Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-08

understand me as aesplslng Injuries.
enjoy them much more than do thost
who have them all the time; but OBJ
ject to the price. It's too big; SO I've
tried to find the equation | look re
spectacle, don't l? feel respectable
anyhow, and ! assure you I'm perfectly
comfortable. Well, on my honor, av
erage q little over three hours Of work
q day, and any man Of ordinary intel.
ligence can do as well on as little"
What do you dor"
u? Oh. write. What q man does
doesn't make SO much difference,
though ] admit my work is more agree
able than most. Sometimes I'm not
quite sure 1t should be called work"
"And the rest Of the time?"
II enjoy my leisure. enjoy life.
read; | converse with congenial people
on congenial topics; walk; | take
lots Of out-of-door exercise, and steer
clear Of nervous prostratiop; | play
tennis and chess; | go wherever there
are beautiful things to see-you have
no idea how many are available, both
In nature and art-and | let them soak
in and become assimilated with my be-
Ing. live
Don't you ever expect to marry?"
III do, the woman will be either a
leisurist like myself, or one who has
brains enough to appreciate leisurist,
and money enough to indulge her
taste"
but, seriously, old man, how many
people to-day could enjoy the things
you enjoy? Your reasoning and phil
osophy are worthless when applied to
tho mass Of humanity
"They aren't intended to be applied
to the mass of humanity any more than
any other system Of living-at least not
until the mass Of humanity is educated
up to where 1t once was. The cult
may be small one now, but its infu-
ence may be wide for ultimate goods
bound to be, by SO much as it removes
any man, II only a hairs breadth,
from the crazy Philistinism that dom
mates him."
pray what Is the name OF the new
school2'
"0h = Lelsurists,' 'Neo-Epicureans.'
Either answers, and we answer TO
either I'm not sure but that Thoreau
ought to be our eponymous hero. He
was certainly the leader Of Neo-Epi-
purean thought, and, like most leaders,
he took rather too advanced position.
He proved his case all the same,
though"
II presume, OF course, you're pre-
pared to welcome with open arms the
Weary Willies' and Dusty Rhodeses'
Of the humorists? congratulate you.
You've lots Of ready-made disciples"
mot exactly. You see, the real
ramp Is either laborer out Of work
and trying to find It, or else q loafer
pure and simple. You must not neg
ect to note the distinction between
eisure and loaang. rarely loat."
Joking aside, Ralph, realize, Of
course, that you've been Just talking;
out what a supremely selfish existence
your Leisurists would leadr'
Wrong on both points was never
more in earnest in my life, and my
Is anything but selfsh-not
he faintest approa CHI to the rabid sell |
lshness Of your so-called useful pro-
essional or business man, who jostles
md elbows his way to the foot Of the
adder and tries to scramble up 1t,
leedless Of how many aching ribs and
rushed fingers he leaves behind, and
IL the time fattering himself that he's
oing his duty as q citizen Of a civil
zed community-pah! Every man who
an be dragged from your selfish COM
edition FOR power and money, whose
I'm can DO diverted ever so little to
1ore useless occupations, is just SO
luch accomplished for the benefit Of
SELFISH That's good"
by Jovel Do you know what time
Is? It's after two" The speaker
ose quickly. "What are you going to
0 this afternoon2"
"Sayre is coming to take me to meet
enfold and see his 'Antigone.' He's
lst back from Paris with It, and they
~ it's great Why not go with us2"
my dear boy, do you realize that,
hat with listening to your nonsense,
sha'n't have a chance to get my lunch
,-day, and probably'll get home late
,r dinner into the bargain2 No pic
Tres for me. Drop in and see me when
gu get chance. / can always spare
We minutes for you. Take care Of
ourseli, and excuse me for running
way"
l glanced from the corner Of my eye
, see Q slender back and thin head
hair whisk out Of the door. Then