Show talking too much or dr THOMAS ARKLE CLARK dean of men MB 0 of f illinois IT TT IS mark twain I 1 believe who wh tells the story of listening to on an appeal for help presented by a returned missionary at the alio outset the speaker made ouch auch a strong citso that mr air clemens at once decided to contribute ten dollars tp ip the cause hut but its aa the speaker rambled on and on in tits his talk tho the enthusiasm of tits his listener gradually waned until when the time clime for passing the contribution hos box instead of giving anything lie ho cl i to slip blip a quarter from the box the man had killed his case by talking biot to much sly MY cathor anther used to say thit jh iid never in nit all tits ills life tind ke ife i young young man beer lorry borry that lie he had paten too little or talked too little most blost of us talk too much without thinking much or saying saving much that Is worth while the tha boat best mile sinan with whom I 1 have ever eur done bumpiness bu miness auh little anti and in saying biln buln that little never sug aug weats seats that I 1 buy it he studies roe me atud my tunica tastes and my desires and ilion places tits lila wares before nie and lets them sell themselves lile ile has h learned what la Is very for most of vs Us to leum that one gallis his hi ruse cone often or wins fits argument quite iia as much by keeping still tie by talking continuously i it Is part of the weakness of bf youth to talk too much it were vell ho however iv 1 if it were on nned to youth many women do tt it until they flud thenis elves und and thosa alio vo listen to 0 them in a state of men too ure are not the tha practice the lie reason bring being perhaps perlin ps that we all like alk to cast ourselves in the role of hero or wise guy of pomo pom sort and we foolishly imagine linoR lne by talking of our own virtues and enlarging up upun n the weaknesses nal errors of tho the other man wo we our own position it Is really noil and I 1 often harmful talk it george I 1 bellem beIle Vf who aid ppe one pt nf Is ii that tant two ateo ale nia a be together fur for nn an hour bour tind soy nothing und and feet feel no obil gation to t 0 ait abil we should ull all lie le be dietter aler 5 ir if f wa team and thought more C 1024 western |