OUR COUNTRY LIFE 



on Oriental shores; there he really lives, and there his 

 thoughts abide although his body may be with us here. 

 We never tire hearing of his adventures in those far 

 African lands, for they are told with the keen vigor of 

 the enthusiast; and we enter into his own feelings when 

 severe disappointment faces him or great discoveries are 

 granted to him. 



Another being, splendid, boyish, enthusiastic in an- 

 other way, finds an eager welcome here. His phenom- 

 enally brilliant intellect, his gay and rapid speech, his 

 sympathetic outlook on life makes him a general favor- 

 ite. As toastmaster he is unexcelled, and his faculty of 

 reeling off pat and diverting stories by the hour makes 

 him a much sought-for guest in many a circle. But 

 apart from these gifts he owns a serious side. A tremen- 

 dous worker, executive and systematic, after much ex- 

 perience in large undertakings, he has now accepted 

 the presidency of a Western university, where his talents 

 will have full scope, and where he is sure to achieve 

 lasting fame. 



Perhaps two of the most democratic guests whom 



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