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dred Other Kindred Ills.
New Yorle.-The embarrassment of
I riches Is , of course , proverbial. To-
I day the burden of wealth Is lu'obably
creater for the possessors of great fortunes -
j tunes than over boforo. A multi-mil-
1I0nairo Is a marleed 111an. Ho Is de-
nlod prh'acy evell In the most Intlmato
t family relations , and ho Is constalltly
besot by armies of beggars and must
be guarded lIltc any Idng. At his
. death hordes of clalmallts fight ever
his lJrOpert ' , his memory Is bitterly
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nttaclccd and his character perhaps
blasted by unscrupulous heirs through
, long : rellrs of litigation.
A short tlmo ago 1\11' , James Henry' '
Smith , universally lmown as "Silent
Smith , " It man of great wealth un the
. dispenser of wl o prlvato benefactions ,
sUddenly died. He had lived n. lIfo of
singular seclusion. A man 'of very slm-
plo tastes , and habits , ho had alwa 's
ahunned notoriety III every form.
Any ordinary man of his character
might have enjoyed 11. secluded life ,
! but for Mr. Smith It was a constant ef-
, j fort to live his own life In his own
way. On his death It was announced
that he had leCt a fortune of more
than $50,000,000. The embarrassment ,
of riches has literally followed him
1nto his grave. Instantl ' a crowd of
relatives and clal111ants , man ' of whom
he had never Imown , appearcd on the
scene. !
lI1s'widow Is obliged to retain the
best counsel and Instantly prepare for
a long and presumably bitter conf1lct
1n order that his dying wishes as expressed -
pressed In his will may be carried out.
In this undignified scramble for his
millions every detail of his lIfo will bo
gone Into , and this by expert lawyers
and In no friendly spirit. 1\11' . Smith's. .
prlvato benefactions wore many and
varied and his character will stand the
test , but It Is a situation which would
have given him great pain In antlclpa-
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While th ' can rlug up an 'one , they
themselves cannot be called on the
telephone except b ' the chosen few
who have their prlvato llumbers , so
thM the seclusion worles both wa1'S.
III the matter of personal mall ,
again , the possession of wealth and
the notorloty It Inovltabh' brings Is a
source of great Inconvenience. 'rhe
mall of a multl.mlllionalro Is 1Iltoly to
be so heavy that n. secretary , perhaps
11. consldel'l1ble staff of thom , must bo
emplo'ed to care for It. 'rhls mall
Is of COUl'SO , for the most part unso-
licited. 1\11' . Andrew Carnegie , for Instance -
stance , recel\'es on an average from
400 to 800 letters 1\ dar maldng dlroct
apIJoals for charity. His own personal
mall , which Is naturallr large. Is not
included In this number.
Volume of Mall VtrJes. :
The volume of 1\11' . Carnogie's mall
varies curiously from season to season -
son , but It Is alwa 's enormous. At a
time when his name Is frequently before -
fore the publlc the number of requests
for charlt ' rises quickly to Its maxi.
mum , while should his name not appear -
pear In the newspapers for some tlmo
the volume of such letters decreases ,
but rarely below the 400 a day marle.
The frequent appearance of Mr. Car-
negie's name In connoctlon with the
recent peace conference served tb
raise the number of letters to Its maxImum -
Imum , or about 800 a dar. The amount
of actual hard work which such a correspondence -
rospondenco entolls is of course very
gron t.
' 1'ho number of personal applications -
tions which a man of great wealth Is
favored with Is also a surprise. Lllco
the letters , ther represent all classes
of society , of want and desUtuiton.
The propbrtlon of regular beggars is
comparatively small. This class of
applicants Is lIlcoly to bo awed by the
general appeal'llnco and atmosphere of
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burden of the rich.
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of the Rich.
