The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-06-24
LIES ILLS AND THEIR REMEDY,

Essay read by Miss Jennie E. John ston, during
the Graduating Exercises ofthe Cairo High School,
Friday evening, June 18th, 1871
For ever evil under the sru,
There's a remedy or there Is none.
If there is one, try and find it,
If there isn't never mind it,"
The world is full of evil, we often say,
and we are only too ready to find cause for
complaint against it.
We talk much of the ills of life and are
troubled by the thought of evils that may
never occur. We are too apt to look on
the dark side, forgetting that it is the best
under all evil circumstances, not to give up
but to cheerfuly accept the TACT that
things cannot always be according to our
liking, and to make the best of it. Those
persons who 60 out into the
world merely for enjoyment, soon
exhaust the cup of pleasure. and
and find nothing at the bottom but the Bit
ter dregs of discomfort; while on the other
hand, they who 90 out in the hope of ale
Waiting some of the ills of life, by mixing
i''eashre With toll and industry: hv form.
ing plans watching results, derive hap
piness from following out their own designs
which they have formed for the good of
others.
If we have tasks to perform, and Cannot
at all times complete them in way we
would like, we should start out again with
out being discouraged by failure, and the
next attempt try and remedy the fault we
have committed in the first. We should take
up our tasks with pleasure and not with
dislike, since cheerfulness and happiness
alone can make us loved and respected and
make others wish to seek our society. We
can generally find remedy for the evils
which besot us, if we cheerfully and cour-
ageously try to do so. Those persons who
are always moping and fretting, are always
in trouble, not because Of any real evils
but on account Of those they fear may
come.
Behind every dark cloud there is silver
lining" and though dark clouds will gather
up before us, we can end ought to look be-
yond them, remembering that they may
soon pass away A great many persons
carry their life as au author carries a book
which he is writing, they never loose sight
of their burden; they are aware that
they gain nothing by carrying it but
they carry 1t nevertheless.
Not content with doing their duty, and
trying their best while actively engaged,
they take home with them long face and
breathe signs in the saddcst fashion and
really unfit themselves for the exercise of
their reason.
With persons of this character it makes
little difference whether they are prosperous
or not, if times are good and they have no
fault to find with matters as they exist they
become troubled about bad times that may
possibly be just ahead They are absorbed
in their troubled thoughts, taking no inter-
est in anything around them; having no
sympathy for Others, and making no effort
to relieve themselves Of their burden
We believe it IS in the power of all to lay
aside the greater part of their cares and
anxie,ics Any one who dwells continually
ON the dark side Of life and is troubled
and gloomy concerning the future, becomes
weak and timid, and those who insist upon
keeping their burdens on their own shout
dcrs practically deny the existence of Be-
Ing superior to themselves and who cares
for them. Surely it is necessary for every
one in facing the evils Of life, to be "String
and Of good courage" A discouraged
man is always weak man." We are in
the habit Of talking Of the world US full Of