Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-16

and weakness in the abstract, while
she arrogates to herself omniscience in
her harsh condemnation Of individual
lapses, is charitable only on the out
side. She is letting her tongue undo
the good work of her hand. She is too
enthusiastic in decorating the scabbard
Of publicity to think of the sword Of
real love Of humanity.
He who carries avarice to the point
OF becoming q miser, boarding gold
that is made useless to him because it
does not fulfill its one function, cir
culation. and regarding the necessities
OF life as luxuries, is one of natures
jests that would be humorous were it
not so serious. He is the most difficult
animal to classify in the whole natural
history Of humanity-he has so many
Of the virtues. He is a striking exam
pie Of ambition, economy. frugality,
persistence, will power, SELF denial,
loyalty to purpose and generosity to
his heirs. These noble qualities he
spoils in the application. His speciality
1s the scabbard Of life. He spends his
days in making a solid gold scabbard
for the tin sword Of a wasted exist
ence.
The shoddy airs and ostentatons, ex-
ravagance and prodigality Of some
who have suddenly become rich is gold
plating the scabbard without improv-
ing the blade. The superficial veneer
OF refinement really accentuates the
native vulgarity. The more you polish
woodwork the more you reveal the
grain. Some of the sudden legatees of
fortune have the wisdom to acquire
the reality Of refinement through care.
full training. This is the true method
OF putting the sword itself in order in
stead Of begemming the scabbard.
The girl who marries merely for mon-
ey or for title is feminine Esau OF
the beginning Of the century. She is
selling her birthright of love for the
pottage Of an empty name, forfeiting
the possibility Of life Of love, all that
tue womanhood should hold most
dear, for mere bag Of gold or a crown
She is decorating the scabbard with a
crest and heraldic designs and with or
naments of pure gold set with jewels.
She feels that this will be enough for
hfe and that she does not need love,
real love, that has made this world a
paradise, despite all the other people
present. She does not realize that
there is but one real reason, but one
5ustdca ton, for marriage, and that il
love. All the other motives are not
reasons; they are only excuses. The
phrase marrying man for his mon
e." as the world bluntly puts it, is in
correct; the woman merely marries the
money and takes the man as an incum-
brance or mortgage on the property.
The man who procrastinates, filing
his ears with the lovely song Of to-
morrow is following the easiest and
most restful method Of shortening the
possibilities OF life. Procrastination is
sitting action by delay; it is killing de-
dsion by inactivity; it is drifting on the
r1ver Of time instead Of rowing bravely
toward desired harbor. It is watch
ing the sands in the hourglass run
down before beginning any new work,
then reversing the glass and Hpeat ting
the observation. The folly Oman in
thus delaying is apparent, when any
second his life may stopaand the sands
Of that single hour may run their
course. and he will not be, there to~see.
Delay is the narcotic that paralyzes
energy. When Alexander was asked
how he conquered 9the world, he! said,
by not delaying" Let us not put of
till tomorrow the duty i6f today; that
which our mind tells Us should be done
today our mind and body should. exc
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