Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-03
"RoeERT LOUIS STEVENSON"
A Charming Lecture Before Teachers
Club by Prof. w. T. Foster.

The lecture given by Prof. William !.
Foster on Robert Louis Stevenson last
evening at the Gardiner High Schpoi
building under the auspices Of the Cob
bosscecontcc Teachers Club was largely
afforded by the club members and ir-
yitcd friends. The lecture was one "I
the best that ever was given in this city
on a subject such as Prof. Foster treated.
The interest OF the audience was held
from the beginning until the last word
was spoken Following are extracts from
the lecture:
| am sure We should all be rs hcppy as
kings
In this mere nursery rhyme is the very
life of Robert Louis Stevenson.
..The world is SO full of q number oi
;hlngs'-to him it mattcred little what
God made it all, and al is good. and
there is Joy in tho struggle" with
empty pockets and with death bending
over him, he writes a friend: Some limo
or other | shall whistle and sing. make
no doubt" The apostle Of human h"pri-
ness. the consistent preacher Of courage
and good cnecr-to Introduce such :,
friend To YOU tonight is my great joy. to
the end that. with Robert Louis Steven
son and Mrs Wigs of III" Cabbagr
Patch, cacI Of us who needs it may
o,oIy. for himself - sin,nIe and bray,.
philosophy Of the If" that will keep the
l,., .t.r rron, bis rosr-coIorcd sn,,ta-
clcs.
Ii YOU would know this man well (1nd
| ,.a,, o.,u.,,. ,oorL ., n,;... l,roy,ir,- ti,n
Won must read his own writings; the best
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"i i'iH M II Ia 'i''''i' i''''' WV viz .
to the best of words.
Ills was Il manly gospel as bright fur
;hc gloomy spirit Of the age as sunshine
| out of fcgs and discomfort.
To shcw that
| In the mud and scum nf things.
SmmeihinE always, a'"alS Sii,SS,
| ro civ" II :, voice far aboy, singing
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| some lor thc 9ioflcS of thc World ana
| cich fn,. tho prcnI,c..s pnr,disn IN come.
| All. take the Cash md let tn" Credit go.
| Nor heed the rumbl" Of q distant drum
| And something indeed. Of the spirit
| parn,ling in Ar,ericr-;hc world Is TO b.
| smilngly arceItcd as II is, without tpu
| much morbid woriy about unborn to-
| :norrows
| None Of these in.n find much II SAY
| for Il hungry man who would refuse his
| dinuer and keep all his appetite. for the
| dessert before he knew whether there
| was to be any dessert There is timo
| enough to suffer lfc'S pains, enjoy its
| good now. 1T Will not do to delay.
| Stevenson says IN Nirginibus Pucrisquc.
| until VIC are cluggod with prudence and
iimping with rheumatism, and people be
| gin To ark Us: What does Gravity out q
bed?'
Nor Is all tIis short: i',,:ed or sacri-
| HSlouS, IL Is merely Nthtlr'nG, IN vhilC-
nhe iai'h' 70 'aAe ING '""u'F 'Ad lr'''-
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US plunge mahluIlN INTO ihc SrI "i M
| lot our WI 'c Wpfth' 10 DC AL ticfc ano
say no nor" ABOUT H. /" St"vc"Soia
iHoFt'u great merit WIS mat ne sue
c"ued S' TT aS 70 80 haPP%. \" ipNt
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on III" oth"r hano thiS h'finIt" "r'''
fault. TO The mnld "f Stevenson "'' :