The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-27


being are made like you. that they have
the same needs, and that I ferc are hosrs
whail they require pleasure and forgetful-
ness. You viii not win them away from,
their mission by making them laugh
sometlmes--tlley who rec SO many tears
and pains. On tho contrary, you will
give them new strength 10 better con
time In theil. lnbors,
And when yol, Know families iii distress,
or individuals In affection do not surround
them like those with tho plagus. With
only after taking prccautlon which recalls
to them their unhappy lot Oh the
contrary. after. having shown all. your
sympathy, and all your respect for thcii
suffering, comfort them, aid them to live,
bring them II perfume from outside:
something. in short, to show them that
their misery has not excluded them from
the world. j+S
Offer your sympathy, also, to all who
have absorbing occupations, and who are,
so to speak, riveted to their places. The
world is filled with, sacrificed beings, who
have never any rest or pleasure, and to
whom the most modest respite does them
an immense good And II would be so
easy to secure this minimum of nllevia-
stlon for them II one only thought Of It,
But the broom Is made to sweep with.
and 1t seems that 1T cannot feel fatigue,
We must get rid Of that culpable blind
ness which hinders us from seeing the
=iassitude of those who are always In
the BREACH Lift up the sentinels lost
In their duty; procure All hour for Sissy
fph,,s to breathe In. Take. for Il mo-
ment, the place of the mother Of a family
whom the cares of#the homeland children
enslnvc; sacrifice little of our sleep
to those who watch long hours by tho
hedsides OF the sick. Young girl, whom
perhaps walking abroad does not always,
amuse, take the cooks apron and give
her the "key to the fields Thus you
will make others happy and be 80 your
self.
We walk forever by the side Of beings
loaded with burdens that we could tnke
upon ourselves, even If only II little while.
But this short respite would suffice to
cure the evils, revive the Joy almost
stifled In many hearts, and open a large
career to good will among men. How
much better we should understand each
other II we only knew how to put our
selves with a single heart into each
others places, and how much more pleas
ure we should find in living: !.
I have. said too much elsewhere.
Of the organiza ton Of pleasure among
the young to return to 1T here In
detail But Y i q an. anxious to say
in substance &$ that which y we cannot
repeat Often enough :2 If you wish that
youth be moral, do not ncg cct9its pleas.
ures. and do not abandon the care Of
them to hazard. You will
perhaps, reply that youth does not like
to have its amusements governed by rule.
and that In these days youth Is spoiled
and a1nuses itself but3tooj much. It will
fret t1,1t .,,yos 90,
ideas, Indicate directions, create occa-
sions for pleasure without making any
rules. In tho next place / wish to ask
you to observe that you are mis- taken
in imagining that young people amuse.
themselves too much. Apart from those
fictitious, encrvating and ,disuniting pleas
ures Which S blast the life instead sof
making it blossom and become radiant,
there remains to-day but little. Abuse.
that enemy Of legitimate use, has SO
we'll smuttcd the earth that 1t becomes
difficult to touch anything which. 1t has
not soilcd. From there come the for
bidding prudences and prohibitions with
out number. One could scarcely bulge
If one would avoid contact with those
pleasures.
SIN book called YOUTH 8 N al
In the youth Of to-day. particularly
among those who respect themselves, the
lack OF pleasure occasions them pro 3
found suffering. We arc not weancd
some Inconvenience from this 4
generous wine. 1t is impossible4to pro-
long this state of things without deepen
ing tho shadow over the heads of ours
young generations. We must come to
their aid, sOnrt children are the heirs !
Of world that is not gay. We give
them tho legacy Of great cares. ems
barrassing questions. and a life loaded
with shackles and complications. Let
us at least make All effort to light 4thes
Of their days, Let ,ls organize
create shelters. and open our
hearts and our homes, Put tiis family
be an imported commodity. Rcunlte
our sons whom our morosc inward ;man-
ners drive into the strettS. and our
girls who grow weary pf solitude. Let
,is multiply family gatherings, receptions !
and family excursions, lift good llumor
among us to the heights Of an institu- {
ton. Let the school take its pert. Let
the masters and scholars, or students,
meet Oftener and amusc themselves to-
gether. That would advance serious
work There is nothing like having, a
good laugh with ones professors; and
rcciprocally, to understand Il student or
scholar well. he must have been seen
elsewhere than on the benches or the
examination chair.
And who Will furnish tho money?
What Il question! That is indeed the
central error. Pleasure and moncy-theyi
take those for the two wings OF the
Same bird. Alas! the Illusion is coarse.
Pleasure, like all really precious things
IN this world, cannot be bought or sold,
To amlse oneself one must pay With
himself; that is tho essential. Yon are
not forbidden to open your purse II VOL,
ran do it, and II you find 1t useful. But. i
! assure you 1t Is not Indispensable.
Pleasure and simplicity arc two old nc
Receive simply, reunito
simply. Having worked hard
irst, be as amiabe, as loyal as possible
10 your companions, and. speak no evil
Of the absent; success will be certain
Il CHAPTER VIII
THE MERcIlNARY SPIRIT AND SIM
PLIClTY.
We have Just clbowed In passing n