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THE

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OF
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KIMBALL

23, 1922

by Carl

H.

Heintxemann

Boston

Contents;

T^he

Power

T^he

Courage

to

who

People
Swords

Truth

of

Ingratitude

Face

hive

in

Air

Castles

Scabbards

and

The

Conquest

Tbe

Companionship

The

Things

The

Way

of

that

of

the

23

41

59

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Preventable

of
Come

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Tolerance

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95

115

133

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definition.

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of
of

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right.

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41 The

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extend

the hand clenching

bludgeon.
C Faith

in Truth isan

essentialto

perfect

with truth. The individual


companionship
confidence and ashave perfect
must
surance
and
of the finaltriumphof right,

[i8]

Ci^e i^otver of Crut)^


order,

things

justice,

are

evolving

consummation,
life

dreary
real

The

prosperity
it

"

that

last

Samson,

struggling
whose

of

his

No

ruins.

for

pay

The
it
in

truth, he

lying of

always
the

pol,

the

destroy
water

fort

in the

never

it

the

shells

opened

the

in

man

may

bargain.

long,

us

exoneration

of

Sebasto-

threatened

hidden
saved
to

dividual
in-

columns

hurt

siege

hillside,and

[19]

it at

our

that

people they sought

the

perishes

getting

with

blind

trickery

on

price

can

During

Russian
a

is

others

carries

end.

the

supporting

what

matter

room
mush-

temple,

edifice, and

own

ception,
lying, de-

Like

in the

the

exist

can

than

life is based

always pulls down

No

only temporary

oak.

an

and

of truth.

on

more

any

outlive

is

divine

day.

to

rock

is based

all

dark

day

the

on

intrigue,

cannot
can

from

founded

and

how

lasting happiness

no

it be

that

toward

seem

that

believe

matter

no

may

success,

except

and

and

kill.

spring
the

to

of

ing
thirst-

of Ctut)^

Ci^e i^toer
for

Work

the

of Truth

interests

is

truth, if he searches
in

work

not

for
in

the

world

is

of

has faith
he

it, will

strongest

the

way

of truth

power

it himself

live

to

find

real

love

it,and

it ? The

strengthen

to

man

find

cannot

spread

to

has

man

to

he

when

it,even

of

part

necessary

If

companionship.

ment
advance-

and

in

every

of

to
thought, word, and deed
himself
of personal radiation
a
sun

detail

"

make

of

truth,
for

speak
far

he

as

teach

or

it and

can

him

Let

and

to

Let

an

intrinsic

man

in his

it in his

of life and
he

line of moral

it

live

no

were

the

right.

[20]

to

growth.
to

other

self
him-

human
he

as

is first,
tellectu
in-

craving

it is moral

the

seeks

is essentially

daily life. Truth


"

action.

extrinsic

becomes

right ; second,
to

glorify it so

virtue, in his relation

honesty
hunger

acts

that Truth

realize

influence

silent

be^ before

to

do, in any

being living;

the

sphere

if there

even

his

his direct

first seek

radiates

let

to

to

know

honesty,

the

of Ctutl^

"]^e poXotv
head

your

high,

look

victorious

of

lances

through

feel

right

truth,

with

kinship

your

life fade
visions

your

with

the
the

trials,sorrows

petty

like

away
seen

in

blood

who

physical

all will

must

presence

tingle with

you

singing

of

slinks

Truth

companion,

great

come

that

come,

the great white

the

in

Then,
your

it

darkness

as

nothingness

that

that

flee before

and

him

of

body

know

end,

the

quickened

the

will

the

in
must

error

of

You

head

health

gladly, gloriously proud

health.

the

the

through

courses

the

waving

can

moral

as

you

rode,

bugles filling the

and

of

wave

flinchingly
un-

you

at

banners

You

music.

expansive

is

with

glistening,

with

air

king, returning

legions

your

though

as

eye,

fiantly,
de-

and

calmly

man

every
in the

fearlesslyand

it

toss

as

of

the

burst.
sun-

guide,

your

tion,
inspira-

consciousness

Infinite

temporary,

[22]

into

away

ally, and

and

dream.

light

and

of
all

of
suflferings

harmless

Cl^e

Cotivage

to

face

3Itf$tatftuDe

C|)e Courage

to

:f ace

3Jngratittttie
the

most

mNGRATITUDE,
of

sin

popular

the

getfulness of

pretended

other

for

is

evil, while

Their

if

you

is

who

and

do

you

cut

all

to

having
this

hate

treachery.

and

them

is the

justice, giving

new

been

good

turn.

the

helped by

miliation
hua

perior,
su-

feeling filtering

natures

instinctive
life and

[25]

resent

is thankfulness

Gratitude
It

petty

for

evil

returns

ungrateful rarely

rankling

their

evil

only returning

hearts

through

action.

who

despicable

more

are

microscopic
of

shortest

ingratitude

People

forgive

of

emptiness

individual

crime

which

revenge,

good.

It is the

vices.

Ingratitude

than

The

it the

it finds

possesses
the

loyalty.

heart.

the

of

revelation

is for-

humanity,

often

ends

in

expressed

in

radiation

of

energy

to

the

Ci^e Courage

the

heart's

the

lips
of

debt

cannot

of

that

be

debt.

the

of

inactivity

of

seed

flowering
is the

ingratitude

its

nothingness

is the

kindness

no

outlawed,

insignificance

Gratitude

of

that

in full. Gratitude

paid

ever

never

realizes

ingratitude

kindness

ever

the

feels

seed

dead

of

It

can

cancelled,

instalments
the

It is

Gratitude

payments.

ever

of

it emanates.

repay.

kindness

be

ever

Slttfitatftutie

recognition

its

counts

whom

from

individual

face

to

dropped

on

stone.

The
the

almost

of

of
never

man

living until
to

face

his
works

for

good
rises

he

the

the

is natural.

dignity

courage

ingratitude calmly,

course

meet

unchanged
with

hunger

for

simple justice

good,

to

has

to

[26]

that

and

to

when

thanklessness

of

of

But
true

dares
pursue

his
or

is
of

recognition

and

the

and

man
hu-

is

ingratitude

to

desire

To

kindness

appreciation
return

gratitude

rising superior

divine.
acts

our

of

expectation

good

disdain.

Cl^e Courage
C

should

Man

the

result?"

but

"is

life in

have

his

to

as

"how

will

"what
it be

Then

both

CL

his ideal
should

Man

machine,

of

stimulus

great

life ^nd

help doing
fill the

have

them

of

heart

that

means

constantly.

the

Let

as

But

glow
do

to

not

through

life

it

ever

brighten
us

sun,

because

these

it

ties
quali-

for it

and

give

must

sunlight

kindness

let

like

of

our

to

them
pathy,
sym-

fluence
love, appreciation, in-

tenderness,
and

be

radiates

power,

the

the

ever

because

so,

under

should

He

gas

release

to

itself which

sun

light,warmth,
cannot

automatic

an

of illumination

nickel.

right's sake"

contrived

cleverly

alone,

inspiration.

be

not

given quantity
the

his

and

his

live

ingly,
unfalter-

and

for

be

received?'*

this standard

"right

peals
ap-

will

should

he

serenely, bravely, loyally

making

of

court

one

not

with

harmony

Sjngtatftutie

only

actions,

right ?"

it

face

to

go

and

ever

from

out

hearten

spoil it

all

us

others.

by

ing
go-

constantly collecting re-

[27]

ceipts, as vouchers,

stick

to

the

on

file of

self-approval.

our

CL

%nqx^titvitit

to face

Cl^e Coumge

It is hard
board

our

flee

to

from

as

darkens

doorway;

our

thin

splinterlike
which

could

we

hour

of

the

see

loyalty

staked

our

rock, crack

the

fire

of

and

first real

test

friendship

warm

ever

in

cold, dead,

to

warmth

at

hands

our

need, has turned

ashes, where

gray

as

at

misfortune

have

glass at

the

that

know

our

firm

sat

prosperity,

our

to

would

we

life,that seemed

to

of

days

pestilence when

which

upon

the

in

have

who

those

see

is but

ing
haunt-

memory.

the sanctuary
confidence
but
and

with

that

realize

To

of

who

he

where

aspirations
no

been

our

reputation

lies and

seemed

conversation
to

have

whom

of

secretly poisoning
and

the

undermining

treachery, is

hard

[28]

aims

our

thrown

been

chamber

Bluebeard

has

in

affection, in the frank

our

soliloquy, and

our

lived

once

indeed.

open
reserve,

waters
us

by
But

of
his
no

Cl^e Courage
and

activities
would

from
but

good

one

the

his petty

nursing
because

few

"L If

does

all

has

on

run

in

If

the

does

breakfast

that has outlived


forswear
tree

by

hole

on

its

eating.
apple

an

one

say

calendar

memory

with

have

dollar

his faith

"

days
the

If he
of

dull

ceases

sun

bright days

to

of time."

is rendered
some

in

such

no

are

of

item

finds

pleasant
un-

an

usefulness, he

If

world

favored

lose

four

surely no

whole

in

this country.

or

not

are

man's

comes
be-

counterfeit

there

in

three

exist, there

come

record

of
he

weather

least

at

"

he

overtime

has

straightway

money,

instances

to

receives

not

manity
hu-

egotist,the

selfish

he

whom

ungrateful.

he

fall

in

grudge against the

been

man

world

and

individual,

left, working

man

the

confidence

breathing,

of

instant, topple and

an

Withdraw

chaos.

into

Sjngtatftutie

enterprises

in

stop

face

to

food

does
under

not

man

suspicious looking

side, he

[30]

does

not

condemn

Ci^e Courage
the whole

fact Sltfgtatftutie

to

orchard; he simply

criticism

that

to

apple.

