Evening journal., 1912-06-22


the same lines Alas. how ave the
mighty fallenl or is II only that we
are changing places. you and I. even
as Tennyson said. The man he more
of woman. she OF man. 7 had plan
ned for a holiday today which was to
be partly spent ia selecting a gift for
the occasion, and the rest of the time
is 10 be devoted entirely TO you TO
"You are one man In a thousand.
even as my heart told me you we're,
Mrs. Delamore replied IL have
never doubted you and You have never
failed me-that Is my bouquet TO you.
this morning But you DO not know
me so we'll, I am afraid ! hope you
do not think you married a butterfly
that Is not my ideal OF myself. nor.
hope, your ideal for me We have
had our love lyric" and she glanced
fondly az the roses. "and ! have found
them more beautiful even than those
others you sent me for the first time
just one year go today: but oh 4,
Keith, surely you. with your temper
ament and advantages can understand
me- when ! say that all life is poetry
II we make II so. The poetry o. life
has as many forms as the art Of poetry
itself We do not alwys read l-rics,
and we do not always live them. A
business life can be made into a Won
derful epic and sometimes a great
novelist or q great poet dawns upon
the literary firmment like a star. and
shows us by the power OF his imagi-
nation which has pierced the crust
Of the material. the living vital. pulls
ing heart OF romance i'm what we love
to call practical. matter -of-fact affairs.
II is then we see life lifted up, grand
and epical IN its sweep. a work Of
such vast artistic magnitude as only
the Supreme Master could conceive.
~ do not feel that I am forgetting
the ideallty Of the day for us both
when 7 bring this matter OF business
10 your attention. 7 am only max
ing our own happiness more secure
for us by bringing others In to share
our ioy-you see. dear. after all n
is only refined sort Of selhshness.
hur one can never really benefit oneself
without beneftting another, and
thanks 10 the plan Of creation, one
cannot benefit another without also
catching a reflection of that others
JOY.
day hurry down town and straighten
share 10 our happiness instead OF a
oay for you and me. make II a half
dav for us all That would be
beautiful gift TO me. and no Jewels
would seem 30 precious.
Then Keith Delamore said,
every time We have . holiday our
selves we must let our employees have
one too7''
"Of course not: we could not he
duixotio or We might awaken some
morning 10 find We had no store 10
employ help for. and then we would
really he helping no one; hut Just
during this period Of extreme heat.
when an outing 10 the park or the
country would mean such real relax
alton and pleasure 10 those who End
the summer months a severe tax on
their health, constitution and temper.
Clerks IN Offices, banks. and mill em-
ployes. ell are allowed q half holt
day. " Is becoming so general
l DO not well see how merchants can
help adopting the custom this sum
mer Sunday is q day of quiet and
devotion. ar least. Il should be. and
should not be turned into a grand
excursion day; and yet that is the
only time your employees have to catch
breath OF fresh air. needed more
than ever when the Thermometer
scars; and from Mondoy morning
until Saturday night the electric fans
In lieu Of a real, hill-swept breeze is
the only air that comes TO them be-
hind the counters
You have girls and women IN your
store who are country bred 7 know.
for I have talked with them and 7
know them all by name. Some of
them are nature lovers and not a few
are nature students They have keen
appreciation for the birds and flow
ers and trees. and would eniov a troll
ley ride and maybe a little walk along
some country lane n they had the on
portunity. II would be something Ia
plan for. 70 look forward TO. some
thing 70 talk OF afterward. and 60
the weeks would hy around and sum
mer be not the season most irving IN
all the year, but some Of its beauty
and sweetness and helthfui. outdoor
living would be theirs too
love the summer so much nv.
sell, Keith, that 7 dislike 10 think thai
anyone employed by us should dread
II because we had not tried. even In
some small way TO make II LITTLE
easier and brighter for them. Cam
We try. dear, and may 7 not choos,
this boon for our wedding anniversr,
gift2-
1T Is not impossible. certainly. an,
anything possible have prornisef
you, though il seems a strange sor
Of wedding gift Still 7 admire vo,
as ! never did before. II wa,
/ happy last year AZ having won Won
] am rich this year as neva,
dreamed Of being 7 acknowledge
have never done you Justice. husines.
seemed too material, too prosaic Il
trouble you with wanted you Z,
read Browning with, 10 enjoy sym
4 phonies with. 10 sooth me when
came home tired and out Of sorts Yo,
have made me see that business lik
every living organization has a hear
as we'll as a brain. have prover
you in the sphere in which 7 though
you belonged, and now you prove I,
me that YOU can be all that 7 wishe,
and infinitely more.
Teacher tender. comrade. wife.
A tellow-farer true through life.
Heart-whole and soul-free.
The august Father
Gave 10 me"
Get your hat. little girl. and vel
60 together and tell our people tha
this day afternoon, until September
our store viii close its doors. oui
town must not be behind other towns
II It is a good move for them. IT 4
a good move for US Wen try
anyway and may our example speel