The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-12
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All Men Are seh-Made.
Tie that soNeth spariugly shall reap
also spnrlnely.'~2 Cor IL. e.
Every man Is the creator Of a
world. and therein he Is supreme until
death comes and orders him % abdi-
cate.
There are as many worlds as there
are men and women. Each one Of
them has been created out Of the cha
os OF circumstances. and each one
does credit or discredit to the minia-
ture monarch who Is its ruler.
When God endowed man with free
agency q at once became possible for
the recipient Of this dangerous gift
10 make his little world a heaven or
a he'll
Not even the Almighty could say
him nay. for ne was as absolute as
the Car of Russia God gave him
two injunctions do the right and
DO no wrong" then retired. lcav-
ing the little monarch TO obey. or not
as he chose. and 70 reap the conse-
qaences Of his choosing
SO far as the Omnipotent Is CON
cerned He has distributed the really
good things OF life with an even hand.
Let us be careful about this matter.
we say, the really good things
Not money nor yet fame, does He
include in this category, and il Is safe
to presume that He had good reason
therefor
The opportunity 10 increase the
size Of the soul is universal. like the
sunshine. and there Is no niggardli-
ness in any corner Of the globe. Never
yet lived a man whether he slept UNI
der q thagched roof or in palace.
who lacked the chance 10 hammer bis
soul into some divine shape
God can make great men when he
needs them as easily as we throw a
handful OF sand IA the air. but not
even He can make soul that Is
worth looking at twice That high
preroeatiye rests with the man alone
who is the owner Of the soul
In the eyes Of the Almighty the
hodcarrier who is honest is nobler
than the statesman whose eloqnence
makes history. but who sells his in
fuenoe for cash on preferment.
At Is not environment but purpose
that makes a man large or small
But il the really good things are
evenly distributed. SO also are the
sorrows Of life. They are the fire and
anvil in the smithy. by which crude
metal ls changed 70 a Toledo blade.
Disease never asks concerning a
mans bank account when he rings the
door.bell. He Is equally Indifferent 70
ali. and is never swayed BY favorit-
ism. He is past all bribery, and has
no oompunctioa. but gees where he
is sent
The millionaire may give his child
q gllded crutoh, but It is just as truly
a crutch as that Of the poor mans
boy. A crutch Is always a cfutch. and
neither poverty nor wealth can make
1t less
The rich may take costly monu-
mcnt on q grave and the poor no mon.
ument at AL. but the sieepers sleep
the same sleep end the monument
counts for nothing.
Bismarck for three years endured
the pangs OF royal neglect No more
unhappy man than he In an Europe
like a Gagged lion he chafed. The man
whose front meant war. whose smile
meant peace was like the poorest
peasant Of Germany IN this-he suf
fered.
The peasant boy was torn from his
home to become a soldier. the states.
man has been banished. The cup OF .
the one and the bowl Of the other
we're brimmirg fun. They were both I
alike in their III fortune The first
was a clumsy youth whom no one will I
ever hear Of; the other was a prince /
who will never be forgotten The /
difference between the two IN the 4
matter of happiness or misery Is not I
perceptible.
Your surroundings connf for very (
little; your character counts for a
good deal A man is not noble be-
cause he has a title and Is permitted
TO talk with kings There are great
souls dressed 10 tatters and small
souls robed In purple
BY and by we shall see what our
eyes are never too dull to perceive
that, whatever our station IN life. We
make our own misery and happiness.
and neither wealth nor poverty has
asiything TO do with them. The ere
atiye power Is In the heart. the pur-
pose the aim.
Pity It Is that we remain SO long
blinded to this George II. Hep
worth.