The Washington times., 1919-09-05

Not all the lessons of life are be learned from books
m bindings.
There is much of the worlds wisdom and human exam
pie that appears only on the transient page Of the daily
newspaper.
Every man. woman, and child should spend pOr-
on of every day reading the happenings of the world of
which for brief time each part
And as you read THINK
Even the smallest item may something in it which
wisely applied win help you to help yourseand more
important, help others.
Perhaps you skipped over without thinking the story
Of the Labor Day athletics at o. Army Hospital No. A.
IN New York
Maybe you said to yourself, ''What do care about
that?"
If you did, you missed an excellent lesson
One Of the events ffty-yard for Onelegged
Sometimes it is necessary for a onelegged man to
hurry, and this to determine just which Of the
patients could in emergency get over the ground fastest
A big crowd watched Sergeant Harry Gray and the
other contestants line up, each equipped with pair Of
utches and each with twOlegged nurse at his side to
run the with him.
The word was given and the cripples light hearted
even in the face Of their Affections started hObbing fast
as their cutches would allow toward the finish
For twenty-five yards the men kept pretty well together
No one gained much of lead No a winner
Everybody was struggling his best for an advantage,
and Sergeant Gray seemed to be having little the best Of
And then Fate seemed to enter the Out Of the
srgeants hand slipped of his Crutches It flew far
beyond his reach It looked he had lost every chance
be had to win
But when the sergeant lost his cutch he kept his wits
It was with only seconds hesitation that he threw
away his other Crutch and started hopping foot
toward the finish line.
And as he hoped he gained he even outdstanced his
nurse who could not fast he could hop And the
net result that he the and the hero of
the day. ..i,r......s,..
You are running race.
V0u uifh Int of for G1cI
cess have definite finish line in view.
Suppose that when you have just got started and
nobody Is much ahead Of you nor you much ahead Of
anybody, somethlng happens.
Suppose instance you getting an education and
your source Of funds gives out.
Or you have good job and for that seems
Or you think that the boss doesn't recognize your
efforts or appreciate your worth.
Or you get sick and they I'LL your place while you are
laid up
Or, in any one of thousand ways, your advance
toward the goal you have set for yourself is hndered and
mpeded.
That is you lose one of your crutches Perhaps the
one you most depended on What you going to do?
Are you going to say: "No use trying any more I'm
done for. ] can't VIM?
Or are you going to do as Sergeant Gray dd-unload
yourself Of everything that holds you back and go at it
with a determination to win despite everything?
Very likely if the sergeant had tried to run with one
cTutch he would have lost
What at first glance would have seemed help was
really hindrance.
It took courage to throw it away but throwing it
away won the for him.
Don't be afraid take chances Don't think that the
Job you have is the only job there is in the world
Don't be shifting from thing another but if Won
are SURE you in the wrong place working for the
wrong man throw that cruch away get into place that
ats you with for whom you work cOntentedy
and efficiently
AND Do NOT UNDER ANY CONDITIONS GET
DISCOURAGED.
one minute Of disOowagemsnt will undo an hour Of
exerion
Il the sergeant had slowed down for a second he
wouldn't have finished first.
The Devil has won more men by encouragement than by
anY other evil influence.
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