Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1912 — DEFINITIONS OF “A FRIEND” [ARTICLE]

DEFINITIONS OF “A FRIEND”

One truer to me than I am to myself. diamond in the ring of acquaintA volume of sympathy bound in cloth. X, mmm - A star of hope in the cloud of adversity. A stimulant to the nobler side of our nature. t „ * sf The jewel that shines brightest in the darkness. One who considers my need before my deservings. A harbor of refuge from the 'stormy waves of adversity. The link in life’s long chain that bears the greatest strain. A balancing pole to him who walks across the tight-rope of life. A watch which beats true for all time, and never “pons down.” One wJnJ"to himself is true, and .. must be so to you. The first person who comes in when the whole world has gone out. A permanent fortification when one’s affairs are in a state of siege. One who loves the truth and you, and will tell the truth in spite of you. The triple alliance of the three great powers—love, sympathy and help. One who multiplies Joys, divides griefs, and whose honesty is inviolable. A Jewel whose luster the strong acids of poverty and misfortune cannot dim. One who combines for you alike the pleasures and benefits of society and solitude. A bank of credit on which we can draw supplies of confidence, counsel, sympathy, help and love.