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It Is no exagg01'l1t1on to sa ' that
scores of millionaires In Now Yorle , In
order to gain privacy In their homes ,
are guarded qulto as closely as any
Icing. It is lItorallr true that the
. . president of the Unltod States is much
more ellSY to 1\IJpl'Oach b ) ' any ordl.
nar ' cltlzon than many owners of
great fortunes. It Is not gene1'l111y
Imown for instance , that whereas anyone -
! ono might call 1111 the 11rosldont by
telephone , or at lonst the White
1 . House , It Is Iml10ssible to do the same
with manr XoYorlc mlllionalros.
j The names of the possessors of great
fortunes do not alllJOar In the tolo.
phone dlroctol'les ,
' These men are not
without tolol1hono communication with
the olltsldo world. hut they cheese to
/ ha\'o prl\'ato wlros laid to thol1'
houses , In order to \'Old the nnno ' -
anco of bOlng contlnunllr rUl1g up , In
, . I ether wOI'd5l. these houses are fat.
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. ' moro Isola toll than the avornge prl.
vato rOlJldenco , ancl the Incol1'enionco
the ' must endure Is of COl1rse obYlol1s.
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such homes. There Is an arm ' hOWever -
over , of mon and women represontlng
a state of genteel povort ' , besides the
cranles , who would mace ) some absurd
I1ppeal. 'l'ho door bells of man ' of
these elab < ) I'ato establlshmonts ring
continually throughout the da ' and
night. The methods emplo 'ed , of dls.
posing of such callers mrles. 1\11' .
Carneglo , for Intanco , deniOs himself
to all strangers , but his butler uses
his jUdgment as to whether 11. card
should be tal\On to' a secrotar ' . 'I'ho
method of handling chance callers Is
ingenious. The outer door OIJOns Into
n. shallow outer vestlbulo. Should the
Individual in the b1'l1ss buttons so de.I I
cldo the callol' Is Ilshered through a I
door at the sillo and up a short stall'I I
case to a private alll\1't1110nt , whlJro ho I
Is received hr n sE'cretarr. In this I
wa ) ' the visitor dOl'S not roach the I
main \'estlbule. 111111 In no way Interferes -
feres with the llrlvac ' of the houso. I
GUitrdlng Prlvato Estates. '
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The countt' estahllshments of the
very. wonltlly must again bo even I
moro earefull ' guarded. A tew 'ears I
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grent estates to bo OPJnO t at cortalnl
hours at least to the pubUo , but to.dnr
such prl\'llegos are l'I1rol ' grnnted. In
almost over ) ' cnso such IJlacos nro
complotol ) ' walled In o.nd the various
entrances are closely. gun.rded No
matter how far tram tlle mansion , maybe
bo the ledge , no ono Is" pot'mlUed to
enter until he hM been announced' by
tel01Jhono and pormlsslon : has bonn ,
granted Mr. John D _ HockoColler. tOI !
InstancC ! . Is as closely guarded In. . bls
est to at Tarr 'fown 'or In. Cleveland
as Is royalty. Even 0. person tltopplng
before , ono of tIlt/se entrances is clooo.
ly watchod. The estate of Mr. George
Gould , at Laltowood , Is guarded- the
sumo way , whllo othera 'might bo
clt tI.
A famous murder recently hns directed -
rected attontlon to the very general
use which Is mude of prlvato detec.
tlves by people of great woalth. Thl }
fact comes as a surprise to many. So
qulot a figure and so much beloved a
character as Miss 1Iolon GoultI , fOt. Instance -
stance , frequently employs privatedo -
tecth'es as 11. safeguard against rob-
bory. Many woll.lmown millionaires
go about accompanlod b ) ' n gentleman.
ly-looltlng detective who acto ns a
bodyguard. In many cases these men
are not emplo'ed so much to guard
against robbery us to protect them In
case they should bo threatened with
actual bodily harm. ShoultI the mall
of some wealthy man contain some
threatening lcttor It Is not uncommon
for a detectlvo to bo called In Bnd engaged -
gaged for a few days , pOl'haps for a
long period , olthor. to run down the
wrltor of the letter or to 1JOrsonally
accompany the wealthy man to and
from his ot1lce.
