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nigh ready," added the bay man, nodding 

 to the two doctors, " an' yer want teh be 

 right smart now an* do es well es Mister 

 Fieldin' did this morninV And the two 

 old sportsmen began adjusting their warm 

 top jackets and rubber boots. 



11 To be glad of life, because it gives you the chance 

 to love and to work and to play and to look up at the 

 stars ; to be satisfied with your possessions, but not 

 contented with yourself until you have made the best 

 of them ; to despise nothing in the world except false- 

 hood and meanness, and to fear nothing except 

 cowardice ; to be governed by your admirations rather 

 than by your disgusts ; to covet nothing that is your 

 neighbor's except his kindness of heart and gentleness 

 of manners ; to think seldom of your enemies, often of 

 your friends, and every day of Christ ; and to spend 

 as much time as you can with body and with spirit, in 

 God's out-of-doors. These are little guide-posts on 

 the footpath to peace." HENRY VAN DYKE. 



