第4章

1。Hekeepsongoingonsouthandgrowinggreater。

2。Heovercomeshisobstaclesanddevelopshispower。

3。Heblessesthevalley，butthevalleydoesnotblesshim。

GoOnSouthandGrowGreaterYounevermeettheMississippiafterhestartssouth，butwhatheisgoingonsouthandgrowinggreater。Younevermeethimbutwhathesays，"Excuseme，butImustgoonsouth。"

TheMississippigetstoSt。PaulandMinneapolis。Heisagreatrivernow——themostsuccessfulriverinthestate。Buthedoesnotretireuponhislaurels。Hegoesonsouthandgrowsgreater。HegoesonsouthtoSt。Louis。Heisawonderfulrivernow。Buthedoesnotstop。Hegoesonsouthandgrowsgreater。

Everywhereyoumeethimheisgoingonsouthandgrowinggreater。

DoyouknowwhytheMississippigoesonsouth？TocontinuetobetheMississippi。Ifheshouldstopandstagnate，hewouldnotbetheMississippi，river。hewouldbecomeastagnant，poisonouspond。

Aslongaspeoplekeepongoingsouth，theykeeponliving。Whentheystopandstagnate，theydie。

ThatiswhyIammakingitthesloganofmylife——GOONSOUTHAND

GROWGREATER！IhopeIcanmakeyourememberthatandsayitovereachday。IwishIcouldwriteitoverthepulpits，overtheschoolrooms，overthebusinesshousesandhomes——GOONSOUTHAND

GROWGREATER。Forthisislife，andthereisnoother。Thisiseducation——andreligion。Andtheonlybusinessoflife。

YouandIstartwell。Wegoonsouthalittleways，andthenweretire。Evenyoungpeopleastheystartsouthandmakesomelittleknee-pantsachievement，somekindergartentouchdown，succumbtotheirpressnotices。Theirfriendscrowdaroundthemtocongratulatethem。"Imustcongratulateyouuponyoursuccess。Youhavearrived。"

Somanyofthoseyounggoslingsbelievethat。Theyquitandgetcanned。TheythinktheyhavegottentotheGulfofMexicowhentheyhavenotgottenoutofthewoodsofMinnesota。Goonsouth！

Wecanprotectourselvesfairlywellfromourenemies，butheavendeliverusfromourfoolfriends。

Successissohardtoendure。Wecanenduretendefeatsbetterthanonevictory。Successgoestotheheadanddefeatgoesto"defeet。"

Itmakesthemworkharder。

ThePlagueofIncompetentsCivilizationismostlyaconspiracytokeepusfromgoingveryfarsouth。

Theonewhokeepsongoingsouthdefiescustomandbecomesunorthodox。

Butcontentmentwithpresentachievementisthedamnationoftherace。

Themassofthehumanfamilynevergoonsouthfarenoughtobecomegoodservants，workmenorartists。Theyoungpeoplegetasmatteringandsqueezeintothebottompositionandnevergoonsouthtoefficiencyandpromotion。Theywonderwhytheirgeniusisnotrecognized。Theydonotmakeitvisible。

Nineoutoftenstenographerswhoapplyforpositionscanwriteafewshorthandcharactersandirritateatypewriterkeyboard。Theythinkthatisbeingastenographer，whenitismerelyasymptomofastenographer。Theymanglethelanguage，grammar，spelling，capitalizationandpunctuation。Theireyesareontheclock，theirmindsonthemovies。

Nineoutoftenworkmencannotbetrustedtodowhattheyadvertisetodo，becausetheyhavenevergonesouthfarenoughtobecomeefficient。Manyaprofessionalmanisinthesameclass。

Halfofourlifeisspentingettingcompetentstorepairthebotchworkofincompetents。

Nomatterhowwellequippedyouare，youareneversafeinyourjobifyouarecontentedtodotodayjustwhatyoudidyesterday。

Contentedtothinktodaywhatyouthoughtyesterday。

Youmustgoonsouthtobesafe。

Iusedtoknowaviolinistwhowouldsay，"IfIwerenotagenius，Icouldnotplaysowellwithsuchlittlepractice。"Thepoorfellowdidnotknowhowpoorafiddlerhereallywas。WelldidStricklandGillilan，America’sgreatpoet-humorist，say，"EgotismistheopiatethatNatureadministerstodeadenthepainsofmediocrity。

ThisIsOurBestDayJustbecauseourhairgetsfrostyorbeginstoruboffinspots，wearesopronetosay，"Iamagingrapidly。"Itpaystoadvertise。Wealwaysgetresults。Seetheoneshrivelwhogoesaroundfront-paginghisage。Ageisnotyears;ageisgrunts。

Wesay，"I’veseenmybestdays。"Andtheundertakergoesandgreaseshisbuggy。Hebelievesin"preparedness。"

Goonsouth！Wehavenotseenourbestdays。Thisisthebestdaysofar，andtomorrowisgoingtobebetteronsouth。

WeareonlychildreninGod’sgreatkindergarten，playingwithourA-B-C’s。Idonotutterthatasabitofsentiment，butasthegreatfundamentalofourlife。Ihopetheoldestinyearsseesthatbest。Ihopehesays，"Iamjustbeginning。Justbeginningtounderstand。Justbeginningtoknowaboutlife。"

Wearenotgoingonsouthtooldage，wearegoingonsouthtoeternalyouth。Itistheonewhostopswho"agesrapidly。"Eachdaybringsusalargervision。Infinity，Eternity，Omnipotence，Omniscienceareallonsouth。

Wehaveleftnothingbehindbutthehusks。Iwouldnottradethismomentforalltheyearsbeforeit。Ihavetheirfootingsatcompoundinterest！Theyaredead。Thisislife。

BirthdaysandHeadmarksYesterdayIhadabirthday。Ilookedintheglassandcommunedwithmyfeatures。Isawsomegrayhairscoming。Hurrah！

Youknowwhatgrayhairsare？Didyouevergetaheadmarkinschool？

Grayhairsaresilverheadmarksinoureducationaswegoonsouth。

Youchildrencheerup。Yourblackhairandauburnhairandtheotherfirstreaderhairwillpassandyou’llgetpromotedasyougoonsouth。

Don’tworryaboutgrayhairorbaldness。Onlyworryaboutthelocationofyourgrayhairorbaldness。Iftheygetontheinsideofthehead，worry。Doyouknowwhycorporationssometimessaytheydonotwanttoemploygray-headedmen？Theyhavefoundthatsomanyofthemhavequitgoingonsouthandhavegottengrayontheinside——orbald。

