Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
THE PRESENT
THE WORLD WILL TURN
ease to Worry, Says Beatrice Fair
IaN, for Humans Must Tire Of
Modern Sham and Prctcnse.
HY BATRICE FAIREAx.

), ia BhTRlCE FAIRFAX.
|sif growing very "snifty" about the
&orld and Its people? Don't you some
mes catch yourself throwing up
our hands and crying out:
mats tho world coming to? Such
|xtravagance! Such license. Such u
OK or decency and dignity and seif-
f,spcc'. Really there seems to be no
simple. moral, home
yvinE folks any longer"
Next time you find yourself in
pen extreme mood as this. stop and
NY TO yourself some lines OF Kip
hS which in the interests of tolcr-
nee all OF US would do VOL to memo
AND II men do me random wrong.
AS many times hath been
snail not cherish hate too long
my hands arc none too Glenn,
nj II they do me random good,
n shall not se!En surprise.
=. cheered with roadside cour,esics.
for as We give. and az We take
Whatever our taklngs be
~ people. Lord. Thy people arc
good enough for me.)
onIrhy peonle. Lord. Thy people arc
feuid be a good sracep, for most
,ese days when so many OF us are
wept on our feet by the urge o.
Wing and so many OF the rest OF
stand looking on and regre,ting
actual debauchery We see all
Race Is Yet Young.
After all the human race is only
triiiiHg matter OF 10000 years old
world which has been millions
habitabiiity. The human race is
Dung. Modern science says that
ach OF ua has in HIS being germs
al the animal life which has been
irs az II became habitable and ca
able OF supporting life.
Inis young race of ours has gone
retty far and done pretty well. We
avc-and LTlstLnably-n spiritual
ieal. But we arc animals who have
armed To stand upright, to govern
nrscives and 10 light fires and make
VS. and communicate in speech. IL
slip back now and then and show
faces Of ;hc animal from which we've
,olyed why be hypocriticai or
harisaical or cruel about It?
" is In our fairness To each other
lat we show most clearly that we
re capable OF reasoning. We don't
ave 10 judge b. appearances. VIC
mt have TO trust entirely to the
IN look beyond sight and sound ana
zen beyond sense and judge by what
know was meant
Ever Judge men by their aspira-
vi. Haiu IL great poet. FOR the mo-
cnt OF aspiration and dreaming In
lly "A noIncnt--it tells OF where the
an who dreamed and arpired Ia ca
iole Of going IL he develops 10 the
.termost. II he doesn't. It's a trag-
iy-not thing at which to sncer--
ot thing for which to condemn.
Foolish limitations.
i estcrday. while WAS waiting for
stage. two G!rls came and teetercd
,ont ut the corner where / stood.
hey wore tiny. vivid hats. which
oked az IL they belonged out only
nher the softened lights of evening.
nd more vivid than ever under these
~; inadcQuati hats which cast no
ndly shadows were their pltifully
.iihcial compiexlons. Checks glnr-
/ x 'f'anBey pink Chins and noses
20 prominent because 80 white that
iey caught all the high-lights. Lips
re would know better than to make.
And In their tightly wrapped dol
ans with tight skirts little long
than n modest bathing suit. with
iringly open silk stockings and
{.Eular dancing slippers. they were
iravesty Of the fashion which is cH-
sgerated enough, goodness knows
The passing men turned 10 admire
snecr as they read those pit!!ui.
orldly looking little bits Of femln-
For a moment felt critical. Then
grew very sad. Those little girls
ere made up 10 look like the Co
,ttcs" OF the gayeEt. saddcst city on
trth. They invited attention OF
,ursc. bold. wonds eng sori from
en-. They invited it-and they'd get
ire Perhaps they didn', realize
Mo. ucrp an pltifully yaunr and en-