Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — PHILOSOPHY OP WALT MASON [ARTICLE]

PHILOSOPHY OP WALT MASON

I heard the down-and-outfir say, “I’m canned because I’m old ana" gray. Employers me from their doors; they want young men. to do their chores. I know I’m long on sterling worth, but there’s no place for me on earth, no job for me beneath the moon, for I wa| born some years too soon. Youth must be served,' and age must ‘slide down where the dump is yawning wide.’’ I’ve often heard this dismal spiel from gents panhandling for a meal, but in my daily walks I find that old boys do not fall behind, if they still keep their smiles on straight, and keep their habits up-to-date. Too many old men sing this song, that every modern thing is wrong. They’re always talking of the past, and so can make things come to pass, if they’re also rans at last. A man’s gray hair will cut no grass, if he he will blithely do his stunt with cheerful and undaunted front. If you want a rood typewriter at a bargain price, see those at The Democrat office.