The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-25

n he can get work. Yet all the
Ghetto tonight is starving,
Conceive the suffering Of the little
children. born in the blaclJncss Of LIE,
and remember forever the waihng or
the children in filth and blindness,
where the sun shines not and the sluGs
of poverty crawl You must give heed /
to the children OF the Kingdom or /
Man. for I'm them lies your hope, and /
never can your child come back TO I
YOU should YOU damn the unborn and /
the born. Forever shall you hear lnelr /
voices crying i'm the iabyrlnths OF .
, night. forever shall you reel Ine =
brushing OF little, imploriug HANDS ]
The children YOU forget shall break .
your pIcasautcst dreams and follow /
you in the daytime until you aDoml- /
nate yourelf.
Have pity on the children, for this
way you shall live forever Teach
them. and make them your friends.
Raise them up from where they lie
l cast amongst ignorance and drunken
ness. RIGHTEOUSNESS and despair by
your schools YOU shall come TO know
them. and hereafter they shall praise
you because they are no longer
/ wretched. Through all time men shall
love you. for I'm your time you shah
have loved the children"
The old man listened 20 his words
/ in silence. and over his mind came
] thoughts OF his money. For his gold
I oppressed him whenever he thought
of &c, and It wearied him like a SICK
ness.
Il see no way. I do not care for
the money. But see no way" he said
at last
And the other replied: "see my
way. II is the only way
But I cannot" answered the old
man. And then nc said You move
me strangely with your power here
tonight"
THE other said: "You must be able
spoken I'm them. There is the truth.
If YOU are the man. I'm your ears the
truth must thunder Then the
Young jew pleaded.
Come. think OF the roaring mill
lions OF men in the centuries 60 come.
You have but TO lift your finger now
and shape a billion opportunities IN
I those uudroamcd-of years.
''I must think of my present bust
ness" said the old millionaire.
IL, And stiI the jew was not dis
, mayed Your present business is ai-
. ready past Let the past bargain
! with the past and decay I'm its own
, place But YOU begin and work at
= THE future For the future is yours
I 'It viii ruin me-" protested the old
and IF YOU have no soul" an
A., / syvered the other. "yOu are already
e ruined. But 7 have come 60 save you.
AS hc spoke. the rich man saw the
/ wonderful kindness I'm mis- eyes, like a
p thousand stars ON a summers night
d shining. You are already dead. and
I this is the death you have TO fear
~ tell YOU that by my plan you shall
4 conquer death and live I'm men until
" the day of doom. For gold properly
= put is tho happicst thing on earth
3 DO you die and want an men misera-
4 ble2 or DO you live and want al
N men happy
y And when ne had finished rebuk.
ing him. the old man spoke and said
70 NV strange new thoughts tell ms
that want all men happy
d Then" said the other sternly
% you know my plan. Work at it."
And again a silence fell between
m them.
.r The big. hale. gray old man took NJ
k a tablet and pencil which always Ia,
% near him wherever he went He ben
m above the paper. tapping &c with the
NJ pencil. Then he drew q rough outline
if which was the United States, and spill
m IL crosswise and lcngthwise. And d,
b. wrote rapidly. Eastern branch
10 Northeast - Northwest -
southeast Southwest Central" an,
a stopped Row. the Northeast soctioi
* included New York City. and under
he wrote the name OF Parsons. Gen
r.. cral Manager" Under each OF tn
I'M other sections also ne quickly wrot
,r a mans name. He forgot the yOun
no Jew. gazing steadily az him. II
.v tapped on the paper and sucked n
S. his shaggy gray mustache for man
ST minutes YES he said at last, %
.o might do. We would take over tn
governments employment agenc
first. They have been losing to
IS much money on it
h. a sound old clock chimed half pas
two. and the pencil scratched energet
Of ically on. pouring out rows OF figure
o. and groups Of compact names. Tn
mi bobbing pencil seemed merry at In
nh new task. The young jew smiled d
mr. the silence.
~ once tho visitor interrupted: "Yo
,d do what YOU do because you wish 60 q?
-r The old man merely nodded. He di
not 1ool, up. If he had done so h
AZ would have seen the lips OF the youn
~ lew part slowly. his checks 60 pale
fe than ever. his head sink, and IN
he flame die out Of his tired eyes. BJ
n the Jew did not speak. and the oi
man figured on. and the night hun
70 close over the rich mans house. ct
Il. the right hands the right task Ia
en been nut" murmurcd the strange
mr. Thcn. i'm louder tnoes. he said:
10 must goi''
ne The old man heard. eco nov
10 impossible! You must stay here L
n night"
fn But the young jew shook his hea
.af sadly. My work IS done here.
nc must GO"
he But the night is terrible" pr,
an tested the other. And the Jew sa
i'd simply:
- NO night is terrible to me-"
And stiu the other kept saying
ME ''But YOU shall stay and help me wit
ON this plant You are a great man"
me And the young Jew smiled weak
10 and replied: you are a greater ms
al for your plan than I am" He LITE
~ls his head. 81 must 60"
ne where must you go tonight
10 asked 4he old man. And the your
IL man answered. mot far"
lot And you viii send the letter