Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-26
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He can BIO said to have Won the
game of life who at the last can laugh
1t was no basphemy, but far vision
of Nietzsche's that leo I'm to say that
the last Savior who would come to man
kind would laugh instead of weeping.
That final speech OF o. Henry, the short
story writer. was finer than any story
no ever wrote. Just as he was dying
he turned to the doctor and said: "l'ull
up the curtain. Doc. I'm AFRAID to 30
home in the dark" The speech had in
II wide courage and i sense of values
One forGivcs the royal Charles much
frivolty for the sake OF his dying
speech, "Gcntlcmen, ] fear I'm AN
uncoMscionabc time n-dying." and any
one who has suffered much alone
knows all the pathos and the fun In the
crippled Hcine's complaint that 1t was
too bad of tho German philosophers to
abolish God--"for VINO pray" said hc
who am to gioan to at night after
my wife has gone to sleep. II there Is
no God?'
In youth, when We arc whole and
vigorous and trustful of this cnvclopinS
llfc, wo may easily prefer tragedy. We
indulge Il brave desire to understand
life and to know it ut its worst. No
reserves. will assuage our thirst for
reality. We are obtusn enough and
sound enough to bear The highest tch
OF anguish: indeed, II takes q good
deal of sensation to rouse ~" feelings.
so thickly are We cncAsad in cnursinG
blood and wholesome flesh. But there
comes time when the luckscst 'm':T
us bear tho scars, If not tho open
Sashcs of the battle. The good. strong
bones that held us upright and r"ve
our eyes a level glance across the tlcii
of life. are mashed and broken on the
wheel or bent by l.oo". .,nd then wo
ask for Illusions. for comedy. for diver
sion, but above all sor laughter; sane.
courageous laughter Broken. bur
dencd helpless as we are, aonc Of III
very much to he cnvicd, more scathlc~s
he stands highest who stili can hugh.
Laughter means thac man can still re-
strain Desires still bear up under tor
mcnt, still see himself in so large \
setting that his personal fate scons
small Anger and contempt and bit
tcrness arc all equally silly. They
leave us unaware of our relatively. one
mans place in the universe Is no
great matter. Tho bag Of life is deeper
than any mans hand has reached. No
man of far vision accepts II final dcS-
rair since beyond the tarthcst stretch
of vision spreads infinite space.
Charles Ram Kennedy, tho author
of 1.-THE Servant in the House. has
become an American citizen, He took
out his naturalization papers forswcar-
Ing allegiance TO tho British sovereign
in tlmo to vote at the present election.
Mr.. Kennedy Is n believer in social
ism, OF The kind which ne advocates in
"rhe Servant in the House." and tho
book is being used in his propaganda
for universal brotherhood.
Harper & Brothers announce tho
publication this week of two new
books, Edison: His Life and Inven-
tions," by Frank Lewis Dyer and
Thomas Commerford Martin; '''rhc
Slant Book" pictures In color and
verses by Peter Newell, a new edition
liz also published OF Seven Old Ladies'
of Lavender Town" by II. c, Bunner.
MARY Cary" the little book by Kate
Langley Bosher which was published
last spring, has had an unusual career.
Its sale continued at about an even
figure for four months and then sud
denly increased Since September It
has been continuously on press. Tho
story of the little orphan Mary Cnray Is
published this week in Il new gift form
in stamped leather.
Harper & Brothers arc reprntlng this