The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-20
Habit More FerOcIous Than The
King OF Bcnst Tint ROnma The
LUncIer. Once Tanned Little
Child May Lead This Animal.
CRv N. w, HARrLEE,


Boys and girls. am to talk to
you minute about controlling the
lion. the king of beast Very few
people care to caress a lion. or even
lead him about with them in their
work or play. This is what we all
year. OF all the most ferocious an
imals and the most dangerous ami
NAL known to the managers of the
menagerie. Few trainers in all the
history of time have been able to
train this beast and to bring him
completely under their control. When
he is once under control. he becomes
the most gentle of all the beasts
known TO man. A little child may
lead this tame animal about with
n silk ribbon tied around the neck
of this once dreadful animal. Now,
see you are becoming anxious to
know about this beast that I have
called a lion for the want of a
letter name. and of which the lion
that You are thinking of is as tame
as lamb compared to the beast of
which am speaking. This unruly
beast is small In size. but what II
lacks In size II makes M in power
that has controlled most men and
women. and even little boys and
girls. But instead of being the king
Of beast. he is the big king of ac-
ions. He rules the monarch he con-
trolls the master and his slave. and
the mother with her babe al her
hreast. J shnil meme this beast. n
Won viii kindly consent for me to do
60 ms Won witch. His name begins
with thc, liter TT. He is well known
another name. What Sc e? Where
A"os II livn7 This animal is blind.
u has no feet. nor claws
I gsni' rs The King of. Actions.
ts 70 hePst that roams the jungIes
so feroeious wrong habit in youth
and DANGEROUS wrong habit in youth
or hoary old age. AS we read OF the
career Of the great ard careful saPas.
we first ask about their habits. Won
know too that everybody has habits
snrne good and some had running
thrHngh thoir lives. creeping out in
their actions -vhich follow them as
the niPht follows the day.
The Menagerie For Training This
The. home. the church and the
school are the menagerie for train
ing this wild beast known and fear
ed as the Lion of Habit. If the home,
the church and the school fan TO
the training of the individual, the
end may be seen in the beginning of
the downward career of this in
uiViuual The little child can lead
this beast and control IL IL she is
guided and guarded in her early life.
Habit is a bundle of child or man.
Habit Is Called our Second Nature
Since Habit is called our second
SELF II is important that our second
SELF should be put under control of
right habits Some of the things we
are to consider are courteous habits |
habits of truthfulness. habits of hon
esty. habits of industry, habits of |
thrift. habits of purity. habits of
gentleness with these developed in |
our Second Nature, our first Nature. |
the higher and better Nature, we
snail be in complete control of this |
most ferocious beast that must al |
ways and everywhere be chained in |
the cage as the most dangerous ami |
nal. Habit. This beast must be tanned. !
4 we would rise upon our dead |
selves to honor and preferment. Boys, |
girls. look this lion of habits in the |
ace. select the best and do the best
hing in the best way. rememberine I
nat habits besides being the King
u Actions. may be considered a Cab !
e which only Death may cut as,In-
Ter, or the Lion that may devour Won /
n Its rage. Our habits should he
ne guiding star of our better Ma
I which looks through Nature to