Detectives Always on Hand.
. . . Even In their most prlvato social
functions It Is common for people of
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, orlUcloOl : Tol\o' whlto' ' light which
bents , upon , a. throne II ] . . tumod. an his
slightoBt : not. 'rho vcn possession of
suchl groat. . woalth. . servea1.o nntngonlzo
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n. oonallltrahlo ! proportiOlt ot the community -
munity , and' his mORt pralsoworthy-
Is n.ttrllJuted to , ulterior motives , pOI"
hops to , very selfIsh , and unworthy
ones. Ono of the moat famlilar In.
stances at th.ls Is the case of 1mln
who rants ) nlnong the most lIheral dls.
. trlbutors of public benefactions In the
' \t01'lt ! to-day , whoso nome Is on every
ono's tongue , and 'lt ho Is the aubject
, ot blttor aHacl" n.nd his bcnotnctlons
are attrihuted to his deslro to 1)laco c
cortaln securltlos In conservative
. hands throughout tbo country. II Is ,
at course , Imposslblo to } 1loaso everyone
ono , amI the dlssl\tlsfied olmnont nro
cortaln to focI blttorness In direct
mtio to the slzo of the fortunes In-
volvod.
The diseases at the rich are still
another dlaturblng factor In this bol.
anco. It Is no uxaggoratlon to place
a number of distressing 11h'slcal Illa
In this cnteor ! ' . The nOl'vous and
mental strain at hanllIug ( 11. ! ; reat for.
tune Is cxcoedingl - tr 'ln ! ; upon the
strongest organization. It was Jay
Gould who l'emarled , dlll'lng the me.
cltement of a grat financial panic ,
U1I1t n man controlling ) \ fortune of
$50,000,000 hall no tlmo olthor to eater
or sleop. A man In active control of
a. great fortune Is ob\'fouslr lIlulor a
tremendous 8t1'l\In , As n. result cases
are common , und mon young In 'eors , ,
ere orton old . In health ,
Kidnaping Plots.
It Is only n short time since n vlot
was revealed to l < ldnal1 , fohn D. Rooleo.
foller and hold him ( or the 11l1)11\Ont of
an Immense ransom. 1101'0 Is another
danger which u man less conspicuous
for his weulth a\'o.1ds. The case was ,
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somotlmes several of them being on
hand. Some years ago Mrs. A. T.
Stewart appeared on the piazzas of
summer hotels with a dotectlvo hoverIng -
Ing within a few feet of her to safeguard -
guard the fortune In diamonds she
woro. To-day things are differently
managed , but the nocesslty for protection -
tection Is none the loss real. Fash-
lonablo weddings , where a fortune in
wedding gifts are Imown to bo col.
lected , are almost always poUced. It
Is common for a. prlvato dotectlvo
agepcy to bo called upon and the en.
'tlro arrangement looldng toward Its
protection placed In their hands. The
detective In charge goes ever the
ground and places his mon long before
the ceremony. Some of the detectives
will masquerade as guests In frocle
coats. Still others may bo disguised
as sorvants. One or moro men will"
of course , bo on constant guard In lho I
rooms where the presents are ctlR'
plared.
E\'en the IJleasuro of distributing
charities becomes n. very complex and
11'1'801110 affair when the sum to bo
distributed reaches enormous propor.
tlons , During ono's lifetime , at least ,
it would seem that it would bo an easy
matter to dlsposo of monoy. As a
matter of fact , many mon and women
of great wealth are obliged to place
their bone factions upon a regular
business basis in order not to bo
robbed. Several men of great wealth ,
notahl ' 1\11' . Roclccfeller , 11.1'0 coml1011od
to emlJloy mon at largo salaries , who
are In turn assisted by staffs of cierIs ,
to examine Into the dOl11ands made
upon them and after investigation do.
cide just how the money shall bo
distributed. It Is certainly no fun to
( Jnjo ' the pleasure of giving at the expense -
ponso of all this COllllJllcated and 11'1 , .
some business dotail.
