Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-07-04

when ! went home! And you just
ought to see the fishermen start out
about i've every morning after blue
fish. ! went out in one of their little
boats once. and as We got away from
the beach We We're almost WASHED ont
10y the big surf. gucss wanted no
more of that. its wettcr business than
Grabbing"
Dies Buwlos was rapid tjikcr and
hc took breath for moment His
friend, Joe Leeds. who had also just
returned to New York from his sun
mer outing. took occasion to say: TINT
glad you had such a jolly time. Wa
at Madison until week ago. and "a
Was saying that if l.-
You've heard me- tell of Onrlc PHO
O.! Chicago Wei he came - .u' us.
ana he gave me the buii8osJ gold
watch you ever saw It's al home to-
day Father doesn't let mu wear It
except on sundays; isn't he rral mean.
DO you know | think I'm going into
the school of Mines at Columbia Col
lDgc year after next. Unclo Pike has Il
hIg cope, mine in Arizona, away out
west, and If get through al. right
hcll give mo place iu his office.
Why lots of his men maxi forty dol
lars a week and thirty isn't con.!d-
cred much ont there
Dick once more paused for breath
and Joe remarked. I'm glad YOU are
giong in for mining. Pa was say lnc
last week that if =
But Dick continued: You remember
that English pocket-kuife. the four
hlader. mother gave me last Christ
mas Didn't drop it out of the
buggy one day when we were driving
to Red Bank. We turned back to look
for it. but guess the sand swallowed it
up. wasn't that too bad ! haven't
any knife now, but this old thing with
a blade and half. Don't YOU sup
pose that ! could get pretty good
knife at All cashs for nifty cents? II
wouldn't match the four-bladcr
though
While Dick again stroye to eaten
breath he fumblcd with a rucful face
a little bit of II black-handlcd knife,
revealing as he opened and shut it an
edge decidedly saw-lille and Jagged
Quoth Joe: I'm go to All cish's with
you next Saturday, if YOU like aud
look at his knives. Pa was saying
last week that if -
But what Pa said last week Joe
never had a chance to tell. Dick was
SO completely wrapped up in his own
doings. his own possessions. his own
prospects that those of Joe or Of any
body else, for that matter, were moth
ing to him, and on he talked. There
are good many boys and girls just
4 like Dick Bowles. They seek. and in
deed often secure, the interest of 9th
ers In their work and their plans. but
never Cor moment care to interest
+ themselves in the work and plans of
their acquaintance and friends. They
. miss the high pleasure of symathy, the
JOY which comes Of entering into the
joys Of others. Even their most gen
/ erous friends tire AT last of being con
stantly called upon for attention,
praise. or aid. The painful result is
that the selfish boy or girl grows up
into the selfish man or woman. who
sees what is gained by the thing very
dear is lost by il. In the chill OF dis
appointment or grief. in the glow of
triumph at the end of a difficult task.
they find eyes of indifference turned
upon them. At such times kindly and
generous souls are taken to the hearts
of their friends, and Consoled or con
/ graduated in fashion that divides
sorrow and multiplies JOY.
"A man that hath friends must show
himself friendly