El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

you thought you were poor.
v didn't you7 You haven't a
\ yacht or an automobile. or a
home in the country or q flve-fig-
Ured balance in the bank-and 50
you imagined you were poor.
Now wasn't that stupid? Start 20
count up some OF the things you
have. There's your health and your
youth and the Joy OF living with
which to wake up on a clear morn
ing. and your hopes and your pride
OF achievement and your clear cons
clence and friendship and love.
Why. you're rich! And all you
needed was somebody 70 remind you
OF It
And now. along come some high
spirited. brave. sane. inspired young
musicians and reach right out TO your
heart with a cheerful MESSAGE
on can buy the s-nshine al twilts NJ :
You can't buy the moonlight at dawn.
You can't buy your youth when you're
growing old
Jcr ycgr lie when the heart beat -
gone
You can't buy your way into Heaven
Tho wealth may hold power untold
And when you lose your mother you
can't buy another
II you had All the world and It's gold,
And now that your attention has
been called TO IL. there Is a great deal
OF beautiful and glowing truth in the
little message OF the waltZ-sOng, ism
there?
Most OF US have a way Of being
stupidity, fOolishly disconnected IN
the soft evening afterglow we waste
our energy longing for the sunlight
that has gone. Instead OF giving our
selves over to enjoyment Of the beau
uful twilight that has come.
Lack ApPreeinti- n
When the cleaning, glowing dawn
arrives We fail to appreciate IL, in our
sentimental ye1rninE for the won er-
full moonlight which probably failed
TO satisfy us when We had IT. And
when youth is ours We impatientiy
long for the liberty and free dOm from
restraint which age VIII bring US
Haven't most OF Us been kuilty OF
looking forward to the time when
we wouldn't need TO take the advice
OF our parents. when We would De
free to do things our own way and to
laugh aside authority and restraint?
Some day. in loneliness OF sorrow or
bitter regret, We will long for the
things We've lost: but none OF them
can be bought back again.
Riches and power We may have. but
they cannot purchase the beauty We
have failed TO see. the Opportunities
We have wasted or the love we have
sighted
That's a pretty big message FOR a
waltz to thrOb out 10 US isn't 1T
And there is more
You can't buy your way into
heaven no matter what power you
have proudly attributed to your
wealth 1t won't save your soul or
give you place among the right
eous- It won't help you to undo one
wrong thing you have done or 10 con-
iure back one splendid moment you
have LOST.
Surely the song which tenderly and
sweely gives you this message 10
worth your knowing. It's a real
fr.end-the sort OF friend who strives
TO save you from yourself and 70 ell
courage you TO bring out your own
Zine. brave manhood or womanhbo6-
And II has one more message for
you, message which YOU must not
fail to heed II you would ever know
reace IN YOUR heart and the con-
tentment which only true love can
There's your mother. Perhaps her
IDEAS do differ from yours. Perhaps
she seems old fashioned and inclined
70 trammel your liberty. But It Is
her love for you and her fear lest
you run idly and heedlessly into
danger that make her guard YOU SO.
You can't buy back your chance to
love her and make her happy, and
because you can't you yourself may