Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-28
Brother Gardner ON Happiness.
Detroit FREE Press.l

what was gwine to remark, said the old
man, as he looked over and saw that the Their.
mometer marked 81 degrees, lam to de effeck
dat de Hon. Abe Lossford, of Howell, Mich.
has arrove In de city at my request to deliber
his celebrated lectur' on True Happiness befo'
dis club. he am now In de auntyroom, an Sir
Isaac Walpole an Rev. Penstock will don de
proper regalia an fotch him In"
In the course OF the next five minutes the
hon. MIR. LoSsford was 'fOtched." He had on q
new suit, walked like Napoleon, looked like
Plato and took the platform With all the ease OF
Nero.
"Gem1en" he began, as he looked down
upon the bald head or Elder Toots, snow many
how many OF you doan' know muffin bout it?
Ccnfucius thought he was happy. but he wasn't.
He didn't know muffin bout watermeliyons,
or nano1 or green corn Cesar thought
pep corn, or hickory nuts, or sweet cider.
Plato said he had muffin to regret, an yet he
Ieper went in swlmmln', or was on skates, or
tended sunday -skule basket picnic. [Cheers
by Samuel Shin. which died away IN a hollow
moan as Brother Gardner gave him look CON-
posed OF giant powder and scrap-iron.l
us Injuries, an health kin gin US good appe.
utes am refreshin' sleep, out happiness am
sunthin' beyond all dat. When you shoulder a
fish pole an put box O. bait IN yer pocket an
start Of to fish you think you am happy but
how is lt Tong bout sundown when you come
home wild one poo ole suDfish la q peck basket?
De young man who hires libery rig an takes
bus gal out ridln' may think he's happy. but he
isn't When he comes to f1gger up de cost of
bis Sunday clothes, de hire OF de rig, de chances
OF smashiE' wheel an brokin' de gals neck,
folkses git hold of q watermellyon an sot down
Ia de shade fur from de busy mum OF INDUSTRY
an 60 yum! yum! an imagine dat you an
happy. I've bin dar. an IL makes my mour
pucker to think OF II, but was 1 happye No
sab! When come to reekolect dat p'raps some
Villyan had plugged de fruit an dosed IL wild
jalap, an dat In anoder hour might bs stand.
IN on de banks OF de mystic ribber, 1 broke
seconded by Trustee Pullbacko
Am you happy when you nnd q lost wallet
with heap o. money In It? No. sab, kase
pnaieeceman am sius niga nun 20 see you PICK
to Lake St Clair on scursion? NO, san, kase
de bller may bust: Am you happy when you
soS down to ss apples De Of q yIus
am risin' no TO make you AFRAID You can't be
happy TN new Clothes kase you am afeared de
pants WIN big aI De Knees n You Ea sfsr % naPpy
dat you have been q speckulattn' In PORK an
lost all yer property.
.Dar,ore, say to you to give up lookIn' fur
true happiness Oars too many burglars an
bugs an snow an mud an dust in dts world TO
permit OF anythtn' beyond temporary enjoy
nent. re as happy as you kin, but doan' let
emagiL alton run away Wild you. Dat Is, when
mum to ak yerself, who am gwine to break his
back at de handle of the grfndstun. Wild desc
few transgreesions. loosely b0lted together fur
temporary transportasnun, an deli6ered 10 q
you all de happiness dat natur' am willing to
The conclusion OF the address was received
with such enthusiasm that nye lengths of stove.
TO be carried out on the graveled roof OF the
store-house adjoining the hall