The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-14

tions that he need fear no danger from
u. Yet the shadow IL there, walking
side by side with the hope that springs
eternal. But the clock ticks 70 regu
larry, the hands Of the hour glass fall
40 unnoticeably, and every one Ii ~
ed 10 the presence Of the shadow. That
the days pass M silently, 30 philosopbi
cally ~ they do In "Sleepy Hollow"
Beneath the surface there II the trag
edy ~ ah'iction but there IL also that
view 81 human laughter which no NJ.
niction can down. n IL a laughing
fearful comedy, this. That lad In the
corner there IL silent aud far eyed. In
his mind there II the anticipation of
endless years in the hatred peace. Worse
than S~iberia-where the very buildings
nre, or should be In poetic Justice
grim, Rhunt, and gastly. Where now
skeletons are mustered IN porticos, and
where the night Is made hideous with
"the cough that wont come of.
Tragedy and comedy walking hand In
hand. Shattered health, aud vain am.
bilious iourncying out Of the "valley
Of Last Hope" into the "valley Of the
Lost Hope but who knows how this
will return, or that-this In n wooden
box, or on u stretcher going home to
diet Or that bright and robust-curedi
oh beautiful oft whispered word
"Curcd."
No matter how dark a tragedy may
he, its sombre nature must lend bril-.
liarce to the faintest ray Of sunshine.
SO II is in our valley Of the Last
Hope" Day after day, month after
month, come summer, come snow, our
little world moves on, hopeless, pathet.
ic or beautiful, tragic 'r touched with
humor-as a whole, Il commingling of
all.
Some Of IN lie all day-evory day
all the year round-in the reclining
chairs, while some of US are so far on
the road To recovery, that we may
walk, drive, pay calls. or even eat
60 tiv, l%inncrs. That hope which *
ever recognized as n worked symptom
Of the disease, IL ever with us. That
death which threatens so many Of US,
IN seldom thought about. True, in
the solitude Of his ROOM, n man may
put down his head for n moment and
"let CO." "but n man may say, as |
heard one do the other day" I'm 80
tired Of hanging OF that | feel like
falling off. But the greater part Of
the time, those brave people keep u
stiG lip, each smiling that the other
may zee the smile, and smile also.
So the days pass, outwardly serine.
In truth our little world is inwardly
much happier than the big world might
suppose. The everlasting clinical Their
mometor II referred 10 nv a "wavy
sticks and it's aim in life, /" the
temp Tha; aimlcss watch you.dont.
over do. IL kind Of walk VI the e~xercis.
ing patient, is known as the ct. b.
treadl
When true love enters here, 1t Is Of
ten tragic, but often more beautiful.
Here is the man afflicted and the won
en- unaffected, come TO him from the
outside world, which has forsaken for
his sake, to be- with him to the end
Good bye" IL the hardest word "a
say in this valley. II is seldom said
someone passes in the night. There
il a little hush. Then the shadow is
resolutely, bravely, forgotten. But
steruer than this reminder Of death, Ii
the home going one who has been eur
ed. aud is now going back, u militant
, missionary himself, TO teach the pre-
vention and cure which he has beer
taught. The hearts Of those he /. leav
, ing behind are heavy, while their spok
en- words are light, and their hand
:, clasp firm. There is no envy but
Despite our best effort TO smile, the
tears will come. The shadow Is still
present. But who will say that th'
exile in the valley Of the Last Hope,'
is not u brave little bandit
, Their motto is,Faith, Love, and Hope
Faith, u%nscrutable wisdom-Ilope fol
the rest-Love toward one another
A SO be Il.