, 1880-01-25


of life, keen pleasure IN learning OF others
tribulations, and the widest hilarity in fu-
nerals, whether she has enjoyed the &C
Quaintauce Of the departed or not. The tu-
neral, as rule, is her highest form OF pleas
ure, because it affords her, unlimited oppor-
tunlties for weeping as we'll as enjoying the
tears Of others. The general gloom OF the oc-
casion, the darkened rooms, the stiff funeral
flowers, the. hushed footsteps, tho mournful
countenances of her neighbors, the dfsplrtt-
Ing remarks Of the minister, and the profess
sional grief Of the undertaken, all combine
to make the oetasion pleasantly satisfactory
to her, and to arouse ip her mind certain
sort Of jealousy OF the late departed, who to
her appears to be the happtest person in the
room, Undoubtedly she enjoys all this In
these inevitable events, that remind not only
her, but all present, that this Is Tale OF
tears, Notwithstanding the efforts OF Nature
to brighten it up with its hues on sky, water,
and earth. Nome the less this enjoyment In
wolves an accumulation Of pain, because no
person can continually look-on the dark side,
weep on the slightest provocatlon, and IN
dulge In morbid views OF life, without It's
acting upon that PERSONS liver, and when
once that aggravating organ refuses to DO Its
duty 1t throws all the other machinery out Of
order, thus entatling suffering and pain not
only upon Its 'lachry,nose owner, but upon
all the other unfortunate beings condemned
to live with her; for Of all earthly affections
there are few harder than TO live with q per
son whose hillary functions are disturbed.
There is still another class Of people who
honestly desire pleasure and earnestly seek
for it, hut always go tha wrong way to get 1t.
To thoroughly enjoy pleasure one must go
about 1t In ones own way, and thus must
risk the odium Of being considered indie
pendent ii not eccentric. The mass Of peo-
pie chase after pleasure, not because IT Is In
trinsically pleasant to them, but because the
crowd rushes after it: People flock to
operas, concerts, watering-places, dinner
parties. and spectacles because 1t Is the thing
to do, and work harder to enjoy them than
they do in their ordinary business, and are
never SO happy as when they get back into
their regular routine. They go because
society tells them to go, and unQues-
tionably they strive to enjoy them, as If
pleasure were thing to be pounded out
or dug out, instead of being spontaneous,
and they 60 home. tired, crusty, sour, and
morose. The only real pleasure they get out
Of them is in venting their spleen upon those
around them, and administering vigorous
self-condemnatlon upon themselves. There
Is no real pleasure that does not proceed from
within outwardly. A. man who Is at peace
with himself, with his fellows, and with his
God, who has taken good care Of his liver
and his stomach, who never indu1ges In
pleasures that involve discomfort, fatigue, or
exciting indulgence, and who carries his en-
joyment In quiet, rational way into all the
duties of his life, is the man who has solved
the real problem Of pleasure. When sucll q
man comes into house, it Is like opening the |
doors and windows and letting In the fresh, |
bracing breeze and genial sunlight. His |
big, hearty physique, CHEEKY voice, and
ringing laugh surround him with an
atmosphere OF pleasure that extends to all !
with whom he comes in contact He has no
manias that even a.child fears. The world Is |
not vale Of tears to him. He does not seek |
after pleasure because other people are |
running after it, or because society tells him |
to do so, but because the pleasure is desirable /
to him, and because he enjoys It and can COM
it to others.