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Advertising matter written, illustrated and printed. Our work in this line is highly commended by experts. Write for estimates. JACOBS & COMPANY CLINTON, S. C. THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF AUG. 28 THE MOABITISH DAMSEL By LONNIE TOMLINSON. It was at the dawn of the fourteenth century before Christ, because of a severe famine in Judah, that a certain farmer, known as Elimelech, with his wife and sons bade good-bye to their kinsmen and friends of the vicinity and village of Bethlehem to take up their abode in the land of Moab, in the hope of finding more favorable condi tions for agriculturel pursuits. Their journey was soon completed and they had arrived at their new home, the ideal of their fruitless fancies. Naomi, the thrifty wife, immediately set to the task of arranging the home affairs, and the father and sons mak ing preparations for an early planting; they were expecting to make their so journ prosperous. But, in the midst of their alertness and at the climax of their fond expectancies, providence intervened and severed from them the beloved husband and father, Elime lech. This caused, necessarily, a short age in the first year’s harvest, but re alizing that mother must be cared for, and being in a strange country with no kinsmen to call on, the two sons, Mahlen and Chilion, energetically pur sued the course as already mapped out. Each young man soon fell in love with a Moabitish damsel; wooed and won and took unto themselves, that which is called in this day, a bet ter hi.lf —wife. After the marriage of her sons, Naomi, as she was a widow, was very conveniently fixed at home, and was administered unto with marked hospi tality and maternal love, by Orpah and Ruth, her daughters-in-law. For ten years the new found home, with its fertile and prolific fields, yielded them prosperity and they were all happy. But, again, when the barns were scantily filled, for the harvest time had not come, the hand of prov idence was laid heavily upon them; both brithers died, leaving Naomi their widowed mother and wives. This left only one surviver from the Eph rathitic family who had come from Judah. They left their native home because of the scarcity of food, think ing they might find a more favorable locality in which to provide suste nance for life; the change was fatal. A traveler from Judah was passing through Moab, and stopped at a spring not far from the house of Naomi, to quench his thirst. While he sat upon a rock rear the bubbling spring, after a refreshing drink, to rest, a woman also, whose nativity he soon recognized, came for water. This was Naomi, and during a short conversa tion the man told of the present pros perity, which for some time had pre vailed, in Judah, and that no famine was there now. The woman decided to dispose of her little estate and return to her old home to live with her kinspeople. Soon she had made ready all things reached the top. I also lack two years in high school; then I hope to go to the Judson Female College, afterwards to the W. M. U. training school in Louisville, Ky. I hope my work will be successful and I believe it will, for I shall let nothing discourage me and shall never give up until I have accom plished those things which our Grac ious Heaveniy Father has set before me. SMILES. Editor s Note: Because of the per sonal nature of this letter, the address o fthe author is not g’ven, but the ed itor rejoices to know that his visit and motto have helped this worthy, strug gling girl in the pursuance of her no bie purpose. to begin her journey, not expecting her daughtersin-law to go with her; and when she had gone a little way the two women were there. She advised both to return to their mothers, and Orpah bade good-by and returned, but Huth, who had been so devoted to her mother in-law, refused to leave her. •‘Return thou after thy sister-in-law, Naomi said. But Ruth replied, weeping, “Intreat me not to leave thee, or return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, 1 will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God; where thou diest, I will die, and there I will be buried; the Lord do so to and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.” Naomi, seeing that the woman was sincere in her refusal to return unto her own home, said no more, but re sumed her journey, and Ruth with her. Fatigued and weary after several weeks of travel, they arrived at Beth lehem. It has been over a decade since Naomi had left, and there were numerous changes. The village had grown, and there were many strange faces. Her kindred and old acquaint ances greeted her happily, and being introduced to Ruth, and being told who she was, they interestingly welcomed her, as she was a foreigner and a beautiful woman. They came to Bethlehem at the be ginning of the barley harvest, when there was employment for many who would glean. The woman assisted ex tensively in the harvesting of grain, and Ruth being a widdw, and eager to help support her mother-in law as well, sought employment. Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s —Boaz-- who owned a great estate, and on it were large fields of barley. So Ruth went to the employer, the overseer of the harvesting, and engaged work'. She was very vivacious and spirited in her work which necessarily at tracted attention. When Boaz, the owner, came down to investigate the work his attention was specially call ed to the charming woman who was so faithfully gathering grain, and be ing told who she was, he became greatly interested in her; giv’ng spe cial instructions to the servant that she be shown every courtesy and fa.- vor; also, assuring her that he would graciously reward her for her services. The young men were charged to he very pol'te and complacent in her pres ence, her virtue was the visible kind; it was pure and unapproachable, and Boaz was willing to perceive this par t’cular quality. He, himself, made mention to her that he was observing her color of character, and the inten sity of her expressions of person, also, requesting that she not change em ployers. SHE REMEMBERS THE MOTTO. Dear “Bro. Willie.” I am a little fiirl 11 years old. I to to school every day, and am in the fifth grade. I have a good teach er. You were here about a year ago and you gave us a little motto and told us to write to you Christmas and tell you the motto, and I neglected it. I happened to see your picture up in the bank and it reminded me of your request. This is the motto: “Let nothing discourage you—never give up.” We take The Golden Age and papa and mamma like it very much. I hope you will come and speak for us again. My name is Burma, Ala. MALVINA VAUGHN. There are men who are willingly capable of seeing the superior traits in a character and of overshadowing lit tle faults, without which no person ex ists, with the better qualities. There are also persons, though cultured in a sense, whose mien and tendency is to magnify, with the first observa tion, the inferior traits. Os the first type the writer would, unhesitatingly, describe Boaz as an admirable spe cimen. Seeing that she had found favor in the eyes of the aristocratic gentleman, the young woman was moved to tears. She had succeeded in touching the compassionate chord of her mother in-law’s kinsman, and she was over joyed with the assurance that these friendly relations would assist in the promotion of their welfare. And fall ing on her face before him, she ex claimed: “Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a strang er?” Replying. Boaz sa’d; “It bath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thine husband; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knew est not heretofore. The lord recom pense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.” Then, with gladness, the woman thanked him for his comforting and friendly words and returned to her work. And when she had gone Boaz said to the overseer, looking across where she was at work; “That’s a most worthy little woman. One who will forsake her own home to care for one who is left in the world alone, like her mother-in-law, deserves much re ward.” Saying these things, and hav ing given advice to his servant con cern ng the work, he mounted his steed and departed for the city. Ruth diligently continued gathering barley until the sun was sinking in the west, then she beat out that that she had gathered, wh'ch made about a bushel and a half. And when the shades of night began to enshroud the world she was on her way home in the city, carrying the barley which she had been given for her labor. She was eager to reach home, to tell Naonr of the things that had happened; how B az had spoken so friendly concern ing her saer'fiees and labor, and that she had been given work until the end of barley and wheat harvest. As she plodded along the winding way side, the moon giving l : ght and the stars tw’nkling in the 1 firmament (though quite different from the time when the shepherds were guided by the wonderful and miraculous star of the east to the same city), she could see, fa’ntly, the lights of the village and could hear the bleats of the sheep and cattle from the distant meadows, waiting to be turned into the barn yards. Traveling there alone, with these familiar sounds echoing from the hillside, she thought of her own country, and her old home in Moab. Would not one be induced to let pass in review the different reserves of the (Continued on page 15.) Eugene Anderson, President. GOOD BUSINESS CHANGE. Any young man or woman who wants to be assured of reason able business succeaa and pleasant employ ment, should write at once for the free cat alog of the Georgia- Alabama Business Coliege, Macoa, Ga. 13