Charity Misunderstood.
A man In t1u ordlnar ' walls of lifo ,
) galn , who contributes to a church or
) lIdows a hOSlJltal or a ( 'ollogo ma ' ho
; onoral1 ' praised for doln so , but for
\ man of great wealth it is difficult to
: nalw an ) ' gift without bolng mlsunder.
Itood , IJ6rbr ps sO'torely and blttorJr
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of coui'I1Gi IJIIUsual , hut , CHi t'h bth t' 5
hand , the IMr of lcldnaphl hangs t
'vor ) ' heavll ' ever the families l the
rich. As 11. rellult the children of families -
ilies of great fortune have , as a matter - !
ter of fact , less lIberty than children
of families In much poorer circum- (
stances. The little heirs to great fortunes -
tunes cnnnot pl y In the parIes or even
walk In the streets without a guard of '
some sort. 'l'hey must bo constantly
watched. Even In the country this "
survelllau.co Is continued. At scores "
of great estates throughout the co un.
try the gates are closed to the pUblic g
on the ground that the clllldren who h
are playing about would bo ondan. h
gored. Sl
The fear of blaclonal1 , again , is 0
much moro general than Is gencrally
supposed. The mall of practJcally all 0 :
men of great wealth constanly brings w
thom threats of ovol'y IJolslblo ! kind. w
The person who attempts lHackmall CI
may have no Incriminating lcnowledgo
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whatover. In most cases ho probably
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has not , but the montlco Is none the
loss disconcerting. A conoldorablo bi
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part of the public 113 alwaY ready to 1 ; ;
bellovo the worst of men In high
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places , and a cle\'er blaclmallor may
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do Incalculable harm.
Our great modern fortunes , again , hI al
are often amassed with amazing rap-
Idity. It has novol' before In history af
been posslblo to accumulate such
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wealth In so Sh01't a period. It Is forgotten -
gotten that thol'o is another sldo to
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this situation , :1nd that the danger of fo
losing such , fortunes Is correspondingw
ly great. rhe financlors , while they
maIm enormous gains , must also face m
frightful 108ses. Scores of men might
ho mentioned who hn vo risen to great th
wealth In a few 'ears , only to fall th
again and be fOl'gotton. The ex pori. tl'l
ence CJf James It. Kceno , for Instance ,
who has several times been worth mil. us
lions al..d at other times been millions gl.
In deht , bas man ' countorl1l1rts on a h"
smaller lI ale. 'rho struggle for wealth elll
Is so frantic and the element of chanca tw
so great lr. the
manipulation of tll'eat en
SUms of mo e ' that It Is porbllp1101'0 / wI
difficult to retain money than t'iJ ' ac. co
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TRUST
A STORY or T't PERIOD OF Tilt JUDGES
IN ISRAEL
DJ'the "llIalwIIJ' ! and DJ'waJ' ' ' Preacher
Scr1ptll1'O 4'.lIthOl'ltnllth . . : 13-17.
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SERMONITTE.
The Messianic Line - ThIs
, . beautiful story of Ruth' tr < lces
for us the genealogy of D < lvld ,
who established the kingly line
from which sprang the Christ ,
the promlsod Messiah of the
Jews. Note the I&u'go part which
fnlth pl < lYs here. Faith which
stirred In thc he\rt of NaomI In
the far country of Moab and I
drew her back to her God rand
her people. Faith bringing to
Ruth's heart it vision of a better
life , and giving her the cour < lge O
to fens < llte aU that she might
find. a place with God nnd God's
people. F.1lth 1t1 < 1lc/ng / them both 0
faithful < lnd p < ltlont durlno those g
cilr.ly dny of blttel' trl < ll and 8
pO Qrty after their return to
Bethlehem. Faith leading e < lch
Gtcp of the way through the
dilrkness of their loneliness a.nd
grief. Faith renchlng out so
hopefully , no dellc < ltely , < lnd yet
so boldly < lnd I < lylng hold of the
rlaht to the claim of kinship.