But

confines

his

he

has

who

who, later, did not pass a


one
helped some
on
good examination
gratitude, says in a
of
voice
plaintive with the consciousness
with

injury,and
the
had

of

wisdom

Solomon

This

faith

in any

that

for

Then

is the

him,

and

unrolls

long

carefully itemized
it

the

seems

complains
he

pay-roll

of the

is

willing

world,

making

the
much

earth

of

ours

of

unjust

an

one

to

extend

it

ingratitude.

If

by
one

[31]

of favors,
up,

till

yet

man,

the

There

suffering already
this

sult!"
re-

whole
of

punishment

individual.

without

and

city. He

grelt

the

the

at

added

injustice of
be

him,

schedule

and

it bear

vicarious

to

man's

of

wrong

to

for

look

now,

my
have

I will

this

plies
im-

I have

"

learned

time

I did

man.

he

last

that
:

I have

experience,

my

lesson.

of his head

nod

is
in

too

this

tempt
lilliputianat-

syndicating
man

drinks

one

to

Ci^e Courage
it is

excess,

the

whole
The

that

world
does

ground

he

is

perfectly

be

so,

final

If

one.

have

must
men

more

exalted

the
the
of

life and

larger will

life

the

on

vest
har-

of

harvest

and

many

was

charitable

and

of

vidual,
indi-

the

of

be

must

He

met

of

years

ingratitudes.

in three

world

of

number

thirty

tragedy

the

the

that

The

intensity in

degrees
knew

them

"

all in numberless
first

be

ingratitude

is manifest

common,

the

on

make

to

mission

Ingratitude

fL The

not

gratitude,

want

unselfish,

vanquished.

Christ's

will

debtors.

f^The

and

this

the

on

on

its harvest

seeds,

than

seed

fall

to

counting

it, be willing

your

instances

is

many

really

you

forth
that

He

of all,rather

send

to

every

faith

and

certain

of

outcome

expect

bring

be.

cannot

not

hope

and

good

justice

jail.

to

in

sows

Slngmtftntie

absolute

not

farmer

he

face

to

bitter

phase,

is that

of

the

instances.

simplest

thoughtless

[32]

and

most

thankless-

of

Cl^e Courage
as

ness,

shown

was

lepers healed
without

The

in

second

only

positive sin,

of thanklessness.

Peter, whose
with
the

hour

be

thought
but

twice,

three

shown
the

the

by Judas,

and

the

"

honored

tragedy

three

treachery

the second

to

his
or

once

vindictive,

grows

of

jealousy,
of

silver,

Calvary.

thanklessness,
run

the gamut

first leads

prepares

the

[33]

to

the

way

as

of

treasurer

thirty pieces

"

and

to

not

thirteen, whose

of

possible the

These

opportunity

in

times.

ingratitude, and
C

the

Him,

selfishness

little band

made

bystanders,

ery,
phaseofingratitudeistreach-

Thethird
where

well

of his indebtedness

denied

and

Master,

stand

to

some

had

in

exemplified

Christ, forgot his friendship,

loyal to

lost all

he

when

negation

mere

desire

and

nial,
is de-

ingratitude

was

selfish

thanks.

gave

the

not

This

maids

two

of

phase

ten

departed

"

one

the

of

case

nine

day

one

Sjngtatftuiie

the

in

word,

iface

to

of

denial

tude,
ingrati-

second,

for the

and

third.

Cl^e Courage to face Slngtatftude


fL We

pendence
high above dehuman gratitude
on
or we
can
do nothingreally
great, nothingtruly
isthe
noble. The expectation
of gratitude
of an otherwise virtuous act. It ever
alloy
dulls the edge of even
best actions.
our
Most persons look at gratitude
as a protective
must

ever

tariffon
weakened

of

tower

virtues. The

who

man

is

by the ingratiwell-doing
tude
God on a salary
is serving
others,

basis.He
He

in

is a hired

not
soldier,,

should be honest

that he is workingfor

child,he

teer.
volun-

enough to
reward

see

like

beinggood for a bonus. He


is really
his kindness and his
regarding
other expressions
of goodnessas moral
stock he iswilling
to hold onlyso longas
theypay dividends.
^ There is in such living
alwaysa touch
of the pose ; itis waiting
for the applause
of the gallery.
We must let the consciousness
of doingright,
of living
up to our
be
ideals,

is

our

reward

and

or life
stimulus,

[34]

ttaaaasMNiMariHMMiaBiAiitai^abaiiteMa

to face

Cl^e Coutage
will

become
and

sorrows

We

of
may

been

of time

often

due

us,

the

to

we

the

feeling

of

tance
impor-

have

done

great and

out

wondrous

success

us

with

survey

chance

the

on

due

us

not

even

duction
intro-

street

may,
make

for the

introduction,

that, for it might


but

him

Thanks

millionaire.

to

subsequent

be

surely we

err

and
have

millions.

[35]

may

be

perhaps
been

when

meekly gratefulto

is

spiratio
the in-

wise

no

we

pride.

favor.

our

throughaninfinityof circumstances,
friend

it

pected
unex-

gratitude

in

were

given by

our

of the

working

recipient of

feel that

though

others.

the

we

own

dental,
trivial, purely inci-

most

brought

of
such

that

in life

our

of

acts

marvellous

results
We

the

over-estimated

yet the
loom

of

something

have

of

magnifying

our

have

may

failures,

seeming ingratitude

minifying

our

of

series

disappointments.

from

comes

but

us

of the

fL Much

acts,

to

Slngratftutie

we

us

avoidable,
unpect
ex-

for his

Ci^e Courage to fact SlngtatftuDe


fL The

essence

of

truest

the grace with which

kindness lies in

performed.
Some men
to discount all gratitude,
seem
almost make it impossible,
by the way in
which theygrant favors.They make you
it is

feel so small,so mean, so inferior; your


cheeks burn with indignation
in the acceptance
of the boon
hands. You

you seek at their


feel itis like a bone thrown at

sympathetic
dog,instead of the quick,
that forestallsyour explanagraciousness
tions

and waives your thanks with

the

of
pleasure

one

favored with the


to

who

man

smile,

has been

to be
opportunity

another. The
feel like

friend who

of service

makes

other
an-

insect

a
on
reclining
red-hot stove while he isreceiving
a favor,
has no right
he
to expect future gratitude,
an

should feel satisfiedif he receives forgiveness.

the good deeds we have


forget
parison
by makingthem seem small in comwith the greaterthings
doare
we

Let

done

us

[36]

^mmmmtmtimmm

Ci^e Cottvase
of his silence

the

it

of

expression
is

waiting

Ingratitude

you

often

are

the

until

more

than
It

Gratitude

is

of

they

that

usuallyeconomical

him

rebellion

People

have

an

the

their

of

tude
grati-

indebtedness

any

settles

note
not

is extravagant
in all other

it is

rarely

exhausted

beginning,

[38]

that

at

are

expressions

promissory
a

all

ture
Na-

by

protest
to

necessary

cancel

not

made

one's

some

Profuse

assessments.

has

ingratitude,as

are

of favors.

ungrateful
do

is

expression

discontinuance

countless

poison-ivy.

longer

no

his

make

are

basest

plants

resemble

to

say
for which

gratitude

true

of the

harmless

to

to

actuality.There

an

tude
gratiits lack

in

him

enable

to

semblance

certain

unwise

opportunity

in which

instances

the

until

repay,

genuine

"

determination

"

Sometimes

inabilityto

pride

be, though

may

gratitude
the

of his

strange

nothing,
he

is misunderstood.

consciousness

develops

iface SIngtatttnDe

to

an

count.
ac-

finality.

in words

is

expression.

