Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-16


missing a word and hung it over a
chair-and kept going. The first
serious fact that he hit hard was
this: "YOU are responsible for
everything that is under your hat"
The writer couldn't help but notice
that every one, even the ladies, had
removed their hats. A young man
was seen to reach over and peep un-
der his hat rather sheepishly. But
the speaker kept driving home seri-'
Gus thoughts. II am responsible for
what God has put under my hat" he
continued. He then proceeded to
hammer home the great fact of the
universe, that no two faces are just
alike, no two finger prints, no two
leaves or plants, no two characters,
and no two souls are just alike, He
followed this by emphasizing the re-
sponsibility that rests thereby upon
each one of us individually. People
who live in glass houses-had better
dress in the dark!' at this time
caused an outburst Of laughter. The
more you hear him the more he re-
minds you Of Billy Sunday. He has
been called "a combination of Billy
Sunday, Sam Jones, Talmadge and
Gypsy Smith" This is about as
near the truth as one can get. On
the platform he is typical Sunday
only in milder form, in his move-
ments and manner as well as his free
use of rich short stories that are right
to the point. His address through
out was frequently interrupted by
outbursts of Gpplause-and as often
by prolonged laughter. He told the
beautiful story of Benjamin West,
great artist. When a mere boy the
future artist made a remarkably fine
sketch of an outdoor scene on his
mothers kitchen floor. When his
mother care in, she found the boy
wrapped up in his work Of drawing
on the floor with charcoal. Strange
as it seems, instead of scolding the
boy as most mothers would have
done, this great mothers heart went
out in awe and admiration for the
genius of her little boy depicted in
the charcoal sketch on her clean
floor She bent over and pressed
warm kiss on her boys lips. She en-
couraged the boy and he drew anoth-
er picture on the floor. The proud
mother again kissed the boy destined
to become one of the worlds great
artists AS a man Ben West always
spoke of this incident in his life with
tender pride, saying: "All that |
have been able to accomplish as an
artist I owe to my mother for her
tender kisses that made me what / am
today"
Continuing, the speaker said:
NOW give your boy and girl chance
to develop his own natural self-the
powers within himself; then try to
make something of yourself-with-
out bothering your neighbor, and
hen you will begin to make the world
1 little better for living In It,"
A few rich sayings picket at ran
lom that the speaker used In the rest
If his address follow:
1.-TWO Irishmen, who had just come
o America and had never before seen
snake, ran across one and killed 1t.
they cut its head off and had 1t pret- {
y badly murilated in general, but !
hey noticed that the tail continued ,
o move. Thit puzzled the two Irish
men very much. Then Mike said to +,
Fat, Pat, / thought we had killed
he beast!' "And so we hev, Mike,
ut the tail doesn't realize that it's
ead!'"2 aGsfa tser-l 90 s.s
lTIf you don't remember anything
lse, say that Brougher saidyto- walk
ropeElNr breathe properly sleep in
be- open. take a cold bath every !
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