Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-29

Ing to question possible personal loss
or lack Of strength The response is
instantaneous and glad IAN that |
have, all that | can do tomorrow will
answer for me to ind what to do I'm my
own behalf, but today Is yours"
The moment that friends need, or
pleasure, or advantage becomes trans
muted by generous affection into our
personal requirement. obligation Is
burned up in the crucible which effects
the change, Such a friend forgets that
a favor has been conferred upon an
other w the gadness with which he has
brought relief, All manner Of personal
gain would not seem as precious In his
estimation as 10 see the cloud pass
from the anxious face OF his troubled
friend, and his heart is warm with the
happiness which he has bestowed,
There Is something so ineXpressbly
delightful IN being the source of relief
To any troubled or weary human being
that II would seem more probable that
the opportunity brought to our door
would be considered a blessing, than
that restrained manner and hesitate
ing speech should meet the appeal Of
one who needs some modest service.
| use the word appeal against my in
cllnatlon; It includes an inequality, as
OF one poorer speaking 10 the rich-one
weaker asking for protection from the
powerful Often the good we can do
with our material resources, could be
doubled by some other form Of help
were the positions reversed.
II the transaction is no more than
the making OF gift--how keenly one
feels this at festival tmes-there is
much subtle art, worth acquiring, In the
thing offered, the manner Of presenta-
ton, and the meaning conveyed by the
choice. out OF table heaped with
gifts one will move the heart to keen
and tender Joy which all the others
lack and 1t win not be the one that
cost the most that brings a happy
moisture to the eyes and sense Of
deep and true satisfaction TO the heart.
OFTEN a small gift Of money, that
most unsentimental medium, which, II
proffered as a thing which was me-
cessity, would be an uncomfortable bur
den, can be made 10 convey the most
touching expression Of affection, The
wish nursed secretly and fondly has
been discovered-the desire Of the heart
Tor book, picture, or dainty ornament
has mysterlOusly been made plain. II
was not quite sure which one you cared
for, VIII you choose II for me?" The
sordidness of coin and crisp govern
ment notes is not thought OF, and they
are forgotten In the Joy Of certain pos
session Of coveted treasure.
The less we remind ourselves, and
yet more, the less we allude to a favor
done, the longer does that service be-
come Especially is this true Of the
sometimes ncalculable benefit OF money
loaned. ! know Of an instance where
a man, harrassed TO the borders Of de-
SPAR, sacrificed his precious store OF
books In order to pay back a small
loan about which his friend, with no
unkind intent, kept inquiring. Were
you able to straighten out matters with
that money! IL became TO him like
nightmare. There was no intention of
worrying him-a real interest caused
the question but there had been no
satisfying result and the constant
touch on the sore place hurt beyond en-
durance. To forget as far as possible,
the confidence placed in you by
the friend have aided, IL the d.
vine way 10 so relieve what
covers some OF the bitterest sufferings
known to honorable people Perhaps
the most severe wound the vitality OF
the troubled man ever received was the
need TO say "Can you help me?"
Life Is seriously impoverished by our
lack Of appreciation OF what small IA
vor rightely bestowed can do to en-.
rich II, It would hardly be beyond
the limit OF both truth and probabu.
ties to say that scarcely a day passes