Show i t t t t Q ALONG LIFES LIFE'S TRAIL Dy By THOMAS TI A. A CLARK CLARI of Men of Illinois oOl C. C 1924 1921 Western Newspaper Union I WHEN YOU KNOW A MANI MAN MANIT MANIT T WAS AS Charles Lamb I believe IT I IT who was responsible for the statement statement statement state state- ment that you ou cant can't hate a man Vh when n nou you ou know him Whether or not the experience of people in n general will wUl bear out this view I cannot sa say I do o know however er that n a superficial ac acv acquaintance with people tends tenets to confirm confirm con COil firm one In pessimism m st of us ua seem to have our worst qualities on the surface It Is curious how few men we really do know Those whom we meet dully at nt our places of ot business or ur in our households are ure often str strange to us Fathers and sons mothers and anal dt daughters daugh tel's husbands and wives even en have little real knowledge of each others other's thoughts and characters and unel the people peo pee pie w with th whom we e associate everyday every everyday day are ure often as strangers to us Even our own brothers we often misunderstand misunderstand stand or have huc little S sympathy for It Is only when we get at the heart of n a man that we recognize his real worth worth I have hn wondered sometimes If it we could get Into more Intimate acquaintance acquaintance ac ac- ac- ac with our pet enemies or with the devil even If f we should not find them less black than they have L. L been Deen painted II i iI I really ought to be a n pessimist for forI I 1 have seen the worst sort of men and so many man men at their worst t. On the contrary however us as time goes oes on m my faith In human beings strengthens Even en the worst of men whom I have known have revealed so man many good qualities when I hove have really got at nt them that I could not admit that anyone anyone any any- one was wholly bad The evil which had come to the surface and which had attracted attention was only Incidental Incidental Inci Inci- dental In most cases and anti the good after all predominated At times when I get to the point of ot admitting that lint no one keeps faith no noone noone noone one Is virtuous no one honest something something some sume- thing is sure to happen that drags me back to a safe harbor of hope arid and faith and anchors me fast again Ever Every day I get new insights Into human character Fellows whom I had supposed I knew through h and through show traits that I had hind never suspected strong qualities which through all nil the years ears of our association nf tion Uon had been entirely concealed I am coming more and more to believe believe be be- lieve leave that Lamb was aas right and that It 11 we could bring ourselves really to know a n man we should find in him so much to respect so much to admire so much to wonder at nt that We could not bring ourselves to hate not him him not lOt even to dislike e him I haven't a n doubt but that old Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin down the street whom I have ha always always always al al- al- al ways looked upon as the most despicable ble hie of men has virtues that would shine qualities that are really lovable lov luv- able if I could only know him fully |