Ci^e
"L

Cottvase

No

good
dies.

ever

matter

tells

through

that

force

through
not

know

deed

back

come

to

done

recognition,

but

form

as

in

us

some

sound.

Perhaps

somewhere,
that

with
Let

us

most

any
one

are

each

comforts,

Noah
its

of

beautiful
we

but

day

to

are

the

indebted

answers

it,how

back,
the

that if

whole

in
we

not

Ark

as

turned
re-

and

its

est,
larg-

receive

merely

world.

thousands

joys, consolations,

[39]

naturally,

of revelation.

debtor,

to

all

sometime,

gratitude

sense,

may

it will

comes

from

leaf

green

sation
pulof

echo

but

is

word

expect

we

it

sent

conceive

kindness
man,

as

where,

it, nor

expect

somehow,

"L

not

others

to

hear

never

to

dove

passes

eternity.We

perfectly,as inevitably, as

the

force

no

unending

as

we

of

atom

no

merely

an

and

may

of

or

starts

time

it,we

gratitude

it

world

multiplicity of ever-changing

great

that

us

ends;

ever

phases. Every good


a

the

in

destroyed, that

be

ever

started

once

performed

act

Science

can

iface f ngmtitutie

to

As
for

to
we

the

blessings

Ci^e Courage
of life,let
to

debt

to

all that

of all

thoughts.
and

to

take

it

the

banish

it forever
every

of the

us

the

repay

gratitude

acts,

the

constant

rather
the

see

seriously

too

it

make

Let

to

living and

our

ness
kind-

only by

than

awful

in

ardice
cow-

injusticeof ingratitude, not

condemn

to

make

to

in outward

expression

it is

begin

can

we

begin

one,

atmosphere

mere

that

realize

us

iface f ngtatttnDe

to

too

in

severely,
from

hour

of

our

our

of

sweetness

[40]

others,
but
own

not

merely

to
to

lives, and

living the

gratitude.

ation
radi-

people

txji^oWit

in

9iit "agtlt^

ilt\)ein ^tr
people\"|)0

in

IIVING
as

as owning a
profitable

interest in

rainbow.

courses

"

eaten

built of

Air-castles are

in

half-

It is

than
nourishing

more

of twelve

air-castleisabout

an

a
a

dinner
dream.

goldenmoments

of time,and their onlyvalue is in the


material thus rendered valueless.
of
C The atmosphere

no

raw

air-castlesis heavy

with the incense of vague


stupefying
hopesand phantom ideals. In them man
lulls himself into dreaming inactivity
with the songs of the mighty deeds he is
going to do, the great influence he some
daywill have, the vast wealth that will be
and

his,sometime, somehow, somewhere,

in

the rosy, sunlit daysof the future. The


architectural error about air-castlesis that
the

owner

their

builds them

in the

gildedturrets

[43]

"""""

'

"""

downward

""

from

clouds,instead

ptoplt t0]^oUi"t in aft Ca^tUjss


of

firm foundation
upwardfroma solid,

of

purpose and energy. This diet of mental


!otus-leaves is a mental
narcotic,not a
stimulant.

^ Ambition, when

wedded

to

tireless

and a good thing,


energy is a great thing
but in itselfit amounts
Man canto little.
not
raise himself

what

he would

onlyby what
To

he

higherthingsby
like to accomplish,
but
endeavors to accomplish.
to

be of

made

value,ambition must ever be


manifest in zeal,in determination,

in energy

consecrated

to

an

ideal. If it be

thus

thus combined, the thin


reinforced,
and the
airycastle melts into nothingness,
individual stands

on

a new

tion
strong founda-

of solid rock,whereon, day by day


and stone by stone, he can rear a mighty
material

structure

throughtime

and

of life-work

The
eternity.

representsthe work of
without a builder ; it means
ever

an

to

last

air-castle

architect

plansnever

put into execution. They tellus that man

[44]

Chaaieai4aii^"uriU

tDl^o Ut"t

ptoplt
of

joy

attainment,

fills his

brightness
to

but

the

as

and

plans wisely

he

that

Let

each

live

may

CThe

Live

up

day.

Man

has

didliwc

moral,
be

of

has

material
in

portion.This
transforms

our

only

living

true

expressed

your

that

best

and

sibilitie
pos-

day

one

he

yesterday,

he

but

and

formula

the

day

fulness

of

to

for that future

the

to

secret

may

"

his

make

to

stars,

course,

can,

to-morrow,

physical

his

prepare

to-day. He

"

little of it except

separate

live up

us

of life

to

each

by making
truest

the

study

mariners

reallyworry

determine

inspiration, to

steps

shorter,

seem

never

future, think

the

about

miles

should

worker

his

quicken

the

of

thought

to

weary

traveller

tired

the

home,

the

make

and

for

of

the

as

with

mind

in 9iit caittlesi

only

day.
to-

mental,

"

and

ual,
spirit-

five

words:

is the

magic

air-castles

into

fortresses.

Men

sometimes

grow

[46]

mellow

and

gen-

wealth

let the

phrase

though

it

subsidize

so

tenements

what
so

easy,

this

of

something,
what

"L

have

we

The

the

generous

individual,
will, every
it

will

generosity

manifest.

it is all
lence,
benevo-

the

to

tunes
for-

latest

all have

we

it. Are
we

the

show

living

we

with

generous

who

man

dollars

of

? Are

portion

our

of

part

some

I would

people's

but

million,

college;

vicarious

according

us,

I would

Oh,

is/'

of other

spending

statistics, have

to

this

easy,

! Few

up

charity

real

mouths

*'

I would

"

hospital

great

If

they

and
"

found

I would

'*

in their

caramel,

build

them.

say,

sweetly

were

model

world

melt

genius;

I would
erect

they

would

they

to

came

millionaire,"

were

of what

thought

if great

do

as

the

in

erous

is selfish

develop

not

when

his

spirit

be

instead

hour,
The

with

of
find

an

angelic wings

million
a

If

comes.

reality

with

empty

boast,

opportunity

radiation

[47]

sand
thou-

one

of

to

the

make

kindness

he

need

be

not

in

glow

of

with

the

CNo

sympathy,

to

his

evidence

gling,
strugof

so

that

poor

spiritof
It

he

not
can-

benevolence

ward
to-

that

assume

may

and

rare

is

motive

misrepresented

disguised

latent

good,
tolerance

in

word

of

gentle

tinsel

of

shabby cynicism
If

wit.

are

we

hard"

rich

give "cold,

for

have

so

never

living

cash, let

that

of

and

at

to

the

full

[48]

and

pretends
least

to

cheap

some

words.

vague

rise

how

warped

enough

wisely spending
seen,

up

us

act,

substituting

hard''

air-castles

our

the

for

rich

not

"cold,
to

in

suffering have

and

sin, sorrow

leave

of

phase
wondrously beautiful
often
charity, in realizing how

divine

of

the

and

need.

in

one

his fellowman.

be

of fellowship

word

est,
inter-

outstretching

living is

man

all. It

at

money

sorrowing

hand

helping

"a"tlt^

of human

smile

instinctive

an

^ft

in

expressed

shown

be

may

in

tDl^o Lite

ptoplt

to

be

to

give
too

Let

us

tion
self-adulamillions

the

proportion

we

dignity
of

our

possessions,no
be.

may

with

in att

Cajsstlesi

matter

how

slight they

fill the

world

tDl^o Utt

ptoplt

Let

us

love, brightness, sweetness,

helpfulness, courage
as

if

we

they

the

were

Monte

were

of such

.CLet
say

around

I am.'*

**

with
at

ever

saying:

cease

us

ever

gold

Let

us

and

subjunctive mood,

ness,
gentle-

sympathy,

and

tender

only legal

Cristos

us

and

untold

ures
treas-

call.

our

"If

I were,"

stop

begin

and

living in

the

live

the

to

in

indicative.

CThe

against

great

the

charge

of time."

**lack
for

time

the

fact that

be

of it than

more

it

his
The

buy

every

to

cease

Yet

treasure

wealth
one

they

use.

as

of the

second

he

it not

throw

is

for

away

is the

Time

only

for without

man,

within

power

exist.

great

pathetic,were

possession of

reallyvaluable

duties

clamoring

constant

individuals

most

humanity

of unfulfilled

The

would

of

defence

one

him

would

recklessly squanders
if it

whole

of time.

[49]

valueless.

were

world
Yet

could

Society

not
assas-

dare

sins

been

is

eternity

only

time

right

fallacy has

time

Life
;

is

than

all

only time;
is

immortality

through

live

to

have

they

air-castles

into

more

man's

merely

The

combined.

causes

that

public

time/'

people

more

other

in

say

killing

"

put

to

ending
un-

time.