ThesesamecorporationssendoutPinkertonsandpayanypriceforgray-headedmen——grayontheoutsideandgreenontheinside。Theyarethemostvaluable，fortheyhavethevisionandwisdomofmanyyearsandtheenthusiasmand"pep"andcourageofyouth。

Thepreacher，theteacher——everyonewhogetsputontheretiredlist，retireshimself。Hequitsgoingonsouth。

Themostwonderfulpersonintheworldistheonewhohaslivedyearsandyearsonearthandhasperhapsgottengrayontheoutside，buthaskeptyoungandfreshontheinside。Putthatpersoninthepulpit，intheschoolroom，intheoffice，behindtheticket-windoworonthebench——orunderthehod——andyoufindthewholeworldgoingtothatpersonfordirection，advice，vision，help，sympathy，love。

IamhappytodayasIlookbackovermylife。Ihavebeentryingtolectureagoodwhile。Iamalmostashamedtotellyouhowlong，forIoughttoknowmoreaboutitbythistime。Butwhenanybodysays，"Iheardyoulecturetwentyyearsagooverat————"Istophim。

"Pleasedon’tthrowituptomenow。Iamjustasashamedofitasyouare。Iamtryingtodobetternow。"

O，Iwanttoforgetallthepast，saveitslessons。Iamjustbeginningtolive。Ifanybodywantstobemybestfriend，lethimcometomeandtellmehowtoimprove——whattodoandwhatnottodo。Tellmehowtogiveabetterlecture。

Yearsagoabureaurepresentativewhobookedmetoldmemylecturesweregoodenough。ItoldhimIwantedtogetbetterlectures，forIwassodissatisfiedwithwhatlittleIknew。HetoldmeIcouldnevergetanybetter。Ihadreachedmylimit。Thoselectureswerethe"limit。"IshiverasIthinkwhatIwassayingthen。Iwanttogoonsouthshiveringaboutyesterday。TheseyearsIhavenoticedthepeopleontheplatformwhowerecontentedwiththeirofferings，werenottryingtoimprovethem，andwerelostinadmirationofwhattheyweredoing，didnotstaylongontheplatform。Ihavewatchedthemcomeandgo，comeandgo。Ihaveheardtheirfierceinvectivesagainstthebureausandungratefulaudiencesthatwere"prejudiced"againstthem。

Birthdaysarenotannualaffairs。Birthdaysarethedayswhenwehaveanewbirth。Thedayswhenwegoonsouthtolargervisions。

IwishIcouldhaveabirthdayeveryminute！

Somepeopleseemtostringouttonearahundredyearswithmightyfewbirthdays。SomepeoplespinuptoMethuselahsinafewyears。

FromwhatIcanlearnofMethuselah，henevergrewpastcopper-toedboots。Hejusthibernatedand"chawedon。"

Themorebirthdayswehave，thenearerweapproacheternalyouth！

Bernhardt，DavisandEdisonThespectacleofSarahBernhardt，pastseventy，thrillingandgrippingaudienceswiththefireandbrilliancyofyouth，isinspiring。Noobstaclecandaunther。Losingalegdoesnotendheracting，forsheremainsthe"DivineSarah"withnocripplingofherwork。Shelooksyoungerthanmanywomenofhalfheryears。"Theyearsarenothingtome。"

SenatorHenryGassawayDavis，WestVirginia’sGrandOldMan，atninety-twowasworkingashardandhopefullyasanymanofthemultitudesinhisemploy。HewasanardentOddFellow，andonedayatninety-two——justashorttimebeforehispassing——hewentouttotheOddFellows’HomenearElkins，wherehelived。Ontheporchofthehomewasarowofoldmeninmates。Thesenatorshookhandswiththesemenandonebyonetheyrosefromthebenchtoreturnhisheartygreetings。

Thelastmanonthebenchdidnotrise。Hehelplesslylookedupatthesenatorandsaid，"Senator，you’llhavetoexcusemefromgettingup。I’mtooold。WhenyougetasoldasIam，you’llnotgetup，either。"

"That’sallright。But，myman，howoldareyou？"

"Senator，I’moldinbodyandoldinspirit。I’mpastsixty。"

"Myboy，"laughedSenatorDavis，"IwasanOddFellowbeforeyouwereborn。"

Thesenatoratninety-twowasyoungerthantheman"pastsixty，"

becausehewasgoingonsouth。

WhenIwasalittleboyIsawthembringthefirstphonographthatMr。EdisoninventedintothemeetingatLakeside，Ohio。Thepeoplecheeredwhentheyheardittalk。

Youwouldlaughatittoday。Ithadatinfoilcylinder，itscreechedandstuttered。Youwouldnothaveitinyourbarntodaytoplaytoyourford！

Butthepeoplesaid，"Mr。Edisonhassucceeded。"TherewasonemanwhodidnotbelievethatMr。Edisonhadsucceeded。HisnamewasThomasAlvaEdison。HehadgottentoSt。Paul，andhewentonsouth。Amillionpeoplewouldhavestoppedthereandsaid，"Ihavearrived。"Theywouldhaveputintheirtimelitigatingfortheirrightswithotherpeoplewhowouldhavegoneonsouthwiththephonographidea。

Mr。Edisonhassaidthathisgeniusismainlyhisabilitytokeeponsouth。Ayoungladysucceededingettingintohislaboratorytheotherday，andshewrotemethatthegreatinventorshowedheroneinvention。"ImadeoverseventhousandexperimentsandfailedbeforeIhituponthat。"

"Whymakesomanyexperiments？"

"Iknowmorethanseventhousandwaysnowthatwon’twork。"

IdoubtiftherearetenmeninAmericawhocouldgoonsouthinthefaceofseventhousandfailures。Todayhebringsforthadiamond-pointedphonograph。IamsureifwecouldbringMr。Edisontothisplatformandaskhim，"Haveyousucceeded？"hewouldsaywhathehassaidtoreportersandwhathesaidtotheyounglady，"Ihavenotsucceeded。Iamsucceeding。AllIhavedoneonlyshowsmehowmuchthereisyettodo。"

Thatissuccesssupreme。Not"succeeded"but"succeeding。"

Whatadifferencebetween"ed"and"ing"！Thedifferencebetweendeathandlife。Areyou"ed-ing"or"ing-ing"？

