Garland Globe | 1906-12-01 | Page 4 | Almost as Bad as "If"

Almost as Bad as "If. Tho world Is full of people who aro al moat successful. Here is a man who Is almost al-most n lawyer but not quite, here la another an-other who is almost a physician, but Is neither a good druggist nor n good dispenser, dis-penser, Anothor man is almost a clergyman, clergy-man, or about half way between a farmer, farm-er, or a tradesman and a clergyman. Another Is almost n teacher, but not quite competent to take ehargo of a school or an academy. Wo meet every day pc' i'l'' v.'ho aro almost something; just a little short of it. If the people undertake anything they novcr quito finish It; they never quite complete their courses at school; they never quite learn a trade or profession. They always manage to stop just short of success. Wo encounter pcoplo ovcrywhero who aro almost happy, almost philosophical, almost religious, yet never belong to any class or sect. They never know Just where they stand; thoy aro not quite anything, "Almost" Is a dangerous word. It has tripped up many a man who might have been successful if he had had determination determin-ation and grit enough to go a llttlo fur thcr, to hold on a llttlo longer. Ex