The Oklahoma Ledger. (Sterling, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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ITEMS PICKED UP BY
JlTPiTER.
Miss Mabel Kennedy called on
Mise Willa Davasher, Sunday
afiernooD.
Mr. and Mr«. Willis Barren
tine, of Kirby, Ark., are visit-
ing relatives in Sterling and ex-
pect to make this their future
borne.
Miss Nettie Davasher taken
dinner with Miss Florence Burns
Sunday. t
Sunshine Club, please meet at
our regular meeting place Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
—President
Dewey Ricketts called on Au
bren Halbrooks, Sunday night.
Bill Hollis and Miss Edna
Slice Sunday afternoon.
Floyd Kenned John Magnu
sen and Miss Mary Fryman call
Bishop called at the Davasher ied on Miss Pauline SchaperSun
home Sunday evening. even'nK*
Miss Willa Davasher called on
Miss Neoma Flow«rs, Tuesday
afternoon, and spent a delight
ful evening picking the guitar
and singing old love songs, and
talking over old times at "Rock
Springs." We ar« glad to hear
of old chums meeting again.
Misses Florence Burns, Nettie
Davasher, Myrtle Price, Willa
Davasher, Florence Catchings
ard Essie Price called cn Mrs.
Grandma Cox called on Mrs.
Davasher Tuesday afternoon.
Ed Casey and Arvel Seay auto-
ed to Elgiu Sunday evening.
Mrs. Waddle spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with Mrs.
Brown and daughter.
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price.
Stertfn?. Ok'*
March 8,
To the Editor of the Sterling
Ledger;—
I have written a few letters in
your valuabie paper on Religious
topi'*?, which has caused more
or friction and comment, it
has acted like a han.nana peel- 1
ing on a side-waU. Several cf
vour readers hit it and went up
in the ait and a few left town I
understand, but that does not
discourage me. H iw strange it
i« that the instinct of getting
angry at what we cannot agree
withisone thing education or
civilization cannot take from us
and throw it into th^ scrap pile,
but my ideas on religion have
lit t been weakened on the con-
tiary, thev have been strengh
ei ed by statements of the most
acceptable authority, j don'-
believe in handing mit boquets
when I should us** lemons en
s eal. 1; stand- to reason that
we cannot always agree onrn
ligiou? subject* v e have been
to d, however, that the time
will eventually come when the
j. on and the Lamb will lay
d< wn together, but ih - joke of
ii will be th t th^ l.amb will b^
in the Lion's stomach If Ghii*t
Drtciples dioagieed, it would
oi y be natural fo n* to do the
sime after 19 centuries have
parsed and gon^ in order to
in ke everything more agree
able all around. I«iu blanch off
on Mary and Martha, tw-o Bible
Heroines There are many such
characters living among us to-
dtt* as .v ary and taitlia, some
families are blessed with tv\ ;>
Mt,rys who are mote ornament
al than useful ^ hi e Mary had
the pleasure of entertaining
Uhiist, Martha was engaged
baking buscnit and f i y ing chick
en: Mary, it seems, had the gift
of entertaining, while Martha
was willing to be the drudge in
the kitchen, but Mary was piais
ed for choosing that good part
which should not be taken from
her. how she entertained Christ
we are not infoimed, you are at
libet'y to diaw your own con
elusions. 1 l>rt' R nothing m a
name, we are told, f(,r history
mentions severni Marys, among
them was blo'rfly Maiy who at
one time ruled England. V\ e
often name our children after
some great person and make a
sad mistake; what soemsstrange
to me that we shou d pay such
great tribute to the so called
Mary, Mother of God. No ( ach-
olic has ever pa'd greater tribut-
es to the Mother of God than
have come from the pens ot
Poets, who were Protestants,
n<. Catholic wnteis or po^ts in
the world has ever paid greater
tributes to the blessed Mother
of God than have come from
Lord Byron, Wadsworth Long-
fellow and E A Poe, still two
of these poets were dissolute
characters, one filled a drunk-
ards grave and got into the hall
of fame with 72 votes that was
E. A. Poe.
Many a Martha and Mary will
be left a widow after this Euro-
pean War, and it has been ru.
moied that polygamy will be
put in practice as the men are
disappearing quite fast; holy
writ tells us that the time will
come when seven women will
hang on one man's neck, he
must be a rubber neck to stand
thestrain when that time comes
I hope I shall play on a harp
and wear a crown where all is
FTarmony and Peiee, but i
of mr friend * say I rant <
mrv view-* and xif to attain
this state of happiness* perhaps-
so, I am. willing to recant any-
thing for a change.
W. F. Triloff
THE DYlffO UnilS-i MES-
SAGE.
m m m
Paise tlie window, Mother
durling.
Air can never harm me now.
Let the br* eze come uoob
struct ed
It will cool n y fevered brow.
Death will soon ie!ieve my
sorrow.
Soon will still my arhing heart
B'.t I have a dying messsge
I would sp^ak before we pail.
Lay my heal upon your
bosom,
Hold me closer Mother dear
While I b;eat he a name long
silence,
In a fond and loving ear
S'ay her Jew that footstep
coming.
It was but the rustling tree,
Strange that my disordered
fancy
Caught a footfall on the breeze.
Mother, theie was one, you
knew him,
0! I cannot speak his name,
You remember how he wooed
me
How with loving word& he
came;
Hew h gained all my affect-
ions,
Vowi: g in love's gentle tone
rInat he would forever guide
me
Were I only his alone;
You remember how I tiusted.
How my thoughts were all of
him;
Mother, raise the curtain
higher
For the light is growing dim
Need I tell you how he left me,
Coidly putting me aside,
liow he wooed and won an-
other
Faiier girl to be his bndec
Life is but a weary burden
bince those houis of deepest
woe,
Wipe those cold drops from
my foiehead,
They are death marks, well I
know;
Gladly I obey the summonds
I o a brighter and better land,
Where no hearts are won and
broken,
Sut all form a happy band
Take this ring from off my
finger
Where he placed it long ago,
Give it to him with a blessing
Which, in dying, I bestow;
Tell him 'tis a token, Mother,
Of forfciveoess and of peace,
Tell him— hush! his voice it
passeth,
VV ill those watchings never
cease?
I am cold now, close the
window,
Hold me closer kiss me too,
Joy! what means this burst of
music!
Tis the Savior's form I view;
He is waiting to receive me,
0! how great the bliss to die;
Mother, meet your child in
heaven,
One more kiss and then good-
bye.
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Seay, R. R. The Oklahoma Ledger. (Sterling, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1916, newspaper, March 9, 1916; Sterling, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc155389/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.