MosesBeginsatEightyMoses，thegreatHebrewlaw-giver，waseightyyearsoldbeforehestartedsouth。Ittookhimeightyyearstogetready。MosesdidnotevengetonthebackpageoftheEgyptiannewspaperstillhewaseighty。Hewentonsouthintotheextraeditionsafterthat！

IfMoseshadretiredatseventy-nine，we’dneverhaveheardofhim。

IfMoseshadretiredtoacheckerboardinthegrocerystoreortopitchinghorseshoesupthealleyandtalkingabout"therwinteroffifty-four，"hewouldhavebecometheseventeenthmummyonthethirty-ninthrowinthegreenpickle-jar！

ImagineMoseslivingtodayamidstthedinofthehighschoolorationson"TheAgeoftheYoungMan"andtheOstlerideathatyouaregoingdownhillatfifty。ImagineMoseslivingon"borrowedtime"whenhebecomestheleaderoftheIsraelitehost。

Iwouldseehisscandalizedfriendsgatheraroundhim。"Moses！Moses！

whatisthiswehear？YougoingtoleadtheIsraelitestothePromisedLand？

Why，Moses，youareanoldman。Whydon’tyouactlikeanoldman？

Youareliabletodropoffanyminute。Hereisapairofslippers。

Andkeepoutofthenightair。Itissohardonoldfolks。"

IthinkIwouldhearMosessay，"No，no，Iamjustbeginningtoseewhattodo。Watchthingshappenfromnowon。ChildrenofIsrael，forward，march！"

IseeMosesateightystartingfortheWildernesssofastAaroncanhardlykeepup。Mosesiseighty-fiveandbusierandmoreenthusiasticthanever。Thepeoplesay，"Isn’tMosesdead？""No。"

"Well，heoughttobedead，forheisoldenough。"

TheyappointacommitteetoburyMoses。YoucannotdoanythinginAmericawithoutacommittee。ThecommitteegetsouttheinvitationsandmakesallthearrangementsforagorgeousfuneralnextThursday。Theygetreadytheresolutionsofrespect——

"Whereas，——Whereas，——Resolved，——Resolved。"

ThenIseethecommitteewaitingonMoses。Thatiswhatacommitteedoes——it"waits"onsomethingorother。AndthiscommitteegoesuptoGeneralMoses’privateoffice。Itishisbusyday。Theyhavetostandinlineandwaittheirturn。WhentheygetuptoMoses’desk，thegreatprophetsays，"Boys，whatisit？Cutitshort，I’mbusy。"

Thecommitteebeginstoweep。"GeneralMoses，youareaveryoldman。Youareeighty-fiveyearsoldandfullofhonors。Wearethecommitteedulyauthorizedtogiveyougorgeousburial。ThefuneralistobenextThursday。Kindlydie。"

IseeMoseslookoverhisappointments。"NextThursday？

Why，boys，everyhouristakennextThursday。IsimplycannotattendmyfuneralnextThursday。"

TheycannotburyMoses。Hecannotattend。Youcannotburyanybodywhoistoobusytoattendhisownfuneral！Youcannotburyanybodyuntilheconsents。Itisbadmanners！Thecommitteeissomortified，foralltheinvitationsareout。Itwaits。

Mosesiseighty-sixandthecommittee’phonesover，"Moses，canyouattendnextThursday？"AndMosessays，"No，boys，you’lljusthavetoholdthatfuneraluntilIgetthisworkpushedoffsoIcanattendit。Ihaven’teventimetothinkaboutgettingold。"

Thecommitteewaits。Mosesisninetyandrushedmorethanever。

Heisdoingtenmen’sworkandhisfriendsallsayheiskillinghimself。Buthemakesthecommitteewait。

Mosesisninety-fiveandburningthecandleatbothends。

Heisahundred。Andthecommitteedies！

Mosesgoesrightonshouting，"Onward！"Heisahundredandten。Heisahundredandtwenty。EventhenIread，"Hiseyewasnotdim，norhisnaturalforceabated。"Hehadnottimetostopandabate。

SoGodburiedhim。Thecommitteewasdead。O，friends，thisisnotirreverence。Itisjoyfulreverence。Itisthemessagetoallofus，Goonsouthtothegreaterthings，andgetsoenthusedandabsorbedinourgoingthatwe’llfoolthe"committee。"

AllthemultitudesoftheChildrenofIsraeldiedintheWilderness。

Theywereafraidtogoonsouth。Onlytwoofthemwentonsouth——

JoshuaandCaleb。Theyputthegiantsoutofbusiness。

TheIndiansonceownedAmerica。Buttheyfailedtogoonsouth。

SoanothercropofAmericanscameintothelimelight。IfwemodernAmericansdonotgoonsouthwewilljointheIndians，theaukandthedodo。

The"SobSquad"

Iamsosorryforthefolkswhoquit，retire，"getontheshelf"orliveon"borrowedtime。"

Theygenerallyjointhe"sobsquad。"

Theygenerallydiscovertheworldis"goingtothedogs。"Theycryonmyshoulder，nomatterhowgoodclothesIwear。

Theytellmenobodyusesthemright。Thepersongoingonsouthhasnottimetolookbackandseehowanybodyuseshim。

Theysaynobodylovesthem。Whichisoftenafact。Nobodylovestheclockthatrunsdown。

Theysay，"Onlyafewmoredaysoftrouble，onlyafewmoretribulations，andI’llbeinthatbrightandhappyland。"Whatwilltheydowiththemwhentheygetthemthere？Theywouldbedillpicklesintheheavenlypreserve-jar。

Theysay，"IwishIwereachildagain。IwashappywhenIwasachildandI’mnothappynow。Themwasthebestdaysofmylifechildhood’spalmydays。"

Wakeup！Yourclockhasrundown。Anybodywhowantstobeachildagainisconfessinghehaslosthismemory。Anybodywhocanrememberthehorrorsofchildhoodcouldnotbehiredtoliveitoveragain。

Ifthereisanybodywhodoesnothaveagoodtime，ifthereisanybodywhogetsshortchangedregularly，itisachild。Iamsosorryforachild。Hurryupandgoonsouth。Itisbetteronsouth。

Waitingtillthe"SecondTable"

IwishIcouldforgetmanyofmychildhoodmemories。Irememberthepalmydays。Andthepalm！

IoftenwonderhowIeverlivedthrumychildhood。Iwouldnottakemychanceslivingitthruagain。Iamnotungratefultomyparents。