"

If I had

weak

plaint
If

castle.

three

he

service

the

shelves.

portion
The

The

he
he

or

sible
acces-

had

his

side,
bed-

delegated
him

books

sacrificed

time

to

might

newspapers

reading,
to

if

to

the

live

up

be

dividual
into

opportunity.

who

life, wherein

two
or

to

handing

in

air-

an

if he

read

Army

good

of

man

while

not

willing merely

were

the

read

brought

sensational
to

of

possession

would

British

consecrated

his

in his

is the

read/'

tenant

not

Museum

continual

reading

does

the

and

I would

other

some

man

him

British

from

of

books

good
to

the

library

is

longs
may

for

show

expending

[50]

crisis

some

mighty
no

in

age,
cour-

portion

of

in 9iit "amt^

I^eople t0]^o Utit


that

in

courage

trials,

and

sorrows

mountain

her

nest,

great

bird

like

in

patronizing

method

of

with

the

if he

only

an

be

must

folly that

It

when

the
a

her

himself

flying

day-by-day
man's

he

comes

power

him

gives

need

daring

for

win

all of

that

dence
confiwill

and

means

forsake

man

to

who

should
the

dominate
tower

human

real

existence.

that

or

living
in

Living
sees

man

life in

He

permits

his lower

his

higher

self;

perspective.

self

delusion

typifiesany

idle, vague

wrong

is

being

even

plume

could

vitalizes

makes

air-castles

over

he

would.

air-castle

an

of

criticise

to
to

the

at

hardy eagle

dreaming

way,

is

ready.

The

for

the

that, perhaps

emergency,

that

enviously

flight and

that

heroism
in

and

medals

of

He

air-castle.

an

where

crags

builds

in

looking

sparrow

petty

disappointments

daily life, is living


just

the

bearing bravely

as

mighty

weakness,

[51]

sin

he

conqueror
and

folly

tDl^o Ui"t

ptoplt
that

threaten

binds
of

his

upon

habit

that

him

hold

of his

the

crown

his

royal birthright

and

comfort

or

for
the

the

plaudits of

throne

CThe

who

man

superior

to

like

world.

better

in

position,
forsakes

He

the

air-

in

the

has

his

his

he

the

the

whose

conceit

from

the

[52]

alone,

stage

living

reflection

own

upon

in

an

Narcissus, falls in

like

of

smoke

is

is

opera-

focused

are

He

up.

he

that

the

that

men,

treads

who,

egotism, hypnotizin

believing

monopoly

world,
the

himself

universe

wake
He

with

into

all other

that

and

air-castle.

the

of the

is best

success,

of

cloak

the

glasses of

he

that

wraps

himself

love

sells
ease

things

individuality for

of

Napoleonic

had

he

of delusion.

castle

him

the

loses

temporary

much

wealth,

mere

He

because

showy

sacrificing so

world,
him

the

for

nature,

manacles

slave.

kingship

and

the

wrists

own

Casitlesi

his better

destroy

to

^iv

in

thinks

and

great
rises

magic

of

work
from

him

bottle

of

should

in Qiiv Cajstlejs

tDl^o Lite

I^ople
hold

for the

dear

of

sake

of

stack

is, despite his robes

money-bags,

of ermine,

only

mere

"

rich

in

living

pauper

an

air-castle.

CThe

ideals,
of

round

like

who

duties

daily

gold-fish in

enough

boast

to

has

in which

whom

he

him.

for

He

faithfulness

as

to

possibilities, not

along

at

the

to

rise

do

ing
thinkthat

realize

not

highest

its

at

to

higher

uses.

sense,

the

formance
perup,

of

real

Such

one's

of

ever

men

chinery
ma-

man

air-castle.

an

patronizing contempt

[54]

so

plodding

piece

living in
With

his

do

resignedly
this, but

from

phrases

to

vain

progres-

maximum

minimum.

will
seek

the

dull

moves

higher duties, living

be,

can

of

aiming

constant

of
far

does

duties, in

to

the

means

permits

he

lack

siveness,in cheap shop-worn


those

the

is often

globe,
his

of

plans,

no

aspirations beyond

no

the

ultra-conservatism,

of false content,

victim
no

of

man

he

scorns

is

the

of

man

who

it;

to

content

work

to

that

often
results
to

battling
of

come

live

not

his

that

in

with

he

by

the

to

destiny
his

desires

but

and

for
is

the

not

times

slight,
courage

he

man

is but

possession

strengthened
though

struggle, even

may

every

This

end.

shine
sun-

dence
confi-

but

air-castle

an

heritage,

character

and

is

progress
if he have

fight bravely

does

ingly,
unceas-

sublime

and

be

is

attain

storing up
effort, that, though

dark

must

but
to

stress,

with

nature

seem

him

price

and

storm

his

of

purpose,

day by day

shadow,

and

before

honest

any

through

stroke

far

goal

pay

Cajttiejs

thoughtful

earnest,

his

sees

willing

in 9iiv

tDl^o lite

ptoplt

in
all

fully awarded

him.

The

who

man

misdeeds,
to

future
his

or

keep
from

care,

living. He

is

permits regret for past


for lost opportunities

sorrow

him
the

from
new

losing
is

proud

committed

to

recreating

days
much

repudiating

[55]

of

the

the

glory
manna

of
of

life

new

he
He

his

of

wisdom

of

living
C

in

The

that

who

taken

his

his

away

what

making

air-castle.

the

world

To

single

Whatever

best,

he

truest

of

the

his

to

hope

than
of

former
ever

was

its wondrous

eggs

hours

is, lives

new

dead

livion,
ob-

into

cemetery

ever

and

life, is greater

unrealized

he

of

egg

with

full

the

and

what

nests

is

fame

golden

in

for

new

He

the

or

flight

winged

plead apology

of

nicality
tech-

ing
lament-

time

had,

achievements

past

his

monuments

new

greatness,

of

does

regret.

once

its

frittering
of

and

because

spends
he

fortune

erecting

the

air-castle.

an

has

ago.

has

experience

past

useless, morbid

man

the

years

he

because

profit by it, merely

not

of

manna

unwise,

cause
be-

day, merely

new

the

misused

doubly

is

each

given

in

the

an

vidual
indi-

and

terminat
de-

potency
thousand

dreams,

or

ambitions.

keeps
and

man

highest

[56]

from
life

living
now,

in

his

the

indicative

present,

he

places

himself
of

path
him

Some

others

pride,
of

bigotry,

of

injustice,
of

Let

of

and

and
that
and

the
lines

avarice,
of

of

to

of

tion,
procrastinaof

or

real

is the

then

nobly
his

in

an

delicate

the

begin

some

that

duties

and

air-castle

and

hours

tle
air-cas-

untiringly.
and

his

gossamer-like

less

and

[57]

airy

days
finds

strands

ually
grad-

structure

less

our

recreation

air-castle, he

phantom

in

of

most

of the

bondage

fought

weeks

become

of

intemperance,

the

what

out

spends

of

of dissipation,

characteristic

from

dolence
in-

deception,

selfishness,

The

man

his

of

can

we

be

must

As

is

of

air-castle

individually, spend

of ourselves.

fL

own

living.

find

us

the

moral

or

we,

time

his

air-castle

in

of

them

privileges

the

in

intolerance,

mental

which

in

development,

worry,

lying,

withdraws

and

live

men

of

other

obstacle

an

that

something

air-castle.

of

as

progress

an

fL

if it be

they

begin

to

ening

with

the

And

from
then

9iiv Casstlesi
firmer, strength-

until

years,
in. Then

which
he

he

that

transformed

and

the

and

realization

have

prison

fL

the
him

awful

itancy

firm

grow

hem

walls

in

tDl^o lite

ptoplt

at

last, solid

is startled

habit

and

his air-castle
escape

learns

dangerous

air-castle.

[58]

that
of all

by

habinto

is difficult.

the

most

ceptive
de-

things is,
"

^ttN)t2i0

and

^cal)l)at2)0

the

The

scabbard.

from

the

us;

fL The

sword,

world

life;

represents
the
scabbard

is

the

on

intrinsic

the

reality. The

the

sword

the

body

is the

the

the

The

the

who

man

of what

the

living

is

sacrificing

own

fear

the

to

live

high
of

the

strong

his
his

world.

to

of

terror

show.

mere

not

individual

[62]

in

his

public opinion,

his

He
divine

his

with

cowardly,
is

ideal.

falling prostrate

harmony

He

the

follow

lives

of

life in

is

bard
scab-

of life

individuality,

ideals,

note

The

dare

life of

empty

an

scabbard

side

say,

sword

temporal;

soul.

who

calf

golden

is

right

will

society

before

The

not

but

play;
dis-

The

the

spiritual,the

does

convictions,

own

is the

material

true,

is the

sword

and

worth.

semblance

eternal.

of

scabbard

vanity

scabbard

typifiesthe
sword

The

sword,

time,

scabbard

sword.

show,

the

the

outside

ever

taken

much

too

on

energy

little

too

be

may

never."

spends

and

money

scabbard

toadying

voice,
purpose

with
;

he

He
and

is

he

the

is

sands.
thou-

of

voice

sharpening

his

of

sword

life

in

lazily ornamenting

with

scabbard
his

of

brightening,

not

the

using

warfare

echo

thin

the

is but

the

true
a

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villagescontaining

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any

head

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lives.