Faith Inspiring to modest nnd
gracious acceptance of the exalted -
alted position to which the alii ,
Mce with Boaz tlfted them.
Faith finding Its ultlm < lte and
joyful triumph In a son and
heir whose comlno was to add
Its link to the Messianic line
around which the thought of
over devout Hebrew parent
centered. This book of Ruth Is
a tittlng parallel to the Qloventh
of Hebrews. And one cannot
read either without bnlng stirred
with a ye < lrnlng for more of that
f < llth which made such triumphs
In the Lord possible.
And let us contel'nplate how
. this pathway of fa'ith led step
by step In so wonderful and
be < lutlful a way up to the comIng - ' .
Ing of the Christ , who came not
? only as thb perfect exempllflca.
tlon of the purity and I1QllnclIs !
of God , but as the perfect ex.
pOl1Cnt Md cxpresslol'i of thai .
faith which was to win the ultl-
, mate and glorious triumph over
sin and death and the grave.
All that this world has ever h < ld
from God h < ls come along the
pathway of faith , yea In the
very beginning It was the faith
of the son of God , the second
person of the Trinity , which
brought the universe Into being
and created the eartll and all
that Is therein. This pathwty :
of faith can be traced through
the Bible from Genesis to Reve.
latlon. It has becn the olender S
thread on which has hU19 ! the
fate of the humnn race , and It
Is stili the only medium of access -
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cess to God < lnd the one clement
which , If absent from the humal1
life , makes all other virtues Md
attainments of , none aVilli.
"This Is the vIctory th < lt over-
cometh th worldt even our
faith. " It waG faith whrch could
11ft a Moabltlsh woman from
the mldGt of an alien and heath.
en rB e to be ome the great-
( Jr n rl1Other at D < lvld , the ancestor -
cestor 01 tllli ! Christ. Think of
the ! Divine honor wli/oh / thuB
) came' 10 Ruth beCJUC ; t ( ftlth ,
and then' c'onslder how I11U61i of
) God's blessing' may be you/ / ' I
: ) through ftlth : In th on of God.
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THE STORY.
'GOD hath heen good to us , Indeed , "
resondcd } Uoaz , to the happy
rorda of gratftudo which Ruth , his
rife , had Just s/loOn. / )
"Yes , " continued Ruth , "lIe hath
Ivon mo theo"-looklng up with lov-
lit glance Into the fnco that bent ever
' 1J'-"and now He hath , given mo a
Dll-and thee , too , " she udded , eag.
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A sounll cl1.lno fron the ether sillo
r the room , where the aged Naomi
'as Imsy nhout the household CI\I'OS ,
'hlch sounded Illuch lIke a soh , and
1used RuLh to looe ) In that direction.
"And theo , too , moth 01' , " she added ,
[ lstll ' , whllo a shadow Imssed ever
( ) r face , and was gone again as the
1by coooel and reached up Its lIttle
11111 and touched hOI' cheek. She
111'led her face in the lIttle ono's
of hlng , as 8ho pressed him to her
: 'Ollst , and when she lifted hol' face
aln she said , allJoallngly ! , to her
Ishund :
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"Anll I want 0111' son to bo named.
'tel' ' thee , nt ) ' hushand. Cannot it bo
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Aaln ; the halfsullpresRed sob sound.
1 from the other sldo of the rQom ,
Hewed this tlmo h ) ' a eholelng voice ,
hlch suld :
"Is not Naomi to ho consulted In the
ll11lng of the child ? "
"Whr. mother deal' , I Iwd not
ell ht LQ shut 'ou 011t. 1 had not
ought that 'ou camd , " und auln the
Dubled shallow crossed hm' faco.
