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Jean longed for a kitten. When illness made it necessary for Jean to
go to the hospital, her mother said:
"I will make a bargain with you, Jean. If you will be a brave little
girl about your operation, you shall have the nicest kitten I can
find."
Jean took the ether, but later, as she came out from under the
anesthetic, she realized how very wretched she felt. The nurse leaned
over to catch her first spoken word.
"What a bum way to get a cat!" moaned the child.--_Harper's_.
The most cheerful sign is that counterfeiters are again finding it
worth while to make money.
PRIDE
Randolph Bourne, a brilliant American writer who recently died, left
many thoughts that stand out like cut diamonds. Here is one: "Only
Pride is creation."
Pride forms one of the towering pillars in the structure of efficient
performance.
Not until you feel the worth of what you do, are you able freely
to dominate and achieve. Through the hard days of darkness and
discouragement, up and beyond the gruelling grades of steep ways, are
you asked to go if you desire substantial reward. It takes pride to
endure.
It is pride in a man's heart that makes him a willing gift, in mind
and body, to be taken in hand by some great idea or noble cause.
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