The Washington times., 1906-11-04
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my violin for the flowers and the
trees
You Ike 10 play It out Of doors?'
Helen asked. with a sudden smile.
YES" laughed the other, that is
one of my privileges as a hermit II
seems quite natural to the wild things,
for they have all music Of their
own. wonderful. silent music that
the best musicians cannot catch: do
you not believe that, Miss Davis?"
Yes" Helen said, and sat gazing
at her companion silently for a min
ute Il should think a life Of sIch
effort would be very hard" she said
finally. DO YOU not ever fan2'
II do not do much else" he replied
with a sad smile. "and get up and
stumble on. The rlastership Of ones
heart is the ideal, you know: and
after all ones own life cannot be any
thing but struggle and failure. Tor the
power be Is tr1 ing to conquer is IN
finite. When ] find my life very hard
/ do not complain. but know that the
reason for IL is that have chosen 20
have IL real. and that the essence OF
the soul is its effort / think that is
a very im~ortant thing 10 feel about
life. Miss Davis"
THAT is why I do not wish to be
idle, said Helen.
1T is just because people do not
know this fact about the soul" the
other continued, and are not willing
TO dare and suffer. and overcome DUH
ness, and Keep their spiritual tacul-
ties free, that they sink down as they
grow Older. and become what We call
practical. and talk very wisely about
experience. ID IT, Oily when God sends
inIo tie world man OF genius that no
mountains of earth can crush. and VINO
keeps ms faith and sweetness all
through his life. that We learn the
Daseness uI the thought that expert
enee necessarily brings cyuicism and
selnshness There is 10 me ID ali
this world nothing more hateful than
this disillusioIed woTlduuess. and moth
ing makes me auBvier than to see IL
taking the name of wisdom. lf / were
man with au-art, there Is nothing,
/ think. that ] should feel more called
20 make war upon; IL is very blow
in the face OF God. Nothing makes me
sadder Than 10 see the life that such
people live-to see. for instance. how
pathetic are the things they call their
entertainments; and when one knows
E4iArfil tldl ne IS a magic potion 10
Zoe drunk wi,H rapture. and awe-that
every instant of Il ought 10 be
hymn OF rejoicing. and the whole OF
IL rich and fun OF power. like some
majestic symphony I often fnd my
self wishing that there were some way
OF saving the time that people spend 81
their pleasures.
Life piled on life
Were all TOO little. and of one 70 me
Little remains.
As ] kueel before Gods altar of the
heart ! know that If 7 had infinite
time and ahuite energy ucre would
bee beauty and joy sJiI 10 seek. and so
as I look about me ln the world and
see all the sin and misery thai Is iu
it, 81 Is my comfort TO know that the
reason for IL is that men are still
living the lives of the animals. and
have not even dreamed OF the life
that belongs TO them as men. That is
something about which ] feel very
strongly myselt--that Is. part of my
duty as man who seeks worship
and rightuess 10 marx that difference
i'm my own life quite plainly"
Mr.. Howard paused for moment.
and Helen said very earnestly, i
wish that YOU would tell me about
that