The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-17
Child World Seen Again
Through the Eyes Of Youth

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The usual idea OF life makes set
tied people. or those who have at
tanned to middle age, the teachers
and advisers of youth, which is always
represented In the student attitude.
In reality conditions are often re-
versed Youth becomes the monitor
frequently. and mparts delightful in
structton, being always entirely GER
tain Of its Judgment and perfectly Sc
cure in its requirement of knowledge.
The summer vacation season. when
young people. fresh from college halls
and cramrned full of the ideas which
colleges in1part, return to the par.
entail roof, is a special vantage time
for their didactic tendencies.
Such Fine object Lessons.
They have the advantage of being
such fine object lessons, in their
vigor and beauty, of the realities and
potentialities of their age, that their
deficiencies. in such prosy require.
ments as sense and judgment. only
form a pleasing contrast when set
down opposite the tolerant philoso.
plies and the kindly humorousness of
their elders.
Youth is so proud and so confident.
Against the dauntlessness of its APP
preach and the directness of its. at
tack difficulties and disadvantages
vanish out of sight. Middle age.
wearied by overwork until It's ideals
are somewhat furnished and defaced.
looks on from q background into
which 1T has withdrawn with pride
and approval. or listens respectfully
while world tendencies are being ex-
planned from q new and lively stand
point.
Hnlf-Tender, Hnlf-PIty1nss Interest.
The half-tsnder. Multiplying In
terest with which youth Views Its
elders renders those elders doubly
conscious OF how far they have trav-
eled along the roadway of Time when.
the forty-hfth milestone having been
reached. they are considered by those
who come after as being outside ,the
round OF vital possibilities and
achievements.
The supreme crises of life are for
youth centred in itself Outside OF
itself Imagination is narrowed to the
vanishing point. and IL can scarcely
appreciate the idea that Middle Age
finds compensation Tor its own retire,
lnent in viewing whatever youth may
accomplish or leave unaccomplished,
with an interest that is as real and
personal as any they once felt for
themselves.
How Can You Bear 1t:
.oh. mother" plaintively exclaimed
beautiful young girl, II don't see
how you can bear to have your love-
ly hair turn gray and your color fade
and those tired lines deepen in your
face. You who used to be such a
belle. How can you stand having
the younger women como in TO take
Your place. mother dear7"
Why, my daughter" answered the
mother, .'it isn't the pleasantest reali-
cation in the world, that of growing
old. but then I have the pleasure OF
reliving my youth with you. All OF
your pleasures are mtne. Whatever
OF 10Y and success come to you come
to me in an intensified degree. And
that is one of tho compensattons OF
advancing years.
why, mother" said the girl rather
TREMENDOUSLY, Il had never thought Of
1t in that way. 1t renders life much
sweeter, more real thing than 1 had
ever realized 1t could be- And" she
added. after a little pause, sit has
[. taken away from me the dread l
have always felt Of one day finding
myself standing upon the threshold
over which you have passed. shall
never again have quite the same feel
ing of dread and regret over losing
youth. because you have unfolded to
me one OF the secrets that makes
ID youth eternal" CONSTANCIA.