The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

LET as hope that some sime we may
stop and make deliberate choice OF
sweeter, quieter. frienClier life. and bv
cutting down our social tasks and intellec-
tuai recTeatiOns make time for rest and
domesticity. and for remembrance OF
others whose houses and lives adjoin our
own sirs ~ JEFFRIES.
CulDeDer. Va
Oh. land Of lands. our fathers paid the
price
OF all this fair and goodly heritage.
With pain and want. With toll and sac
rihce-
We read the record stamped on his
tofy's page
We read and question. Are we brave as
they2
Have we the courage sum to dare and
The strength to face the issues OF the day
With hearts that thrill with purpose
high and true?
Cndaunted in the stormy days OF old
With swords unsneathed they Jared
forth 10 the fray;
And We, on. land OF lands, would SIN
Thy stainless record IN this better day
In peace or turmoil We would boldly
stand.
Oh isnc y lands. where we can serve
thee best
Serve uu The highest good our fathers
planned
Is thine from North 70 South. from
East 10 West
Serve with a lofty aim. and righteous
deed
Though many scoF. and few there be
that praise.
thus would We sign and seal the patriots
creed.
And honor all our Indspendenoe days.
BIaA Mountain. y C.
BE not a slave TO what another may
think.
Think for thyself and LEI thy reason
rule:
Be thou the workman. not the work
mans tool
Then shalt thou manly be and calmly
drink
or freedoms sparkling nectar God
like gift"
To be thoroughly independent Is scarce
ly 70 be desired in this mundane sphere,
for the Isolation would be our portion,
for rightly interpreted. man must per-
force occasionally rely upon each other:
but. 70 be free from forced conception OF
dUuy. 10 pursue ones own course. regard
less OF the bunets and scOrn o. the world
Is TO command respect. We have the
glorious privilege Of our own individual
fly; the mind need not be controlled by
others. but its own spirit cling TO- and
justify that independence which frees Us
forms and requirements. which feeling is
fraught With the highest sense OF liberty
and independence that sustains the Qame
and dignity OF man. whether in castle
or hovei Though in c crowd I stood
among them. but not OF them.
Ma B. EDELLN.
Ds Para uad
Some writer has said Every man has
Esaus in the world Il would seem that
this statement is startungiy true. Every
day men sell their birthright OF liberty.
freedom. independence. for mess OF pot
tage. And such pottags, often the lure
OF gold has made man give himself
body and soul his ideas-Io some great
corporation, some political party thar
robs him OF all MS best and then leaves
him deviralzed. discouraged. a mere pup
pet dangling before a public that scorns
him. Sometimes. he has lost himself IN
q whirlpool Of sin-he IS the slave ot some
controlling vice. that saps all his
strength, his manhood. bis ambition And
so. for whatever reason this modern Esau
has parted with the precious jewel OF
Independence. his happiness and pride n
himself have gone and he can only say
with Goethe:
Ny peace Is vanlshed-ny heart Is sore
I shall 6nd q never-and neUemorer
n z. BAILEY.
Us Columbia roaa.
It's liberty alone that gives the flowers
OF heeting life their luster and perfume,
SIDNEY JONES
Fourteeuth and Ciao8 streets
That obligation In general. under which
We conceive ourselves bound 10 obey a
law. independent OF those resources
which the law provides Tor its own en-
forcements--R. p. Ward.
20 s.-eet soutAeas,.
A day. an hour. Of virtuous independence
Is worth a whole thirty Of bondSsz.
HELM c. HERRINK.
2zs C street nOstswoz.
Bless'd are those whose blood and Judg-
meut are 50 well commingled
That they are not a pipe for fortunes
finger
To sound what stop she please. Give me
that man
That IS not passions slave, and I viii
wear him
In my hearts core. aye. IN ny heart OF
heaTts.-ShakespeGre
ARTHUR GEORGE JoIsON.
station B. Washington. D Q.
BY thine own sours law learn 70 live.
And If men scorn thee. take no care;
And II men hate thee, take no heed;
But sing thy song. and do thy deed.
And hope thy hope and pray thy prayer" /
l. B CHAABERLAIN. /
The ssanA0De.
A right independence OF mind IS free
dom from a slavish respect 70 the Opln- /
ions and tastes OF others II Is a mind /
that viii think its own thoughts, stand I
upon its own principles. and follow its /
own conscience. II does not lose its own /
by imbIbing the opinions OF /
others. and is not Ike a sponge that ab- /
serbs whatever II IS soaked IN. but II I
stands alone amid the beating and break I
Ing Of storms that bear against #. Next /
to goodness Of heart, independence. viii /
best insure our happiness in the conduct /
Of life MARIE H. BOGDAHN |
30 North Carolina sEenne s0sIhsast.
Independence. not controlled or dom /
mated by Others-self-reliant Washing
ton. Lincoln. Roosevelt. were men Of /
great force and Independence OF charac-
ter. who stood for the right regardless I
Of what others might think or do Wash /