The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-08

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PASS Why. you win astonish every
body. Are there any more characters
you are going TO pose fory'
They waited me TO be George Wash,
At the age Of twenty-five be was onr
q shyster politician, speaking at war;
caucuses and talking reform on tn,
street corners. Without love he mighl
in time have been elected an alderman
or walking delegate, but he wouk
have aspired no higher, One evening
as he was on his way to a caucus In
the Fourth ward. where he was blllsc
to make n speech. he met young lad.
who had lost her way and fell In love
with her on the spot. She was girl
who was looking higher M, and to win
her he had to take OF his boots and &C
clear 10 tho top OF the tree. II took him
Ave years TO win a name and wife
but he won them at last and left o
name never to be forgotten. Nothing
but love did II. He might have been
offered the best farm In Greece TO get
up and hump himself, but he would
have turned II down,
We think Of the immortal George
Washington as hero and states
man, and we leave the love out Of his
life. We shouldn't do H. He was full
Of pluck and perseverance and ambi.
tion, but he'd never have reached the
top notch without love to boost him.
And let me tell you that he loved Just
the same way that you and ! love to-
day. When he met the widow who aft
erward became his wife he sized her
up out Of the corner OF his eye. Then
he hitched his chair little nearer.
There was talk about poetry, the moon.
angels and all that. and he ate popcorn
and drank cider and went away with
a tickled feeling In his heart. There
came a time when he called her Martha
and abe called him George. when she
pillowed her head on his shoulder,
when he said that II she happened to
get kicked to death by COW he would
90 out and break his neck by falling OF
a barn. Yes, they loved and loved.
and they married. and love spurred
our idol on until there were no more
honors for him TO reap. Had he re-
mained an old bachelor he might have
invented double ended rat trap or a
double barreled cockroach extermina.
tor, but that would have been the end
of II.
We now come down to the case Of Q,
Hope Jones, the man who stands be.
fore you. II Is without egotism that
l bring myself forward, as / use my
case simply to illustrate. Five years
ago | was lazy. shiftless, unaspiring
young man. About the only aim | had
was to be elected constable Of my vii
lage. Even my own father became SO
discouraged over my case that he
would no longer buy my beer and TO
bacco.
Then a sudden change came ! fell
in love. II is not necessary to give
the name Of the girl, but love acted
like magic In my case. In a week
was at work In a cornfield. In a month
was a leader in politics. In year
l was preparing to set out on lee.
ture tour and reached my highest
notch, and here | am. / didn't marry
the girl / loved, as she was unfortu.
nateIy bitten by a rattlesnake, but I
fell In love with another, and still 8
third, and today / am In love with the
fourth. It's an original Idea Of my
own and one ! can recommend. II you
want to climb up, you can't love too
often nor too many.
And now In drawing to q close let
me recapitulate. Ambition is good for
90 cents on the dollar, but love 10 worth
an even 100. Perseverance, II q fur
mace to get up steam, but love Ii the
fuel to supply It. Integrity 10 . good
thing to brag about as long &C you
don't get caught at II, but there are no
weak spots in the armor Of love. II
not In love, 80 out and take q tumble.
Love we'll Love a. hard as you can.
When once started. keep II on the jump,
like q scared rabbit And incidentally
! would observe that the fare TO the
next town In which lecture Ii %
cents, and unless there is q liberal con-
tribution on the part Of this audience !
don't see bow / am to get there. Some
Of you may not think have given you
90 cent? worth, bot any one who viii
follow my advice and 80 and fall head
over heels In love will feel conscience
stricken that he didn't empty bis wallet
into my hat. N. QUAD.