The Gavelyte, February 1910

CJ•;DARVILLI~ 'ULLE(;E. _____________ ________________ _.__ ___ What a debt the world owes to uch an attribute of human natur ! How often has the tory of the great deeds of great men awakened the dormant energies of youth and inspired that youthful minJ with the po ibilities of accomplishing some cherished ambition? How of ten ha. the memory of former heroes of a fatherland inspired a discouraged army with new vigor for another fray! Deeds of greatnes have inspired the poet to the most sublime efforts of his geniu , the orator to the most impassioned and grandiloquent words, th . culptor to the grandest and most magnificent productions of his art But it is po sible that in the uestowing of honors on the great, in the praise of world famed deeds, in giving glory to the rulers of men, man may too often forget the honors due to service. Too often do we see the brilliancy Jf the brightest stars but note not the gleam of the myriads of lesser lights that send forth their rays to add to the beauty of the , tarry heavens. We hear the notes of the lark rising in the skies but heed not the song of the countless little bird. that add their . impler melodies to the grand choru of a summer morn. [t i but natural for us to admire the courage of those who 1lar to die upon a field of carnage for a noble cause but let us re– member that in a world of varied interests many an unknown hero is Pver . truggling in battles no less hard to fight and for a cause no Jes~ worthy to upholrl. Then, when we laud the courage and heroism of ome granrl characters let us consider that the fortunes of men ~re directed in many anrl diverse channels. One denounces the au– thority of tyrannical kings, endures the perils of war, faces cleath in its most terrible forms; another follows the lower walks of life, goe.' from path. that might have b en more pleasant to those that ar<j rough and uninviting, from positions of power, honor and wealth to fields of service, humbleness and ob curity, led by duty and duty alonf' . Those that are summoned to the former paths the world ealls h roie, their praises are heard for ages; the latter ar con– .- i,lered unimportant and in the ·ontinuous strife for fame and power are .·1rnrned and forgotten. But . hall we not honor one with the r, tltc·r and r<>nwmlier both as nur hercws. 2t