"Will not the Lord , who huth gl\'on
. the son , also In IJIs own good time
\0 us a numo for him ? " uslw Benz ,
.sllly. allXIOUH that no susJiclon } of
shal'lllony . sbould oxlst hetwet11 ; the
.0 W(11)ell ) who hud been so close to
eh othol' In )
eve and srmpnthy , and
10 hud rejol < wd together over the
mln of the babe and had lIlanu
earnestly for bls futuro.
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sllondell n the same breath , and thor. ,
the mattnr rostcll for the thno being ,
but In the heart of each the troubled.
thoughts whlcl had hoen thorp slnc6 ,
the coming of tIIo babe remalnedl
Nolthor Imow just how. the i\Jelln ! ; ,
arose , for'thoro was no slIoken , word ,
but each hecamo conscious of Do jeal"
ous sollcltudo over the child ; oRch ,
wus utterly consumed with love nn '
ambition for the child , nn ' ol\ch Colt
a } Iorllonal prldo nnd triumph In him.
And as the days had ! Jnssedj Huth 111\d' '
la\'lshed her love I\nd attontlons U1JOo.
the child , had tn1lced of her plansl Cor
the child , and , without rcallzlng.lt l1ad
scarcely gh'cn Naomi chanoo fol' a
share In It all. lIow the old woma.n'1I
heart ) 'carned for a sense of owner. .
shlJ } and proprlotorshlp In the child.
lIow her e09 fensted themselves upon
the fnco and fOl'm of the babe , nnd
followocl with 11. gt'oat hungol' In her
o'es every move that the lIttle ono
mado. 'I'ho mother became , conscious
of thl8 IUHl the thought had flashed
through her henl't : "Sho wanta my
haby Cor hol' OWl1. " And' then had
como the climax , as Indl nted In the
ollonln convorsatlon of : OUf story.
1"1'0111 that moment , wben the whole
altuutlon Wl\a revealed to tbo llCnrt of
Huih , thel'O hegan a great struggle In
hel' heart. It was her baby. Yes , her
heart wollL < l with gratltudo and lov ! )
as she rmn01l1bol'cd howlt was through
the loving , helilful Inlluonco of Naomi
that she had COl1l0 to lenow the true
God uncl had fount ! ' entrance to a. now
lIfo lhl\t now had ollonocl Ul1 to her
seomlngly In nIl Its rich fullness and
blessing , and ) 'ot , na she hugged her
11l1b ' close , she would sny OVOl' andover
ever to herso1f " 110 Is mlno. "
Atlll Nnoml , as she hovered about
mother anI ! child , and sought 111 tender
sollcltudo to mlnlatel' to thom , by
qulclt Intuition bec1\mo conscious of
the stnto of Ruth's heart anel It came
1\IJ gl'oat Ilnd cruel stub at her own
heart. Thl8 babe th1\t had como 1I1co
1\11 an8WOl' fr0111 heaven that the 11ame
or her do ad husband might not bo cut
off In IS1'l\01 , 1\nd foroyor shut her
family from hOlO or bolng In the fa.
vored lIne oC the IJroml8el1 ono who
should bo a leadol' 1I1co M sus : this
babe whom she felt belonged to her In
a peculiar way : this babe whom she
felt Instlnctlvoly was dostlnc\ become -
como great In Isrnel..WI\H S110 _ not to
have spcclal charge of hIm ? Was she
not to have the tIlt'oclion of bls mind
anti lIfo as she alone , a devout litolh t
In Israel , was able to gl\'o It ? How
she wanted to llO\tl. uio wealth of 'hor
dovotlon to God Into that lIttle lIfo as
t It unfolded , that It might lI'OVO a tlro
plollslng unto GOlt , . !
J."j,1J ,
"
'rhu 111 the hearts of these two wo.
