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Show EXPERIENCE T DOUBT it not," said the priest In 'Don Quixote,' "Indeed it Is well known, that the mountains breed learned men, and the huts of shepherds shep-herds contain philosophers." "At least, sir," replied the goatherd, "they contain men who have some knowledge gained from experience." One can learn much from books, and that Is no doubt the easiest and the cheapest way to learn. I spend much of my time In urging young men to make the most of their opportunities to acquire wisdom in this way, but the school of experience is open to every one, and though the cost of tuition Is high, the lessons are excellently taught. Youth Is wont to take lightly the advice ad-vice which comes from experience. There was a good deal of dancing in the community, and young Jackson was devoting himself to the recreation with u too fervid enthusiasm, hia father fa-ther thought. "I wish you wouldn't dance so much," the father snid. "It's a good deal a waste of time." "But you danced when you were a boy, father," was the reply. "Yes, but I came to see the folly of It." "Well, I want to see the folly of It, too." lie was not willing to learn from the experience of others, j Often we are willing to learn from I the erudite and those high up In the world, hut when it comvs to sliep-i sliep-i herds and mountain-bred men, we ! raise our eyebrows and take on a supercilious su-percilious air. What can the Illiterate teach us? ' When I was In England years ago 1 ; lived for a number of weeks on a farm 1 in Warwickshire. In the long walks which I took I used to come intr dally ! contact with a stone-breaker plying liis toll at ihe roadside. He was far alon in years, and lived wlih his thrifiv . wife In a rose-covered cottage near ' to the place where he was working. I He was u philosopher who taught nie j many things as I essayed to help tilm i at his wurk w!th an extra hummer. It seemed impossible with a little 1 hammer to break up the huge stones Ijing at the roaiNlde. "Time and patience." he used to ! ny. "will accomplish Impossibilities Keep at It persistently, anil the ro. ks will break." I have sinep then found Mis stat-nients stat-nients trne in countering o;her ihing-; than ro-ls. I ha ih c' t of the oh) man's fl 1 vice often v. ,en I have len impatient impa-tient and Irritate. 1 l.eiause tfiir.t: w hirh should be done conM not be ne-rnmplislted ne-rnmplislted in h mo::ieiit. Prom ex ; perienee he hnrl learned, patience, per-I per-I slsicnee. the f-Teet of l:(fp!; i; ron-ptHt.tlv ron-ptHt.tlv at a :h;;".j,. und he was only a 1 ttnne-breaker. |