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The President's Ride
(Copyright IMS, by Amrkn Prrtw Amo
elation.]
1 w®* sitting to my quarters one
evening after retreat when my friend
Charlie £t. Clair came in wilh a woe
begone expression ou bis face and,
throwing himself into an easy chair,
henvel a deep sigh. Charlie was one
of the handsomest men I ever knew
and withal the most lovable. He and
1 had been classmates and chums at
West Polut, bad served together in the
Hpanish-Amerk-au war and were now
stationed at the same post.
"What's up, Charlie?" I naked.
"I’ve been ordered to take the presi
dent's ride.”
"Well,” I said sympathetically, "don’t
you think you’ll lie aide to stand lt?”‘
"1 know I won’t.”
Charlie was lar.y—lazy on drill, laxy
in quarters, laxy in social life, lazy ev
erywhere except lu battle, it required
n fight to put energy into him, hut it
did. His case always reminded me of
u prominent Confederate general in
tills the general w beu an engagement
was coming on never could settle down
to the work before him without riding
out to the filing line. Then be would
ride back ready to listen to orders.
Charlie lost ail his Indolence under the
rntHe of rifles and the boom of big
guns, besides becoming brave as a
lion.
”1 tell you what yon do, Charlie,” 1
suggested—"put In all your time be
tween now and the ride exercising.
Cet off some of your surplus flesh and
harden your muscles.”
"Ob. I’m too big?”
That told the story exactly. He was
big man, and the accumulation of
Inertia bad got ahead of him. I per
suaded him to let me train him, and I
worked with him right up to the day
of the ride. But It was no nse. 1
never could get him up in the morn
ing He would eat anything he fancied.
In short, he wouldn’t train. The con
sequence was that when he started
on the ride he was sure to fall. My
heart sank w hen we left for the start
ing point, hut 1 encouraged him so far
as possible. I was to take the ride
myself and hoped to stimulate him.
1 told him I might find a way to pull
him through, but he shook his head
despondently.
We hadn't gone ten miles before I
saw the game was up for Charlie.
From the very start he looked tired.
•nd every mile we rode he lost breath.
The sweat was rolling down his fat
cheeks, and be was the picture of mel
ancholy. We had gone over about half
the distance when, making an effort,
he spurred beside me. puffing, reeling,
• bluish white hue on his face, and
told me be was going to drop out We
were riding past a country place at
the time, and I saw him turn In at the
gate. That was tbe last 1 saw of him
©n the ride.
On rea< hing
of Ccbariblng widow and a splendid
fortnne.
Mrs. Kdgerton had taken pity on
poor fit. Clair from the day he bad rid
den up to her bouse and had given him
both meat and drink. Every day after
that he would say that he must be
gone, and the widow would say that
he was not yet recovered. Before be
was considered out of danger be bad
proposed to and been accepted by the
widow.
Since Nt. Clair's case has become
known all the unmarried officers of
the army wish to take the piestdent'a
ride. F. A. MITCHBL.
Never Had a Chance.
(Success)
Probably nine out of ten men
past middle age if asked how it
happened that they are today only
barely earning their living would
tell you they never bad a chance;
that they were kept back; that cir
cumstances were against them; that
they had no opportunities such as
other boys around them had, or
that they did not have the proper
schooling or else plead some similar
excuse.
The probabilities are that oppor
tunity did visit every one of these
men more than once in their youth
or early manhood, but they did
not see that all good chances con
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dertook cheerfully, promptly and
just as well as it could be done.
As boys they did not look upon
every errand as a chance to be
polite, prompt, energetic; on every
lesson in school as a foundation
stone in their success structure.
They did not think that tlx* de
moralizing hours of indolence and
shiftlessness they were weaving into
the web of their lives would mar
the fabric and reproach
them through all time. They did
not realize that the impudent reply
to their parents or employer, the
carelessness and indefferenee which
they slipped into their tasks would
come out as ghosts in the future to
mar their happiness and success.
They looked upon every duty
shirked —the minutes they cut off
from each day as so much gain.
Thev did not realize that these
things which seemed so innocent
would grow into giant defects which
would mar their future success. __
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