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


pIe no longer trusted your pieces OF /
paper. the giIded front Of your wealth. /
YOU took up the gold OF the country ]
DO won know that men and women ]
and little children arc starving 10 .
death because Of these thingsE Re
cause OF vou2 You enjoy your bread +.
and meat with relish. DO you know .
that men are starving ..I
The old man smiled. "A Socialist, /
ne murmured.
And the young jew smiled. but his I
smile was somehow different rms /
( is why T am here tonight You an
IAN old man now and are soon TO die
The old man shrugged his shoulders, I
as ff that did not matter. But u is /
, mot yet too late for YOU to begin There
ig n chance to save YOU yet. and make
. YOU what you ought 70 be I'm the
. world"
And tho other asked; Are you
3 mailman"
'No. You are the mailman Of Us
two. You have a chance TO become
, sane again. But 80 must come from
you. All from you. from the heart
{ out. There is spirit inside you
, which for forty years has been hard
- and cruel and bitter Row 80 is
I Christmas time. and that spirit must
- be softencd and made sweet. There
Dc no other way Co gain what 7 want
o. For though 7 could look into your
e. eyes % long time and YOU would do
B what T tell YOU TO. that is not enough.
That would not be you who was doing
o. IT, but something outside Of you From
4 a bubbliuE heart or pure good WILL
% from the inside, must your charity
d. come"
AS no spoke the young Jew came
q over and laid his hand on the others
!, shoulder. looking with wide eyes
Il straight into the others eyes. where
o at n fascination and n fcrvOr came
q from the Jew. a queer. daziug. i'm
Is sistcnt power poured along his steady
gaze. The old millionaire met it
d stcruly. but the young mans eyes
q thrilled him in his old heart.
81 You are a hypnotist.' cried out the
Il millionaire.
q IT am a hypnotist 7 am other
things. too. 7 fast. and can coax the
a white soul from your body. 7 can
~ make trees walk and the hills vocal
10 can bring back the blue spirits Of
be the dead. But these things do not
Be- matter 7 came here tonight to change
I,- your soul and make 60 sweet. So that
n your charity Will be real charity Why
~ did 7 select yOu2 Because YOU are
- |potcntia1-vour are that one man who
,n holds the most power I'm his hands
,+ Through YOU T must work. or. DO is
= better to say. through you must your
y. new self work. And 40 is NOT loose
charity 7 ask Of YOU. the deadly giving
b. away OF wealth for nothing. 80. Your
- charity shall DE practical"
"Why should I say Yes TO you ~
And the other spoke To- him softly
y. but his tone filled the whole room
y. and said.
ls why should YOU not? What do
- YOU live for7 Think wei before YOU
Is answer"
'7 II live to work; work hard" The
ply But the jew said: What does YOU
y, work give your
-h And the other answered proudly
~ MY work gives me power"
20 Then the young Jew raised his han,
81 and pointed out the window. "Nol
= hear that gale out there. and YOU TAN
~ Of power2 Power? That wind coul,
N manifold itself and break your bones
NJ. You hear that rain7 That rain coul'
II rise and drown you. and you coul
- not flee. DO not talk 90 me OF pow
M er. for the only power YOU have is n
ri a man among men There are othe
-, powers which make that power seen
=. as a perfume and soft music. Now
- tell me why do you work.
~ Because the work compels me. BE
~ cause 7 have nothing else TO do Man
- men and women are like me. I hay
p" nothing else 90 care for" And n
~ told how he was an alone. for hi
~ wife and daughter had died. and u
added: why do I tell you this, Blu
it IS so. I am alone"
II Especially on Christmas eve?
.o asked the strange man gently.
10 Especially on Christmas eve. An
an on the night the baby was born an
'at died with her mother. And on On
ns night my wife and I were married.
ga 'How. after all. a great man is onl
To- a mani" exclaimed the jew. How
Ks after all. he can be stripped an
IN shown as little and sick. or old an
H IL
sss the old mans shoulder seemed {
res throb with a wondrous sympath,
HE crecps over the ground with h
two legs. n creature or bowels. brai
ne and heart-and we call him great
id Though he sicSens and dies. bchol'
his very monuments acclaim hin
W. grcati"
RIM The old man recalled. without en-,
m. ton. that nc had not fifteen years
live The fire cast his shadow on IN
off wall. He knew the time would CON
when he would cast n shadow M
not where. Not even n shadow shbuI
yn- survive him.
-ou students. among an his thought
'ou he reached over and took the your
Jews hand.
RS Il am glad YOU came TO talk
Gu me tonight. In some peculiar wa
YOU refresh me-" he said yet go
bring me strange ideas"
the 1T is because you have given N
iii the chance: yet long have we need'
each other"
ore The millionaire was silent again 4
20 n minute: then he asked slowly. wi
de- a tremor I'm his voice. what mea
you. my friend. when you said 80
'ly. could bring the spirits OF the dead
his And the other answered. THAT
nil what 7 meant. For 7 know the Jar
ent OF ghosts ana the ghosts call 60 me O.
ing over their twilight To me. this ear
IS Is but a mere sign I'm the sky. m
{ yet can weep over one poor starvi'
hey man. Alive he sends me message
to- as dead he sends me messages. \
Be ear IS bent and ready for these ;hini
lest and 7 hear him"
ing "But-about the spirits? Abo
the bringing them baCk2 You said y
ven could bring back the dead Is IL no