Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-05-22


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BARROwFUL OF "BLUES."
1t was a rainy day, very black, very
wet, the ground a muddy rsop, the sky
a dull leadenlsh-hued dome. 1t gave
me fit of the "blues.' 1 raked up
certain old griefs ont of the ashes of the
past. borrowed some new troubles out
of the future and put them all under
the powerful microscope Of a morbid
Imagination, which s-.magnifies the
awful about thousand times and
diminishes the cheerful when applied to
it in similar proportion. e.,
l notified the world that it was an
unfit place to live in, "valc of tears"
a shame and disgrace to- its Maker. In
about an hour had arranged for my
self a large and commOdious Hades,
where on every side naught was to be
seen but the wrecks of all earthly hopes
lying about in dust and ashes, and
every ideal a willso' -the-wisp leading
to quagmires of disappointment -
Finally all this became so horrible
that at~last it oceurrede to me that it
was about horrible enough 1t was
more than could bear. l said: q am
satisfied. I've got all / want of this.
Why is this biackness, anyway? The
sun was bright yesterday. So was l.
That same sun is shining somewhere to-
day. l think [ have got about the
same mind 1 had yesterday. Isn't
it as capable of enjoying as then?
Whence the difference in my views
of life? Then was on good terms
with the world and myself. Is this
gloom owing to few billion drops of
water falling from above? Is it due to
the somber hue of the clouds, the dirty
sop under foot, and the general deafness
of March landscape which in few
weeks will appear in its new spring YER
durc? Am l to be SO cast down merely
by color?" People are depressed or
cheered by surroundings. Nobody goes
into dark cellar to spend cheerful
evening. 81
That bird in the tree yonder sings
merrily enough despite the. rain. How
does he keep up his spirits in such
weather? If the bird can throw off this
gloom SO ought /. f--EkE s.. a. g..
Among the people inside of me is one
who at times advises and suggests. He
is not favorite of mine, since he is apt
to intrude his monitions when l least
want them, possibly because it is then
they are most needed. -. -s.
''lf you will allow me,'' said he. ito
make suggestion. / don't want to
intrude advice on you. i know it s dis
. agreeable. hate it myself. 1t has a
preachy-preachy, reproving, I-am-bet-s
ter-than-thou sort of twang, and it's
hard to take. Besides, there's SO much
OF it in the world.Every one seems to
carry a dose IN bis pocket-not for him.
self, but for others. Still, L, would like
to make this suggestion to you, and
please hear it just as you hear that
bird singing. 80,
lyon know what you want. That's
gain. You want TO get your thoughts
out of the gloomy rut they're now run
ming in. It's big step for you to
know what you want in your case.
Many people afflicted with the ..blues, /.
do not make any effort to get rid of 4
them. They allow their minds to travel
over and over the .same gloomy road.
They ALLOW their moods to ,command.i
them inssssd 81 trying to command
their moods. You know that YOU want
to get your mind out of that mood. |
Now wheelrthat barrow to the wood
shed: wheel it as carefully as you can;
make game ofSwheeling it; wheel it
through the stubble-feld so as to expend
the least possible labor in the wheeling;
wheel It so as to avoid holes and rocks |
and mirey places; put your whole mind I
on the barrow and whenSou get to the,
woodshed pile it very carefully with
wood-pile the sticks nicely SO they
will not fallpff; pile them with atten-
ton. precision and daintiness; then.
wheel the barrow back TO the house !
with the same care; carry the wood into !
the house; don't fling it down by the ,
stove as you would throw a snake off
your person. but put all your mind on
piling 50 a toSmAke . neat, creditable 4
pile, and see then if o part of your hor-
rors. atleast, an not cast out Of you.".
:" This is something like prescribing
those seven baths in the river Jordan to +
that Scriptural general for his COM |
plant" l thought. However, thes
baths cured him. I'll try the barrow
cure" a~ t !
I wheeled the barrow a short dis
lance, made . game pf.it in getting the
greatest anneunt ofep out of the vehicle !
with the leass amount, of push, avoided !
ruts. stones and the deeper hollows. L !
did feel somewhat lighter. Iseemed to
be wheeling It out Of Hades. But all
ut once involuntarily I relaxed my vigi-
lance in fixing my brains on the bar.
row. L ran in . rut-two ruts. The
barrowginsA ne; NJ thoughts in that old.
gloomy rut of recollection and antici-
patton. The bright days of yore that
would never come back The What's
the use of living, anyway" The alb
sent never to return, or If returned. to
return changed. The Whats it all
forP" tAeeting years, the growing
old, the s1Ah mer and tho 'sheigh hos
and 'tsuoh 10 life'' Git remark with
which so many close IN pme sad story /
aud which seem to ssyssWell, it's the
best life and the best V11d we've got
anyway. and mighty peef affairs both
!, ''Thers You 60" said my monitor, |
'sof intAe int again never mind, it's
habit Your mind has been SO long in
this habit it runs into it involuntarily.
Your doors open SO easily into your
Hades, hinges all oiled. bolts ditto.
They turn SO easily. The others open