Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-15

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Roosevelt may be right when he
makes his plea for the strenuous life,'s
but there are times when 1t seems good:
to lead for a few days at least a life
(which is anything but strenuous. Yet
the necessity for relaxation and rest
implies the arduous work which went
libefore. The one VINO has known ease
and luxury thruout the year can not
feel what vacation really is as can.
the one who has spent days of toll and
| sleepless nights in the effort to do the
task which has been set him. To such
an one rest is not SO much a luxury as
| 1T is a necessity. A country home was
visited a few days ago, where a num-
Der of friends were enjoying the pleas
ures OF a rural life and striving to re-
fresh the tired minds and bodies which.
had endeavored so much. Accomplish
fnent had In most instances followed.
the endeavor, but there can be such a
\ fatigue, that even the knowledge of
E.sSork we'll done does not avail to drive
lit away. For the busy housewife,
whose days were filled with the per-
lplexing questions of how and where
with all' 1t was the greatest treat in
the world to lie under the trees and
Tread some book which she had longed
to read for weeks, but had been pre-
lcluded by the many duties which it had
| been necessary to do Her companions
lwho spends so much of her time with
books, seemed glad To put them all
aside for the ilonce, and when she lay
under the trees 1t was to look up at
the blue sky or fall asleep. 1t did seem
strange to see two women noted for
their industry idling the days away but
they are the ones who should do So,
for With the reserve force which such
days give them they will be enabled TO
accomplish more that theyendeavoran
have ambition to endeavoi even more
than they have done heretofore We
have been told over and over that the
!aborer is worthy Of his hire 1t may
be that his hire is now then the oppor.
ltunity to do just what lie pleases to8do
land just as he pleases To do It,
Scanning the death notices of a city
paper last week the eye fell upon the
name Of an old friend who had laid
down forever the work which had be-
come too heavy and which her fratl
\ strength could no longer bear. II was
q number of years since she had been
seen: new duties and other scenes had
Ilnade itso that she was seldom thought
of. vet the reading OF her death came
With the force of a personal loss. We
4 choose our friends for various qualities
or reasons: sometimes we dosnot really
choose them at all. We may not real
lie that they are our friends, as We
associate with them day after dayuntil
some little occurrence shows the true
nobility which we can but admire and
the affection which we can but Tecipro-
cate. Such a friend was this woman
Hers was the busy life which left little
Iopportunity fer minglins With acquain-
tances outside the home, Yet all within
Iher home We're her steadfast friends
and they were many, for she was a coll
liege landiady, with all that the nane
Implies. It Is no easy task To have in
ons's home a band of young people to
Warm them and feed them, help them
Tout of scrapes and always be good
t.,
land in SO quiet and unassumlng a way
that she soon had Won even the
smart person. who always vents his
j wit in sarcastic remarks al his sur
roundings. Glasses have come and
(classes have gone In that college life.
land 1t seemed that she would always be
There TO pause a moment IN II er9work 10
Iehat with the one who was elated and
I nat +hipl
Least down. Sllefswas not one Of the in
tellectual forces Of the community. yet
her place in that college circle ii will be
Enard to fill. There is a power which is
greater than any to be gained In the
courts OF the worlIl and that poyye, Is
4 kindness. There Is a knowledge which
is better than any to be learned In the
universities Of the lard and that krlowl-.
edge is that of The needs of Those With
whom one associates liberals Il CHARM
Which is more winning than any TO be
gained in the drawing rooms OF the
cultured aud ne wealthy and that
charm is a sweet temper. Is ii To be-
WONDERED at that those who lived With
hei. and knew. Of her power her knowl-
edge and her charm should feel today
THAT they have lost a friendg
Observation begins early in life and at
knowledge Of The insticeof cempens,a-
tion soon follows. There is certain
small boy. who belongs 10 the Times
sRepubIican family. who exempiified
1lhese statements rot many week ago
/ He iss scarcely Years old, and YET one
many times that length to have seen,
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