Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-01
Father lines Advice.

MY son., SAID falnef llne as MS
youngest son was preparing to venture
into the world when you take up your
duties between the sixth and seventh
strokes of midnight on December 81, you
will be greeted as young. innocent and
unsophisticated 1t is a fayorite delusion
of mortals that l send my children into
the world entirely unprepnred to face the
struggle for existence
"You know better. You are fully
aware of my refusal to manage my al
fairs the way men manage theirs. But
flatter these simple folk by pretending
that you are just as ignorant and just as
foolish as they believe you to be. Re
member that nothing else irritates a hui
man being so much as to find wisdom
where he has prepared to encounter folly.
Besides, the stupider you appear to be
the less art men will use in their efforts
to deceive you. Bear always in mind
that a baby stare is more valuable to a
woman than a head fun of brains The
fourth dimension is front, and it isn't
half as elusive as mathematieians try to
make US believe
at is not necessary for you or any
member of our family TO become alarmed
over the wickedness of the world or en-
thusiastic over its goodness. Those who
have only a short space, TO spend in the
world may waste their substance over
other folks wrongs and rights: l and
mine having a monopoly on time. need
not worry about trivialties. You look out
for yourself Keep your hands clean and
attend to your business. When you see
q is CT IN convince
pie you are younger or older than you
are don't lose your temper or bother to
set it right. If the clock thinks it is
fooling you or anybody else, let it enjoy
itself. Don't you be a kill-joy.
Never allow yourself to become irri-
tated at persons who think they are
killing me Bear in mind that they can't
hurt me, and they may extract some
happiness from their hallucina tons.
Many a crazy man is locked up simply
because other folks hate to see a fellow
enjoy himself in a way that isn't theirs.
There is something more to sanity than
complete agreement with the man you
are talking to, but most humans refuse
to recognize this.
you will be besought to change your
ScHeuule TOT the DeneIt OF lovers, those
condemned to death and others. Pay no
attention to their urgings. Neither you
nor anybody else can better the lot of
those whom the regular course of nature
does not satisfy. Nor should you heed
the pleas of those who want their infants
to remain children. Hurry the children
along for there may be some worth while
men and women to come from them. and
the world needs them
'rhere will be folks. who will ask you
to run backward for while TO give them
opportunity to correct their mistakes.
Be deaf to them. If you give them an
other chance, they will simply make
fresh mistakes and bring trouble and
confusion on persons who have been for
tunate enough to escape in the past.
when somebody tries to hurry you up
and explains how important it is that he
should be living next week. remind him
that the wind travelled 1857 miles last
week, and that ii didn't get anywhere in
spite of all it's hurry.
! "Your brother. whom you are to relieve,
/ has accumulated great pack full of ire
mendously important things. Take il
from him and dump the load in the deep
est part of the deepest ocean. Travel
light. Be good. Otherwise you will never
be truly happy.-New York sun.