The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

ties. to see the bright cheerful sunshine
and 10 irnpart sunshine And. above all
remember that the pessimist's reputation
is but the credentials of this " world. while
the Optimist's character IS the surety Of
future
Fame is what YOU have taken.
Characters what you give:
When 70 this truth you waken,
Then you begin 70 live"
Piedmont. " Va.
SO often we hear IL said or some one.
They are such a lovely Christian char
acter." on. what a power there is IN
such a reputation, How carefully We
should guard IL. As the little song goes.
But my reputation WAS dearer 20 me
than all the bright gold in the til How
dear IL should be remembering q IS Ike
a sheet OF white paper. once bl0tted. Is
never the same. Then let Us try 70 make
for ourselves a reputation that viii en-
tighten and help strengthen al with
whom We come in contact.
sirs. H ALLEN.
ls3 Columbia road.
The glory OF our life
Comes not from what we do or what We
know.
But dweIls forevermore in what we are "
I25l Fsirnout street.
A character is Ike an aerOsrlc OF Alex
an6ria stanza; read Il forward. backward,
or across. 81 spells the same thing.
Character is higher than intellect. A
great soul VIII be stronger 20 live as well
as 70 think DOUGLAS JONES
p TWelf,h street aorthves,-
When wealth Is lost. nothing IS lost:
When character is lost. all IS lost.
A heart unspOtted IS not easily daunted-~
King Henry VI
Ny advice to You is 10 cheer up. 70 keep
a good heart. and 70 know your own
valUe--Charies Dickens
Miss HANNAH E. Brown.
warTento1, Va.
The TWO most precious things on this
side the grave are our reputation and our
life. But fl is 20 be lamented that the
most contemplate whisper may deprive
Us OF the one and The weakest weapon %
the other. a wise man. therefore will
be more anxious 70 deserve a fair name
than 70 possess IT, and this viii teach him
so 10 live as not 20 be afraid 70 die"
sT Ne- Ts-ey avenue northwest.
The impulse OF children IS 70 scrIbbIe
ir r'2ai- h7c-v 50. In my school DAYS nv
teacher said 70 Us. You can write this
motto. as Often as You Ike. and in every
vacant place.
Character is habit
And often look over those books and
realize how true the saying. Whatever
We do from day 20 z-y while young. is
] Irrrr
an artist takes the clay and fashions some
I beautiful dream into perfect reality. so
We uneonsciousiy. form our character IN
our habits from DAY to day. and as we
I are nodded by the hand or some dear one
with Infinite patience. perseverance. and
/ love. We become also a perfected master
piece. "RANNEY.~
97 New jersey avenue northwest.
Character is the result Of two great
! forces: the initial force which the Crea-
/ tor gave IL when He called the man into
being. and the force Of all the external
( influence and culture that mold and
modify the development Of a life
| Every character IS the joint product OF
nature and nurture = r MARKWARD
1 lS2l Monroe street northwest
| Let Us who are 0ptlmists 50 mold our
character as 20 be always cheerful. helm
! ful. and kind. so that those with whom
we associate may catch the same spirit.
thereby extending the motto Of the club.
/ Lets help" c. F. WRIGHT.
I is2 Thirteenth street northwest.
There is a kind OF character in thy life
That 10 the observer doth thy history
/ Fully unfold Shakespeare.
| Our strength Of character Is not put 10
! the strongest test until responsibility
falls upon US. It is comparatively easy
to evade. for time. the weight OF trou-
bic which must come. sooner OF later. 10
| each Of us; and from that troubie-if n
be serious-We know how vain Il Is 10 try
/ 20 escape, or how vain the efforts Of
| friends 10 gid the grief with words. al
| belt sympathy Is one OF the most pow
erful stimulants 10 renewed exertion and
hope. Here in this world. where We meet
all conditions Of life-and practically the
| same series Of events pass 20 the lot OF
each-where life aud its burdens are al
most equal kings-the struggle is viz
| tually the same for every sOjOurner. And
so the test applied 10 one is applied 70
| all. Do We yield or do we triumph?
| Responsibility eXactiOns win surely
bring 10 light the moral courage and
! strength Of character Of each Of US. and
/ thus from the wOndrOus tree OF effort
wtll fan 10 US fruit in proportion 70 con-
/ sistent eXertion and rectitude Of purpose.
/ Let us, then. 60 forward with an unfal-
/ tering trust. that in the end We may
/ leave the impress Of our character on
| those who follow. and when life ebbs
out its little day for US we may hear
/ the melody OF the Masters voice in the
| cOnsOling words. Wei done. thou good
and faithful servant.
ELOIsE sEDwICK.
I l10- street northwest
/ Character IS like an inward and spirit
ual grace. of which reputation is. OF
should be. the outward and visible sign
/ KATHRYN L. PHELPS
/ 1901 Fifteenth street
/ Character is made by Cod. and reputa-
ton by gossips. JOHN A, JOYCE.
We al know there is no -'vengeful ire"
/ IN God, but that He purifes His own by
| FIRE" The man or woman who has
never known SORROW. or never felt the
soul grow dim. have never had their
characters fully developed. But II is
love that cOnquers pain and ili, and VIII
power that all the hosts Of hate and fear
/ go down under. The truest friendships
are found by dissinilaTity OF character
or pursuit; We seek those who most dif-
fer from ourselves. and as stones can
be more easily united together when csvi-