Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-06-07


this situation
1t is a fact that no two human beings, like
no two leaves on tree, are exactly alike.
No two animals, birds or fish are exactly
alike. God in His wisdom has created all
things to differ. However, in the case Of
the animals and things there is no alterna-
tive but to continue in a statu quo, but
with human beings, however much they may
differ in color, condition and stature they
have the knowledge and wisdom to suffici-
emily harmonic their incongruites as we'll
as differences to meet on common middle
ground. Persons who find themselves at
variance from their fellowmen in general
would do well to right about face and en-
deavor to bring themselves in harmony with
the balance Of the orchestra. This yelled
lecture may be far fetched, but there is a
valuable lesson in it, if you will only seek
to get it out.
Once on a time few men in Seattle were
more ready to serve the public than j. w.
Gray, and often he did so at personal
sacrifice, and few men in Seattle were any
better qualified from an educational as well
as from a general information standpoint, to
serve the public for the general uplift than
he, but all of a sudden and without explana-
ton he withdrew his helpful hands and, if
not in so many words, by action he solemnly
announced, 81 am no longer my brothers.
KEEPER Probably Mr. Gray has abundant
as we'll as justifable reasons for thus seclud-
ing himself, but whether he has or has not
his conclusion to do so meant quite loss
to the uplift work among the colored citi-
zens in this community. and Cayton's
Weekly truly hopes that Mr. Gray may see
his way clear to break into the harness
again.
Despite their inability to break into the
higher-up circles of the baseball game
nevertheless those colored men who play
baseball are exceedingly clever at the game.
A bunch of professional fans sat watching
a local colored baseball team operating on
the diamond and unanimously agreed that
the cOlOred man under the circumstances
beat the world at baseball, but there are
two things to their detriment they make
more noise than an army Of Comanche In
dams and do more squabling than pack
of hungry wolves, both of which completely
exasperates the spectators. If it were pos
sible for them to eliminate those two short
comines they might stand much better
chance of breaking into the professional
leagues.
Tt may be fire when it burns, but unless
you nurse it very attentively it will only be
bit of steam. Who thinks that the efforts
put forh by him or her will set the world
on fire and go and sit supinely down and
wait to see the big flames tower heaven
ward will have long and interesting wait.
In other words, no one person can do it all
and if you would have success attend your
efforts then ask your fellowman for either a
helping hand or bit Of counsel or for both:
The person who starts out to run the world
will not travel very far before he or she
will wake up to the fact that he or she will
have to step lively or the world will run all
over him or her and thus will a would-be
brilliant career end in bad smash up.
ct am agreeably surprised to. find you
the congenial fellow that have found you
to be since undertaking this work, - said one
man to another not long since. For some
reason I had formed the opinion that you
were arbitrary and egOtistc and it was next