Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-06


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Thus said the preacher who a king and the
wisest man of all the of His court was the
gayes and the greatest upon the earth at that time
and yet when he came up the totals human
life and endeavor found that with and success
and wealth and fame sorrow and much grief and
what he found he set down upon page ink that
will never fade away.
The Master must have loved His people very much,
the of them well the greatest in those old
days when the world was young. for the homely
ones He gave strength and the weak wisdom
He not only placed thorn under petals of the
but He placed cup Of SORROW the hand of beauty
and the that dies at the heart OF the
high ones and the scornfu of the earth Solomon
wise king and great preacher dipped his pen in the
blood from the and wrote in sorrow. But
repine complain lament: he merely told
of the grief that dimmed eye his spirit
the end
That the most magnificent king of all times should
have greatest message for the poor and humble
and weary at heart is strange it may
first thought He KNEW that gold and power and
ceedng wisdom only vanity of vanities. and he
of these things shining words and pearl
crusted and they his heritage to those
countless ones that sit in the shadow and
All of are prone think that with increase of
salaty joy and great happiness, But it brings
grief often than gadness We think that change
of climate VIII make happy indeed But the
storms sweep all skies and the gray mist
hangs over all lands ami the same scorching and
fame is the of happiness But the hand of fame
is filled and for the envenOmed sting of ambition
there healing potion that viii prevail
solomon knew. And with the most eloquent and
potent pen held by man he told the world that
with much wisdom came much grief There is i'm
mutabe and immortal Law of balances will be
denied With each recompense there handicap and
with every handicap there is a recOmpense. To the
simple. humble pilgrim who tolls in the shadow is given
a glad heart and strong hand In his folly he would
barter these things for gded fame in the house CT
kings And then. with the ashes turning bitter in his
mouth he seeks exchange his toga power and his
beaten vessels of gold his old happy careree heart
and his cheerful little Song But it is too late His
mark from chatting that cannot be healed: his fame
sues with a canker for which there is no cure
For in much wisdom is much grief" Solomon knew.
He saw more deeply into human than any
has before since He given the alLsee
ing eye before which the wells and mists that hide
happiness and miseries crystal The emotions
fears. hopes. dsappOintments rewards and motives Of
human life passed before him in naked review and with
his Gcdgiven wisdom. he sorted them perfect proper
tons and judged them with exsctness that did
hair from the primal cause the ultimate
effect And then. in the twilight Of his days he de-
clared that in much wisdom there much grief and
that sorrow increased with knowledge
And yet solomon did intend that We should not
seek wisdom. Rather. he pointed certain rocks
upon that shore grief and gadness are the com
lot Of mankind The brave man meets them and
does his best The worth while seeks out knowledge
knowing fun well that it his capacity for suf
fe-ng At tho same time that fills his cup Of wisdom
Is tnen try learn little aud love little and