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to

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caused

thousand

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nineteenth

the

Johnstown

of

six

known
to

the

was

bursting

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disasters

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as

"

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great

century

preventable

are

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from

of ti^e pvthtntahlt

Cl^e Conqueitt
overwork,
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and

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or

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and
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mourn,

usually

shows
have

foresight could
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save-

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terrible

to

from

soul

of

inquest.

mechanism

mighty.
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prevention

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either

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nation

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wise

society'sweapon

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the

memorial

life in the

into

man

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coroner's

balance

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of human

petty

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cheat

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the

[83]

late
city deso-

investigation
that

little

prevented it,

horror

of

it all.

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chemicals

dynamite

or

building

any

in

safe,

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has

been

of

adds

duty.

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the

of

avarice

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of

lack

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to

it

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spector
in-

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his trust,
his

chloroform

to

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its quota

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lation
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wise

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bribes

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sense

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cruelly careless.

stored

are

of what

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ti^t prtttntahlt

of

Cl^e Conqueitt

list of

fire-escapes
deaths,

has

owner

if

or

his

made

comes
fire-trap,public feeling beintense, the newspapers
are
justly

building
loud

in

that

the

laws

day,

"

air

seems

rises
seems

the

on

laws

new

of

Then,

as

of

point

mild,

be

do

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of

to

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day
make

[84]

the

tion
regenera-

public indignation

where

horror

reforms;

spiritof
"

inadequate

the

If the

"

books

hear

we

all kinds

mercury

the

to

punished.

tragedy impossible'* ;

filled with
the

demands

in

statute

will

the

promised

are

be

ones

situation,'*

repetition

and

protests,

guilty

the

we

their

already

cover

to

fever-heat

'*

term.

begins

to

fade

in

Cl^e Conqueist of fl^e


ptt\"tntablt
that human
precaution

every

suggestto preventit.When

wisdom
a

man

can

with

in his right
covered
hand,clumsily
pistol
with a suspicious-looking
handkerchief,
moved alongin a line of people,
and presenting

his lefthand

President McKinhis weapon to the breast of the


ley,
pressed
Chief Executive of the American people,
one

some

of the

to

secret

service men,

paid

guardtheir ruler,should
have watched so zealously
thatthe tragedy
would have been impossible.
dents
PresiTwo
had already
been sacrificed,
but
twenty years of immunity had broughta
that lessened the
dreamysense of security
We should emulate the example
vigilance.
of the insurance companieswho decline
by the nation

to

certain risks that

C Povertyhas
It is a

are

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ardous.*'
haz-

necessary placein life.


ness,
disease that results from the weakno

Nature
sin,and selfishnessof humanity.
is boundless

in her

the
generosity;

[86]

,.i"

of ti^e )^ret)ental)le

Ci^e Conqueitt
world

sufficient

produces

comfort

clothing, and
is

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from

to

of the

tL If the

they

wrong-doing

the

oppression

in the

of those
of labor

thousand
The

of

phases

caused

poverty

weakness

and

human

around

him,

by capital, in

by

The

of

victim

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tions
corpora-

wrong
the third

injusticeof

human

any

of

dividua
in-

of

others.

class,the
laws

and

institutions, is also preventable, but


the

reach

heroic
In

the

be

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ual,
individ-

class,

by which
process
crush
the individual.

to

or

second

grinding
seek

tL

purpose
himself.

in the

be found

may

in the

to

exist

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perance,
intem-

of

lack

individual

do

causes

sult
re-

may

theshiftlessness,idleness,

evil-doing

the

individual.

every

preventable. Poverty

improvidence,

in

give food,

to

effort

the

against

the

labor

and

united

of all individuals.

battle

who

writers

requires time

cause

against poverty,

seek

rich,
and

to

to

inflame

foment

the

discontent

capital,do grievous

[87]

those
poor
tween
be-

wrong

Ci^e Conqueitt of ti^e


ptthmtahlt
to

both. What

the

two

the world needs is to have

in
broughtcloser together

bonds of human

brotherhood. The

the

poor

of the cares, responsimore


bilities,
unrecorded charities,
and absorbing

should learn

worries of the

rich;the rich should


the sorrows, privalearn more
intimately
tions,
and despair
of poverty.
struggles,
the great truth,
C The world is learning
that the best way to prevent crime is to
conditions in which
studythe sociologic
a
giveeach man
his real lifeby rebetter chance of living
moving,
the elements thatmake
ifpossible,

it

to seek
flourishes,

to

wrong easy, and to him, almost necessary,


him to fight
and by inspiring
life'sbattle

with
bravely
him. Science
in

all the

helpothers can give


is cooperating
with religion

to conquer
striving

the evil at the

instead of the evil manifest

as

crime in the

fruitof the branches. It is so much


to

prevent than

from

to cure;

beingburned

to

keepsome

isso much

root

wiser
one

better than

[88]

-^

of tl^e ^tt^tntablt

Cl^e Conqueist
inventing

for

poultices

new

unnecessary

hurts.

4L

It is

the

the

ever

human

of

sum

little

world

damage,

when

the

that

sins

must

every

they

for which

justice
4L The
that

man

with

stands

bitter

our

of the

reach

or

tried

the

punish,
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until

the

before

him,

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of

words

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of

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life of

reproach

and

anger

lipsand

our

fleetingsatisfaction
whole

like

conscience.

easily to

so

of

commission,

be

head

bowed
own

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infinityof petty
never

back

multitude

day. They

can

of his

rise

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but

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start

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tri-

manity,
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much

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us

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up

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crimes

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meet

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make

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that the

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compared

affrighted,do not
and
unhappiness in
little

make

combined

pests. The

of insect

ravages

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misery.

of the

animals

things

change
some

[89]

one

give

in thus

the
near

us

ing
vent-

current
to

us.

of tl^e ^ttmtabU

Cl^e Conquest

Thethoughtlessspeech, revealing our lack


of tact
and
be recalled
sympathy, cannot
and
made
nothing by the plea, "I didn't
think/'
;
so

they

lips would
4L

feel that

filled with

the

need

piness and

be

to

bring

may

to

long

her

the
where

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lightlypoised
might start
gun
an

death-mission

4L The

that
a

into

individual

her

of

out

of
the

even

vibration

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who

[90]

to

and

all

in

portion
proin

places

are

masses

avalanche,

ure
fail-

result, if seen

There

cause.

ment,
mo-

even

or

through

The

toss

pleasure,

serene

privation

sorrow,

so

dislodge

her

at

our

maker's
dress-

may
of no

affair

an

reality,seems

stern

Alps,

settled

of others.

to

the

being

as

that

The

woman

debtor, and

chain

all its

rich

be

bring unhap-

may

hundreds.

to

bill that

should

guardian.

or

duty

cation
justifi-

no

of love

tutor

no

misery

lightlyaside,

hearts

our

instinct

unfulfilled

Our

this is

souls

sensitive

To

snow

are

of

report
that

send

would
it

on

its

valley.
would

live his life

of tl^e pttttntablt

Cl^e ConquejSt
the

to

each
He

be

his

as

by

can

the

faithful

for

all

of his ideals,

one

in

each

of

day

hand

my

and

being

the

And

opportunities.
to

the

of

of

conquest

preventable.*'
the

Let

4L

individual

rises new-created

I live.

to

I will

be

face

and

speech

to

discover

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element

as

in the

living
That

I will

When

up

to

any

and

the

that

"

day
To-

I will

or

individual, he should

[91]

careful
seek

weakens

that

fullness

it, at any
failure

he

as

I will

act.

world, and

weakness

conquer

life

new

kind, considerate,

thought

from

day,

shall suff^er because

in

power

each

say

in the world

one

no

the

good.

accomplish great
will do all the good

myself

consecrate

for

performance

to

come

ready

ever

cannot

world,

that

duties

If I

"

make

must

influence

progressively realized
in the

4L

him

him

before

set

deeds

will

of

one

living :

the

is within

moment
must

to

that

best

of

master

me

keeps

me

bility.
possi-

my

to-day.

cost."
sorrow

be

to

comes

glad if he

can

of tl^e ptt\"tntablt

Cl^e Conqueitt

for

himself

to

prove

then

hands.

