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Show I TTAW DESIRE FOR "SOFT 8 8 I1V7 SNAP" MAT INJURE ft ft MAN IN BEGINNING LIFE, 8 g In "As You Like It," Shake- ft ft speare, speaking through Jac- ft ft ques, tells of the "seven ages 8 8 of man." Of course, says the ft ft Ohio State Journal, the category ?;; is complete and truthful, but t', 8 we think that more moderu ft times have suggested an eighth J; age, that might be Inserted be- y, 8 tween the whining schoolboy ft and the soldier, bearded like a ft pard. and that Is the "Age of . 8 the Soft Snap." when the whole i 8 of the life Is to get as much as $; ft posVible for nothing. A boy gen- ?! erally reaches that stage when t' ft he Is just out of school, with a ;j; 8 smattering of Latin and algebra !j: 8 and imagines that the world ft owes him a living, and all he has ;i 8 to do is to pick it off when the ij 8 world swings around his way. ft Nothing will do him but a soft ;j; ft snap, an easy job, with big pay !j: 8 and Infinite leisure for society, j ft with motor rides and dressing H for dinner. There are many such 8 young men, or rather boys, just ? stepping on the stage of life, to ;j; ft whom the soft snap seems to be ;!; ithe blossom of their years. They ! spend the beauty and strength ;; of their lives trying to get hold ;; of It. How many a noble youth Ijl is utterly spoiled by waiting for j a soft snap; and the longer they :b wait, the less fitted they are for '4 any kind of real business. They ;i; are today the chief apostles of the high cost of living and are j! looked upon as such by the peo- ;j; pie. No person can be a soft !;!; snapper if he possesses any real pride. He will take the first work ;j; that comes to hand and depend upon his merit and worth for !j! his promotion and success. And ;j; now to the sweet damsels, let ;;!; us say a word steer clear of !:! the snappers, until they show ;J; some disposition to work out their own salvation. !;! |