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PINEY SKETCHES WOODS lIH By MARGARET BEVERLY UPSHAW The Wife’s Allowance. Jonas was visibly perplexed and not a little irritated. Marse John,” he said, “dat Nigger Sary sho ly is de mos’ ’stravagant wile a po’ man ever is had. Why, Mian, she jes’ nacherly seem to think dat I m plumb made outer money.” Marse John turned about and look ed upon Jonas in amazed silence, rhroughont the entire crop year he had watched the faithful Sarah hoe ing, ploughing and harvesting row for row with her man; cooking the daily meals and doing the family wash on Saturday afternoons while Jonas either lounged on the front stoop, passing the time of day with his neighbors, or loitered in the damp, cool shade of a g'ant sweet-gum tree down on the creek bank tending his set-hooks and smoking his corn cob pipe. Without waiting for further com ment or inquiry, Jonas continued bit ter’y: “She don’ been ax’in me fer a month to carry her to town, carry her to town, lak I ain’t got nuthin’ to do 1 ut leave my crops an’ go traipsin’ off to town ever’ whip-stitch. Yistiddy When I hitch up the critter and start to drive in to cast my vote in die goo hertorial ’lection, Sary she cum whimpering round and ’low as how she didn't see no eood reason why she couldn’t go too. So I tuck’er, and de upshot nv’ it wuz dot ’fore we got half-way she let in to beggin' for a nickel to buy snuff; den after she git dur and Stan’ round lookin’ in de store winders she let in agin’ axin’ for fifty cents to buy a new dress fer Nancv, our leetle gal.” “Well, Jonas,” answered Marse John in a concilatory tone, “that's THE REPORT OF THE SPIES. Oct. 19th, 1913. Time: 1490, B. C. Place: Kadesh, Barnea. Num. 13:1 to 3. Num. 13:25 to 33. The Golden Text!; "If God is for us who is against us?” Rom. 8 .31. Suggestive Thoughts. What Should I Do? I. Shun the Sin of Unbelief. Vs. 1 to 3. God had told the people of Israel all about this land. (Ex. 13:5 Deut. 8:7 to 9). yet they send their spies to see, if God had told them the truth about it. (Num. 13:17 to 19). God had promised to go with them and g”ide them step by step and yet they told the spies to "find out by what way we must go up” (Dent. 1:19 to 22). The unbelief of the people caused them to ask for the spies. Then God commanded Moses to send men to spy cut the land. This act of unbelief led to others that cost Israel forty years outside of Canaan wandor'ng in the wilderness. They could not enter into the land of prom ise. because of unbelief. (Heb. 3:19). Mmiy promised blessings the people of God do not obtain because of un belief. The Lord wants His people to have the best, but often lets them have 4 the wav of unbel’ef. (1 Sam. 8:4 to 7.1 Sam. 8:22. Matt 19:8). 11. Look at Difficulties in Light of THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF OCT. 9 ■|| -V ’* "d'C'- ok ■ : M Will •? j not so bad; only fifty-five cents, and remember she only asked for a nickel tor her own use. ’ He paused a moment for the weight of h s plea in Sarah’s defense to soak in, and then enquired: "How 7 much did you give her, Jonas?” “Huh,” he emulated contemptous ly, “1 ain’t giv’er none yit.” Turn The Canvas Over. /nether home picture is pre-ented. Frank was a spendthrift. In the payment of his accumulated debts he was honest in intention but tardy in pei formance. Mary, his bride of a few months, ir.herito'’ from her Scotch mother a i'r’fty and undent disposition. After much persuasion Frank was induced to turn ever to her one half of h’s monthly salary, upon agree ment that she should pay out of it all expenses, barring the rent of the cottage in which they lived. Five years passed. Two beautiful children had come to brighten and bless the little home, also to add a heavier drain on Mary’s allowance. But she continued to meet her obliga tions promptly and her patronage was eagerly sought by every merchant in town. Frank came home one night raging. The landlord who owned the cottage SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By B. LACY HOGE, Norfolk, Va. God: Vs. 25 to 29. The spies spent forty days hi the land of premise to find out if God’s word was true. They were forty days of unbelief that brought upon Israel forty years of desolation. (Num. 14-33 and 3'5, Heb. 3:15 to 18. Bal. 6:7). The spies brought back a report that rhe land was all that God had told them. That the land "surely flowed with milk and honey” (V. 27). They brought back a fine specimen of the fruit of the land and yet this unbelief caused them to suddenly change their report and seek to discourage the hearts of the people. In this unbelief they saw a strong people inhabiting the land. They saw the giants and the great walled cities. Faith would have seen all that they saw, but would also have seen God, His power and His promise to drive out all of these enemies and give them the land. (Deut. 9:1 to 3. Ex. 33:2. Lev. 2d:24. Rom. 8:31). The land of promise is a tree of our present experience in Christ when we get out of the wil derness and over Jordan; it is also a type of the rest that remaineth here after to the people of God. (Heb. 3:7 to 15. Heb. 4:1. Heb. 4:8 to 11). When we speak of living the life of which this is a type, the I'fe fully surrender ed to God, peonle in unbelief