The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-24
Are You Envious
Of the Other Mans
Position in Life?

Mr.. Prosperous, dyspeptic and
with the hardening arteries of age
sits back in his limousine and
watches his chauffeur, steady-nerved
and clear-eyed, glide the car thru
the tangled mazes of traffic, thinking
meanwhile, I'D give large slice OF
my lucre--maybe all Of it-for that
fellows youth and eyes and diges-
tion. Don't suppose the chap has
the least idea how rich he is" And
the young man rolls up in front of
the Prosperous mansion, deposits his
passenger, and mutters to himself:
Gee, it must be fine to hold down
the cushions in the club and the car,
and live in a house like that. Old
!, stocks and bonds is it in this town. -
The clerk looks at the executive
head of a great business, and solilo-
quizes: Rather soft to have his sal
airy and nothing much to do except
to see that the other fellows keep
everlastingly at it." And the har-
assed executive knows that the
clerks responsibility ends at the
close of his business day, but that
the care and responsibility of the
executive have no end. Ways and
means must be provided SO that all
who are interested in the business
in any way may be compensated,
cared for and protected.
The business girl, on her morning
hustle to work, passes a fine home,
sees thru the snowfiakes madame sit
ting in window perusing the morn
ing paper, and thinks: Pretty swell
| to have your breakfast in bed if you
want it, then saunter into a coy
library where there's wood fire
cracking, and go leisurely thru the
morning paper. Don't believe I've
| done more than scan the headlines of
morning paper for more years than
| care to remember, and then get
things so mixed / don't know
whether it was the king of Greece or
the king of Jugo-Slavia that died y
And madame lays down the paper,
glances out of the window and says:
What a bright, brisk looking girl!
ON her way to work, | suppose.
Well, she is not to be pitied SO much
after all. There are unlimited OPP
! portunities for women with brains
these days. They can go far, even
into the halls Of congress. So there
may be advantages and compensa
tions in the life of an independent
girl like that one"
The young society matron, the
kind featured in the social columns
as having a most attractive person
atty and dressing with distinction"
en- route to a tea, looking in bored
way from her car window, sees a
visiting nurse, uniformed and kit in
hand, Fastening on her way to at
tend case, and the butterfly signs:
'"rnat woman is of some use in the
world. They say there is nothing
like work and service to keep one
interested and contented, and | be-
lieye it. These silly old giggle, CAB
BILE, gobble and git receptions and
teas are getting on my nerves. Some,
times | feel that | could throw the
tea outfit into the alley and enjoy
the crash. l envy that woman, who
is doing something worth while. I'm
liable, one of these days, to take up
settlement work and try to Ameri-
canize somebody or do something to
justify my existence" And the little
sister of the poor returns the look,
and in her mind runs the thought:
"The seamy side of life is carefully
hidden from that kind. Well, some
must watch while others sleep. So
runs the world away"
AS a concrete example of the
other fellows place-even tho it be
lowly place-Senator Leland Stan
ford of California, who built and en-
dowed Stanford University, after he
lost his son and only child, stood one
day looking at gang of laborers on
the Central Pacific railroad, in which
he held large interest. He had
been silent and thoughtful for some
time, and finally, turning to friend
at his side, said "I'd gladly give
everything l have in this world and
take the place of one of those nav
vies digging there If l could have
my boy back"
And so it goes. Even the children
are not immune. Miss ten-year-old
and her company steal away to the
attic, put on long dresses, scold and
spank the dolls and play at house.
keeping. How fine it must be, they
argue, not to be watched and bossed
around and told you must or must
not do this or that! And the grown
ups have "kid" parties, and look at
children at play and say: What
pity 1t is they don't realize that the |
happy, carefree days of childhood are
the best they will ever know