The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-13
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he has done his annual duty and
COMES home all chirked up with new
batch OF lies and alibia.
or somewhcr. In those woods II
the deer. lie doesn't take out a II
oenso. he doesn't pillow. or plant. OF
reap. he gets tat an he wanders. care
frre and blithcsome. and even. II b,
some dire accident no tumble doyr
a cliff and break q log and thereh,
fall into the lap OF some boantfu
hunter. still. while he lived he en-
ioyed himself. and death comes e
all
~ HE clerk gets paid for TAX
Ing the hunters money
The deer has a good time
for nothing: but the [ b
m. In merely the bleatlne
goat who parts with half his hair e
BE- allowed 90 browse for an hour In i
barren wilderness.
All mankind II divided into thers
three clssses fellow who takes
your money. tho fellow who enjoys
life without any excessive striving
and tho fellow who la always work
Ing his head off and handing hls
earnings over 10 some wine guy.
Horse and drivers and the froliek
Ing colt. ambllng biz legged an Joy
Gus 1ongride--you viii ind yourself
in ono OF these ciaaucs.
Some men are born happy and never
get over IL and 10 thesr men life is a
success whether the world can Sc
any evidence OF II In their lives OF
achicvcpcntn or not.
Some men are born 60 master. 20
collect toll, so gather tribute. and
mos, Of ns arc born 10 work. TO pay
our way and half the other fellow 3.
and 10 have none too good time do.
ing II. either.
Every little town always has some
cuss who " forever going
or eommunlng IN the shade
sith a jug OF hard cider. a fellow
who al avs has time 10 see the cir
-us. and attend plcnics. and yell his
ffowsy head OFF at IN. bail game. a
fellow who always seems well fed.
happy and spiritually prosperous. In
my youth these fellows were pointed
put as horrible examples. just as
once f.r sorry for the deer who
were hunted by the bad. bad. cruel
men. In my ripened experience I
have come TO realize that the town
loafcr WINS philosopher who had
solved the human problem. who had
discovered tina; happiness consists OF
being content with what you can get
sasiiy. rather than In Ervat posses.
sions. and after years OF pursuing
Ihe festive buck have switched my
pile Of sympathy from tn. decr's cor.
ner 10 that Of tho huntcr.
IAN has imagined that by
NH law. BY some now dlAprn.
saiion. BY preaching broth
80 erhood and praying for
abounding grace. he might
asher In a state where all men would
b. equal in ability and comfortable
IN spirit And man has always dis.
severed that tho boarea remained,
whether in a republic. an oligarchy.
, theocrary or dcspotism.
Some husbands are born 20 be hen.
oceked. and some wives are born TO
,e bosses.
You can watch any doxcn children
II play for half an hour. and can
pick out tho boys and girls who. 20
Years hence. are 10 be ovsriords. no
natter whether they make their
,bods In Seattle or Moscow.
suppose the beasts Of the field.
N their moonlight pasture media.
Ions. imagine that some day there
viii he revolution and they will
-ule man. They doubtless have ira.
iitiona handed down from their cave.
,ge ancestors OF the time when great
,casis ruled tho earth. and puny man
lodged horc and there on suffcrapce.
And no sooner will perfect equality
'orne 10 tho sons OF man than will
mastery come 10 the hrutcs that we
all dumb.
SO far as I can discover. this fore.
,rdaining OF certain men and
certain women 20 mastery, TO
achievement. 20 what we call sue.
'cas. runs thru the universe. There
IRE suns and there are moons: live
worlds and dead worlds. big. brilliant
Itara and tiny, flashing comets.
There In nowhere. from the last drop
n the oceans waters 10 the bald top
" hoary old St Hclcns. any. smallest
,lace where there ~ not n big and a
easer.
Indeed. II is by no means estnb.
ished that a democracy Ia tho most
form OF government Ger.
aIniy. men have been the most con.
entcd and prosperous under the
wise rule OF powerful emperors. iust
Is men have been the most miserable
n mind and body when the rule was
n the hands OF the unframed mob.
Finally. OF course. liberty will justi.
v herself, and gradually man I'm the
mass viii achieve real government.
md for this future goal we sacrifice
much Of present comfort and securt.
v. but tho student will always re.
member that republics and dcmocrn.
les are imperfect. tumultuous and
'arious in their risings up and sit.
ings down, just In proportion as
hey are real republics and democra.
les.
No politician dare speak these
elf-evident truths, but occasionally
is well to say them. for we get into
he unfortunate habit OF considering
hat we have the best government on
arth. merely because II is. In theory.
government by the people. Gov.
rnment by the people may easily be.
ONE the worst rather than the best
1T Is up to the people themselves.
THE ETERNAL ELEMENTS
In the showing OF pictorial newa'
weekly in a movie house In San
Diego. the operator flashed on the