The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-19

what he will do for them when he
gets con Easy street" He intends
to buy them everything that heart can
desire. He enumerates the beautiful
garments he sees in shop windows. He
talks of colleges and trips abroad. He
begins to think that, because he great
| ly desires to give them these things,
he has right to the same gratitude
that would be his did he pour into
their lives all these delights.
! He does not deny himself anv OF
the small comforts as he goes along
He smokes and when he wishes takes
what he calls social glass. He plays
a card game that is kept to gentle
manly figures" / use that term, not
because know where the line is
drawn between gambling for small
stakes or for large ones, but because
heard man use 1t in defense of
small stakes to make a game inter
esting."
In the meantime the mother is work.
ing hard to give the children advan-
tages. She goes without much and
even earns money by using her MIN,
BILE fingers and more nimble wits in
the service Of others. She makes, and
mends, and returns, and contrives so
that the children shall hold their place
among their mates. She studies with
them that they may make good grades
In school. She Is laying real plans
for the college career in putting by
small sums of money which she her
self earns.
Those children will get their chance,
but 1t will be in spite of the father,
rather than because of his contribu-
tory aid. They will have accomplish
ments which their mother has given
them. If she were not hampered by
having to be the wife of such an ex-
cuse for man she would probably
take better care of them in every way
then they are now being cared for.
All because, aiming at the best, she |
Is ready to do more than dream of
reaching her aim. She works!
You may work at drudgery without
using your braips, and then you will
fail.
You may use your brains without |
putting your ideas to the test of prac- |
tical demonstration, and then you will
fail.
You may dream all day long and
have naught but dreams for reward. |
or you may work without dreams and |
sink to the level of machinery.
To arrive man must work and /
dream. He must hope for great things |
and bend every energy to the realiza-
ton Of that hope
All things come to him who only |
slts and waits ] used to hear that |
when was child, and remember I
saw in my childish vision wealth, l
and power and social success the 1
conquest of school problems and the |
lover of girls dreams, all in a gay, |
mad, dashing circle, like the carousal |
ring of fantastic creatures, prancing |
gaily about me. I would merely have
to reach out for what I wanted-if |
the saying were true.
Now know that the ring is large |
enough to circle the globe and that it |
goes at a snail's pace--if I am too |
slow to get out and make things hum |
to my own tune.
Perhaps all things will come--in this |
incarnation or another-but IL you
mean to live I'm the highest and no
blest sense you must make your
dreams come true.
Having conceived a purpose let |
nothing swerve you from its accom-
plishment. If you see but a short way
before you drive till you reach the
bend in the road--life win have inf |
mite distances and glorious prospects
If you will keep the vision of the
idealist and the energy of the practi-
cal worker.
Both are needed to make success of |
life To dream what xyo,x vyavt aua
then make the dream come true"
If YOU only think hard enough
that is the poets word for thinking
and doing. Thoughts may be things.
At least they are potent for good or
bad In this world But to make
thoughts worth while they must be L
coupled with actions. Deeds. not words
coupled with thoughts this is
the real measure Of success.