} l1on the struggle wont on.
But with Ituth the conflict was es.
peclally fiCl'ce , fol' the natural inclln\ .
Uons of th mothol' hom't were plttod ,
against the hlghor and better solf. She
was conscious of NaomI's 1JOcullar
claim upon the child and of her spoolal ,
fltnoss to have the care and training
of him. But how could she ylold the
lllaco 'sho wHutod to occupy to lll'z
son , even though It was to one whom
she lmow cou1l1 fill It better ? So an. ,
aslted I1m'solf 0\01' and ever again , an-
Was still asldnr ; the question 011 th-r ,
clay al1polntecl when the 11elghlJOI' and
frienda hM been summoned to th
Il1'esontatlon of tlto chlld before tIIO'
lIrlest Ell. In fllct , nftor all the guests
had urrlvodl.tho questlou wae still \111-
Cluswor d. Tlto hahy was still In her
arms , where , with fovorlsh solicitude ,
she had lWllt hIm , as though fearful
llt to put hlm dqwn 'YM tg ! .LJR h ! : . .
,
All thl'ough tflO Ol'omem1es she ho : S'
: him , and now hUll C0l110 the time
when he 1J1In11 bo tU\1119 . Jt La ho.r ,
right to name him , I\iltl 9110 ci c n
Jllm Boaz , as she had oxprossad hOl'
wlstr JO cIo. Silence has fallGJ.l . upon . . .
ull the glal } , expectant compfiIlyA.T : : '
v ' ( Jg tUl'll to Ruth and wait for her to
spenk.
' 11ho conf1l t rages 11m'co within ho ;
lr&1st. Will she spoale , or w1ll sllo
give her baby till ? What slullI she
do ? She must do somothlng. They
are all waiting. Shall she lot the sou.
Ish clalluB or her oWn heart dictate : '
01' shall she yield to the clear NaoIUl !
She rises to her feet , the } ) reclCU I
baby still In her I1rms. She a vances
am'oss the floor , the baby still hugged
close to her bosom. She turns , when
In the center , and moves swiftly towards -
wards NaomI. She reaches the old
woman's side. She stoops and , openIng -
Ing her arms , she III aces the precious
bahy In the arms of the mother.i-
law , whllIJ a great and glorious light
illuminates ho1' faco.
A glad note of alJpro\'al sweeps ever
the company , and the women said unto
Naomi :
"Blossed bo the LOl'd , which hath
not left thee this day without a kinsman -
man that his name may be fa1110us In
Isl'aol. A1lC1 ho shall bo unto theo n
1'0sto1'or of thy life , and a nourlshor at
thlno old ago : for th ' daughtor-in.law ,
which lo\'eth theo , which is better to
theo than SO'l1 sons , hath born him. "
And the ' called his name Obed , and
Naomi tool. the chllcl and laid It in
her bosom and she
, became nurse unto -
to It.
In the Sunshine.
a sunn ' ra ' ! 0 Sllnn ) ' ray !
'fhnt uep withIn m ' henrt doth stray.
I n , "olden billows tr01l1 above ,
Flee lnl ; my 80ul with c1rcams ot level
' .rho fltll1shlno IlIl'C'S mo froln my hOlnll ,
In bllcIclhuc wOQ lunlls tar to roamj
, \n11 thoI'II I 1I10t , In hewers green ,
' 1'110 tult'cflt mnhlulls ovcr IICUII.
G sunshillol do 'Oll then slIppose ,
Thnt 'ou Idss ench hulInl ) ; rose ,
I rnn to woo each sml1ll1g maid
I meel beneath thu Icaty shade ?
FilII mnny n your hns ImssecI and gone
SllIco I1rst 011 l'urlh the sunshlno shonQ :
' 1'holl oughtst to Imow It C llI10t beta -
a lIun ! wh ) ' art thou tClllptlns mQ ?
-'l'ransutluntlc Talcs.