The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-08-07

my naturally cOntented and even
lViispoeition seemed to be changing
One day somebody gave me a bit
OF advice, which / turned into
rhyme. 1t is not very smooth,
grant, but the jingle has helped me
remember what | call my sAnti.
Worry RecIpe:'"
Do you wish recipe for preventing all
worry,
For giving cOmpOsure and freedoms from
| furry
Just think Of one fact which is tsue you
will find;
When anything happens to rufile your
First something or nothing there is to be
| First nothing or something, that's clear as
the sun.
If something, then do it and make no de-
lay;
If nothing, all thoughts of it cast far
away,
This simplest of rules, if youll only obey,
Will free you from wrinkles for many a
day.
SNOW, Bette, apply it to your
days troubles. How about the
breakfast 70
81 might haze reflected.n said
Bette, ''tbat it would have been
better to have deferred talking
about it till after breakfast, aud
then have confined my remarks to
the cook, whose fault it was"
"Exactly," said Aunt Winnifred,
"ald would not the day have gone
more smoothly with the dressmaker
il you had no. frettcd so much
about the sleeves ~
EYES," said Bette, "and AZ din
ner, instead Of being put out and
bothered because it wasn't what
could have wished, | should have
been so serene and entertaining
that DIR. Weston would not have
known what he was eating; but
was worried and glum, aud hardly
said word"
"l might have, too" said Aunt
Winnitred, shut at any rate | should
have tried not TO let an unlucky
accident cheat me out of good
dinner, aud my peace OF mind, too.
BE determined that whatever else
YOU lose, yOn will not Yield that to
Dame Worry"
"It Is "A good rule" said Bette,
Sand 1 will try it.D
The next few days went more !
smoothly with Bette, whether be.
cause she thought of the "Reciper
Ir not, but the following week
brought another unlucky day with
Dame Worry in its wake, aud Bet.
lie had need of all her patience and
lrmneSs. To begin with, the child.
en were wOfully disappointed be-
anso snOw-StOrm prevented a
Ong-talked-Of excursion, aud Bet.
le saw that the "sOmet hing TO be
one" was to amuse them in some ;
ther way. This she began at once
D do, instead of indulging in an i
ld.tinle fit of worrying at SO un. I
xpected an interruption TO her own
usily-planned day. II
Later on, a choice plate was bro a
en by one of the children, but in- &
.ead of wasting time in useless S
imentS, Bette promptly set about t
Iending it, aud succeeded so well {
le was astOnished. But the most
'ying thing OF the day WAS caused !
u servants stupidity. Bette T
as caught In her wrapper by y
caller, but instead of
Dilapsing from sheer embarrass. il
ent end annoyance, she determin- [
Dame Worry should not cheat {
sr out of her peace of mind, aud o
'cordingly apOlOgized SO prettily a
I'd with such cOmpOsure that her s
SitOr was charmed. s
Bette did not, of course, always a
coed la controlling herself in "
is way, but as the weeks flew By, u
anne Worry was less and less seen u
the OrtOn household and as for u
,ttie, the new calm and repOse of
4 hitherto somewhat excited man
r, lent her a charm which she had u
yer before possessed. ol
At last came a trial test. One ~
ening, about year latter, Bet Ce
Is father told her that owing to te
} failure of q hitherto Trustworthy k>
nk, large part of their property ie
s lost, and they must greatly
lnge their mode of living. A.,
Bette did not sleep much that ~
hit. She had \ hard struggle 20
.h Dame Worry, but at last, af. lh' y,
firm resolve and an earnest Gu
yer TO be kept from adding one *
to her fathers troubles by wOr- "O
ne, she tell intO a sweet slum-
+, from which she aWOke with i
energy for the unusual cares ~ -
ore her. ~
Lfter that Mr.. 0rtOn was daily "ls
Dnised at Bette. She cheered u.
children, and tell to planning so 20. 20.
rgetically the reduction OF the 0O'
sehOld expenses, she managed =
ieep up such good courage aud 90.
n certain infectious gayety, g.,
! Mr.. Ortou was conferred and 80
'Bgthened for the new burdens o.. -
ch now fell upon him. 81
Dear Bettie,0 said be one night
q months after, when the worst at
passed aud his Affairs again as. her
ed a brighter prospect, ssyOu I n
e know bow your Cheerfulness
ed me over that crisis. I think ]