The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-05-08
AN END ATTAINED.


They were three enterprising little
boys and they had two of the elemen.
tai factors of genius, perseverance and
self-belief. When they took a resolve
they never stopped to haggle about
small trifles like ways and means
They saw but two points of interest
their purpose and themselves. Their
sole object was to blend the two. They
had the universal small boys firm be-
lief that youth no matter how youthful
was no obstacle to the acquisition of
great wealth and that ten or eleven
years of life were quite sufficient for
devising the means to get it. Why
should the lumber from the lately de.
molished college windmill go to waste?
1t lay in scattered, neglected heap,
near the college building and it would
exactly suit the castle that the young
dreamers were building in more senses
than one. Near to the home Of two of
them was vacant lot. Property right
to ground was factor of such small
effect compared to their project that
it never got as far as being counted.
To carry it out, the vacant lot and the
windmill lumber would have to be
brought together and as the only
movable one of the two was the
lumber it was clear that some way
must be devised by which the lumber
should be got to combine with the lot.
But they were very good little boys.
They never thought of taking the lum-
Der free-handed. They set about learn
ing the due form of procedure for ac-
quiring it. So, without unfolding their
intentions, like all discreet projectors,
they inquired of college student as
to the proper course. He referred
them to college professor, whereupon
the youthful corporation called on the
professor in body. He was busy and
he told them he didn't know how any
body could get the lumber. The in
quirers bided their time and then made
a second call to learn if the professor
had found out. The professor gave
them their congo without ceremonious
delay and after their quick exit, the in
quirers realized that their quest for
information must be carried further.
So they interviewed the college senior
that was on the board of control. They
could not complain OF the reception he
gave them. He took them to his room
and held parley with due attention
to it's purpose. Then he supplied his
interviewers with pen, ink and paper
and directed them to write letter to
the college faculty, addressed to it's
secretary. 1t was remarkable letter,
with three different literary styles and
three different kinds of penmanship
and three different signatures in which
the writer's informed the college fac
ulty that they wanted to build the
alter and to negotate for the purchase
or possession of the windmill lumber.
Then the wicked senior had them mail
their letter.
The next college faculty meeting
was merry one. The three small
boys were well known habitues of the
college vicinity. The secretary read
their letter aloud with due FORM Then
it was passed about for individual
scrutiny. 1t received hilarious atten-
ton. 1t absorbed the interest of the
council to a highly flattering degree.
The secretary was instructed to write
formal reply to it and the next day
the little boys got courteous letter
by mail to the effect that the lumber
was not for sale or for disposal. But
If they did not succeed in building
their theater, they did succeed in
building amusement, the object of
their proposed building and thus, after
the manner of genius they reached
their aim indirectly with great sue
cess. C. Fl. x.