The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
FROM TWO POINTS
One May Consider the Meaning
of a Handicap.
Uncle Jim, From the Mountantop Of
Experience, Hands Out Some
Words of Wisdom to
Impatient Youth.

Bob and two of his friends driftet
into the library where Uncle Jim was
reading bis newspaper, and sat down
to talk. They were discussing very
personal matters, but no one minded
Uncle Jim.
THE trouble with my job" Ton
Seymour was saying. els that there's
not the slightest chance of getting
ahead. Wing, the fellows in the office
say that the older men just stick there
to keep the younger ones down. There
hasn't been a promOtiOn-I don't know
when. And fussy! Whew! Why, a
fellow couldn't get on in that office
1t isn't possible! And yet Mr.. Bates
tells dad that he'd be only too glad to
move them up; and dad believes him,
of course, and puts it up to me-"
swell, my troubles exactly differ
ent," said Henry Norton. There are
promotions all the time over at my
place. But if you notice, it's always
somebody that has pull. l haven't any
pull, so Of course that settles my
chances. / got the job by answering
an advertisement. you know. Pretty
nearly every other fellow there is
somebody's nephew or grandson or
something"
You fellows make me tired" said
Bob. You don't even know your luck.
Won NAV hova sauna +rauhTog b,,+ IooJ-
at me! You're in business, at least,
aren't you? Made a start, anyway.
And look at me! Not even started
yet! And going to college this fall for
four years! Why, anybody could get
to be a millionaire i'm four years. And
most business men say that a college
education is nothing but a drawback,
too. Dad didn't 30 to college himself,
but he thinks ! ought TO. Uncle Jim,
of course, did go-but he's q lawyer.
CHATS different. I want to go in for
business"
As if in response to ais name, Uncle
Jim put down his paper and turned to
face the little group.
'Hello!" he called genially. ITS
pleasure to hear somebody talking real
business these days. Oh. that reminds
me. Did you get out to the golf tourna-
ment at the club?"
The boys shook their heads Their
own interests were in the direction Of
tennis rather than of golf.
"TOo bad you missed it. 1t was
very good tournament" said Uncle
jim; "the most interesting that the
COuptry clubs ever had, think. Jack
Partridge won the cup. as usual, and
Thayer Stevens won the second prize.
But I don't think either of them was
half as pleased as old Mr.. Painter; he
was the most delighted person on
those links"
'Why?" asked Bob. did he win
mo, not thing; except what you
fellows would call a drawbackF1 sup
pose. For the first time in all the years
he's played there they handicapped
him. He went round telling every
body about it. That proves that I'm
beginning to be real player, doesn't
It? he'd say over and over again."
An understanding look came slowly
into BOb's face. "Oh," he said, $50
that's why you switched off on golf
But we weren't talking
about games. We were talking about
rooI I;fo op5 ,ool ne,
sn't a game, Uncle jim"
NO" admitted Uncle Jim, cit isn't. |
But the laws that govern work and
play are the same. Fair play is what
asks for, isn't it? And |
hey don't mean just in games, either. |
Think over some Of the recognized |
principles of good sport: teamwork |
md hitting the line hard and keeping |
yOur eye on the ball and not knowing |
when you're beaten. Oh, a score of |
title catchwOrds. They work out
pretty well in business and in other /
walks of life, too. don't they? Even
he matter of handicaps sapplies. At
irst that seems different, maybe; but
When fellow has the right idea about
t-when he sees, like old Mr.. Painter,
bat handicap is a complimentary,
here's nothing in the world that
rings the right stuff out like good,
tiff handicap. You fellows just try
oOking at it that way, and see how II
works out. I'm sure that the best
hing that ever happened to me was
aving to work my way through col.
eye.
"YOu must permit me to add, Bob"
e said. turning to his nephew with a
mile, shat you have to know a handi.
ap when you see one. / never heard
Id Mr.. Painter speaking of the les
ons that he took from Sandy McTag-
art as really serious handicap. So
have my doubts whether he'd regard
our years at college in that light,
lther."-Youth's Companion.
Handing Things Down.
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