He is just a lump of concentrated sunshine. Wilder is 

 not very tall lengthwise, but he is tall enough crosswise 

 to make up for it and he is fun all the way 'round. 

 You don't laugh at Wilder, you laugh with him. All his 

 jokes are not new, either, but he hands out a new laugh 

 with every one of them. You don't always get the best 

 time out of the watch with the biggest case, but you can 

 always count on having a good time with Marshall P. 

 Wilder. 



You ask what is Elbert Hubbard doing, is he in earnest, 

 what does he propose to do? I don't know that I can an- 

 swer you on second thought I know I cannot. Hubbard is 

 doing a noble work. He is making a community of artists 

 of those who grow up in East Aurora and they are, 

 thru their work, inspiring the rest of the world to do 

 likewise. Those who do things in the Roycroft Shops put 

 part of themselves into their product, and when the last 

 finishing touch is imparted the worker sends out a bless- 

 ing with his work and with it the wish that it may bring 

 peace and happiness to "whomsoever these presents may 



come.' 



4 Is he in earnest? ' Look into that handsome, thought- 

 ful face, read his eye and you will find nothing but 

 earnestness there. He makes books that appear as 

 heaven's messengers in this commonplace world of ours. 

 Beauty, art, joy, gladness, satisfaction are all bound be- 

 tween the covers of Elbert Hubbard's books. Don't ask 

 me to describe them, I cannot. Send for one, any one, 

 read it, examine it,and you will realize that there is nothing 

 quite like it anywhere. Its touch brings satisfaction, its 

 language is simple but beautiful, and here let me remark 

 that the simpler a man writes the less will he have to con- 

 sult the dictionary. 



Hubbard is not proposing to do anything, that I know of, 

 he just goes ahead and does it, whatever it is. He is 

 teaching men and women, boys and girls, to do things 



