After seeing him do it, the crowd would gather about in great herds,
with their "quarters" high in the air, anxious to purchase, and just as
sure they could do the same thing as the eight o'clock man that he can
get a crowd into his store. I do not remember a solitary instance where
a purchaser ever acquired the least facility in imitating the sounds of
birds, and I have been tempted to believe the "machine" was a "dummy" by
which the salesman conveyed to the gaping crowd the hope of acquiring
his wonderful art. Do not, in the journey of life, attempt impossible
stages of travel because they look easy at the start. Stop at each inn
which the experience of years has shown to be necessary for your
continued comfort. But never, on any account, lie down between the inns,
for the outlaws called Failure and Discredit will fall upon you and work
your destruction. "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy
might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge nor wisdom in the
grave." "In the morning sow thy seed." "Let us crown our selves with
rosebuds before they be withered."
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