Ihadadvantages。IwasborninaparsonageandwasrearedinthenurtureandadmirationoftheLord。IamnotjustsureIquotedthatcorrectly，butIknowIwasrearedinaparsonage。AboutallIinheritedwasaGodlyexampleandalargeappetite。Thatwasaboutalltherewastoinherit。IcannotrememberwhenIwasnothungry。IusedtogoaroundfeelingliketheMammothCave，neverthorolyexplored。

Ineversitdownas"company"atadinnerandseesomelittlechildrengoingsadlyintothenextroomto"waittillthesecondtable"

thatmyheartdoesnotgoouttothem。IrememberwhenIdidthat。

Icanonlyrememberaboutfourbigmealsinayear。Thatwas"quart’lymeetingday。"Wealwayshadabigdinneron"quart’lymeetingday。"ElderBerrywouldstayfordinner。HisnamewasBerry，butbeing"presidingelder，"wecalledhimElderBerry。

ElderBerryalwaysstayedfordinner。HewasoneoftheeasiestmentogettostayfordinnerIeversaw。

Motherwouldstayhomefrom"quart’lymeeting"togetthebigdinnerready。Shewouldcookupaboutallthe"brethren"broughtinatthelastdonation。Wehadoneofthosestretchabletables，andmotherwouldstretchitclearacrosstheroomandputontwotable-cloths。Shewouldlapthemoverinthemiddle，wheretheholewas。

Iwouldwatchhergetthebigdinnerready。Iwouldlookoverthelongtableandviewthe"promisedland。"Iwouldseehersetonthejelly。Wehadsomuchjelly——redjelly，andwhitejelly，andbluejelly。Idon’tjustrememberiftheyhadbluejelly，butiftheyhaditwehaditonthattable。Allthejellythatever"jelled"

wasrepresented。Ididn’tknowwehadsomuchjellytill"quart’lymeeting"day。Iwouldwatchthejellytremble。Didyoueverseejellytremble？Iusedtothinkitoughttotremble，forElderBerrywascomingfordinner。

Iwouldseemotherputonthetallestpileofmashedpotatoesyoueversaw。Shewouldmakeahollowinthetopandfillitwithbutter。Iwouldseethebuttermeltandrundownthesides，andI

wouldsay，"Hurry，mother，itisgoingtospill！"O，howIwantedtospillit！Icouldhardlyholdoutfaithful。

AndthenElderBerrywouldsitdownatthetable，attheendnearestthefriedchicken。The"company"wouldsitdown。Iusedtowonderwhywenevercouldhaveabigdinnerbutwhatalotof"company"hadtocomeandgobbleitup。Theywouldfillthetableandfatherwouldsitdowninthelastseat。Therewasnoplaceformetosit。Fatherwouldsay，"Yougointothenextroom，myboy，andwait。There’snoroomforyouatthetable。"

Thehungriestoneofthatassemblagewouldhavetogointhenextroomandhearthebigdinner。DidyoueverhearabigdinnerwhenyoufeltliketheMammothCave？IusedtothinkasIwouldsitinthenextroomthatheavenwouldbeaplacewhereeverybodywouldeatatthefirsttable。

Iwouldwatchthemthruthekey-hole。Itwasgoingsofast。Therewasonlyonepieceofchickenleft。Itwastheneck。O，Lord，sparetheneck！AndIwouldhearthemsay，"ElderBerry，maywehelpyoutoanotherpieceofthechicken？"

AndElderBerrywouldtaketheneck！

Manyatimeafterthat，ElderBerrywouldcomeintotheroomwhereIwasstarving。Hewouldsay，"BrotherParlette，isthisyourboy？"HewouldcomeovertotheremainsofBrotherParlette’sboy。

Hewouldoftenputhishandinbenedictionuponmyhead。

Myheadwasnottheplacethatneededthebenediction。

Hewouldsay，"Myboy，Iwantyoutohaveagoodtimenow。"Now！

Whenallthechickenwasgoneandhehadtakentheneck！"Myboy，youareseeingthebestdaysofyourliferightnowasachild。"

Thedearoldliar！Iwasseeingtheworstdaysofmylife。Ifthereisanybodyshortchanged——ifthereisanybodywhodoesn’thaveagoodtime，it’sachild。Lifehasbeengettingbettereversince，andtodayisthebestdayofall。Goonsouth！

It’sBetteronSouthSeeingyourbestdaysasachild？No！Youareseeingyourworstdays。Ofcourse，youcanbehappyasachild。Aboycanbehappywithfuzzonhisupperlip，buthe’llbehappierwhenhislipfeelsmorelikeminelikeapieceofsandpaper。Therearechaptersofhappinessundreamedofinhisphilosophy。

Achildcanbefullofhappinessandonlyholdapint。Butafterwhilethesamechildwillholdaquart。

IthinkIholdagallonnow。AndIseepeopleintheaudiencewhomustholdabarrel！Goonsouth。Ofcourse，Idonotmeancircumference。Buteveryyearwegosouthincreasesourcapacityforjoy。Ourlifeisonecontinualunfoldingaswegosouth。

Afterwhilethisoldworldgetstoosmallforusandwegoonsouthintoalargerone。

Sowecannotgrowold。Ourlifeneverstops。Itgoesonandonforever。Anythingthatdoesnotstopcannotgrowoldorhaveage。

Materialthingswillgrowold。Thisstagewillgrowoldandstop。

Thishallwillgrowoldandstop。Thishouseweliveinwillgrowoldandstop。Thisfleshandbloodhouseweliveinwillgrowoldandstop。Thislectureevenwillgrowold——andstop！ButyouandI

willnevergrowold，forGodcannotgrowold。YouandIwillgoonlivingaslongasGodlives。

IamnotworriedtodayoverwhatIdonotknow。Iusedtobeworried。Iusedtosay，"Ihavenottimetoansweryounow！"Buttodayitissucharelieftolookpeopleinthefaceandsay，"Idonotknow。"

AndIhavetosaythattomanyquestions，"Idonotknow。"IoftenthinkifpeopleinanaudienceonlyknewhowlittleIknow，theywouldnotstaytohearme。

ButsomedayIshallknow！Ipatientlywaitfortheanswer。EverydaybringstheanswertosomethingIcouldnotansweryesterday。

Itwilltakeaneternitytoknowaninfinity！

Whatawonderfulhappinesstogoonsouthtoit！

OvercomingObstaclesDevelopsPowerAstheMississippiRivergoesonsouthhefindsobstaclesalongtheway。YouandIfindobstaclesalongourwaysouth。Whatshallwedo？

