Show GET BETTER ACQUAINTED Three men from Salt Lake were going east on the same train and a broken bridge held them up for six hours bours Un Until Until Until til the time of ot their forced detention they had not more than spoken to each other though each had known the i others for years ears But one broke the tedium of a vexatious vexatious wait walt by flinging a cordial saluta salutation salutation salutation tion to one of the others and presently the three were packed into one section of the sleeper and all were getting ac acquainted acquainted They talked first of ot super superficial superficial things thing One of ot them surprised his other with a bit of quotation showed lie lae had lord been thinking deeply Then an another another another other with a bit of ot quotation showed his hi familiarity with authors whom It Itis itis is 18 an honor to know And then the tho third wisely directed the conversation so that all three should get unaccustomed unaccustomed unaccustomed tomed views of his neighbors And they came home three strong friends richer for having found qualities qualitieS qualities ties of value In fn both of the others That is exactly what would happen in nine cases of ot ten if it men of oC the city would meet each other and get acquainted ac acquainted acquainted Each Fach would find he be had held beld helda belda a iv wrong estimate of ot his neighbor Both would be richer for treasures of thought t or prizes of or suggestion that the others would make Too often we get the worst and not the best of or our fellows Nothing could so enrich men as to take the trouble to get better acquainted with each other i |