Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-12-02
For the Journal.
The Endless Complainers.

lHcTc Is class Ol peoplc that ale
always complaining. There is some
thing torercr the matter with them
They have got an o,.ful headache or
dreadfui pain in their side, breast or
shoulder, which makes them feel good
fornothing all the time. And how
often do we hear some one thought
lessly saying OIL dea me, | have
got the ,corst cold | erer had; it seems
to affect me all ocer so; every bone
and JOINT aches fit to break. OH hum.
can not stand it ony longer; | mast
have something done or certainly
will die. Oh. my throat anil mouth
are SO sore | can scarcely breathe, and
| can not swallow one thing | am
half starred to death; | have not eaten
thing for three or four days; Just
know | never suffered so in my life,
and | have got to have something
lone. Is there any of that medicine
left | uSel when was so bad before?
| usei to think Il helped me some.
No, 1t has al been used. Don't you
feel any better since your bath? (says
some feeling fiiend). B.tte.l no. ]
think amt. | am getting worse all
the time. Yes. ana at his rate. you
will continue to grow worse all the
time, until You may really die.
What is there makes person feel
worse than to lie down through the
day, take littlc dozc. get up. draw
close to the fire, snug, saeezc, cough.
pcnt and groan. as il it might DC the
last hour of his or her existence: and
finally 80 back to bed, cover up, and
lie patiently waiting to get morse.-
How many human beings have thus
given themselves into the hands Of
disease. before disease really made its
appearance. Ny complaining friends,
do you not think how uncomfortable
YOU make those around you Also
How very disagreeable it is to live
with person that YOU are expecting
every day to pass Of of this stage Of
existence. / haze sat many times
among u group of my own sex. anil
their entire conversation would be of
Themselves. | would at times feel
badly for some Of the poor diseased
creatures; but in spite of their doleful
tales of ailliction.. nv mirthfuness has
at times been deeply aroused, for it
seemed to me each one stretched her
own yarn all il would bear to bring it
ont even with her neighbors.
am well aware that there is great
deal of suffering in this world of ours
caused by the savage hand of disease.
And / am also well aware that disease
has often received too comfortable and
too pleasant a rest in many homcs.-
No one will own that disease is well
come visitor; but does each one, when
disease threatens his earthly form,
stand firm and say. am not a sea. for
disease. come not here; and thus say
ing. keep up; fight against your bad
feelings. thinking it may wear of.
Then, after you have done your part,
if you still continue to grow worse.
consider it is the Fathers wai, and
bear it without a murmur. 1t is so
much more pleasant to wait upon the
sick when they bear their Affections
with patience. without becoming pccv-
ish and fretfnl enough for a chila, Of
two years.
Now, my sisters, il this article seems
to fit on your shoulders any better
than it does on the males, wear it. as
it was cut for females in general
What does a man despise more than
to hear woman forever complaining?
And what do l despisc more-nothingi
will now tell you how | do when
feel bad. 60 to some kind of en-
ployment that will take my attention.
thon just work on and not give one
inch to bad feeling or any thing that
may be said. i have gone about ny
work many times when the bed would
look so good | could scarcely resist the
tempting ease it might afford. My
readers. | do firmly believe | have
saved myself long and perhaps severe
spells of sickness by not submitting at
tho first demand of disease. We
should let him know we are hard Gus
toners, and he will not call so often.