GotoKeokuk，Iowa，foryouranswer。

Theyhavebuiltagreatconcreteobstacleclearacrossthepathoftheriver。Itismanyfeethigh，andmany，manyfeetlong。Therivercannotgoonsouth。Watchhim。Heriseshigherthantheobstacleandsweepsoveritonsouth。

OverthegreatpowerdamatKeokuksweepstheMississippi。Andthenyouseethestruggleofovercomingtheobstacledevelopslightandpowertovitalizethevalley。Ahundredtownsandcitiesradiatethelightandpowerfromthestruggle。ThegreatcityofSt。Louis，manymilesaway，throbswiththevictory。

Sothatiswhytheyspentthemillionstobuildtheobstacle——togetthelightandthepower。Thelightandthepowerwerelatentintheriver，butittooktheobstacleandtheovercomingtodevelopitandmakeituseful。

ThatisexactlywhathappenswhenyouandIovercomeourobstacles。

Wedevelopourlightandpower。Weareriversoflightandpower，butitisalllatentanddoesnogooduntilweovercomeobstaclesaswegoonsouth。

Obstaclesarethepowerstationsonourwaysouth！

Andwherethemostobstaclesare，thereyoufindthemostpowertobedeveloped。Somanyofusdonotunderstandthat。Welooksouthwardandweseetheobstaclesintheroad。"Iamsounfortunate。Icoulddothesegreatthings，butalas！Ihavesomanyobstaclesintheway。"

ThankGod！YouareblessedofProvidence。Theydonotwastetheobstacles。Thepresenceoftheobstaclesmeansthatthereisalotoflightandpowerinyoutobedeveloped。Ifyouseenoobstacles，youareconfessingtoblindness。

Ihearpeoplesaying，"IhopethetimemayspeedilycomewhenI

shallhavenomoreobstaclestoovercome！"Whenthattimecomes，ringupthehearse，foryouwillbea"deadone。"

Lifeisgoingonsouth，andovercomingtheobstacles。Deathismerelyquitting。

Thefactthatwearenotburiedisnoproofthatwearealive。Goalongthestreetinalmostanytownandseethedeadones。Theretheyaredecoratingthehitching-racksandfestooningthestoreboxes。Theretheyareblockingtrafficatthepostofficeanddepot。Theretheyareinthehotelwarmingthechairsandmakingtheguestsstandup。Theretheyare——rowsofretiredfarmerswhohavequitworkandmovedtotowntoblockimprovementsanddie。Buttheywillneverneedanythingmorethanburying。

Fortheyaredeadfromtheearsup。Theyhavenotthoughtanewthoughtthepastmonth。Sometimestheysitandthink，butgenerallytheyjustsit。Theyhavenotgonesouthaninchthepastyear。

Usuallythedeadestloaferismarriedtothelivestwoman。Naturetriestomaintainanequilibrium。

Theyblockthewheelsofprogressandgetinthewayofthepeopletryingtogoonsouth。Theysayofthepeopletryingtodothings。

"Aw，he’salwaystryin’torunthings。"

Theydonotjoinintopromotethechurchesandschoolsandbigbrothermovements。Theygrowlatthelyceumcoursesandchautauquas，becausethey"takemoneyoutatown。"Theydonottakeanyoftheirmoney"outatown。"RinglingandBarnum&Baileygettheirs。

IdonotsmileasIrefertothedead。Iweep。IwishIcouldsquirtsome"pep"intothemandstartthemonsouth。

Butallthislecturehasbeendiscussingthis，soIhurryontothelastglimpseofthebookintherunningbrook。

GoonSouthFromPrincipleHerewecometothemostwonderfulanddifficultthinginlife。Itisthesupremetestofcharacter。Thatis，Whygoonsouth？Notforblessingnorcursing，notforpopularitynorforselfishends，notforanythingoutside，butforthehappinessthatcomesfromwithin。

TheMississippiblessesthevalleyeverydayashegoesonsouthandovercomes。Butthevalleydoesnotblesstheriverinreturn。

Thevalleythrowsitsjunkbackupontheriver。Thevalleypoursitsfoul，muddy，poisonousstreamsbackupontheMississippitodefilehim。TheMississippimakesSt。PaulandMinneapolisaboutalltheprosperitytheyhave，givesthempowertoturntheirmills。

ButtheTwinCitiesmerelythrowtheirwastebackupontheirbenefactor。

TheMississippidoesnotresign。Hedoesnottellataleofwoe。Hedoesnotsay，"Iamnotappreciated。Mygeniusisnotunderstood。

Iamnotgoingastepfarthersouth。IamgoingrightbacktoLakeItasca。"No，hedoesnotevengotolivewithhisfather-in-law。

Hesays，"Thankyou。Everylittlehelps，senditallalong。"GoafewmilesbelowtheTwinCitiesandseehow，bysomemysteriousalchemyofNature，theMississippihastakenoverallthepoisonandthedefilement，hehaspurifieditandclarifiedit，andhasmadeitapartofhimself。Andheisgreaterandfarthersouth！

Hefattensuponbumps。Kickhim，andyoupushhimfarthersouth。

"Handhimalemon，"andhemakeslemonade。

CivilizationconspirestodefeattheMississippi。Chicago’sdrainagecanalpolluteshim。Theflat，lazyPlatte，threemileswideandthreeinchesdeep;thepeevish，destructiveKaw，andallthosestreamsthatunitetoformthetreacherous，sinful，irresponsiblelowerMissouri;thebig，muddyOhio，theArkansas，theRed，theblackandthebluefloods——allthesepourintotheMississippi。

DaybydaytheFatherofWatersgoesonsouth，takingthemoverandpurifyingthemandmakingthemapartofhimself。Nothingcandiscourage，divertnordefilehim。Nomatterhowpoisonoushebecomes，hegoesafewmilesonsouthandheisallpureagain。

Wonderfulthebookintherunningbrook！Weletourlifestreambecomepoisonedbybittermemoriesandbitterregrets。Wecarryalongsuchaheartfulloftheinjuriesthatotherpeoplehavedoneus，thatsometimeswearebanktobankfullofpoisonandamenacetothosearoundus。Wesay，"Icanforgive，butIcannotforget。"

Oh，forgetit！Dropitall。Purifyyourlifeandgoonsouthallsweetagain。Weforgetwhatweoughttorememberandrememberwhatweoughttoforget。Weneedschoolsofmemory，butweneedschoolsofforgettery，evenmore。

