The Man Whose Watchword's "Wait" 



Rov Farrell Greene. 



From Success." used by express permission of the Success company, 

 owners of copyright. 



"Great deeds", said Uncle Hiram, "I've ob- 

 served, 'tween rne 'an you, 

 For every man that does 'em there are tenagoin' 



to do; 

 There's lots o' men can sit aroun' an' entertain a 



crowd 

 With how they're goin' t' plant a field they've 



likely never plowed: 

 Bill Jones was such a feller, 'an I used t' hear 



him tell 

 Of a scheme he had fer killin' weeds that sounded 



mighty well; 

 Machinery could do the work, — a man need 



never sweat, — 

 But I find that William has'ut set the world afire 



yet. 



"When Simpson's boy from college came, the 



fam'ly prophesied, 

 Within a year or two, the world would view him 



open-eyed. 

 And marvel at the wonders of improvement he'd 



advance 

 In scientific methods, if he had but half a chance. 

 He stayed around the town awhile an' worked 



quite hard, I jinks, 

 At poundin' little rubber balls o'er what he 



called 'the links.' 

 We've scientific problems still that make pro- 

 fessors fret, 

 But I note young Simpson has'nt set the world 



afire yet! 



" An' so," said Uncle Hiram, "future action does 



not count 

 Toward betterin' of our present state to anj- great 



amount; 

 A million 'goin'-t'-do-its' wouldn't balance one 



'has-done,' 

 An' a pound of 'right-this-miuute' 's worth 'to- 

 morrow's' half a ton. 

 I've noticed in my lifetime scores of fellers, sad 



to state, 

 Who'd have prospered if they had'nt for their 



watchword taken 'Wait;' 

 Fellers sure to do great wonders ere the next 



day's sun had set, — 

 But I've noticed none of them has set the world 



afire yet!" 



