The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
OPTIMLSTS ALWAYS BRAVE IN FIGHTING LIFE,S BATTLE

Be firm. one constant element OF luck.
Is genuine, solid old Teutonic pluck;
Stick 10 your aim, the mongrers hold VIII
slip.
But crowbars loose the bulldogs grip.
Small though he locks. the Jaw that never
yields.
Drags down the believing monarch Of
the fields. Holmes.
Ms. 7 K o'BRIEN.
/ 70 street northwest
Courage Is not ohstinacy nor Is It fool.
/ hardness. It consists in the exercise oi
ones convictions, even in the face OF
scorn and ridicule, without fear Of con-
/ sequences, provided. however, that ones
I convictions are founded on truth. aftel
1 having carefully weighed all the facts
! Tolerance for the opinions OF others
/ sympathy for those in the wrong, and
an ever ready willingness 20 assist, even
/ though it be those IN the most IowlJ
walks OF life. are attributes Of the cour-
ageous heart W B. HENDERSON.
lr3 Fsimont street.
Cowards die many times before their
deaths;
The valiant never taste Of death but
once.
! OF all the wonders that yet have heard
Il seems TO me most strange that men
should fear.
Seeing that death. a necessary end,
VIII come when II will come
Julius Caesar.
NJ z BAILEY.
I7S5 Columbia rusd northwest.
It's said courage IS common. but the
immense esteem in which It is held proves
II 10 be rare. Animal resistance is. no
doubt, common; but the pure article.
courage with eyes, courage with conduct,
self-possession al the cannon's mouth,
cheerfulness in lonely adherence 70 the
right, Is the endowment OF elevated
characters.-Emerson.
MARY CONNOLLY.
s6 Massachusetts, avenne northwest
Courage exults over victory ana bids
failure try again: smiles indulgentIy on
adventure and chides hesitation, but
knows not merited defeat
ROSE z BABooCK-
Wesley HsiEhts. D. @.
We fan.
But screw your courage 10 the sticking
And ven not faH-Shakespea-e.
D. r. WALT WARD.
The brave man IS not he who feels fear,
But he whose noble mind its fears subdues-
y. Baillie
A C. WOOD.
gu c street southeast
I pray for courage every day
To help ne on HES rugged way.
Ny strength alone ] dare not trust
Lest I be humblsd in the dust
More courage. Lord. shall be my cry
Help me 20 dare 20 do or die
While life shall last nv prayer shall be
More courage. Lord. more courage. Lord
Nc all need courage in the fight
To down the wrong. uplift the right:
Though scTae may boast Of great deeds
done
Ry strength of their own arm alone,
True courage conetb but from Thee.
No power but Thine canst make me free
More courage. Lord. whatev'r the task
The weak. the strong. the brave Should
shall ask;
More courage, Lord, more courage. Lord.
JAMES CONWAY JACKSON.
20 Fourteenth street northwest
To struggle when hope Is banished.
To live when HES salt Is gone.
To dwell in a dream that has vanished.
To endure and 80 calmly on.
BESSIE L BENNETT
Washington. D. c.
You pursue your way. not without Stun
bling against stones.
Not without hurting your feet from the
r0ughness OF the road:
But courag geously pressing back the tears
that spring 90 your eyes,
With your pen, your instrument. OF your
sword IN hand.
Your mind clear and your heart Kind,
Having with you, as a charm against evil
days.
An ideal that smiles at you and a muse
that sings
Translation from Francois Fable.
EDWIN WICKBNHOEFER.
. Thirteenth avenue. NeEaTk y. J.
Courage IS that moral strength which
enables Us al all times 10 think. speak.
and do that which we know 10 be right.
and instances OF moral courage such as
this shine Ike stars in the armament Of
history. Il made Paul the bravest OF
the Apostles, and IL gave 10 Bayard his
noble title Of The fearless and blame
less knight" Tales OF heroism make I'd
the enchanted land Of literature and
these lives Of brave men ought to make
our lives sublime" and they would II we
were only inspired by what we admire
and alive 10 a realization OF the truth
that
"Cnbounded courage and compassion
Joined
Make the hero and the man completst"
EPIPHANY MORNING SUNDAY SCHOOL.