Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES, E. TRACEEELL.

! A whole new field Of happiness Il
| his. equally open to many men who
| have placed themselves in the economic
structure of the country. but who some
how have not mastered this mans
diverting game. II they did, they
would make the recipient of their
benefactions feel as II they had pre-
sented him with golden egg. or some
| thing. Our man has no such attitude.
| He dismisses his guests to their new
Jobs with cordial handshake and a
| simply stated wish to hear how they
are getting along.
We hope he hears. He deserves to.
| Not every man is SO blessed with either
| the ability or desire to be helpful.
Even those who recognize the necessity
often are astonished at the little they
do along this line Nor must 1t be for
gotten that certain innate abilities are
required which every man does not
possess Just as most Christians hardly
I have the power to turn the other cheek
when slapped in the face, thousands OF
men who might like to help others do
not know how to 60 about 1t.
Timidity is not confined solely to the
obvious 'timid souls" of this world.
Many a gruff fellow In a high place
conceals certain defects under his rough
exterior. One Of the most tender
hearted men we ever knew had a repu-
tation for being Crouch" 1t was
only few who were privileged to know
the real man that lay beneath the
severe exterior appearance and man
ners.
X X n
What better deed can the average
older man do than help an honest
1,n,,,,n ,,1a,, opt his first iOhc
We stress the word honest" for help
to dishonest persons Is worse than
wasted. And in the term we include
moral integrity. While perhaps no two
persons would agree on the precise
| limits, every one knows what. is meant
by a young man of real moral integrity
III any one does not know, he ought to
go back and study the history OF Anglo
Saxon civilization.
Young men with crooked and warped
minds to begin with will never be
helped by first job and he who helps
them to it is only laying up treasures
Of hurt for himself and every one else
One cannot make complete deg
nosis Of character from superficial
glance nor are all the factors In any
given case displayed on the surface
but there is little doubt about the
fact that an honest young ran is more
or less manifest to the discerning eye.
Much of the success of our helpful
man lies, we feel sure. In his ability to
select the sheep from the goats. He
makes no pretense to character read
ing" but long experience and careful
putting of two and two together leads
him to instinctively select for aid those
who have the honest look.
Sometimes 1t is amazing to note the
way in which evil-appearing men are
picked for trusted position, and absurd
to listen to the hue and cry that goes
up when the villain shows up his VII
lainy for what 1t was worth.
Why, any one with half an eye for
such things knew all along that the
fellow was crooked! He looked too
smooth, too something or other, for good
to have come from him. You can't
get blood from turnip they used to
say you can't make silk purse out OF
Sow'S ear.
When the need be. our helper OF
young men can turn away deity the
fellow who does not measure up to mis-
standards. His craft at doing this is
fully the equal of his ability TO put the
young fellow he likes into his first job
That first johI Some day great poet
will arise who, instead OF picking on
daffodils or skylarks for his theme, will
select 1.-The first job" When he does
so he will not forget. We are sure, our
helpful friend who helps others.