The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-25
The River of AfterWhiIe.


The River of AfterwhiIe.
Its bosom is calm and its current
slow
It's waters are deep and wide;
And the soft winds blow through the
trees that grow
On the banks at either side.
And the tapping waves Groom a rest
full tune
AS they kiss each grass grown Isle;
While a silver moon and the balm OF
Guard the stream of Afterwhile.
But under the banks that the great
trees deck,
Where the waters nurmur low,
The light waves tleck full many a
wreck
of the current smooth and slow.
For out of the depths do the dangers
creep,
While the happy hours beguile;
And lost hopes slept in the waters
d5ep.
OF the stream of Afterwhile.
The whitening bones of a million
hopes
Are washed by the moon-kissed
waves:
And the soft wind gropeS up the
grassy slopes
That shadow their watery graves
But. singing and shouting. men gail!
glide.
Meier noting each passing smile
No compass to guide on the bosom
wide
OF the stream of Afterwhile.
But the happy shouts die away II
means.
And the travlers sink to rest
Midst the crumbling bones on the
wave Tapped stones
Meath the rivers fatal breast.
For never mortal has sailed tina
stream
But moaning has killed his smile
For the silver CLEAN is treach rou
scheme
OF the stream of Afterwhile.
We are accustomed to look witt
amazement on the amount OF iabo
performed by certain men and Womel
and yet we do not stop and thin
that our own indolence is the chic
of our failing to accomplish as muc
as other people do in their respect
i've callngs and professions. IN
hours, the days, even the weeks ar
allowed to slip by and we conten
ourselves with doing as little as eli
cumstances around us will allow.
Spare moments are we'll calle
1.-The gold dust of time" and it is Onl
those who learn to improve the1
who ever become truly great. wise c
excellent We must learn to "a
with our might whatever our hand
find to do" The nerve that neve
relaxes-the eye that never blinks-
the thought that never WanderS-
these are the elements of victor
So if you want heart and head richie
YOU must save the fragments of tin
and all the atoms of wealth the
bring.
If is not so difficult to become rio
if one has only a strong energet
nature and is willing to bend
wholly to the task. CalEngs seel
inglv very humble have laid the fou
cations of large fortunes. A we
stored mind and heart is a consta
enlarge his usefulness in the wor'
and this can only be acquired by t
most untiring industry, and eve
one is responsible for making t
most Of his or her powers.
1t is wonderful to see what ind'
try and a fixed unswerving purpo
can accomplish even under the mo
unfayOrablP circumstances. 1t Is
l.,E.i VFSlI &c,
mental Improvement to note do
valuable thoughts that may be S
gested either in conversation. re
ing or observation.
Did you ever observe how a GU
waited. active mind reveals itself
the expression on the face?
nan speaking to a neighbor of l
tual friend was wondering why :
had lost that noble beauty for VIII
she had once been so distinguish
and the reply was. 20, it is beca
she never thought. worked or SUI
ed One must have the mind G
cling away at the features if
would improve the looks.
The thinker has an admire
sculptor at work keeping his
lines in repair and constantly &c
over his face to improve the on
nal design.
A systematic division of time
almost Indispensable, and yet pl
will often be interfered with by
avoidable Interruptions, especially
woman's every day life. and S
with all these Interruptions. II o
life has a system one can accomp
a third more. Then. too, it is
isfaction to look back and see v
has been accomplished; one will
new strength and courage for
next days duties. Nothing is III
portant which helps MS to imp