The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
ASATURDAY
H|EA NIGHT
4 SERMONS
BY
j RlExsAhuElWrJRNsll
A MILLIONAIRE FOR A MOMENT

last s. w;is spent last month the next
morning has IL million i'll his hands!
Made me think Of Aladdin and his
wonderful lamp. | stood in the base
ulcnt of Il metropolitan bank. steel and
roncrete piled up about me, III armed
guard at the foot of the elevator. the
cashier. president of my church board.
between me and the door. ! was his
guest bad fondled packages Of
greenbacks. hefted bags of gold and
looked with dull eyes at fabulous bun
dies of securities. Now. doctor. would
Il million!" His voice quavered a lit
tie. Would L? Would kitten lap
warm milk! Ne with million! He
piled 'em up in my arms-a thousand.
ten thousand. hundred thousand. u
million. ! didn't get dizzy. The earth
didn't lunge over to one side. And
wasn't tempted-didn't break the
tenth commandment bit Wonderful
how honest a man can be with a mil
lion. made Il weak sort Of jest
about if could get as far as the side
walk with it that l once held our col
le.e record for the mile run. The
guard frowned ut such a suggestion.
Rich Man, Poor Man.
Remember how we counted the but
tons on our jackets when we were
youngsters?
Rich man. poor man, beggar man. thief.
Doctor. lawyer. merchant. priest
Queer we put riches-money riches
first 'If only had million" We
sigh Whoever told us money spelled
happiness? And excessive wealtll-it
must be oppressive. One of our fel-
low Americans has an income of a mil
lion week. Think Of it. Every week
he finds II brand new million dollar bill
in his hand But what good does it do
him? He can't spend it There is no
brought to him because it has been
happening every week for sever;ll
years. A million dollar gold piece In
your envelope every Saturday night!
Can't you see that the monotony OF
the thing must be wearing? One good
beefsteak makes Il dinner Wouldn't
1t destroy your appetite, however. tu
sit down in the center of n ten acre
field with beefsteaks piled up to the
very corners? A big house is only Il
care. TO fare sumptuously every day
brings indigestion. One can only wear
one suit of clothes ut time The
very wealthy man has no goal in life
except TO make more money Hes
badly handicapped. He has no worlds
to conquer
"As Rich as croesus."
Don't let the soap box orator fool
you. Dire poverty is awful. There's
not Il redeeming thing about it. But
the wage Garner is not to he pitied
lie isn't troubled with ennui, nervous
prostratien. appendicitis. He isn't ex,
lied to sanitarium He lives his life
unguarded by detectives. unpestered
by tramps. beggars and Black Hand
emiSsaries. The man who gets mos,
out of life is the one who has job, is
interested in it and gets paid for it
Work Is the salt of life. It makes il
palatable Ii life were one protracted
joy ride it would get rs mOnontonous
as the longest on foot. The great big
secret is to enjoy what we have. Its
much to enjoy the things presented t.
our five senses. The sunlight Is ours
pure air. the landscape. flowers. birds
the stars If we had to pay dollar
to sit in the public square and watch
the crowd go by we would think 1t d
luxury DO you know the wealth Of q
good pair OF eyes: Clear hcaringi
Do you walk with buoyancy7 Got an
appetite. fair memory. an imaSina
tion. Il few friends, fairly good health
Then you are rich. Ii you have two ot
those qualities, memory and imagina
-t1"n. you have one Of the great funda
ment:lls of human happincss--thc abili
ty to escape from yourself.
A eilIionaire Every Day.
Rich lis Croesus." Huh! II It had
rained gold forty days and forty
nights Croesus couldn't have had what
you get for ii dollar or even for moth
ing What you may enjoy any day
has cost billions. and you may have
use OF it for few nickles. a ride IN
the elevated or subway for u nckle
Know what it cost to build one and
cut through the other! Three cents
for II ferry ride. with upholstered cab
ins. plate mirrors. spacious promenade
Twenty-Five cents by steam railway t.
the suburbs. 1t cost millions to equi[
fnd run that road Nc. .rou don't owl
the road exclusively and don't want to
You couldn't drag the engine and train
around with you and store them IL
your back yard. For cent sou bought
Il newspaper 1t costs thousands tt
bring you the news from the four cor
ners "f the earth. You threw 1t asid,
when you were done. AT the frui
stand the Strawberries were brough
from Florida. Cost thousands to grow
! pick and bring them. You buy nicker
worth. Yon step into the public libra
ry free Art gallery free You haven
time to travel. The movies" brin;
tise world to you You lean back com
fortabiy. MUNICH your gum and enjo,
Il $1,000 trip for IL nickle On Sunda,
| an educated minister. trained choir
magnificent organ. help to bring yol
nearer to God and God to you Rich
| You are multimillionnire-it you.l
only enjoy what is already yours.