The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-29

| ~ IAI played in a way peculiar itself Which
- g III you choose?" The eager soul was
ssz 1911 nonplussed this for a then re
SzAs piled, IF it really be you say then it viii
reasonable for first look into these three worlds
and watch the three ways of playing game that
may choose therefrom which prefer" Feeling the wis
dom of this request without ado the arch-ange
winged his way toward world rolling space, the soul
eager and curious, following close behind After grea
while they approached within sight of the first of the
three worlds and themselves a watch
the humans beneath them they hard at worl
playing the game of life.
It CHANGED that a inning about begin; a
each Of the bases the player position the
pirc pitcher ready for signal
bleachers and in the grandstand large throng il
orderness and The young soul observed that al
these persons players well spectators looked very
much alike All seemed of the height, everyones
hair of a flaxen color and all dressed in uni
forms, spectators we'll players. There seemed
be variety in appearance action anywhere
Then the umpire cried play BALI" The soul look
ed for the pitcher wind himself the delivery
he did move; instead, umpire hold ball
threw toward catcher and then sped past home
plate and caught himself Likewise in mysterious
manner he snatched the bat his way and STRUCK
at the ball This strange procedure kept to the
immense surprise of the young soul throughout the inn
ing Not player moved except when the umpire lifted
him like sack and carried him about Neither did the
spectators show any interest," the umpire had do the
roofing and the shouting and thus keep the whole thing
ed dolls standing about, motionless trees.
The archange1 interpreting Alright the look inquiry
addressed to him by the soul said These the people
who do believe in indviduasm in competition
You will find their game rather dull proceed the
next world" SO they winged their flight through space
until another planet hove in sight then them
selves before to observe the game.
In this world matters very different indeed. Nc
regularity here all shouting
confusion; it like battlefield when the me
loo has tho thoi,
officers. a apparent tina
inning about to begin. The spectators did not
here sit quietly in orderly they surged like
wild in and the players bowling the
policemen and their clubs without ado The sou
also noted that the players differed in size from
hugest human giant to the merest pigmy; as
brawny mOuntaineers and some thin rails
weak as kittens. But soon the game began and
its going like great the sock-yards. The
moment the pitcher threw the ball individual there
began to about and shout and yell and try to hit
catch it, In the furore the soul at last how the big
players with their strength about the
the weaker the ground and stamped and
tied them with they could Then the
big playing they began fight anC
quarrel all the time swearing and ravng the
hand and foot because they did not and play The
big players fought urously
two Of them knocked and the had to
there were not enough players to keep it going.
Noting the instructive shrinking of the young soul as
if he repulsed and Mortified by the the arch
ange said, These the folks who in for cOmpeti
ton and ndivdualism for all its worth They play with
out umpire Without awaiting reply he and
plunged into space the young soul following sped
through the depths which seemed to lighter
brighter they Finally, great flight they
came the third world, where they stopped be
fore and prepared themselves observe the
as there played
The young soul, keenly observant noted here condi
tons very different indeed those the
former worlds He plainly that the players differed
considerably among themselves and yet well bal
anced pretty equally matched Up and down in front
the spectators passed guards in nay uniforms keeping
everybody in order When over-enthusiastic
Ieaped to his and began upbraid umpire
was quietly subdued And the UMPIRE kept
in order but he did play. The players took
of that strainng every muscle and nerve eager electric
and active they flashed the diamond as they
could the eXuberance spirits that
chem. Whenever player began take advantage he
ordered to the bench by the umpire heavily
Each player had his right the game; game
it's rights with the players.
This exclaimed young soul, with enthusiasm
this the game desire is competition indi
viduasm, but competition and individualism in the
bounds the rules game. game is protected
against the players and the players protected
the game" when he turned the archangeI thai
mighty parsonage had already disappeared fal
heavens; very we'll any sensible young
would vastly prefer this other way play
ing game life, him there. Wise arch
angel.
reading the above fable the reformers my
wise old uncle scratched his head for
of communism: and it is easy slide
hut no