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that
the

has

that

postpone

it, merely

remedy

his

in

has

be

to

interest.
fire

4L Jealousy

in

thought,

in

later,

kerosene

the

harmless
the

of

the

end

often

guises,yet

debt

with

on

it

They
They

pound
com-

"

to

out

put

the

flames.
is

beginning

"

never

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assumes

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own

evil.

an

augment

It is like

Selfishness

gallows.

to

met

by pouring

of

prevent

can

deferring payment

mecely

which

his fault,

was

Lying, intrigue, jealousy are

remedies

are

it

ingly
seem-

tion
founda-

it is the

world's

alty
unhappiness. Disloybe a rare
to
seem
quality, but
may
with
it. Judas acquired
society is saturated
his reputation because
of his proficiency
in it. Sympathy
which
should
be the atmosphere
of
as

human

from
created

an

every

individual

charity.The
over-supply
by man.They

then

man

could

world

of

life is as
is

suffering

unnecessary

evils,

shouldbe

made

dispense with

[92]

rare

uries,
lux-

them.

Ci^e

CompantotfjSl^i)) of

CoUtance

Ciie Contpantoufiiiitp of
Colerance
INTOLERANCE

Iunnecessary

j|^

I is prejudice

side

is the

for

Tolerance

the

his
so

the

long

others

he

as

rights

of

the
crave.

blended

with
desires

calm,

ing,
think-

in

believes

truth,

and

in

the

be

himself

right

does

not

It

that

If he

[97]

live

things,
to

others

to

selves
our-

we

silent

sympathy.
to

to

giving

means

is

show

every

counter

run

Tolerance

to

one's

of

all

in

freedom

same

of

even

thoughts,

own

others.

respect

generous

others,

of

his

life, to

own

It

own.

"

who

man

recognizes

think

to

man

is

It

its

ly
on-

life.

opinions

enemies.

war-path.

monopoly

wisdom

on

of

of the

corner

phase

some

life. It

acknowledges

of

attitude

has

the

on

question,

any

assumption
the

he

of

of

friction

.-M"J Intolerance
one

of the

is part

justice,

who
the

is tolerant

truth

Cl^e "(mpanUm^ip
as

he

it, he seeks

sees

deference
he
rest

found

he

others

lead

to

persuade
and

of

or

lash
kind
may

does

rapier

weakness

or

or

than

him

live

rays

from

not

to

towards
of

the

whom

to

found

spirit

humanity
them,

drive

than

rather

the

use

the

or

to

club

the

the

batteringof

sarcasm,

of

evil

an

the

with

individual

age,

sinner.

regard

personal opinion
with

the
the

sunlight

to

of

it comes,

[98]

it is

to

it

ance
Toler-

truth

his
the

catch

truth

and

but

may

as

it teaches
of

windows

east

It

individual

the

not

the

discussing

of individuals.

flaythe sin, but

higher

in

with

than

wrongs

tender

makes

open

endeavors

of ridicule, in

scourge

and

has

he

as

nition
recog-

eclipse.

argument

the

the

to

convince

and

Tolerance

ram

them

rather

and

certainty,

comradeship

to

he

in which

way

and

higher ideals,

and

overawe

gentleness and

the

out

raise

to

inspiring

of love

with

peace,

tries

of
them

point

to

has

of Colemnce

no

life
first

matter

realize

that

of Colet:ance

Cl^e Companionjs^fl)
the faith

that heso

have

the

look

into

it

This

more
a

it and

tolerant

and

in

cured

by

daring

the

of

The

stand

to

horrors

the

their

religion

of

the

tion
Inquisi-

stake, when

thoughts
noble

days have, happily, passed


and

weaken

and

of wisdom

or

death-knell

colleges,nor

statistics,nor
the

pure

"

toleranc
In-

away.

shreds

light

edge
Knowl-

of intolerance
nor

education

"

in

of

accumulation

of information,

large sympathetic

[99]

white

them.

upon

book-learning,

mere

men

brother. Ignorance,
the

die when
is thrown

is the

schools

its twin

on

cell,

dungeon

when

his

own

and

straw

solved

was

by

brought

science

when

days

block;

the

of

better,

growing

the

and

axe

cruelty

palletof

these

but

the

think

to

questions

mere

only

repudiates

politicalopinions

facing
or

is

ours

liberal.

courage

meant

not

would

he

it before

test

of

man's

to

if he

desires

world

difference

and

he

may

cavalierly.

so

truth

condemns

harshly

study

of

the

Ci^e "tmfpaniottfS^ip of Colemnce


III.

'1

lives^

motives

and

nations,

other

struggles,progress,
other

other

ages,

Tolerance

unites

of human

bonds

together

in

and

when

Consul

Jacobins,

and

sectarianism

the

on

of

the

soul

world
sects

earth
died

the
needs

tion
concentraat

the

The

expense

religious

Christ

more

gospel. When
was

no

alists:
Roy-

nor

mean

part

be

Christ
a

unit;

and

less

lived

on

he

when

began.

sects

There

to-day, hundreds

in America

are

towns,

land,

churches.

there

Sectionalism

whole.

Christianity

of small
the

of

body

to-day
in its

always

of

liberality

Moderates,

nor

tials
essen-

Napoleon

Let

"

Frenchmen/'

letallbe

in

greater

said,

closer

brings them

on-essentials.

inn

First

more

them

gives

uals.
individ-

sympathy

and

unity

of

ideals

the

in

men

brotherhood,

freedom

and

aims, thoughts,

customs,

manners,

that
In

scattered
are

many

over

the

face

over-supplied
of

[loo]

these

towns,

of

with

just

Cl^e CompanionjSl^fi) of Coletance


needs

world
will

of
for

the churches

unite

Holy

We

be
to

The

desires

who

men

provide

and

the

subject

and

it would

are

be

looking

either

side
their

from

On

the

on,

social

in

their

are

our

great national

[102]

regarding

points
for
the

condemn
because

of

diametrically

intolerance

as

sin

awfulness

and

propose

and

human

perfectly

different

merely
verdict

problems

meeting

They

to

or

ing
earnestly seek-

methods.

opposite

conscience

and

gravity

situation, often

fidelity

of the world,

for

the

lief,
be-

reformers

agreeing

of

way

without

their

give
own

great

means

own

our

cause,

who

honestly
the

wrong,

estimate

the

are

to

own

their

great

solve

to
to

with

accord

the

prepare

loyal

our

those

condemning

single body

millennium.

"

ever

faithful

in

the

Writ,
can

religious trust, predicted

greater

in

into
and

faith, to precede
the

which

religioustrust

great

we

of view,
us,
men

cannot

who
on
cept
ac-

own.

questions brought

Cl^e Companionj^fl^ip of Coletance


before

their

for

statesmen

decision,

men

equally able, equally sincere, just and


differ

the

matter,

typifiesthe
doctor,

remedies.

cutting

suggests

surgeon,

and

their

in

sword,

this is the

cure,

third

The

diplomat.

this

nature,

the

all three

classes

and

the

of

need

CThe

conflict

great

question
of

we

have

from
receive

foolish

time

make

us

of

new

any
us

if it
the

were

consistency

by

we

that

at

of

once
some

[103]

every
human

may

the

of the
be

as

judgment

foreordained

creation.

light

change

on

tolerant

rightness of
as

evil

it.

others, though

day

clearer, let

for

the

to

as

settled

be

to

formed

the

with

authorities

of

of the

confident

of the

conservative.

agree

meeting

should

opinion

absorb

waiting

case

the

is

as

"

But

judgment

will

suggests

developments, leaving
and

this

prescription

"

"

Another,
that

medicine

urges

as

the offending

knife,

war.

or

One,

away

the

of

use

selfish,
un-

But

makes

if
us

we

see

without

that

natures

that

of Colemnce
Cl^e CotnpanioitjSl^ip
continue

to

last year's
almanac

use

as

Tolerance
guideto this year's
eclipses.
ever
progressive.

is

Intolerance believes itisborn with the

talent for managingthe affairsof


peculiar
without any knowledgeof the details,
others,
better than the

who
themselves,

men

their life'sthoughtto the vital


giving
Intolerance is the voice of the
questions.
Pharisee stillcryingthrough
the ages and
his infallibility.
proclaiming
are

Let

us

not

seek

with shoes from

to

our

fitthe whole

individual last.If we

think that all music ceased


when
not

in

Wagner
condemn

to

be written

the pen, let us

laid down

those who

find

enjoyment

time
lightopera. Perhapstheymay somerise to our heights
of artisticappreciation

and
If
applaud.

learn the

? It is not

parts

proper

to

their

is our
their souls,
us

world

music satisfies
lighter
for
Wagner doingmore

fair to take from

rag doll in order

to

child its

raise it to the appre-

[104]

I-

"k^Sta.^JKlkA^^M

of

the

realize

to

of
Intolerance

in

measuring

be

makes

the

be

bliss, as

The

line

choose

be

to

lead

be

for

life that

the

of

What

breakfast

on

after-

according

poor

of

boy

dream

than

worse

forty

if forced

might,

very

of

highest

wicked,

would

man

theologians.

would

from

ignores

activity in

our

acceptable

very

long

others

useless

of

him

to

old-fashioned
a

mistakes

in life. What

for

as

fate of the

death

rag

marble

Intolerance

Paradise,

our

another,

the

great
of

needs

than

worse

would

dolls
of

its

book

excellent

thirteen.

be

better

personal equation
an

require

may

beauties

standpoint.

own

might

we

it

The

Milo.

