Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-17
With the
Head D0un
ny ADA PATTERSON.


front OF me.
We were on one OF the swift NOV
ing trains that carry city workers
to seashore homes in the summer.
His remarks concerned handsome
tawny collie that, separated from its
master, who was walking on the edge
of the high bank Of the railroad cut,
had chosen to follow the railroad
track. Everyone who watched knew
the dogs doom. From the opposite
direction came warning whistle
Around the curve came huge en-
CINE, snorting, powerful, unacceptable
unless the dog should raise us
head, unless his eyes should be the
channel 10 his brain Of the warning
Of the imminence of the engine and
his own approaching tate.
But he did not look up. lie ran
straight ahead with his head down,
his eyes unseeing. The next second
women turned from windows with
muffled cries. Men set their Jaws
little frmer than they had been set
to meet the onslaughts, the disap-
pointments and exasperations OF the
DAVIS business. The dog uttered no
cry. Or If he did the rumble OF the
train drowned IT, The few who bad
the hardihood to look back, whose
nerves were OF steadiness TO with
stand the sight, saw crushed heap
Of yellow and white, a plumed tail
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fast spreading stain OF crimson.
Down the shelving bank OF the rail
road cut came two men toward the
yellow and white heap. They were
the dogs master and friend who
were taking this Saturday afternoon
stroll that ended in the petty tragedy.
There's a moral in this tale, though
it be but the story Of dog. The
man who sat in the seat in front OF
me was right. 1T was pity be
didn't look up 1t is a pity that so
many of US do not look up. A fine
old book has said, II will look unto
the hills whence eometh my help
| The fine old book did not mean lit
eral hills. At least | prefer TO think
| il did not. ! like 10 think that 1t
meant that whatever our environ
ment, whatever our task, that while
we are doing our work, we shall look
unto the hills Of inspiration and the
hills Of aspiration, whence eometh
| our help"
Workers have need to remember
that the law of gravitation is a hard
master. Always it draws us toward
the earth. Always it combats our
desire to rise physically or in spirit.
Yet one of the chief differences be-
tween individuals and people is IN
| their bouysncy, their habit Of look
| ing above and beyond the sordidness
of today into the beauty of tomor-
row. When ] see man of bent
head and brooding brow going sui
/ lenly about his task ] think Of the
4 dog that would not lift his head
Today may be discouraginR. Our
perceptions may be blunted by rou-
/ tine. Our imagination may be tenn
porarily stifled by an accumulation
| Of petty tasks. But the hills lie be-
You'd. We should lift our eyes to
| them. Now and then in the busiest
/ days there are moments to think
upon something that is beautiful and
farther on.
Twice today | met a woman
/ worker. In the morning, in her Of.
: flee, her head was bent, her brow
clouded, her eyes gloomy. In the
evening as she came from a famous
art gallery her head was lifted. her
forehead clear, her eyes brilliant.
1--WE just come from my dressma.
| ler's," she said. II was deadly tired,
but I stopped for twenty minutes to
go through the Rodin gallery. I
went only half way down the cor
ridor | came TO the Hand of God
Have you seen the group A man
and woman emerging from a mass
OF marble, but held in the mighty
grasp of great hand. You have no
idea how il strengthened and re-
freshed me 10 look at that work OF
Robins She climbed on a south
going stage, but left the lesson be-
hind her
We should put all Of inspiration
all of imagination, all of artistry, all
OF enthusiasm that is possible into
every days work But we should
look beyond it and thereby make il
better The most practical way
I know 10 do tnls Is 10 gather some in
spring thought before going forth to
your work each day. Ii was Jean
Paul. think, who said, Give me
great thought that it may lift me
up" Books are very cheap. Small
I pocket volumes or desk handbooks
can be bought for the cost Of a cigar
or a box Of caramels, saw a Judge
OF supreme court in New York
draw from his pocket such a hand.
hook Ut the Proverbs Of BENJAMIN
franklin" He told me that while
there was a tedious wait in court ne
refreshed himself by dip into this
or some other printed companion oil
his
I The inspiring calendar or the Iittlt
Z book filled with big thoughts 10
1 within reach on aaF hand len us put
forth our hand 20 reach il. Tor II will
make our day moro useful. our work
more effective eur future brighter
+ Ii sill So with as through he dav
AZ strain ot music Lei as luI an
heads Lei as lock unto the hills