Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-23

and wheeled about half a dozen stepa
Then my pet grievance got into the
barrow. i forgot the wheeling. Tho
pct grievance thus worked my mind:
IF So-and-So hadn't said this and that.
l know was partly wrong. But. by
George! never went so far as 10 say.
or TO think, or to do"
you're OIL again." said the adviser;
you're not attending TO that barrow"
lbuckled to the barrow. "Gracious,"
went my mind. Cant put this mind
Of mine on one particular thing for ten
soconds' What n weak thing Il is 10 be
forever slipping off the work right in
hand
YOU'RE OF in another rut,'' said my
monitor. Think Of the work and not
of your minds weakness"
" was thinking how much truth
there is in what you say" remarked.
The reply was: Don't think even of
that! Think Of nothing but the barrow.
Stick TO the barrow. Work at the bar
row. Work out the salvation of the
hour and the minute on that barrow. :"
! wheeled dozen steps more. Then
the pet fear came before me black as q
thunder-clOud, and my mind reverted
gloomily thus: "It'll all 90 wronp.
Everything does. just my luck. I've
put myself in this position. What can
/ saw? What"
Barrow! Barrowr' called out the
adviser.
"lIang the barrowr' ! thought. 81
want To think over my troubles in peace,
and without being disturbed. Besides,
what a ridiculous idea To- put ali ones
mind on such an insignificant thing as n
whcelbarrow and neglect the great con-
Germs of life"
Great liddlcsticks" said the mont
tor. Let me tell YOU that the great
concerns of life are what you call the
little concerns. It's the little neglects
that make the great accidents. the peb-
bile on the rail that may throw the
train of the track. the arsenic left on
the proviS on shelf that's mistaken for
baking powder and pUisons the family,
the ladder that YOU re- too lazy to adjust
properly that tumhles and breaks your
leg. the mOuthful Of food that YOU
SaOvel into your mouth rs IL il were
corn into hopper that gives you an
indigestion and makes YOU unfit for
business or pleasure, the tack YOU rrck-
lessly throw on the floor runs into your
foot and gives you the lockiaw. the u
In writing YOU neglect to cross and
carclcssly make with loop instead of
n straight line So that your word spells
lie instead OF tie aud gets YOU into an
awful ENHANCEMENT with your best
friend.
That's the reason YOU never could
learn 10 waltz. You put your mind or
tried To on half-a-lolen steps at once
instead of one mt a time. Pretty mess
you made of it-iumbled and tumbled
en- all up together. You know your
dancing master gave you up in DESPAIR
said he never could make you dance
lower down than your waist never
could get any dance in your legs. be-
cause you wouldn't or couldn' get your
brains into them"
~ my monitor went ON sroldinc
while !. again forgetting my barrow,
went Numbering of into possible
tr ing Interview with a certain person
which will probably never transpire.
saying TO myself. II shall Just 90. and
when do see him I'm going in n gen
tie. mild form and forgiving frame OF
mind. I'm going to fix up mental state
| in advance y
! said the monitor: You've no busi-
ness liking up mental states i'm advance.
! You've nU business To- take any thought
/ just now what YOU II say or do ten DAYS
hence. Your business now is To whael
that barrow. Put all your strength on
/ that and let the future take care oI
/ ITSELF DO have some consideration foI
/ your poor arms and legs. Put youl
mind into them. and not send il away 2
\ hun lrcd miles or more or distribute il
over forty objects. plans. whims. wants
and purposes for tomorrow. Let the
morrow and the future take care of
themselves and YOU take care of thai
/ barrow
| But l couldn't | failed. l couldn't
/ wheel that barrow more than ten step.
but that some miserable thought, within.
/ trouble or anxiety would slip in and un
seat what | call my mind. ] couldn't
beat the game Still | do retain q
faith in its curative properties for tho
blues if long enough persisted in
Prentice Milford, ia ". y. Graphic.