She thought a moment, and then replied, slowly, “Patience, perseverance and fidelity.” “And what do you look upon as the most desirable thing in life?” “Friends,” was the prompt reply to this broad general question; and, as she uttered the word, she nestled closely to the friend who has so long been all in all to her. “What about material possessions?” I asked; “for instance, which would you place first,—wealth or education?” “Education. A good education is a stepping-stone to wealth. But that does not imply that I want wealth. It is such a care. It would be worse than dressing. ‘Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me contentment,’” she quoted, with a smile. The future of this most interesting girl will be followed with closest attention by educators, psychologists, and the public generally. There is little doubt that the time and care spent on her education will be amply justified; and that she will personally illustrate her own ideal of a successful career,—“To live nobly; to be true to one’s best aspirations,”—is the belief of all who know her. XLI Jay Gould’s Chum Chooses “High Thinking, not Money Making,” and Wins Success Without Riches. WHEN I visited the hill-top retreat of John Burroughs, the distinguished lover of nature, at West Park, New York, it was with the feeling that all success is not material; that mere dollars are nothing, and that the influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor. John Burroughs is unquestionably both influential and poor. On the wooden porch of his little bark-covered cabin I waited, one June afternoon, until he should come back from the woods and fields, where he had gone for a ramble. It was so still that the sound of my rocker moving to and fro on the rough boards of the little porch seemed to shock the perfect quiet. From afar off came the plaintive cry of a wood-dove, and then all was still again. Presently the interpreter of out-door life appeared in the distance, and, seeing a stranger at his door, hurried homeward. He was without coat or vest, and looked cool in his white outing shirt and large straw hat. After some formalities of introduction, we reached the subject which I had called to discuss, and he said:— “It is not customary to interview men of my vocation concerning success.” “Any one who has made a lasting impression on the minds of his contemporaries,” I began, “and influenced men and women——” “Do you refer to me?” he interrupted, naively. DIFFERENT WAYS OF BEING SUCCESSFUL. I nodded and he laughed. “I have not endowed a university nor made a fortune, nor conquered an enemy in battle,” he said. “And those who have done such things have not written ‘Locusts and Wild Honey’ and ‘Wake, Robin.’”