The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

The young man who starts out TO be n
good fellow usually ends up as a
"good-for-nothing'' fellow. And some
times he turns out 20 be a very bad fell
low. In trying to be good fellow" he
does not stop to think that making a
wreck Of himself is a poor way to be IL.
Any number OF fine young fellows have
foolish idea that they are making them
selves popular. But real popularity Is
not gained in this way.
The young man who tries to be good
fellow invariably throws his money
away for the mSmentary pleasure OF a
class of loafers whose only interest Is
found In vice and dissipation. and the ex-
perience of the whole world has shown
that after one has spent his last dollar
on friends OF this type, they cease to be
his friends. II does not help the situation
to say that he has a good heart. In
dealing with associates OF this kind it is
not enough TO have a good heart. IL Is
also very necessary to have a good head.
or course l believe in being generous
and kind in dealing with, any one and
every one that we may. meet. But at the
same time. one can get more genuine
pleasure out OF association with real peo-
pie than is possible with a dissipated
bunch whose only idea in life is that it
Is smart to be a wasteT.
Likes Good Time.
There is no one that likes good time
better than / do.f But when I want
good time 1 don't want a stupid time,
and I don't want anything that Is going
to Supply me. No one can have the most
fun that he is capable of having unless
he has all his senses. And dissipation
takes away both your sense and your
senses. ! want to enjoy myself with a
clear head.
And again, one great trouble is that IN
trying to be a good fellow to associates
of the baTroom 1t is impossible to be a
good fellow to ones own family and TO
other real people. And that means a
good deal II young man will stop for
Just two seconds to think about IL, he
will see in flash that one can be a real
Iy good fellow in other ways If he wishes
10. Not a goody-goody fellow, but just
plain good fellow. such as every man Is
who is q man. u a young man is doing
fairly wefI in his work, and then does
what he can to make life pleasant for hfs
folks or for those friends who are really
friends, then he can have the best kind of
a time. and without wasting money
either. The best kind Of a time Is one
that does not leave bad taste behind.
and that means the kind of a time that
one can have in a clean and wholesome
way. And that's not preaching. IL is
simply a matter of experience and fact
of life. wouldn't preach to any man
living. A man with any sense doesn't
need preaching to. A fool wouldn't pay
any attention to il anyway. But a word
to the wise is sufficient. and young men
often need TO be reminded of things that
they are likely to forget or overlook.
Their hearts may be all right but they
go wrong through thoughtlessness.
Live Clean Life.
It is not a question Of living a clean
life merely for the sake of being good.
but for the sake Of getting the most out
of life. Personally, l am frank to say
that am here for the best kind of time
that / can have. And want a good time
a long time. But the fact is that a man
can feel better and have more fun II he
lives straight. And that ought to decide
the question for any one. 1t is a pleas
ure even to be strong and clean and full
of energy and TO have a clear head.
II the boxing game teaches anything it
teaches this lesson OF temperance and
There is no denying that it
is a mans game and a manly game. And