The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-15

her De!lef except DOnaldS proficiency
in his studies and vague tradition
that he could guess things" 1t was
impossible to discover any specific in
stance worth mentioning. In tho
sports of boys he was very successful,
but any boy will be SO who grows up
ahead Of his years. From the time
when he reached school age he was al.
ways growing more rapidly in height
and weight than the average. More
over, he played with tremendous ener-
gy and concentration. He was fond Of
rough games, but Neither suffered inju-
ry nor inflicted it. Indeed he presently
began to be known as "lucky." and II
were to select one attribute Of his
which never deserted him and seemed
always to make its impression upon bis
associates would choose his luck"
For luck lis personal quality. Il
means, as rule, no more than an in.
stlnctive accuracy Of judgment, the
power that makes a bird fly south In
the fall, though he knows nothing OF
the danger which he Is escaping, hav.
ing never seen winter.
If you tell me that it is rational supe-
riority which enables boy to thrust
his head into football scrimmage In
place where 1t will not encounter an
other boys fist or his skull or his feet
and to keep on doing this all through q
season Of the game, l shall laugh st
you. Yet it is we'll known that injuries
are not equally distributed; that nei-
ther the strong nor the prudent e..
cape them; that the boy who doesn't
get hurt is the one who has the faculty.
the natural gift, the instructive guild
ance, the luck. And the wessd q n
great football game, full Of flying nsts
and feet.
So when I say that Donald was lucky
decline to be accused Of superstition or
Of fatalism. That which all Of US be-
lieve in, though some Of us affect to
doubt it, the thing called luck as per.
sonal asset is neither ordinary good
Judgment nor the favor Of heaven. Il
is the faculty Of relying upon q deep
seated, guiding power resident in the
individual and nearly II not quite in
falliblc.
This power is not limited by the
fineness Of the physical senses. It will
help you to dodge an invisible micYobs
just as more obvious instinct will
help you to dodge a SNOWFALL. It IL
natural to step out Of the snowbaIrs
path, but If you hesitate and try to
reason about it you will get hit. And
the same thing Is true Of that mysteri.
Gus force within you which is absolute
ly at one with nature.
In Donald there appeared q singular
n nf 70 f,,G
and deliberate action. As child he
would respond to questions slowly and
with care, even when the expression
Of his eyes showed that the correct
answer had flashed through his mind
instantly. His greatest and most OBJ
stinate fault was secretiveness. Though
his nature was very affectionate and
his sympathy most tender. he lacked
the natural tendency to oonfde his
troubles, his joys or his hopes to these
he loved, even to his mother. He had
no slyness. He was at no pains to
keep secret. He simply said nothing
about it and gave no sign Of its ex.
istence.
We were often grieved to find that
he had left us in ignorance Of some ih.
cident Of his daily life, some act nsA.
ther praiseworthy nor blamable or one
perhaps involving moral question bs.
yond the appreciation Of his years.
When reproved for such an omission.
his customary-and, l believe, sincere
reply would be:
"Why, it never occurred to me that
you didn't know"
1t was frequently necessary to gfye
him quite an elaborate explanation be-
fore he seemed to realize that we hae
had no means of knowing.
By all this do not wish to rive t6e
impression that he was q markedly
phenomenal boy. but 1t is important. a.
course. that should point out an psp.
ticulars in which be differed from The
average. l have therefore with xreaS
care selected these three pecuIiaritfsS
He thought very quickly and spske
very slowly.
lTo BE Continued
Exercise For Both. ~
Does your wife go I'm for athletics ys
"Um-yes, in way. She went eat
yesterday to take exercise; said she WA
going to walk up long hill"
"And did she?"