Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-08

i ciated until ono has had some OF the
varnhh OF inexperience scraped Oh
by frequent collision with fact In this
hard old world.
1t is the kind OF book which a
business man would especially ap-
preciate--hc would enjoy tho shrewd
tricks which that old rascal. colas,
used when he outwitted the men who
tried to defraud him. It's even bet
ter than Potash and Perimutter,' =
though written in "A vastly different
style. Just because M ROLAND wrote
that masterpiece OF modern philo-
sophicai thought. Jean Christophe, :"
do not: shy away from this volume.
M. ROLAND wrote 1t to amuse himself,
and thereby succeeded in amusing
thousands of others. III you can't for
get your troubles while reading 1t, well,
Why not read Conrad in Quest of
His YOUTH" by Leonard Merrick !?
There's an artistic bit OF work, with
just the right SAVIOR of romance to
top off the salad of reality in it. Con-
rad sought youth, but he found--but
never mind, read the book.
l>.a -
the dessert. You seem to weary of
'the mouthings of cheap politicians. /"
so why not transplant yourself to the
old England that never will be again ?
Go back and live i'm the soft country
side, where sauires and ladies', and
occasionally a gathered bishop. wan
der along the rivers bank In other
words. get 'Exton Manor" by Archi-
bald Marshall. There are no heroes
and no villains in that book. just plain
flesh and blood folk. who are no clev-
erly created that for the time being
you win live with them. and forget
the political thorns which worry your
| flesh so.
We haven't mentioned any classics
to you: you've read many OF them
no doubt. so we've tried to suggest
some contemporary works that pos
sibly you had not read. All too fire.
quently a good book goes abegging be-
cause the author isn't termed "clas-
sic" Sometimes a mediocre selling
platter" runs a fast mile. You under
stand.
Now here is just bit of advice,
thrown in gratis. After you've wan
dered over the hills of mediaeval
France. with sly old Colas, after you've
sat on the boulevard with romantic
Conrad. after you've stepped yourself
in the drizzles which fall on 'Exton
Manor" take down that black book
you know the one we mean. Turn 10
those lyric poems, which are labelled
Psalms" Read that one which begins,
The heavens declare the glory OF
God:
And the armament sheweth His
handiwork.
Day unto day uttereth speech,
And night unto night sheweth
knowledge.
There is no speech nor language,
Where their voice IS not heard
Their line is gone out.
After you've finished reading it, go
to your window. and peep up at the
new moon shining in the heavens.
Remember that that moon has shone
during countless centuries: has seen
man struggle and conquer and lose.
Just ponder on that thought a mo-
ment, before you read the next Psalm.
Why worry because some men get
After all. man is only an atom. Why
not so along with a smile, playing the
game TO the best of your ability? Why
weary over little things? Ifyou have
half the spunk that red-blooded man
is expected 10 possess. you should 50
live that on the last day you can
truthfully say:
Il have fought a good fight, / have
finished my course, 1 have kept tn
faith"