Many declined for the present, ren
dering various excuses. I hope and
think that quite’a number of them
will join in the feast later, at or
even before the “eleventh hour.”
He that cometh in at the eleventh
hour is as worthy of his hire as he
that cometh sooner according to
scripture, you know. But, some how
or other it always seemed to me that
those who bore the burden of the
chase through the heat of the day
were more worthy than those who
came in at the close of the chase and
ostensibly boast of what “me and
Betsy did;’’ and especially more
worthy than those who are disposed
to leave even Betsy out, and say
behold! what “we’’ did. And alas’
we poor mortals, enjoying the fruits
of good Betsy’s chase are like the
hogs under the persimmon tree gulp
ing the luscious fruit, but so devoid
of gratitude that we never look up
to the noble tree that bears the fruit.
