
Bookman. He has a friendly, alert
air, and anything in the world that
you want he will promptly provide,
for the honor of the Hotel de Nor
mandie. You will naturally order
some sort of pottage or something that
your fancy suggests; but whatever
else you do, be sure to call for mus
sels. I can see you turning up your
nose at this. In America, who eats
mussels except perhaps at rare times
some pickled mussels? They are with
us in the same category as tripe. But
behold the genius of the French!
When the waiter bring3 In a enormous
silver bowl with a domelike silver cov- -
er, and when he removes the cover
then you forget everything in the
world except the delicious savory smell
of the steam which arises from the
myriad shells that open lovingly for
you to extract from them the dainty
sea-flavored mussel that lurks within.
Mussel, did I say? No, these are not
the ordinary mussels that Americans
know. French gastronomic genius has
transformed them into moules marln
iere. In some deftly magical way the
French chef has Imparted a .delicious
suggestion to the moules, Just that
Indefinable, evanescent memory of gar
lic garlic which in the hands of tha
ordinary cook is an offensive and dead
ly weapon, but which in the hands of
a cook of high degree an artist, in
fact is a means for achieving soma
of the supreme triumphs of his art.
After the moules you will have any
thing you care for dainty slices of
galantine or sliced capon nestling
amid watercresses, and then perhaps
some peaches In a little basket where
the fruit is enfolded in leaves from Its
own tree and ripened to precisely the
right turn on some ancient wall In
the sunshine of an old French garden.
Then, perhaps, some pulled bread and
a bit of Camembert and a cafe Maza
gran in a long glass. No one remem
bers now the battle that gave its
name to this particular preparation of
coffee which shows that - men may
come and empires may fall and armies
may be dashed into fragments upon
the battlefield, but the genius of cook
ery remains triumphant and its
achievements are never lost.
' Tempos Fngrlt.
Two darkles were engaged In a live
ly dispute about the purchase of a
mule. ;
"Look hea, Mistah Jackson," ex
claimed one, "you done tola me, t're
weeks ago, dat mule was a young ani
mal. He haint got a toof in his head,
he's so old."
Mr. Jackson thoughtfully scratched
his head and then replied: Tlma
shua does fly In dls hea country."-'
Success Magazine.
Tkinkiac One's SeU Old.
If at SO you expect to be an old
man or woman at 85, you will be
one, because the mind makes the ma
terial correspondence of whatever it
sets Itself permanently upon. Health
Record
TeU-Tale Aroma. , ' j
Josh It's too had.
Bosh What's too bad?
Josh That our neighbors always
know when we have fried onions for
supper, but never get next when wa
have strawberries and ice cream.
Yt-nkers Statesman.
When a woman has nothing else to
do, she remembers a lot of sewing
she has long neglected,