Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-11-10
OUR SATURDAY NIGHT.
VINO WANTS TO BE uAprYY

the hnal settling Then there will bo
no more Saturday nights-no more
resting and looking skyward for the
morrow, for, with that endless morrow
ofours-that endless "prescnl" of God
there is light for all and guiding for
each.
We shall be happier then.
Pray God we shall all be-that is.
all who deserve more happiness than
the weeks now bring us. But we are
happy now Because we try to be.
But someapre not who might be.
Would you be happyY 1t is easy,
and yet it is not !
Let us see how. We are plain
workingman. Day after day we have
toiled. Have thought, and wrote, and
planned, and managed, and striven
earnestly 10 be of seryice-of use TO
others. When the morn comes we
are rested Then we work. When
night comes We are weary. Then we
rest.
We get right clean, close, earnestly
down TO our work. On the trestle-
board we draw plans-in the quiet
hours we rough-hew-we build as il
we're with no jar, confusion, or sound
Of confusion other than comes from
those who have no design. Little by
little-eyer striving-evor winning
Ever goirg ahead, never receding.
And always working TO benefit Others
TO aid those who have SO much to
do that they have no time to think.
We are happy because We are not
envious. We want no Office. We
ask for no reward other than pay for
honest labor earnestly done, and all
the good we caa do besides thrown in.
We live in no palace. We do not live
for style, or to please the eyes of 9th
ers. People must take us as they find
us. Not for our dress, our rich din
ners, our luxurious home, our conform.
ing to their ideas of politics, religion.
society, or aught else We take 9th.
ers as we find them. If We like them,
well and good. If not they go and
we stay.
And we care not what others say
against us. You see We answer to
God for our sins to tho laws for our
crimes; TO our hearts for our happi-
ness.
Ifa man or woman likes MS for what
VIC arc, then we know who are our
friends. il we should conform to
their ideas-to the different ideas Of
the muliitnde-well, he who does so
TO win friends is Of no account.
There are men who drive faster
horses-but ours are fast enough. 1t
is not all Of life TO drive fast horses.
There are men who hive in finer
houscs-but ours is so much better
than many others, we arc quite con-
tent. There arc those who wear bet
ter clothes, but ours are better than
somo wear, we keep them clean as we
can, they are good enough for us and
our business, and who cares for fashion
the foolish whim of fancyY
There are men who are much richer
than We, but they have no moro fun
do not enjoy life bettdr--have 20 more
earnest friends and every man, by a
rulo Of God, has all the friends he
descrvcs-have no warmer hearts
have no sweeter lips to kiss, or purcr
hearts to hold beating against theirs
no dearer little hand 10 pet and carcss
no eyes more loving to look into so
often and so earnestly, than we.
Their ceilings may be highcr-their
furniture more costly, their style more
expensive--but all this docs not bring
happiness.
We take care TO govern ourself-to
be man. We control our desires,
our passions and appetites, for by this
sign-tbs token we yield obedience
TO reason and that higher life aH can,
yet do not know Of Others have
hearts, and feelings, and we respect
them. We keep back the cross words,
the cutting sentences so often by some
uttered 10 those who. deserve them
noi-wo strive, earnestly TO make
others happy and do often succeed.
Then VIC are happy. We pity the
poor, and defy those who oppress
them. We strive TO win respect and
success, that We may help others, and
Re something like that being God
intended man should be, for TO be this
is q million times better than to be a
whining, frotful, swapping, murmer-
ing, grouty, ill.natured, petty tyrant /;
a low, reckless l0afcr who has no true
friends; ausoless, worthless, dispirited
curse to his friends, his family, and
himself through intoxieation, dissipa.
ton. selfish extravagance, or sullen
indifference.
We were happy when VIC had not q
carpet on the hoor-not a dish Of our
own-not a suit Of clothes other than
covered our back-not a book, not a
dollar, not n place TO sleep For there
wcrc so NAM others uorse off, We
were happy because the great future
was before us-becauso there was
work to do--beoause We had pluck 10
Try, viii TO dare, and by saving the
energies Of brain and wholencss Of
heart, the power TO accomplish
While others frctted, We saved our
temper and won their respect While
others waited for something better to
turn MP VIC worked 10 turn OF some
thing, like a man Our aim was TO
DO 0Wr duty That was, 10 be happy,
contentcd, cheerful; to make the most
of surroundings-to build from events,
fron opportunities, by honest labor,
as God builds trees from the earth, the
water, the air We never lost time
or energy in repining. leave that
for others who have no minds-for
overrrown babes We never sat aud
sighed or stood and whined because
We we're not this or that--,a banker, a
merchant, n millionaire, or u man al
case.
Nor did we ever think others were
80 much happier than We, and long "a
be IN their place We would not give
our manhood for all their wealth. And
we would not quarrel with smarter
man. for be might be right and VIC
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