The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
some THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

and OTHER THINGS
One of the finest cases of egotism has
been developed in our city In the past
twelve months, that the average man
will meet on his journey through life
If it were not so apparent and bumptous
it would be admired. People rather
lmire the developing "self" in sub
dued lights, but vixen it struts,
"boasts," and "gobbles" they smile in
its presence, but chuckle when it falls.
One of the most pathetic things IN
history is gruff old Carlyle's lament
over the death of hisIwife: 'tAh, if l
had five minutes with her, if only to as
sure her that loved her through all
thatl' represents a lament that thous-
ands are making because they have
said their meanest things to the ones
they have loved best and failed to rec
tify the sayings of their untamed
tongues. The most of us are towards
when it comes to confessing our wrongs.
If we would only love and trust more,
and hate and curse less, we would find
more happiness.
The next time you look into mirror
notice the lines, cross-lines, crow-feet,
wrinkles, the droop of the mouth, and
say to yourself: "These are the hero
glyphics of life that am writing day
by day so the students of human nature
may read my history" If you will
study the lookingglass and are honest
with self you will know that the people
are better acquainted with you and
your innermost thoughts than you had
supposed. AS you write so you will be
known
Each person has his own flavor. So
many have taste that is sour. 1t
seems to me the reason for this is,
many who have in youth had great
vision, who felt the passion for right
BUSINESS and who counted it privilege
to fight for righteousness, but in an evil
hour slipped to the bottom of the preci-
pice where the beast of sin lives-this
fall is the tragedy of the soul.
It is sometimes very hard for man
to forgive his own meanness. 1 am
quite sure it will be easier for God in
the day of judgement to forgive you
for your meanness than for you to for
give yourself.
If you will study the real leaders of
the country you will discover they were
born near the short-grass region. There
is not one rich-born son in 200 that
ever reaches real leadership, on the other
hand not one in 10, 600 that ever strug-
gled for riches is ever generous.
If some of you young people will turn
to the old plush album to see mother s
picture when she was young, then turn
to your mother and study her face you
will be able to estimate the cost you
have been to her. When a mother
coins her life into sons and daughters
she pays great price, and the children
that dishonor her are a national dis
grace.
If you have brains enough to know
what you want out of life, courage
enough to go after what you want,
there is nothing great enough to keep
you from getting it. Brains, vim, Wig
or and push conquer all opposition.
As soon as you go floating around
with ''hard luck" stories, you carry
the marks of failure with you. No
man wants to assist a failure. If you
are down, the things you need are
pep" and opportunity. If you propose
to beg and whine you are ready for the
dump pile. Get "pep" or quit the job.
Glorious, pulsating, Intoxicating life
is for those who desire it. But if you
are in the fogs, you are just forced to
get out of them or forever have mental
phthisic. AS long as you stay there,
you have scratches, bruises, corns and
chilblains.
When you are scared you will find
that snakes, scorpions, mosquitoes and
pestiferous fleas lie in wait as you pass
0AOA-S1 OAt SOO4 as yOO CAtA11O CI1C
hills little way, song birds MARBLE
their gladstone notes.
No sadder or blacker world could be
conceived than one IN which man might
sin without suffering as the result of
sin. The sooner we learn what God is
anywhere, we learn that he is every
where.
Act becomes habit, and habit be-
comes the specialized man. In like
manner each good deed bears double
joy; it enriches the whole universe, but
is a treasure laid up in the heaven of
the human soul. Every sin is two
edge sword, flaming either way; it
gashes society and it wounds the soul.
We are taught by the broken expert