Asyougoonsouthandblessyourvalley，doyounoticethevalleydoesnotblessyouverymuch？Haveyousadlynotedthatthepeopleyouhelpthemostoftenaretheleastgratefulinreturn？

Don’twaittobethanked。Hurryontoavoidthekick！Dogoodtoothersbecausethatisthewaytobehappy，butdonotwaitforareceiptforyourgoodness;youwillneedapoulticeeverytimeyouwait。Iknow，forIhavewaited！

Wegetsodiscouraged。Wesay，"Ihavegonefarenoughsouth。"

Thereisnobodywhodoesnothavethattomeet。Thepreacher，theteacher，theeditor，themaninoffice，thebusinessman，thefatherandmother——everyonewhotriestocarryontheworkofthechurch，theschool，thelyceumandchautauqua，theworkthatmakesforabettercommunity，getsdiscouragedattimes。

Wefailtoseewhatwearedoingorwhywearedoingit。Sometimeswesitdowncompletelydiscouragedandsay，"I’mdone。I’mgoingtoquit。Ihavedonemyshare。NobodyappreciateswhatIdo。Letsomebodyelsedoitawhile。"

Stop！Youarenotsayingthat。Theeviloneiswhisperingthatintoyourheart。Hisbusinessistostopyoufromgoingsouth。Hismostsuccessfultoolisdiscouragement，whichisawedge，andifhecangetthesharpedgestartedintoyourthought，heisgoingtodriveitdeeper。

Youdonotgosouthandovercomeyourobstaclesandblessthevalleyforpraiseorblame，forappreciationorlackofit。Youdoittolive。Youdoittoremainalivingriverandnotastagnant，unhappypondorswamp。

YOUARESAVINGYOURSELFBYSAVINGOTHERS。GOONSOUTH！

Almosteverybodyisdeceived。Weworkfrommixedmotives。Wefoolourselvesthatweareworkingtodogood，whenaswedothegood，ifwearenotpraisedorthankedforit，ifpeopledonotpresentusamedalorresolutions，wewanttoquit。Thatiswhytherearesomanydisappointedanddisgruntledpeopleintheworld。Theyworkedforoutsidethanksinsteadofinsidethanks。Theyweretryingtobepersonalsaviours。Theysaythisisanungratefulworld。

O，howeasyitistosaythesethings，andhowharditistodothem！

ReachingtheGulfButbecausetheMississippidoesthesethings，onedaythetrainI

wasridingstoppedinLouisiana。Wehadcometoariversogreatsciencehasnotyetbeenabletoputabridgeacrossit。

Iwatchedthempilethesteeltrainuponaferry-boat。Iwatchedtheboatcrossingarivermorethanamilewide。Standingupontheferry-boat，IcouldlookdownintothelordlyriverandthenfarnorthperhapsfifteenhundredmilestothelittlestrugglingstreamletstartingsouthwardthrutheforestsofMinnesota，therewritingthefirstchapterofthiswonderfulbookintherunningbrook。

IthankGodthatIhadgonealittlefarthersouthwardinmyownlife。FatherofWaters，youhavefoughtagoodfight。Youareconqueringgloriously。Youbearuponyourbosomthecommerceofmanynations。Iknowwhy。Isawyouborn，sawyourstruggles，sawyougetintherightchannel，sawyoulearnthelessonsofyourknocks，andsawthatyouneverstoppedgoingsouthward。

Andmaywereaditintoourownlives。Maywegetthevisionofwhichwaytogo，andthenkeepongoingsouth——onandon，overcoming，gettingthelessonsofthebumps，thestrengthfromthestruggleandthusmakingitapartofourselves，andthusgrowinggreater。

GoonSouthForever！

Whereshallwestopgoingsouth？AttheGulfofMexico？

TheMississippiknowsnothingaboutthegulf。Hegoesonsouthuntilhereachesthegulf。Thenhepushesrightonintothegulfasthonothinghadhappened。Sohepusheshisphysicalbanksonsouthmanymilesrightoutintothegulf。

Andwhenhecomestotheendofhisphysicalbanks，hepushesonsouthintothegulf，andgoesonsouthroundandroundtheglobe。

WhenyouandIcometoourGulfofMexico，wemustpushrightonsouth。Sowepushourphysicalbanksyearsfartherintothegulf。

Andwhenphysicalbanksfail，wegoonsouthbeyondthismerehusk，intothegreatGulfoftheBeyond，togoonsouthunfoldingthrueternity。

WENEVERSTOPGOINGSOUTH。

ChapterX

GoingUpLife’sMountainTheDefeatsthatareVictoriesHOWoftenwesay，"IwishIhadamillion！"Perhapsitisablessingthatwehavenotthemillion。Perhapsitwouldmakeuslazy，selfishandunhappy。Perhapswewouldgoaroundgivingittootherpeopletomakethemlazy，selfishandunhappy。

O，theproblemisnothowtogetmoney，buthowtogetridofmoneywiththeleastinjurytotherace！

Perhapsgettingthemillionwouldcompletelyspoilus。Lookatthewildcatandthenlookatthetabbycat。Thewildcatsupportsitselfandthetabbycathasitsmillion。Sothetabbycathastobedoctoredbyspecialists。

Iftheburdenwereliftedfrommostofuswewouldgotowreck。

Necessityistheballastinourlifevoyage。

Whenyouheartheoratorspeakandyounotetheeaseandpowerofhiswork，doyouthinkoftheyearsofstrugglehespentinpreparing？Doyoueverthinkofthetimesthatoratortriedtospeakwhenhefailedandwentbacktohisroomindisgrace，mortifiedandbroken-hearted？Thruitalltherecamethediscipline，experienceandgrimresolvethatmadehimsucceed。

Whenyouhearthemusicianandnotetheeaseandgraceoftheperformance，doyouthinkoftheyearsofstruggleandovercomingnecessarytoproducethatfinishandgrace？Thatisthestoryoftheactor，theauthorandeveryotheroneofattainment。

Doyounotethatthetropics，thecountrieswiththebalmiestclimates，producetheweakestpeoples？Doyounotethattheconqueringracesarethosethatstrugglewithbothheatandcold？

ThetropicsarethegeographicalGussielands。

Doyounotethatpeoplegrowmoreinleanyearsthaninfatyears？

Cropfailuresandbusinessstringenciesarenotcalamities，butblessingsindisguise。Peoplegotothedevilwithfullpockets;

theyturntoGodwhenhungerhitsthem。"IsnotthisBabylonthatIhavebuilded？"saystheBelshazzarofmaterialprosperityashedrinkstohisgods。ThenmustcometheNeedfulandNeedlessKnockshandwritinguponthewalltosavehim。