see the giants, the walled cities, the difficul ties, but fail to see God and His power that is pledged to us. There are dis- in which they had spent these five years, had, after refusing to make a number of needed repairs, notified his tenant that the rent would be increas ed the coming year. “It’s a beastly outrage,” he com mented savagely. “If I only had a few hundred I would buy a house and lot of my own and be forever rid of th's sor 1 of rag-time nightmare that bobs around the first of every month singing s ugge stiv e1 y: “Rufus, Rastas, Johnson Brown, Whatcher gon’ter do when the rent comes ’round.” Mam - hided her time until the out burst was over. Then she asked softly: * Frank, bow do property values run in *he localities where you would care ' • rrmke ■> "' i manent home? What wo'T’ it take !o make an initial pay ment?” . She asked the questions eagerly, hungr b’, and waited breathlessly for p r s wr. “In thi- smell burg two thousand wo”ld do the deed in elegant style,” 1 n .an-weed airibg “and two-fifty or iU’oe hundred beans for a starter with monthly payments following would turn the trick on almost any genteel deal.” Mary w’-iske 1 out of the room, re t”rn’ng with a bank book in her hand. ficulties, but God is for us (Rom. 8:31. Eph. 1:17 to 19). Look at all the difficulties in the way, but be sure to see them in the light of God. ill. Enter the Land: Vs. 30 to 33. There was a man of faith among the spies and his cry was “Let us go up at once and possess it, for we are well able to overcome it.” (V. 30. Rom. 8:37. Phil. 4:13). The ten that were with, him said "we he not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” The ten had their eyes on the sons of Anak, Caleb had his eyes on Jehovah. (Num. 14:6 to 9). The inhabitants of the land might be stronger than Israel, but they were no match for Israel’s God. (Deut. 9:1 to 33. These men of un belief rotted in the wilderness, but Caleb lived .to see. his assertion proved true. He was among the people that God used to drive out the inhabit ants and give the land to Israel (Josh. 15-13 and 14). These unbelievers flatlv contradicted the man of faith end the Israelites were willing -to I elieve the unbelieving snies. but. would not believe God’s faithful serv ant or believe God. We find many todav who are more ready to believe infidel erit’c than to believe God. Thev would not believe God, and go into the land, but believed the infidel spies and then cried and murmured oga’nst Moses and Aaron. (Num. 14:1 to 4. Ex. 1'5:23 and 24. Ex. 16:1 to 3. Frank stared in stupified silence while she spread open the pages be fore him. The last balance brought forward showed a sum large enough to insure the first payment on the home about which she had dreamed by night and by day. Her husband dropped his head in shame-faced humiliation, but she, see ing his mortfication, waltzed around the room singing gaily: “There’s no place like home.” “Little woman.” Frank said as he put out his arms and caught her about the waist, “Little woman, I ask your forgiveness and I also ask a fa vor. Will yon take me into partner ship with you and together we shall save, and then there will be no more debt for me and no more skimp ing for you.” EVERYBODY “DELIGHTED.” The Golden Age Piano Club has de vised away of pleasing everybody. At first thought, that would seem impos sible, but here is the way we accom plish it: In the first place, joining the Club does not cl I’gate yon to keep the in strument ■!!!]<-'-s, after a thorough trial >on find it perfectly satisfactory in every way. In the second place, the Club prices represents such a big sav ing that you get an instrument of the highest standard of quality for a price which you would pay for one of me dium grade, cr possibly, low grade. And there are so many other attrac tive features that you simply have to be delighted. Write for your copy of the Club’s citsloguo. then come in with us. Ad dress the managers, Ludden & Bates, Golden Age Piano Club Dept., Atlanta. Ga. Ex. 17.1 and 2. Ps. 106:24 and 25). The unbeliever is always a grumbler. He will not accept what God offers him, but grumbles at the lot he chooses for himself. Many of God’s people, because of unbelief, today have a wil derness experience instead of enjoy ing a Canaan experience. Often and often to me, and instinct ively, has an innocent pleasure felt like a foretaste of infinite delight, an onte-past of heaven. Nor can I be lieve otherwise than that pure hap piness is of a purifying effect; like Jewish bread from heaven, no doubt it is meant to invigorate as well as to gratify.—Mount ford. KANSAS WOMAN HELPLESS. Lawrence, Kas.—Mr. J. F. Stone, of this city, says, "My wife suffered for ten years from womanly troubles, dur ing two years of which she was to tally hel Jess. She was examined by many physicians, some of whom gave her up to die. Finally she began to take Cardui, and since then has great ly improved in health. The tonic, strengthening, and restorative effects of Cardui, the woman’s tonic, on the womanly constitution, are the most valuable qualities of this popular medi cine. Cardui acts specifically on the womanly constitution. Half a century of success proves that Cardui will do all that is claimed for it. Try it for your trouble. 9