The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-04


 Do you remember the case of the great
 sjnEer-one who is heard season after sea son in New York, who was too poor to
 have her voice cultivated until kind friend came to her rescue and gave her the money to carry on her studies?" said
 Miss Lucretia. "She went to Paris and
 came back after few years one of the great prima donnas of the world, and what do you suppose? The story goes that the first thing she did was to snub her henefactress. The price she paid for tho insult, however. called for a reckon ing of many good dollars and cents-but 1t IS only an instance of the noble army of forgetters.'
 Then you agree with the spanish pro-
 verD." suggested Nancy?" which says:
 When the broth is eaten the spoon is for gotten.' Do your"
 q don't think all cases are as fragrant as that of the drima donna," was the re- ply. Sometimes people mean to pay the deut, but they are unable to do so Not that people who do things for others ex- pect remuneration-except in appreciation or gratitude-which Is very rare. A
 woman who has plenty of money and does
 something for a poor girl is never happier thau when she receives & whole heart full of affection and love from the girl in ques- tion-nothing is greater remuneration than just that. know a beautiful instance about school teacher in New York The story comes from a friend of mine who lives there and who knows the young woman. The young teacher was most ,x1a Ina Ind vf h1 time. Finally, a wealthy friend of her ; Suggested that she give up her school work for a year and come and live with her and white her play. The teacher de- murred; she couldn't afford it; 1t was inl- possible. The wealthy friend offered ev- cry ything in return for the years salary. The young teacher finally consented. She lived the year at her friends palntial country home and wrote her play which netted her something like a half million dollars. But the rare and beautiful thing about the whole circumstance was that .he young teacher gave her friend all the credit for the play. When the first inter- viewer got hol dof the now famous play wright, she said
 You recall what Browning said about his friend who was the genius and him. self merely the clever person, when that one played the part of the Good Sa- maritan and gave him leisure to write something he had long dreamed of do- ing? It's the same with me. If my friend hadn't made it possible for me to stop teaching for a year, and write my play, I should still be prim little school Ma m with nothing but my salary to keep inc wolf from the door. She was the
 genus in the case and merely the clever prson.'"
 ''Enat a recompense it must have been to the friend to hear her express her gratitude in such a beautiful manner, observed Nancy.
 And after that" continued Miss Lucre- tia," the wealthy friend lost all her money and the little teacher had more material way of showing her appreciation. for she made her come and live with her and she has shared every dollar of her income with the woman who made it pos sible for her to make it"
 we are on our way to Join the Orgamza- l "Going back to our original converse tioil," said Nancy, reflectively, "abou' Peggy, wouldn't have you to think thai she is always like that. The little affair about the old ladies really wasn't so fla grant, after all."
 l .J know" said Miss Lucretia, "the be- ginning is always so. Sometimes it is SC 1 little that we consider it of no impor tance whatever and before we know | we gre on our way to join the organiza- 1 tiol which I havr labeled The Nople !! Army of Forgetters. If you will look about you, at the people who have sue ceeoed you will find them to be the the cnes who, when they give theii word to do thing, they stick tc
 it and you can depend upon them. The decd is as good as already done. l hatt people who never keep an appointment who are never on time for anything so- l cial, or otherwise who, when they tell yot
 a thing, you have to take with gran of salt. knowing full well it will never be done. AS an asset toward success in life l I should think people would try to culti- vate being depended upon Don't you? Nancy looked away and then nodded ther pretty head.
 For the noble army of forgetters, | Miss Lucretia concluded. lis not an or l sailization that is a credit to any man l, woman or child who happens to be enlist l ed in it, and beware of a life membership
 If you'd succeed in the things you un' dertake."