The Washington times., 1918-11-27
A Poor Excuse Read About the Almost Sexton.

Sometimes failure at first spells success in the end.
Let that comfort you, you didn't have rich father to
dress you in Lord Fauneroy clothes and send you to Har
ward Even lack Of education, sad thing you define
education in the right way turn out to be good thing
Read the story that wise friend, Mr. Isaac Cans,
tells about the man who was nearly sexton.
He came here from Russia He had no money and had
to make kind of living right away His friend said:
81 have just the thing The sexton in the synagogue has
died. You have the job It is good job and you
keep it long you like you Industrious
The immigrant delighted, learned when he reached
the synagogue that he had keep accounts very simple
but that settled it II can't do it, said he II can't read
or write"
Fifteen dollars week for life had vanished in thin
air. It would have meant wealth to him.
His friend started him peddling cigars. By and by
he owned several cigar stores and had lot of money He
needed 100000 in hurry went into the bank the
president His good for it. The note pro-
duced but he couldn't sign It, He hadn't yet learned to
write The bank president said What! You mean to
say you can't read write? Heavens, what successful
man you would have been if you had had an education
.''You mistaken said the "If had had an
education would be a sexton at $15 week now"
They say that Paderewsk the great Polish piano
player is to be President of the Polish Republic Yoe
might wish him easier job
Paderewsh is another turning cut fairly well he told
this story years ago. when he first to America, be-
fore he could speak any English: II went to Berlin to
young The teacher asked me to show what could do
then said You will never be musician; go and study
tho piano."
every time of his flying fingers touches key he makes
dollar.
What is more important is the fact that although the
piano Is infinitely inferior the VIOLIN Paderewsh proves
that BY sheer force of genius the piano be made
musical
He ought to have studied the violin, not taking the
advice the violin teacher That teacher sending Pader
ewsh away from the violin to the piano. inflicted loss
mankind for Paderewsh would have been the greatest
violin player since Paganini
John Brown tried everything trading horses grain
going into business down South experimenting around
North But he failed always in the effort to make money
felt sorry for himself and started out to free the negro
slaves -
We are all feeble creatures. Perhaps if John Brown
when he undertook his business operations had started
successfully In the South he might have finished saying
well after all, there two sides to the slavery ques
ton Slave labor is necessary to Southern prosperity
the foundation of civilization etc.
As he failed in everything else, he became success
abolitionist and martyr.
He would be dead, anyhow, And if he had sue
ceeded in the grain business in the horse business no.
body would know his Whereas millions have sung
'John Browns Body
And that is fame in this funny little world which was
red hot and unnhabted only few hundred million wears
ago. and will be cold and deserted few million years
from
Don't worry because you didn't have the best kind of
your best with the tools mental and physical that Won
possess, you have done all that is necessary.
The Nihilst prisoner who determined to commit
suicide and burned himself to death with the aid of little
oil lamp high up in the side of his CELL in his way
great man, for greatness is determination