The Washington herald., 1915-09-20

He had to content himself, however, with imagin-
ing that the treasure lay in the earth about him.
He would dig and dig, with great satisfaction to
himself and greatly to the amusement OF those
looking on. They liked to his eager young
face, shining with excitement as he told about
his adventures.
As the boy grew to youth he lost his interest
in buried treasure. Instead, he became interested
in the treasures of silver and gold and precious
stones ;hat lay in the earth. He used to picture
them there waiting for to come and secure
possession He resolved when he grew up, to be
miner He would go far away to the wilds and
there he would prospect. He glowed at the thought
of his discoveries. He would return rich man
! His treasures he would throw at the feet OF the
one he loved
As the youth grew to manhood his imagination
tired of those treasures too 1t found other treas
ures stored in books. Eagerly he would delvc for
them sometimes working far into the night. He
decided that these were the greatest treasures OF
all. And they inexhaustible The more he
took the more he still could take. The only draw
back was that life would be too short
Those that knew him used to marvel at his
acquisitions. They said that he gave promise of
becoming one OF the most learned men in the
world At their praise he only smiled. For al
ready he knew much that he realized how lit
tic he knew and how much more there was to
know. He wanted to make others feel the JOY
| of acquisition, too. But most of them turned a
deaf
I Meanwhile he kept delvng, making trails where
the mind OF man had never before entered. achev-
ing discoveries, widening the boundaries of human
understanding, bringing up from their hiding places
rare treasures OF knowledge. Then, greatly to his
astonishment he discovered that there treas
ures far more precious than any he had yet thought
Of more beautiful than silver and gold and precious
stones more wonderful than knowledge.
| The discovery gave the man shock. He tclt
as if he had been wasting his time. He had been
living for the sake of acquisition for himself. So
| he had shut himself out of the most precious
| treasures. To secure these he went to work with
his characteristic energy.
| At first he could hardly believe his eyes. There
they all about him, treasures that any one
who looked could He had been blind Why
had his knowledge failed to give him sight? He
watched for those who realized these treasures.
| Here and there they to be found. Nearly
always they people he had considered inferior
to himself ignorant He decided to make friends
with them
At first the strangers afraid of him and
| stood apart. But when they that he sim
ccre they responded. 1t then that he had his
first conception of the extent of the buried
ure 1t fired him with the desire to make new
discoveries He longed to ask questions OF those
that possessed the treasure; but he did not dare;
| such curiosity would like intrusion.
! Besides he saw that people themselves did not
understand. They only felt.
Here was clue He, too. must learn to feel.
| So he sought out those who had the deepest
sympathy.
Soon he found himself among the people whose
very existence he had not been aware Of millions
and millions, swarming the earth.
Now for the first time in his life he knew the
Imeaning of the expression, 'the treasure Of the
humble
| People criticised the man. They said that he
was becoming eccentric and wasting his great
talent. They had expected him to have brilliant
career Instead, he allying himself with the
lowest forces in life If he heard the criticisms
he paid no heed. He went about radiantly with a
smile on his lips and light in his eyes.
/ Norways Grievance.