Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Childhood Spirit
as Elixir for Care
ny \. u. nAn,.nCk.

He WAS twisting Il SiEnct ring on
the small finger of his left hand Ills
head MAS inclined to the right. in tho
characteristic attitude ST an earnest
listener Whatever the proposition
being laid before him. he was giving
'it his closest afternoon.
Presently he would make answer and
ms words would carry weight, for not
"nIE was he ono OF the foremost
icGtuai giant among men.
To gain tho attcntivc car OF this
nan Tor an interview il only Of three
would gladly have waited three hours.
and have esteemed himself fortuna g
IN obtaining so much as "a few mono :
Syiiahl" replies to questions of nublic
moment. II was known that board:;
of directors chccrfully accepted him
as pllot IN stormy weather, aud that
such NrnturcSomc financial craft as
laid contrary course generally found
themselves on the rocks.
ThcT" was no need for Il siSn to be
hung above the desk in his private
Office. reading. Time is Money! every
caller who succeeded in penetrating
nat stronsh3ld n$tinctivcly realized
me there no longer than absolutely
En' The daring individual who now
50, for half an hour. ..nd he was en-
limiting no sign OF impaticmcc
u, might do" he presently was
do yom think there would be room for
them?''
',of cours" there would" replied his
the Sides"
,,,n nno%,rc riSh!" he said. II never
arrange ii SO now
rhereupon this mighty financial
maShaie Was seen struggling earnestly
just diminu,ivc soldier in Khaki. a
little toy horse and tiny toy dog,
TO the limited capacity of minia turc
NothinS unusual in this. YOU may say.
No. thank goodness. there is not. bit
iSn 1t wonderful provision in nature
that enables child---n the present
case. crandchild---to turn such ri.
aEaras Of mental energy as this man
c%cinpliticS. into mere peaceful rivu-
ing dependency? Does it not tend to
preserve the equilibrium Of humanity?
How intolerablc the idea of a huma n
Judge passing upon our actions, If we
d lid not realize he could become as plas-
tic as ourselves in tho hands OF an
,nno"cn, child that in spite of. all his
common falliblc brotherhood of man i'm
it's earliest sources
Eut aside from all this. is it not re-
markablc. the rcfrcshmcnt n care bur
d"ncd mind can sometimes draw
through surrender to the claims made
upon IL by a little child" From the
-
Eantic corporations into one. with all
the intricatc adjustments thereby en-
tailed. a great financial maSnatc turns
whole -heartedly 10 the task of helping
his little grand daughter solve the
proposition: How 10 make a single
airplanc carry all the equipment and
accessories she deems essential for her
brave toy-warrior TO have with him
liz France.
And the strange part OF 1t is. he en-
toys II You can read enjoyment in
his cy"s. and on tho parted lips that
So. rarely smile. The sly spirit OF
Make Believe" has taken temporary
possession Of his facilities. and stern
business Realities have gone of
omewhorc and hidden themselves.
Presently his little client will weary
of transportation problems. and de
mand his attention for something else.
perhaps for a closer inspection of those
June roses which have been nodding
couuctiishly from yonder bush to the
man and child all during this consul
tation.
Very likely some of the roses vii,
lose their lives for their pains, but into
the veins OF this mighty man OF af-
fairs Viii have gone like an elixir
something OF child. lifc-somcthing OF
child spirit. for which. wActhcr he is
SO or not. II should be truly thankful.