The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20
SOME THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

obey not the gospel OF God? Peter AIT
1919
Let the wicked forsake his way, and
the unrighteous man his thoughts. Isa
55:7.
The man who is willing to consult
wisely, then resolves and executes his
purpose, will in the course of years
take his place among the leaders of
men.
If you want to grow small of soul
get it into your head, that you are en-
titled to rest. 1t is the rosters, vaca-
ton takers and winners about over
work, that are always cursing the hard
times.
One time an old shirker, formulated
this saw, 'EStill water runs deep" to
excuse his stupidity. 1 believe this is
better advice: He who is still, is for
gotten: he who quits to recount his &C
complishments is crushed: and he who
stops growing gets smaller. Some sup
posed giants get mighty small when
you get close to them.
Occasionally misfortune overtakes
people, but it has been my observation
that most men get all that is coming to
them: they get all they have conquered.
1t is so easy to ask for an increase in
wages but so hard to earn them.
It is such an easy thing to smile and
smile when everything is going along
your way, but the man who is really
worth while will smile when things are
all wrong. 1t is more than likely that
valuable smile comes through the veil
of scalding tears.
Not many can recall the name of the
old commander who said, Don't give
up the ship" but that sentence "Don' t
| give up" has helped many man mas
ter many nasty undertaking, to con-
quer many bad habit, or to fight until
he won his rightful place.
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Many man has been terribly in
jured by you, and he seemingly smiled
and accepted it, because you used good
language, while if you had set the
same thoughts IN coarse street phra-
seology you would have been pleading
and mangled. 1t pays to be courteous
at all times though you strike to kill.
Many a man who was hailed victor
and had the laurel wreath given him
was the loser in fact, while the strained
white face of one who failed, later in
life proves himself the real victor.
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If it did not require and develop your
best brain; if it did not demand the
finest and best trained nerve; if it did
energy; if your work did not call fol-
all that is in you, then there is no honor,
no glory in achievement.
1899
We seldom consider your beginnings
We cannot help what they were but we
highly appreciate your honest conquests.
You may have had as poor a start as
Burns, or Lincoln, or as good start as
Ruskin, we do not care, but we do want
to know what you have done well.
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Do you know that about the smallest
souled person in community is the one
who can never find a word of apprecia-
ton for work accomplished. who is
my brother?" is an old question, but /
answer it by saying, that my brother
is he who recognizes the real worth
1 that is In me.
l know your soul is wrung in anguish
because you cannot atone for the kind
ness and affection you refused to those
who are dead. It was an opportunity
God gave you and you refused it. So
carry that awful remorse through life,
There is no excuse you can make, or
atonement rendered that will take it
away. But you can be more consider
ate to those around you who are living.
and you will not have any additional
birthstone to burn in your earthly
existance.
am always ready to doubt any
mans ability to accomplish an under
taking, as soon as he says, 'I am a.
fraid." No man is able to do his best,
when he commences am undertaking
with mental attitude, 81 am afraid. -
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1 like a man who lives on when life
seems failure, when wealth is gone,
associates are gone, when he is scorned.
when men combined against him to
ruin him and he does not fiinch-well
that is true courage. When man IS
wrestling with problem and he loses
the fall, and then gets up. saying, 81
was placed on my back that time. and
more than likely it was my fault, but 1
want you to take good look st me, for
l am getting up TO have another whirl
at it. 1 have confidence in my ability
to master the next time" 1t is such
stuff as that that heroes are made of.
/ love men who can take the spear from
their own wounds, turn aud vanquish
their enemies despise streaks of
yellow in any one.
If you stop to think for a moment