Show J Just Folks By Edgar A. A BLUNT COUNSEL He was never much to talk never eloquent or long Took for granted that we knew what he ho taught of right and wrong Said the decent deed was best said the way to be a man Was to work from day to day and to do the best you can It If a lender easy be never quarrel over pelf pelt But remember to be hard and unyielding unyielding unyielding un un- un- un yielding with yourself He was never one to preach Once I went to him and sought His advice about a bill for some foolish thing Id I'd bought And I think I could have proved that the price was much too high That the goods were not the same they'd persuaded me to buy Pay the bill was all he saidI said I a bargain bad you made But though good or bad the debt you'll feel better when its it's paid Never flowery lowery in his speech ra rather her plain and blunt was he Said Be easy casy with your friend with yourself hearted hearted hard be Make yourself do what is right make yourself the laws obey Let the others shirk their cares but you take the harder way Grant what favors may be asked a pleasant thing to do But dont don't you expect or ask other men to favor you Thus he kept his s respect self thus he lived and thus he died Never went beyond yond his means never wanted joys denied If It we ever talked of faults by our neighbors plainly shown He would say better be if it so well you saw your own Very simple was his speech this is all hed he'd ever say Never look upon a debt as a athing athing athing thing you needn't pay Copyright 1936 Edgar A. A Guest |