Youhavetoshootmanymen’seyesoutbeforetheycansee。Youhavetocracktheirheadsbeforetheycanthink，knockthemdownbeforetheycanstand，breaktheirheartsbeforetheycansing，andbankruptthembeforetheycanberich。

DoyourememberthattheyhadtolockJohnBunyaninBedfordjailbeforehewouldwritehisimmortal"Pilgrim’sProgress"？Itmaybethatsomeofuswillhavetogotojailtodoourbestwork。

Doyourememberthatonemusicianbecamedeafbeforehewrotemusictheworldwillalwayshear？Doyourememberthatoneauthorbecameblindbeforewriting"ParadiseLost"theworldwillalwaysread？

DoyourememberthatSaulofTarsuswouldhaveneverbeenrememberedhadhelivedthelifeofluxuryplannedforhim？Hehadtobeblindedbeforehecouldseethewaytorealsuccess。HehadtobescourgedandfetteredtobecometheApostletotheGentiles。

He，too，hadtobesenttoprisontowritehisimmortalmessagestohumanity。Whatthrone-roomsaresomeprisons！Andwhatprisonsaresomethrone-rooms！

Doyounotseeallaroundyouthatsuccessiseverthephoenixrisingfromtheashesofdefeat？

Then，children，whenyoustandintherowofgraduatesoncommencementdaywithyourdiplomasinyourhands，andwhenyourrelativesandfriendssay，"Successtoyou！"Ishalltakeyourhandandsay，"Defeattoyou！Andstrugglestoyou！Andbumpstoyou！"

Forthatistheonlywaytosay，"Successtoyou！"

GoUptheMountainOUNIVERSITYOFHARDKNOCKS，welearntoloveyoumorewitheachpassingyear。Welearnthatyouarecruelonlytobekind。Welearnthatyouaresavingusfromourselves。ButO，howmostofusmustbebumpedtoseethis！

IknownobetterwaytoclosethislecturethantotellyouofagreatbumpthatstruckmeonemorninginLosAngeles。Itseemedasthotwelveyearsofmylifehaddroppedoutofit，andhadbeenlost。

Wereyoueverbumpedsohardyouwerenumb？Iwasnumb。IwonderedwhyIwasliving。IthoughtIhadnothingmoretolivefor。Whenadogiswoundedhecrawlsawayalonetolickhiswounds。Ifeltlikethewoundeddog。Iwantedtocrawlawaytolickmywounds。

ThatiswhyIclimbedMountLowethatday。Iwantedtogetalone。

ItisawonderfulexperiencetoclimbMountLowe。ThetouristsgouphalfamileintoRubioCanyon，totheengineeringmiracle，thetriangularcarthathoiststhemoutofthehungrychasmthirty-fivehundredfeetupthesideofagranitecliff，tothetopofEchoMountain。

HeretheyfindthatEchoMountainisbutashelfonthesideofMountLowe。Heretheytakeanelectriccarthatwindsfivemilesontowardsthesky。Thereishardlyastraightrailinthetrack。

Everyminuteanewthrill，andnotwothrillsalike。Fivemilesofwindingandsquirming，twistingandducking，dodgingandsummersaulting。

Thereareplaceswherethetouristwantstograsphisseatandlift。Thereisawoodenshelfnailedtothesideoftheperpendicularrockwallwherehislifedependsuponthehonestyofthemanwhodrovethenails。Hemaywonderifthemanwasworkingbythedayorbythejob！

Helooksovertheedgeoftheshelfdownward，andthenturnstotheothersidetolookatthefaceoftheclifftheyarehugging，anddiscoversthereisnoplacetoresign！

Thecarisfivethousandfeethighwhereitstopsonthatlastshelf，AlpineTavern。Onecannotridefartherupward。Thisisnotthesummit，butjustwheresciencesurrenders。ThereisalittletrailthatwindsupwardfromAlpineTaverntothesummit。Itisthreemileslongandriseselevenhundredfeet。

TogoupthatlastelevenhundredfeetandstandupontheflatrockatthesummitofMountLoweistogetapicturesowonderfulitcannotbedescribedwiththispoorhumanvocabulary。Itmustbelived。Onapure，cleardayonelooksdownthissixty-onehundredfeet，morethanamile，intotheorangebeltofSouthernCalifornia。

Itspreadsoutbelowinonegreatmosaicofturquoiseandamberandemerald，wherethemilesseemlikeinches，andwherehisfield-glasssweepsonepanoramicpictureofahundredmilesormore。

JustbelowisPasadenaandLosAngeles。TothewestwardperhapsfortymilesisthebluestretchofthePacificOcean，onwestwardthefaintoutlinesofCatalinaIslands。Theoceanseemssocloseonecouldthrowapebbleoverintoit。Howamountaindoesreducedistances。Youthrowthepebbleanditfallsuponyourtoes！

AndMountLoweisbutashelfonthesideofthehigherSierras。

Thegranitemountainsrisehighertothenorthward，andtotheeastrises"OldBaldy，"twelvethousandfeethighandsnoweternallyonhishead。

Thisisoneoftheworkshopsoftheinfinite！

AllaloneIscrambledupthatthree-miletrailtothesummit。AllaloneIstoodupontheflatrockatthesummitandlookeddownintotheswimmingdistances。IdidnotknowwhyIhadstruggledupintothatmountainsanctuary，forIwasnotsearchingforsublimity。I

wassearchingforrelief。Iwasheartsick。

Isawcloudsdowninthevalleybelowme。Ihadneverbeforelookeddownuponclouds。Ithoughtofthecloudthathadcoveredmeinthevalleybelow，anddullywatchedthecloudsspreadwiderandblacker。

Afterwhilethevalleywasallhiddenbytheclouds。Iknewrainmustbefallingdownthere。Thepeoplemustbesaying，"Thesundoesn’tshine。Theskyisallgone。"ButIsawthetruth——thesunwasshining。Theskywasinplace。Acloudhadcovereddownoverthatfirstmile。Thesunwasshininguponme，theskywasallblueoverme，andthereweremillionsofmilesofsunshineaboveme。I

couldseeallthisbecauseIhadgoneabovethevalley。Icouldseeabovetheclouds。

Agreatlightseemedtobreakovermystormsweptsoul。Iamunderthecloudsoftroubletoday，BUTTHESUNISSHINING！

