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"But it is mainly," he went on, "that I do not wish to hold over their heads the sense of obligation." BUT IT IS MAINLY HE WENT ON THAT I DO NOT WISH TO HOLD OVER THEIR HEADS A SENSE OF OBLIGATION
ry young man feel, that there must be no sense of obligation to me personally. And I tell them that I am hoping to leave behind me men who will do more work than I have done. Don’t think that I put in too much advice,” he added, with a smile, “for I only try to let them know that a friend is trying to help them.” His face lighted as he spoke. “There is such a fascination in it!” he exclaimed. “It is just like a gamble! And as soon as I have sent the letter and crossed a name off my list, I am aiming for the next one!” And after a pause he added: “I do not attempt to send any young man enough for all his expenses. But I want to save him from bitterness, and each check will help. And, too,” he concluded, naïvely, in the vernacular, “I don’t want them to lay down on me!” He told me that he made it clear that he did not wish to get returns or reports from this branch of his life-work, for it would take a great deal of time in watching and thinking and in the reading and writing of letters.  I FEEL STRONGLY AND I TRY TO MAKE EVERY YOUNG MAN FEEL THAT THERE MUST BE NO SENSE OF OBLIGATION TO ME PERSONALLY AND I TELL THEM THAT I AM HOPING TO LEAVE BEHIND ME MEN WHO WILL DO MORE WORK THAN I HAVE DONE DON'T THINK THAT I PUT IN TOO MUCH ADVICE HE ADDED WITH A SMILE FOR I ONLY TRY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT A FRIEND IS TRYING TO HELP THEM HIS FACE LIGHTED AS HE SPOKE THERE IS SUCH A FASCINATION IN IT HE EXCLAIMED IT'S JUST LIKE A GAMBLE AND AS SOON AS I HAVE SENT THE LETTER AND CROSSED A NAME OFF MY LIST I AM AIMING FOR THE NEXT ONE AND AFTER A PAUSE HE ADDED I DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SEND ANY YOUNG MAN ENOUGH FOR ALL OF HIS EXPENSES BUT I WANT TO SAVE THEM FROM BITTERNESS AND EACH CHECK WILL HELP AND TOO HE EXCLUDED NAIVELY IN THE VERNACULAR I DON'T WANT THEM TO LIE DOWN ON ME HE TOLD ME THAT HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE DID NOT WISH TO GET RETURNS OR REPORTS FROM THIS BRANCH OF HIS LIFE WORK FOR IT WOULD TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF TIME IN WATCHING AND THINKING AND IN READING AND WRITING OF LETTERS
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