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Show 1 1 1 1 1 1 1! 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 IIII II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II I III II 1 III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 III II II 1 1 1 M 1 1 IIII IIII II I ! I 111 1 II Jlli 1 1 Something to Think About I Bij F. A. IDALKER ttMmnmtimimf n miHimiifiimMimHiimmimiiimmmimimmiimimiiiriiiiiiP LAKKS ARK SINGING npo TIIOSK hopeful Individuals who : keep tliolr ga.e on the towers of X'topla, glinting like gold In the far-off dreamy distance, give thought to the golden rule unii put lt.s line precepts 'Into actual practice, the larks are always al-ways sinking. I These humans hnve their trials and (lllllcull les, "even as you and I," but 'with them nil, they manage to wear a smile of content. 1 They go about Uholr duties, however discouraging they may seem, with a cheerfulness that fives Inspiration to the discontented and fault-finding Bonis, frequently losing their way ifhd 'falling In the mire of despair. They know Intuitively when to speak 'nnd wln?.i to curb their tongues, for 'they have learned the most difficult of mil arts, the art of self-control, which the venerable sages will tell you Is the first stepping stone to worldly success 'nnd an enduring happiness. Hope never deserts them, even In ithelr darkest hours. Sho holds her blazing torch over her llieuil nnd bids them follow. So the gloom of somber night Is (transformed to day, and the trusting Idlsclples move from place to place, confident con-fident of their ability to find their way to the hills where the larks are singing sing-ing nnd the sky Is forever light with iglorlous sunlight. J.11U woim uwea u ueoL in giuiiLuuf to these optimistic people which It Inever can pay, and you and I, being a Ijmrt of the world, are likewise delinquent delin-quent nnd possibly thoughtless of our (increasing obligation. We are too self-centered, too greedy for gain, too faithless. We brush aside the weak In our pursuit pur-suit of earthly dross and trample them under our hasty feet, never stopping Ito look back to see whether we have Ihurt them. We forget that we all are iof one flesh, and If we have Injured fthem, we have Injured ourselves. Every dny the Wise Keeper of the Book of Life Is calling on some debtor to blot out his or her delinquencies, always al-ways hanging over his or her head until un-til the account Is paid in full. If you have canceled your obligation obliga-tion nnd kept the faith, the day of reckoning reck-oning will 'iuve no terrors, for you will find you arc free and happy as the lurks singing In gladness all about you when the dawning Is rosy and the air Is fragrant with the scent of rinwors. ((y. 1923, by McClure Nowapapcr Syndic. o |