Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-20

With the gift OF courage ! would
IN him for labor. lie would meet his
duties calmly. Whatever his task he
would perform IL 10 the best or his
ability. believing IN IL, and believing
also that when he had proved his
worth in one post. Life would call
him TO another. would make him
brave enough 10 take defeat without
being himself defeated. Further
would have him gentle and modest in
victory and unspoiled by today's sue
cess FOR the work OF tomorrow.
I would give him love Of hooks.
good books. lie would look upon
them as friends for lifetime. lie
would become their friend and know
their people. They hold the wis
dom Of the ages and are the truest Of
CounsclorS. lie can turn 10 them at
all times Their characters never
change: never play false; never die.
lie who has good books - never with
cat help In times AZ trial.
would give Bud also the gift nj
good nature. This. OF course. is not
necessary TO success. but % vii,
smooth the way. Churls have be
come famous men. great artists and
writer's and painters and poets and
statesmen and rulers ~ the work.
rct they did 50 not because they were
Churls but in spite 81 the fact They
could have been just as great had
they been a little kinder and they
would have been much happier. The
Eift ot good nature would make Bud
patient with the little shortcominF
of his fellows; he would be not "
wrapped up IN himself and his own
ambitions hut what he could remem-
her and understand the difficulties Of
others. lie would have time TO la
friendly and time for the Nttl.
gracious acts OF lie which make foi
comradeship. To stand alone al tn,
topmost peak OF conquest may b,
fame. but Il IS not a happy state.
l would give him n right value o.
money. lie would he neither a slav,
i 20 the dollar nor n despiser OF g. IL,
would have a bank account and woul,
know that in that hank he was safe
guarding his selfrespect. He woul,
grow 20 look upon his money as tn
tanglble evidence of the fact that n,
had worked. lie would provide 10
himself and FOR those dependent upol
him all that was necessary 10 comfor
and happiness. and against the IN
evitahie penalties of age he woul
build his safeguards. To become oil
without provision - the bitterest .
al fates. But ] wogld not have hin
put into the bank the money wh.cl
10 should give away or the coin
which rightfully should he spent.
would no; have him save the dolla
which would relieve The distress OF
poorer man. ] would not have hi
bank account grow great while h.
soul shr.vels. l should hate 10 thin
that he could look with pride upon
misers hoard and not see within /
the joys which he could and Shout
have given To those about him.
want him 10 pay his way: 20 bsa
his share OF hfe's expenses. TO >
generous with others. and 20 be saw
ing after that.
1 would give him the gift Of broad
mindedness. ! would spare him IN
petty nalrowness Of the bigot. II
would sheer az no mans religion an
enlarge upon no mans faults. I woul
keep him free from sin himself. bu
tolerant with all who sin. lie woul
have understanding and sympathy. II
would know that where he IS stron
others may be weak, and where he
Ditifully weak others are strong Il
he really better than his neighbor h
must be kindlier and gentler and true
and more patient. Merely 20 be VII
tuOus is not enough. one can posses
all the virtues and still be despise,
He must respect the freedom Of other
and their right 70 live their lives q
they choose He has lived well VIII
has set good example; 20 20 beyon
that is neither necessary nor kind.
would give him a gift Of respons
bility. ! would have him use his brain
j FOR thinking purposes. He would lcaS
no task unfinished. and spurn no lit
, task which he could do. He wOu
. not measure his work by the cloc
but by his employers advantage.
. he could advance the interests Of h
, employer ever so little by going OF
. % his way thSt he would do At lea
. he should never offer the excuse, whe
failure came 20 him, u didn't think.
j would give him the gift of re,
erence that he might willingly pa