. Friendship . er be withoutour chance, if we are ready to keep themiracle of love green in our hearts byhumble service. The primal duties shine aloft like stars. I The charities that soothe and heal and bless, Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers.** ii 55 ^.^..?^?..?:^.^ftU- ;ww.^ THE FRUITS iiOF FRIENDSHIP I Two are better than one ; because they have a good rewardfor their labor. For if they fall^ the one will lift up his fel-low : but woe to him that is alone when he falleth ; for he hathnot another to help him up. And if one prevail against him,two shall withstand him;
. Friendship . er be withoutour chance, if we are ready to keep themiracle of love green in our hearts byhumble service. The primal duties shine aloft like stars. I The charities that soothe and heal and bless, Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers.** ii 55 ^.^..?^?..?:^.^ftU- ;ww.^ THE FRUITS iiOF FRIENDSHIP I Two are better than one ; because they have a good rewardfor their labor. For if they fall^ the one will lift up his fel-low : but woe to him that is alone when he falleth ; for he hathnot another to help him up. And if one prevail against him,two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quicklybroken.—Ecclesiastes. O friend, my bosom said. Through thee alone the sky is arched, Through thee the rose is red, All things through thee take nobler form And look beyond the earth, And is the mill-round of our fate, A sun-path in thy worth. Me too thy nobleness has taught To master my despair ; The fountains of my hidden life Are through thy friendship fair. THE FRUITSOF FRIENDSHIP *x. N our utilitarian age things arejudged by their practical ask of everything, What isits use? Nothing is held to beoutside criticism, neither the law becauseof its authority, nor religion because ofits sacredness. Every relationship in lifealso has been questioned, and is asked toshow the reason of its existence. Evensome relationships like marriage, for longheld to be above question, are put intothe crucible. On the whole it is a good spirit,though it can be abused and carried toan absurd extreme. Criticism is inevita-ble, and ought to be welcomed, provided59 J^-r^ .M, THE FRUITS OF FRIENDSHIP we are careful about the true standard to apply. When we judge a thing by its use, we must not have a narrow view of what utility is. Usefulness to man is not |\j\ confined to mere material values. The common standards of the market-place cannot be applied to the whole of life. II) ] The things which cannot be bought can- not be sold, and the keenes
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