The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-02-28
Look on the Bright Side.

Adhesion TO one idea is monomania; tot few,
slavery. The greater part of mankind labor
under one delirium or another, and just now
my mind has been attracted TO one who might
be as happy as ordinary mortals, only she will
persist in looking on the dark side of every
thing, and sit and fret, when she might be up
and doing something for herself, as well as 9th
ers, and thus forgetting that she is here to act
part in the drama OF life. She has friends, yes,
few; but she will not have much longer, for
they are wearying of this chronic fretting which
she has allowed to gnaw at her disposition till
genial smiles and kind words are unknown, and
hearty laugh unheard Of DO you love such
peopley Are you attracted TO them. Alas.
no; and you shun them on every possible Occa-
sion. This world was never formed TO be made
gloomy by our signs and complaints. but rather
To be frightened by our love- made merry with
smiles and good cheer, and happy by our en-
couragement, assurance and energy There is
time to weep and am sure all will mourn in
sincerity with the afflicted; but with those who
are looking about for n subject over which they
eau shed few tears there is no sympathy. 1t
il never pleasant to be told of faults, but II it
not better to know and correct them than that
we should be criticised and reproached by
friend and foey Those who are sad and dee-
pondent will look first in paper or magazine
for an article ON their favorite theme and then
cit and brood over il till they hnd--as we'll a.
those surrounding thom--that they are of all
mortals most miserable. IL behoves lis in our
home then, 10 keep out anything that II going
10 deprees the spirits of the readers, and let us
find here only subjects that shall instruct or
lead Va TO correct our faults give us smiles in
stead of tears, content instead OF imaginary
objects to mourn over. This is a bright world
itspite of the dark clouds, wretched alleys and
bowels. There are sunshine, ralnbows
and happiness; there are true friends, kind
hearts and much t. be grateful for if we were
1l tn f.t,lk-
forget the great II am" II you are t'ihe sad.
md you think the world has not used you quite
a hight, bury the thought in your own heart but
proclaim 1t not to the world, for ii il not inter
fsted in your trihes, and if you wish secret
Kept, keep 1t yourself, for to one else Is II
v sacred Some Tell their affairs to every one
and then wonder why they are talked of SC
much more than other people You call your
self Christian, but il il not impious To be sad
Melancholy ever sees the worst OF things, ano
sthey may be, not az they actually are. Some
hink they should constantly mourn and put Q
ontinual constraint upon themselves, and fec
dsgust for those breaks in the clouds which
III come to all, and let little sunshine In then
\ f. and exclaim with Shakespeare: How weary
Y tsle fiat and Improbable seem to me all tn,
- of this world y Tits a demon which hsunt
AArth and il often conveyed 10 us in an cas-
~ and, while chewing the food of bite
IA ,spreads itself between heaven and earth
Il Ian everlasting mist. There il TO some o
Dice from the tomb sWfeter than sOnSi
y hbrance of the dead to which We turf
rom the charms OF the living These ar
bred we would not exchange thom 70
sof pleasure or bursts of revelry If yol
pleasure to impart let Ms have il by al
4 but keep sadness-the prince of dark
FAR from us: he will come soon enoug
81 spending moments looking for hin
re love q smiling face which we know nj
ices sunshine az ter the tempest, and, eve
Hhe thunders roll and the lightnings fasl
tberceive a cessation, aud predic; brighte
deore pure air, and the benefit TO be Dc
ROY all. Readers, are you welcomed o
obs q sunny hearted messengers of joy, or
cEbf darkness az black a. the plague no.
inhg foreign shoreay FRIlN LEAP
Iva III.