Melos.

the

de

increasingly

woman

its

Venus

is its Venus

series
it

the

of

ciation
doll

of Colerance

Companion0]^ip

Cl^e

to

the

would

for
meal

row
spar-

for

an

elephant.
4L When
the
and

acts

we

and

condemn

sit in
characters

them

solemn

of those
with

of

judgment

the

around
easy

us

non-

Cl^e Compantonisi^ip
chalance

of

of omniscience

intolerance.
and

of those

natures

make

in

for

allowance
in

in

people's

helps

us

sin

us.

of
We

the

No

one

the

world,

charitable,

if he

translated

as

see

how

been

for

we

have
been
more

in
were

from

them.

to

the

accept

older,

grow

knowledge

our

much
us

We

make

must

we

of

increase

and

happier
for others

tolerant,

more

live

all its weakness,

humanity
as

to

sympathy

with

seek

this lesson

learn

had

we

seeks

with

and

folly

it,just

life would
if

temperaments

lives

humanity

and

and, with
of

live their

to

accept

best

in

y^r them;

lives

ing,
train-

in

ideals, in motives,

opinions,

other

in
us, to

to

near

feelings.Intolerance

in

must

are

in

to

us

differences

differences

opportunities,

tastes,

and

the

who

our

leads

ever

respect

the

reveal

we

Tolerance

recognize

with

ignorance, yet

our

assumption

the

of Coletance

more

generous.
the

world

he

is

would

earth

[io6]

to

absolutely perfect
probably
heaven,

as

be
was

Cl^e "ompanitm^ip
of

Elijah

old, without
of

sprouting
death.

It

is

learn, but

realize,

with

wisdom
not

little

them,
the

nuts,

of

one

in

as

those

faults, they

absolute

in

the

beam

its

the

us

seek

its

of

concentrating

find

it,just as
a

debt

on

spot

but

vidual
indithe

sees

larger than

in

our

thought

character,

good quality that

some
a

credit

ledger

constantly speak

not

own.

weak

one

to

as

eye

in

Instead

on

neighbor's

of

that
are

peculiarities.Intolerance
mote

best

shadow

often

are

we

shells

light. These

always accompanies

as

the

hard

of fruits, the

skin

us

make

the

accept

their

accept

us

around

and

nature,

we

of

Let

youngest/'

lege
col-

infallible, no,

is

us

old

to

of students,

consciousness

failingsof

facts

accept
of

No

"

the

even

the

the

of

youth

the

as

his class

to

the

passport
for

lesson

must

we

the

or

hard

for

waiting

wings

professor said
bowed

of Coletance

of

may

more

account.

roses

[107]

than
Let

let
sets
off-

cel
can-

us

not

having thorns,

let

CompanfonjSl^ip

Cl^e
us

that

thankful

be

their
of the

twig

of the

in the

that

reveal
be

can

tolerance

CL

tenderness

The

gently

makes

it.

be

estate,

by

the

but
and

mortgage

consider
real

it is

value

the
over

"

liarities
pecuof

eye

finger of

the

and

there

remove.

of

tolerance

Measuring

small

the

that

and

on

claim

[io8]

if
"

by

man

on

petty

to

excess

against

we

his

frailty

little

character.

equity,'* the
the

light
moon-

as

mortgage

narrow

minate
illu-

will
"

is unjust. This

alone

that

merely

are

things beautiful,

all

only permit
weakness

within

glorifythe world,

and

may

from

overlook

can

in character

inharmony,

temperament,

charity

being

covering

or

thorns

are

only

may

have

the

and

cuticle

prickles,which
of

and

superficial,they

internal

an

controlled

also

are

There

twig.

thorns

fibre

prickles are

lightly held

are

the

in

roses.

organic, they

are

deep

root

have

both

are

thorns

prickles;

thorns

the

there

Nature

In

of Colemnce

large
judge

Let

us

of the
it.

Cl^e CompanioitjSl^ip of Coletance


self
helps the child to help himoften
growth. Parents
own
youth ; they do not
own

that

training

his

in

their

forget

with

sympathize
There
firm

should

rules

of

with

the

for

Confidence,

in

that

prigs

of

Tolerance

the

In

this

life

as

best

mutual

irri-

sions.
conces-

should

life there

the

right
he

toleranc
In-

and

virtue

of

forbearance.
of

and

of obedience.

state

trust

children

live, natural

family

the

and

marvels.

automatons

recognition

phases.

tolerance

work

reciprocity

constant

this mutual

own

love

counterfeit

is

ples
princi-

unimportant

would

tatingly good

basic

manifestations

spiritof

converts

into

absolutely

largest possible

sympathy,

generate

sweetness

the

their

in

ship.
companion-

few

varying

individuality

would

be

of

essentials, the

on

living,

leeway
of

children

pleasure, of dress,

of

need

their

can.

[no]

of

independence,

It is the
sacredness

of each
When

be

to
we

tive
instincof
live
set

dividual
in-

his
our-

Cl^e Cotnpanion0]^fp
selves

dictators

as

up

thoughts,

words

tyrannize

to

actsof

and

sacrificingthe kingly
with

which

4L Perhaps
and

great

that the

the

good

so

men

forces

submission

ready

and

into
In

there

the

the

the

at

brother

spirit

and

sweetness

sacred
comes

relation
a

[III]

and

child,

of

ance,
tolerforms
trans-

love.

of parent

time

first

harshness

and

gloom

the

which

allowances,"

of

of

intolerance

flame

the

servant,

house

always

of

to

wife, parent and

"making

home

virtue

is,

ing,
is smoulder-

Between

sister,husbandand

and

under

into

of freedom.

of

astray

an

rebellion

burst

to

and

go

obedience

strict

of

sons

law, kills the appreciation of

fire of protest

often

strength

earnestness,

master

repels

the

why

reason

one

of the

breath

are

for the

which

spirit of it, breeding

that

we

of influence

power

tyranny

father, exacting

letter

others,

them.

loses

the

of

the

over

help others,

may

triumph

petty
and

we

of Coletance

when

to

the

child

boy

Cl^e Compantoniefl^fp of Colerance


becomes

father
the

still

The

brings

when

day

of

happiness
Coercion,

him

to

is

make

Let

us

render
sur-

heritage

their

realize

to

or

ter
daughmeans

lifetime,

her

to

it

decide.

influence,

undue

other

the

and

cruel, selfish, arrogant

child

his

meeting

that
a

for

are

in

son

for

or

clearly

it is intolerance

"L

the

disinheritance,

unjust.

free

But

problem

weapons,

and

There

when

bribery,

of

familiar

his

upon

misery

or

for

be

threats

must

trusteeship,when

of

respect.

before

stands

must

discretion

helpful, loving insight

question,

great

of

responsibility. Parents
right and privilege of counsel

should

children
a

ual.
individ-

an

as

and

still the
and

girl faces

parents

enters

freedom

have

life

the

powers

individual

of

of

the

whom

little

as

of years

coming
their

the

but

regards

problems

great

she

when

man,

own

marked

is

human

life,not

ing,
bea

slave.
that

dead-line

cross.

that

[112]

tolerance

is

ever

of "olemnce

Ci^e Companfonjsi^fp
broadening

and

worry

charity
a

and

inspires calmness.
it is

optimism,

be

us

develops sympathy,

fact,

eternal

living

Let

it

not

us

seek

others, losing sight, to

they

the

in

are

become.