Imustgoonupthemountaintoseeit。

Theyearshavebeenpassing，thestormcloudshavemanytimeshiddenmysun。ButIhavealwaysfoundthesunshiningabovethem。Nomatterhowblackandsunlesstoday，whenIhavestruggledonupthemountainpath，IhavegottenabovethecloudsandfoundthesunforevershiningandGodforeverinHisheavens。

EachdayasIgoupthemountainIgetalargervision。Themilesthatseemsogreatdowninthevalley，seemsosmallasIlookdownuponthemfromhigherup。EachdayasIlookbackIseemoreclearlytheplanofahumanlife。Therocks，thecurvesandthestrugglesfitintoadivineengineeringplantosoftenthesteepnessoftheascent。Thebumpsarelifts。Thethingsthatseemsoimportantdowninthesmudgy，stormsweptvalley，seemsounimportantaswegohigherupthemountaintomoreimportantthings。

TodayIlookbacktothebumpthatsentmeupMountLowe。IdidnotseehowIcouldlivepastthatbump。TheyearshavepassedandInowknowitwasoneofthegreatestblessingsofmylife。Itclosedonegate，butitopenedanothergatetoabetterpathwayupthemountain。

LatethatdayIwasclamberingdownthesideofMountLowe。DowninthevalleybelowmeIsawshadows。ThenIlookedoverintothesouthwestandIcouldseethesungoingdown。IcouldseehimsinklowerandloweruntilhisredlipskissedthecheekofthePacific。

Thegloryofthesunsetfilledseaandskywithflamesofgoldandfountainsofrainbows。Suchasunsetfromthemountain-sideisapromiseofheaven。

Theshadowsofsunsetwidenedoverthevalley。Presentlyallthevalleywasblackwiththeshadow。Itwasnightdownthere。Thepeopleweresaying，"Thesundoesn’tshine。"ButitwasnotnightwhereIstood。Iwasfartherupthemountain。Iturnedandlookeduptothesummit。ThebeamsofthesettingsunwereyetgildingMountLowe’ssummit。Itwasnightdowninthevalley，butitwasdayonthemountaintop！

Goonsouth！

Thatmeans，goonup！

Childofhumanity，areyouinthestorm？Goonupward。Areyouinthenight？Goonupward。

Forthepeaceandthelightarealwaysabovethestormandthenight，andalwaysinourreach。

Iamgoingonupward。Takemyhandandletusgotogether。MountLoweshowedthewaythatdarkday。ThereIheardthe"sermonsinstones。"

Somedaymynightwillcome。Itwillspreadoverallthisvalleyofmaterialthingswherethestormshaveraged。

ButIshallbeonthemountaintop。Ishalllookdownuponthenight，asIamlearningtoclimbandlookdownuponthestorms。I

shallbeinthenewdayofthemountain-top，foreverabovethenight。

Ishallfindthismountain-topjustanothershelfonthesideoftheMountainofInfiniteUnfolding。Ishallhaverisenperhapsonlythefirstmile。Ishallhavemillionsofmilesyettorise。

ThiswillbeanotherCommencementDayandMaster’sDegree。Infinitethenumberonup。"Eyehathnotseennorearheard，neitherhaveenteredintotheheartofman，thethingswhichGodhathpreparedforthemthatloveHim。"

Wearenotgrowingold。WearegoinguptoEternalLife。

RejoiceandGoUpward！

ANOTHERBEGINNING

TheBigBusinessofLifeTurningworkIntoPlayByRalphParletteThisbookprovesthattherealbigbusinessisthatofgettingourhappinessnowinourwork，andnottomorrowforourwork。

JudgeBenB。Lindsey，thekids’Judge，says：

"Itisagreatbigboostforeverybodywhowillreadit。Peopleoughttobuythembythegrossandsendthemtotheirfriends。"

Dr。J。G。Crabbe，PresidentoftheStateTeachersCollege，Greeley，Colo。，says：

"TheBigBusinessofLifeisarealjoytoread。Itisbigandoughttobereadtodayandtomorrowandforevermoreeverywhere。Itistruly`ABookofRejoicing’。"

TheAugsbergTeacher，aMagazineforTeachers，says：

"InTheBigBusinessofLifewehavethepracticalphilosophythatitiseveryone’sbusinesstoabolishworkandturnthisworldintoaplayground。Whowillnotconfessthatmanymortalstaketheirworktooseriously，andthattothemitisajoyless，cheerlessthing？Tobeabletofindhappiness，andtofinditwhenwearebendingtoourdutiesistopossessthesecretoflivingtothefull。Andhappinessistobesoughtwithin，andnotamongthethingsthatlieatourfeet。Thebookbeforeusiswholesomeandvivacious。Itprovokesmanyasmile，andbeneatheachoneisabitofwisdomitwoulddousaworldofgoodtolearn。Itrecallsthesayingofthewiseman`Amerryheartdoethgoodlikeamedicine’。"

ManywhohavereadTheBigBusinessofLifewriteusthattheythinkitisevenbetterthan"TheUniversityofHardKnocks，"which，theyadd，ismightyhardtobeat。

It’sUpToYou！

AreYouShakingUporRattlingDown？

GoOnSouth！

TheBestisYettoComeTheSalvationofaSuckerYouCan’tGetSomethingforNothingThesebookletsbyRalphParletteareshortstoriesadaptedfromchaptersin"TheUniversityofHardKnocks。"

JohnC。Carroll，PresidentoftheHydeParkStateBankofChicago，bought1000copiesofthebooklet"It’sUptoYou！"andofithesays。"Parlette’sBeansandNutsisjustasgoodastheMessagetoGarciaandwillbehandedaroundjustusmuch。Ihavehandedthebooktobusinessmen，toyoungfellows，bondsalesmenandsuch，toourownvicepresident，andtheyallwantanothercopytosendtosomefriend。Iwouldratherbeauthorofitthanpresidentofthebank。"

Employersineverylineofbusinessarebuyingquantitiesof"It’sUptoYou！"fortheirworkers。

WilliamJenningsBryansaysofthebooklet"GoOnSouth"："Itisoneofthegreatstoriesoftheday。"

CharlesGrilkofDavenport，says："MytwochildrenandIreadtheMississippiRiverstorytogetherandwewerethorolydelighted。"

Instructustosendoneofthesebookletstoyourfriends。Itwilldelightthemmorethananysmallpresentyoucanmake。