The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-06-12

hap of that which passeh understanding but in the light
o Wcn personal success or nOnsucCess seems no more
all dust atom dancing in the ray of sunlight. 1t will
De hard to dene this GAIN for it neither gers like gold
nor tnlles like cymbals; it does not by graphing
W forging ahead or hustng; it evades force and cunning
ana the world business did not give it 1t take
aWay but it adds to the funess of being and it does
more toward true contentment than fame millions
Alter all we cannot all stand up in the front rank
OF life; there is altogether much hustling and
eIbowng there now and the crowd and the combat
are daily increasing; but Of elect be straggers
on lie march may perhaps sunsets, watch
the WIND otener as 1t fans the clouds across the sky and
pick more wild flowers And these pursuits, say what
will about diligence and concentration adds to
ScIouSneSS and he is not wise who OverOOks such
adunctS. 1t IS possible to build stately roofing
to the mansion of ones soul by lazy swim round noon
flooded bay with the eyes fixed the grdlng pineclad
banks than by ebowng out of the way and getting
his seat on the train 1t induces finer quality OF thought
and therein after ALL lies true beSsedness ST. Francis
would say Not forging ahead and winning out but ever
more and refining the quality of the thoughts that
visit u.s. enlghtening Conscences, sowing sympathetic
words and accustomng ourselves to mild gestures, these
achievements make for higher civilization and transform
the world of apes and tigers into world of men and women
AS purify body and soul OF Selfnterest as we grow
toward Serddance and impersona views, understand
the value of acquesence the great seethng cadron OF
life ceases be place of torture whence struggle to
escape and life appears to other FORMS forms OF beauty
and vitality and peace and come to believe that beyond
the life militant with its thwartng successes there lies
the life triumphant where every gain of ours is gain to
all and where all toys and all sports and all bessedness
are freely offered to whoever will partake.
DR. Paget takes the motto of his volume Stevenson
beautiful tribute to his DOCTORS The physician the flower
(such as is of our civilization But Stevenson
would have been the last to have approved Dr. Paget
view of the physicians aims and object for when all is
said was not their husng and bustng their skill or
their fame he commended but their personality as
ealers The dedication his various doctors tenders
gratitude for kindness to stranger to good genius among
frosty mountains, to whom he knew but week and
another whom he knew but days. and who yet knew
how to write their deep in his memory to another
whose visits made it pleasure to be ILL., to one wise IN
counsel and another 1wearied in Kindness and another
who knew how to be friend These were not just successful
1octors they healing personalities and So though we
highly commend Dr. Pagets essays for their vitality and
ease and charm should only put them into the hands
If those who would strenuousy refuse all his advice and
who already know that there is true living and vital
growth in the pauses of activity than in the maddest OF
pursuits