The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-13


Live well; how long or short. permit to
iheaven.-MHton.
Not knowing how long we will enjoy
lie, We can Dut live each day 10 its full
est Fin each moment with a radiant
praise. So enthusiastic in paving our
way through the world with cheer and
6ladness We prove to all that We should
be grateful for the many blessings given
US, and accept the little trials We meet
as small examples Of greater troubles
from which We are spared. How beauti-
ful 10 remember He sees the sparrow fail
He. watches over US.
| PIP FrsrkiE street northeast
The fanatic can naught behold
But the simmer OF his banners FOLD.
To poor old visionary soul
All skies are lined with purest gold
The enthusiast sees in today
i chance 10 tx to-morrow's pav
Ere tomorrow shall say him nav
Or cast cloud on hopes bright raw.
Most blessed Of men. the optimist
VIII take the good. the had resist,
And see in frost but frozen mist
TIC bless his fields when summer k.st.
a. J. CAMPBELL
2 street northwest.
Enthusiasm is a sublime vearning OF q
soul honorably 10 mount 10 higher things
Il IS at once the mother Of all the virtues
and the daughter Of each Of them. r7uIti-
tldinous alike in its parentage and rrog-
leny- Wherever a virtueI lives there is
enthusiasm II is never unrelated T.
builds nests and empires. homes and FIRE
SIDES; climbs the Alps and yearns for
other worlds 10 conquer. II belongs To
no species, race, class. creed. The simple
and sublime homage that the savage
/ sends amid his tears TO the inmenorisI
skies-that IS love. The mother. flushed
with youth and divinity. bending and
/ smiling lovingly over the dimpled OBJ
/ Ject Of her adoration-here IS pride. and
/ this pride and that love are invisibly con
nected by a thread OF consanguinltv.
which is enthusiasm.
! l sometimes love 70 think. love N he
/ lieve, that It is enthusiasm that paints
the dawn with unnumbe-ed streaks and
4 ]
! into blossom on the trees and throws q
mantle Of green over the shoulders OF the
+ hills. Il wanders from flower 10 flower
with the bee and perches beside the bird
when she sWakens the echoes with her
+ smorous roundeIay. II lends beauty 10
! the wing OF the moth and strength to the
pinions Of the eagle.
! What an undefatigable irnprover Of the
! morals and the beauty Of the world II is.
] And how eveT-present 10 inspire 20 high
/ er flights, II haunts Us at our work and
comes TO Us even in the vIsifs OF our
nights whispering dreams OF large. con-
quest And II whispers these dreams 10
/ the ant as well as 70 the lover; 10 the
tadpole as well as 10 the philosopher. I
cannot bear 10 think what an awful soil
tUde this Old world would be without en-
'nuSlaslh. H P. CRoNIN.
Enthusiasm which carries with il small
kindnesses, small courtesies. small con-
siderations. and these habituaUv rrac-
ticed in our social intercourse. give a
greater charm 10 the character than The
display Of great talents and ACCOMPLISH
ments. Il is the lives. ike the stars.
which pour down on Us the calm light OF
their enthusiasm, up TO which We look
for blessings and Inspirations We must
give free and bold play TO those instincts
LOT the heart which lie dormant in so
many Of US. Why do We let this spark
grow dim? How we all admire the enthu-
siasm Of youth. Il is this characteristic in
the boy or girl which frequently touches
the hearts of those who are drifting with
the tide; often has it given to US new
hope and courage. Beautiful is young
enthusiasm; keep it to the end.
B. R SoNEN.
&c Newton street.
Enthusiasm is the compelling force in
al great movements. Il seems TO be 4
kind Of divine afflatus inspiring our being
with extraordinary zeal in the accom-
plishment OF a higher purpose. The Cru
saders, the Reformation, the American
Revolution, and other great events were
all the results OF enthusiasm in great
causes. One can arouse in ones self this
spirit Of progress and by his zeal carry
himself to success. ARTHf-R TrNov
Lock Box "a.
Ihere has never. or never UiH be, any
great designs accomplished IN life with
out the spirit of enthusiasm. I think II
would be needless to say that every opti-
mlstIc person does possess that spirit. be-
cause facts certainly prove themselves,
and If It was to the contrary. no true op-
tirnist. I think, would be willing 10 de-
spreading the growth of optimism As
optimist. too. I think we all recognize
the beauty and power Of true enthusiasm,
but We want TO remember that whatever
we do to enlighten ourselves or others 10
always guard against checking or chilling
a single earnest sentiment
Miss ROsALIE B. McGRATH.
80 Second street southeast.
think but echo Emerson when I say
that no great work was ever achieved
without enthusiasm. Some persons have
spoken colby Of enthusiasm for tn. rea-
son that under its influence men some
times do things which calm reflection
shows them 10 have been unwise. How
ever that may be, It remains true that
the twin sister of inspiration
is the keynote Of all great successes. As
the crude metal before it can be fash
Toned into objects Of utility or art must
first be subjected TO glowing heat, so to
the materials of life that lie about us we
must apply the white heat Of enthusiasm
If out of them we would mold something
or real and abiding use and beauty.
ARTHUR W. BEER
eeTenteenth and Hamlin streets northeast