The Washington times., 1918-01-12
In Lies Narrow Street, the
Devil Goes Hunting



Life is like long street through which we must pass
and obscure The other end ahead of u.s. glows family with
the light of hope and rest.
The walls high and it to always dark and
gloomy just where we
shadow hungry old Satan hunting with his dogs the
little mps of human weakness.
man came walking through Lies street. Satan said
to little devil with bitter face:
go, get him for me- =,
Quickly the imp crossed the street. silently and lightly
hoped to the mans shoulders Close in his he whs
pered:
'You are discouraged
mo-" said the man. "I am not discouraged"
sYou IRE discouraged"
The replied this time: 81 do not THINK am
Louder and more decidedly the little imp said again
81 tell you, you ARE discouraged
The man. dropping his head, replied: WeI, suppose
The imp hoped back to Satan and said proudly: 81
have got HIM He is DISCOURAGED"
Another man passed Again old Satan said, "Get him
for me-
The proud little demon of encouragement repeated his
tactics.
The first time that he said YOu discouraged the
The second time the replied, ct tell you NOT
DISCOURAGED
The third time he said:
"I am not discouraged; YOU LIE''
The man walked down the street. his head up, going
toward the light
The imp Of Encouragement returned to his master
fallen.
''I couldn't get him. Three times I told him he was
discouraged The third time he called liar and that
discouraged Me-
There is really nothing worth while in man, except
mind, will, COURAGE.
man is WHAT MS SPIRIT AND HIS DETERMINE
TON ARE The body is nothing but machine to carry out
the orders of that mysterious mpapabe force that lives in
mans skull and that controls his destiny
MINDS By S1ife' oUR co1RaeE oOh
We can survive anything except the breaking of the
e IN the heart snn and mind AND THAT MAIN
Friends may be lost. We make others if deserve
them.
Money may be lost. More can be earned through in
The world may take from you the honOrs that it gives
You may be misunderstood rdculed despsed But while
you keep courage and say No the imp of dscorr
agement at your ear have not lost your fight Truly
the old German poem says:
Courage lost, everything gone
Better you born
Look at a mans eye if you want to know what his
chances wavers you read encouragement there
pity him and help him before it is too late Courage the
mind is like blood to the body to the lungsSTHERE
Is NO LIFE POSSIBLE WITHOUT IT
Every man whose work has been worth while has had the
little devil of encouragement talking in his ear Iron
liant by grinding and cutting Misfortunes discourage
ments IF WE ULTIMATELY RIsEABoVE THEM, make
the character of men and
Man should say 81 will STAND what comes I WON'T
GIVE IN going through this Street of Life from one
end to the other well know how And whatever else
happen going out at the other end with Just as
much courage as had when began the journey Black
ness shall not brighten and the length of the trip shall
not make me give up"
All the lives of great and the histories of great ma
tons simply repeated stories of courage rumphing over
difficulty, AND THE CHARACTER MADE BY CoUR-
AGE
What could have been discouraging than the ex
perence of Christopher Columbus when he married the
daughter of sailor, inherited captains charts and
instruments and started out with the wild hope of sailing
around the world?
Could anything have been discouragng than his
reception? Could anything have seemed hopeless?
Inf he mt tn that fdiqcou
he found this country proved the truth of his theory and
oualitv of his manhood