Let

majestic
Let

in the

fill their

souls

of their

human

soul

with

if
to
to

live
live

throne

we

alone, and

at

our

thus

his life

of his

work

to

are

it for

may

the inspiring

of humanity.
for

and

present

the

the

right

realize

aid,

our

they

them,

towering

future.

should

We

of what

in
possibilities

for ourselves

of their

acorn

of

faults

with

march

evolution

see,

of their

oak

C,

us

the

of what

us

Let

own.

thought

revelation

the

our

degree,

of

weakness

forget

and

forgive

to

theory.

mere

of

others, sternly intolerant

It is but

Christianityas

the

of

tolerant

ens
weak-

but

out

its

of

every

destiny,

own

sympathy, our
tion,
inspiraprivileged to help him
it is intolerance

him.

sits alone

He

individuality ;
the close

he

of his rule

["3]

must
must

to
on

try
the

reign
give

Ci^e Compantonsii^f)) of Colerance


his

account

own

of the

deeds

to

of his

the

of

the

Life

is

God

kingship.

ages
a

nified
dig-

privilege,a glorious prerogative


every

man,

that touches
of unkind

and

the

it is arrogant
sacred

condemnation.

[114]

ark

of

intolerance

with

the

hand

Ci^e

Ci^fngsi ti^at Come

too

Hate

Cl^e Cl^fnssi tl^at Come


C

The

things that

fuller
truer

deferred

the brave

sturdy fighterswho

for truth

and

the

things

that

of

the

alone
and

recognized.
un-

tude
finer atti-

superficially,

at

late make

too

come

the

pioneers,

battled

the world*

means

life. If looked

toward

are

misunderstood

were

It

late

honors,

of the work

conception

iLate

too

come

the

wisdom,

too

feel

us

helpless,
hopeless,pessimistic;if seen with
the
of deeper wisdom,
they reveal to
eye
the grand evolution
of humanity
march
us
toward
higher things. It is Nature's
lamation
procumph.
trithat, in the end. Right must
Truth
must

must

reign.

For

and

an

warning

us,

live

too
at

ever

of
but
must

our

ness,
love, charity, kind-

helpfulness,

justice, and

late

an

best,

effort,

not

serenely

warning

"

sympathy,

Justice

individuals, it is

as

inspiration,

against withholding
till it is

and

conquer,

inspiration
ever

up

to

worrying
confident

come.

[ii8]

for

the

mum
maxi-

about

that

to

us

sults,
re-

they

Ci^e O^fnsjs
It takes

hundred,
do

stars

reaches

reacts

takes

an

almost

some

of the world's

equal

as

the

brilliant

of immortal

great

fireflies of

fame,

Time

brings

it has

with

late,than
kinder

never;

and

joy,

more

at

but

genius.

agement,
encour-

who

lightsand

of the

sadness

or

him

to

of the

pathos. Tardy

none

of

stars

this world's

the

its

than

no

inspiration

late, a touch

too

temporary
con-

things right. The

all

though, brings

passed beyond

better

for

cleverness

or

come

men

gallery
why

is

meet

ing
reputation rarely indicates lastWe
are
constantly mistaking

fame.

But

This

ones.

to

these

see

the world's

in

stars

It

lightof

for the

we

light

vision.

geniuses

great

some

Those

till their

time

Then

real, seeing eyes.

earth,

human

on

light of

years.

visible

become

and

the

thousand

some

not

for the

reach

to

stars

Late

too

thirtyyears

over

of the

some

ti^at Come

honors
farcical

has

ows;
shadthat
gled
min-

recognition

is

all,it is better, though


it is so

much

valuable

if

["9]

truer
never

and
late.

Ci^e C]^fn90
We

are

inclined

so

and

In

of his

ordered

nearly fiftyyears.

ago,

in

tomb,
made,

and

to

restless,and

few

Massachusetts
act.

papers,

yellow, faded,

and

were

and

from

taken

"by

of

made

there

law, why

is

which

reason

Roger

[120]

effect whatever.**

Roger

260

over
no

no

order

"annulled

solemnly

for

hole
pigeon-

adopted,** the

ban, under
lain

their

ordinary motion,

an

and
was

repealed, and

lifted. And

official

for its rash

banishment

had

the

he

atonement

seconded,

The

ever.
for-

colony

But

April, 1899,

original

crumbling,

little

grew

Court

Island, where

for

to

actually made

of

Rhode

went

years

The

the

leave

to

individual

the General

by

He

conscience

Williams,bc-

1635, Roger

of Massachusetts

lived

nation
condem-

inspiring pleas for

liberty,was

by

freight.

October,

cause

criticisms

careful, honest

slow

by

nation
condem-

our

snapshot

our

Hate

too

send

to

our

and

express,

ti^at Come

years,
now,

Williams

liams
Wilwas

ing
accordcannot

Ci^e C]^fns0

therein.

The
the

of

honor

action

spirit,and
and

gently

"

The

C
age

alone.
leave

undone,

If

permit

that

of

water

manifest

is
in

the

blessing of

stands

that

fingers,no

we

might
trickle

to

one

can

us.

is fed

by signs

enough, they
by

the

The

and

having

Merely

in action.

refreshed

not

ceeding
suc-

responsible.

hours

affection.
not

one

for what

higher things

affection

made

earth

are

to

kindly feelingsis
be

alone

them

Human

tokens

and

our

by

individual

golden

to

restore

ever

the

through

sand

like

reparation

for

do

we

we

consecrated

be

smiled

folly of

and

sin

the

but

what

For

have

partiallyatoned

be

age,

we

the

mistakes,

may

its

over-delayed.

really

was

in

spiritfor

the

But

understood.

and

credit

the

in

centuries, may

two

reside

right

was

being

Roger

than

more

it

State;

and
the

to

was

iLate

too

of Massachusetts

the State

enter

tl^at Come

should

parched

mere

fact of

clouds, it is only when

rain

actually

[I2I]

descends

the
that

it

Cl^e Cl^fng0 tl^at Come


awakens

to

him/'

and

to

for
the

for

little

in

of

and

handclasps
be

be

acts

sweetness

to

of

its

evident

of

words

smiles

It should

by patience, forbearance,

still

warmth.

and

and

shown

be

of

loving realityinstead

that

and

constantly made
thoughtfulness,

esteem.

of

know

may

glow

to

stitute
fittingsub-

appreciation,

of

think

as

We

ready

so

somewhere

shining

should

Love

that

assume

lack

are

much

expression.
is

sun

shiver

how

knows

He

**

say

life. We

new

Hate

too

memory
and

courtesy,

kindness.
This

C
the
sad

theory

persistence

phases of
of

roses

in the
a

of

affection

is

life. We

married

in

of the

one

should

have

ing
ever-breath-

of dried

instead

pressed

roses

family Bible, merely

for reference,

of what

of

memorial
of

shuts

confidence

presumed

love, ever-blooming,

perfume,

as

of

the

what
door

is.

of

consideration

was,

instead

Matrimony
life and
and

[122]

too

leaves

chivalry

guarantee
often
ment,
senti-

on

the

Ci^e Ci^fnssi ti^at Come


The

outside.

alive, but
the

rhymed

to

blank

As

the

'

heart

feeds

bread-box

duties
a

in

There

room.

the

heart
in

tenderness

that

after

were

more

would

realization
come

too

fL There

hungering

round

of

daily

be
is often

ens
lamp light-

such
a

or

human

for

wife
love

and

welcomed

they
of

work

greatly
one

craving

no
come.

may

courtships

the

locked

minate
illu-

are

source

does

not

unlit

of

they

marriage,

courts

the
an

words

what

at

it does

husband

from

If there

is often

of

expression

matter

body

than

more

any

than

more

much

manifestation

any

the

prose.

"He's

working

not

brighten

and

father:

his

without

Love

the

feed

not

he's

but

changed

dull

into

still

rightly ;

has

loving

later

of

said

boy

it now.*

of

and

verse

itself

reveal

not

poetry

Christian,

possibly be

feeling may

it does

iLate

too

continued

the

divorce

lessened.

of the

This

things

that

late.
are

for

more

people

kindness,

[123]

in

this

sympathy,

world
com-

Ci^e Ci^fn$0
radeship

tl^at Come

love, than

and

often

bread.

We

hearty

word

of

for fear

let in the

have

of

memory

flood

flatteryon

of

does

of

appreciation
with

sympathy

4L Why
who

seemed

of

failed

There

death

he

is

makes

hundred

commonplace

[124]

life

more
was

those

for

has
is

fulsome
sound

done,

doing,

striving to
us

virtues
and

for

ask

not

honest, ringing
he

in

dead

long

what

the

is

does

he

to

than

the

by

what

is it that

conscious

have

of what

recognition

repression,

reared

not

the

wants

dykes

feelings.There

our

Man

guard.

confident.
over-

these

tombstones

life

in

flattery,he
praise,he

of

overpraise.

heard

or

of petty

who

those

chiseled

now

known,

monuments

of

stones

feelings are
down

tear

because

ever

where

conceited

walls

few

been

even

him

us

these

reserve,

and

giving

praise or

one,

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[137]

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