The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
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He was walking down the sidewalk
His face was tense aud drawn with
suffering, yet hope was not gone from
his eye His face was sud, hut not too
sud On his hat there rested Lightly
the telltale baud Of crepe The little
maiden, with beautiful curls aud
sparkling eyes, who danced by hlr
side, her hand clusped hungrily I'm his,
was bubblIng with the wonders of the
show windows aud the p9 9ssng sights
ont In the street was driving down
the thoroughfare, yet the two made
such Il picture; there was that In their
setting, that uuconsciously paused
and watched them find nelr way
along the crowded walk. She was
plninly living In the preseut-a full
and excited life lie Just Rs plainly,
living In the past the great part of
him; held to the Here aud Now and
Future by that slender link that he
clnsped In his hand. ana that he would
not let go for all the treasure In the
world The story was all too plain,
and there tugged at my heart a great
pain for / could see, out yonder some.
where, newly made mound, that held
his happiness his present and his
future, too. am not going 10 paint
that picture for you, as It came to me
lf YOU live and love and believe In II
God and heaven, You can paint Il for
yourself. Such are the wonderful
stories, the tragedies that we rub
shoulders with every day and almost
every hour | did not look on the
other side of the street nor behind or
I'm front Of the man but probably on
oil sides Of him there were the other
extremes of this thing we call Life
To hold our poise between them all,
amidst them all, when enjoying Of
suffering all-that Is my task and
yours.
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Gee! But lts great to live! To
just i've and have being the uppOr
mnity to see and serve 10 meet the
fellows, and to do something and be
something To have ideals and strive
for their attainment gaining an inch
here losing foot there, but always
uudiscouraged, taking heart Of the
knowledge that you have done your
best and cnn not make the same mis-
take twice. II you, my friend, are one
NJ those that the blue devils some
times get after, I want TO tell you
something When you feel them about
you shake or all thought about your
bank account or your business cares
II you are clean ~ heart and mind
II YOU are making the fight with a
clear conscience, Just slough your usual
mental attitude get ont where the sun
* shining, the grass growing, the
breozes blowing; and. with the tree,
about YOU, understand that there Is a
Supreme Being that has made certain
promises to you direct promises that
have never been broken since Time be,
gan, and will never be broken while
Time endurps to him or her that seeki
tn take hold Of them I'm the right way
You have u right to live and succeed
Get that Idea lndelibly fixed. Ther
know that In some way, some how
some place, what you seek is waiting
FOR You and will he made clear TO YOU
Don't fret and fume and beat your
weak wings to bruises against the bars
He who made the trees, the grass. the
flowers He who created Love and se
/ It here TO reign aud rule the world /,
not only able but willing 10 guard ant
guide and protect YOU against that day
and every other day.