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Show " 1 i No Erron, Young Mr, Hale is one of the people who think it must be the easiest thing in the world to write a book, or at least a poem. "You have your desk, your paper and pens," said he, hopefully, in discussing the subject of literature with a more experienced ex-perienced friend, "and there you are!" "Yes," said the friend, dryly, "but you've omitted one Implement of the trade which ought to be in the hands of beginners an eraser, to rub out what they have written. Now take this petition peti-tion you have just drawn up for the 'Widows' Mite Society.' Look over the paper with me. You haven't explained your object with clearness, and you've repeated the word 'charity' nine times in thirteen lines." For a moment the ambitious young man looked disturbed; then suddenly his composure returned,. "Oh, well," said he, "I don't consider that repetition a mistake. . You can't have too much charity!" Youth's Companion, |