The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

door. Body of 81. Lawrence. can ,h,.
be you, Rcnito, What has happened,
Is thy father dying? Where js m.
cloak iio! la. Juan. my clonk my
siatf ana my lantern: or STAY. M car,
riaseDthat Will be quicker: i, can
tnnio's," exclaimed Don Manner ]f,i,oonn,
concern. On hearing Don Bcni;n's faisn
,nie; ne was stu more so. Come in.
Senise: SIT By, the FIRE. Thou ors
MY friends son Is my son. VIII cali
ny servant and have thcm bring thee
refreshments at oncc--hot concc? Ana
.mcy snail carry the body beyond III.
CITY limits ana give It decent burial
ANA You VIII SO to bed. right here. and
done. Younss blo wsn w sss what can be
mmat nlp you say was her name? L
VII %enpioy the best avocado n
bur you shall, 90 free. And VIC viii trr
to KEEP II all from the old man. yo,,r
itather. tic friend % ms soul since ".
hm,ss IN or er9dles side By side, when
NJ! TOW yol' have suffered. my poor.
noor poS on hearing this Don Bcu-
y" cmprared him revealed the truth.
snpped: went home TO Eel! his laihnr
what had happened. Tho noble ms
nmmmTen = ,n9usand apolosies and "a
thr trnth-hut sat no longer In Dnn
Ecnito's ban. Ana from that jimo on
- ncn.,o was SAID to he following
hospttabic. but chose his guests more
Tareiui!y, ana every year, on BLESSED
rhs Dayr !" entcrtained few
CHOSEN ANA worthy friends: he mar
ried a lovely granddaughter OF Don
Manlefs, brought mp six fine SONS. TO
the glory OF God and ~ Srein.' and
hNilt he great Hospital for tho Sick
foor' that stll adorns his native citS.
s%sesides giving it twelve beautiful
agnni@ins and 4 noble church, lin mem.
quaint, spin:sh: Yet tho grain o,
wheat II II Is for az countries ani
auaintances would Mi q large church.
Ny friends could ali get conveniently
In the puipi,II Some sage.
In Europe this particularly slippery
genus Of so-called friend has two al
mirahly descriptive titles: Lane dc
water is lis s. share SaF ~ the sae we THqa f sna
t%ivities when his invitation comes, 81
lna, our ~hiShisoundins my constitu-
70 that ass. The second is the pos
tiil!on dc politiahe'-the fellow IN the
saddle who heads the team that draws
tr1 @%llid fselins W shat la is or a5 & lbs If all II
while some one gets all the auhstan-
t from rG poaam "My, hSnorpSIe friend
.Millhayen", knows exactly how much
friend he has got when so addressed
In a purely parliamentary and Pick
'wIckian spirit: who has q knife up his
nre; what his word IS Worth. an mdfi his
pledges 10 him personally. All OF MS
s haTe a roy s9rf titi Of maple ISSt ,b MsShrinE d r.,
who Was the friend OF Cod onlv.
very differently. Some OF our most
satisfactory ones arc not in the show
window at all: simple, humble folk.
whom the world despirses for not being
rich, sophisticated. nor distinguished
In n field, But we know their worth,
old nursc-the best woman that ever
lived, and a mother to me who never
knew my own.'' Men like those Of
Bible could match in moral worth I'M
spiritual value, some of the Scotch.
peasants have known: incorruptible.
proud. fearless, fierce in integrity. pure
and tender in heart as a woman. and
as delicate In feeling as the greatest
noble in England when either confer,
gcntilessf shnll always treasure
some OF their u%tteraness as an honor
to the human race" Youths like tina
who sacrificed his bright and doubt
less sweet young life. without a mo-
ments hesitation, to save a train full
preux ehevaiier. Maids like the 'littiaa
sempstress who VIII eeIed her fiance down
TO get a license after he had lost both
OF his legs; that she might marry him
N'f1 49, ~ vs. $3.50 " hthtAs E PIX
explained. Thc real royal family la
not composed entirely OF .cuelnhs.
Ghibellines. Hohenzollerns, Roman
offs. though knishtlv deeds do hoa
from gentle blood: 1t has many q hum.
hle. quiet. unknown member. whose
crown will come-has come-from God.
Tho ancienta marked with a white
stone the day that gave them a true
friend. and happy is the man who can
boast of even one such. in whom his
heart can safely trust"
RerhcfoucauIf.
1t was n cynical saying Of this wit.
"On pcnt touiours supporter les maux
d'autrini.' I'VE can always hear other
dogs have died on their masters.
graves! And tho true friend IS over
like Damon and Pythias: like David
and Jonathan; 1t Is a rare tie, pass
ing tho love OF women" 1t Is q most
beautiful one. in which, deep answer
eth unto deep. The silly. t~heishal-
low. the selfish. never feel. never
inspire ~it--never tworst of ally miss
~" The friend OF the sonl. as the
SuanfSh r,tt-if .8NE7EE HN aFT' 80