Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-29
PRACTICAL.
Written tor tbs Sunday RS1fSts5

of melancholy ttoughtfulness on my tsce,
I say: What shall l writer Isaac an
svers from behind that eve.-present bull
wsrk, the morning paper, Write some
hing practical" :,
l ASSURE him l sm intensely practical
and always write SO; but he refuses 10 be
convinced and insists that Ideals and
ouch articles are not practical. l contend
that Ideals" is cue of the most practical
of subjects, and that if men and women
would only take for their own and put in
practice the ideals they have for other
peoples lives, this would be g changed
world.
'Isasc" is inclined to take pessimisIs
view Of matters and things and declares
the world is groWing worse, and that there
is no help for it. Of course we do not
agree on this.
Isaac" with his hopeless view OF things,
never lends hand in any of the work that
is being done for the uplifting of mankind.
The question in my mind is, has be any
right, because his own life has not had all
the brightness he could have wished, TO sit
down and roll his troubles like q sweet
morsel, under his tongue, instead OF look
ing about for o way to help ether folks out
OF their misfortunes
once read of man. who, one rainy
afternoon, when his little boy stood beat.
ipg O tattoo" on the window pane and
growing at the horrid weather, said in
CHEEKY voice: Jack, let's build sun
shine factory Of our own and go into the
business" The idea struck me as i'm
mensely practical and at once decided to
set up in that business myself.
III tell you privately that some times it
is almost impossible to manufacture
enough of the desired article in one day to
dispel the gloom (which Isaac" envelops
himself.
often wonder if old Father Diogene'
wasn't right when he said, Stand out OF
my sunshine"
Perhaps he had been experimenting and
had learned that the profts we're to the peo-
pie who had taken stock in the sunshine
business, the idea being that we most sp'
preciate that for which We work.
May be that wise old philosopher had
served q term with come of The do!etul,
gloomy people OF this world and was 80
thankful to get little bit Of sunshine that
ho took good care of it aud made ether
folks stand round out Of the way Of biz
enjoyment.
In one respect this notable cid man has
plenty Of followers-pcop!e who ere 20 in
tent On keeping their sunshine oil to them.
selves that it is not at all wonderful to find
them, after time, sitting in the darkness,
having exhausted the supply on hand
Interest and principal having been used
up, there is nothing left to do but to 60
back and begin ct the beginning again
or content themselves with the
gloom of discomfort and the
blackness Of despair. Isaac says this is
all matter Of disposition, one person is
born with hopeful spirit Gud another one
with q tendency to look always on the dark
side of things. Granted that this is the
CASE. Does it prove that these dispositions
cannot be wonderfully improved or neg
lected2 If e farmer had piece of land
taat refused to yield as abundsntly as he
thought it ought, would he not at once, if
a sensible man, apply good fertilizer and
do everything in his power to bring out the
latent or abused power Of that landH Sure
ly the feId Of humanity ia capable OF at
least as much cultivation.
Suppose when Isaac" was boy he had
deteIminedly act about hunting up the IN
happy people snd doing something TO help
them up into their own ideal of life-it
each day he had spent some time in try
ing to put some sunshine into soue ones
life, don't you suppose he would have
grown hsbitually cheerfpl2 As it is, some
days he ia Gt company for no one but
"Fox's Martyrs"
He crosses every bridge before the tim
Der to build it has been cut
Indeed think he Is often on the verge
of impatierce with any one who will not
wear a day Of judgment" look all the
lime.
Now he would have good reason to de.
spair, if for all the soross he sees there is
no help, and for all the tangles and suarls
of lite there was no Hand that could
smooth them out.
Can any enc tskS up iiviug lover and
examine its wonderful mechanism, and not
hear that voice echoing along the CORR
doris OF time, Consider the lilies, etc"
Can any one look up into the ysp!ted
dcme and see the Wonaess OF the heavens
Displayed; can any one follow the course
CT the god of day as he rides in ali his
majesty across the sky, leaving @
trail OF golden glory behind him
and not with bowed head repeat-"Wbst
is man that thou art mindful of him p
Can any onewstch the waves Of old
ocean mount high and Jet higher and not
think OF the voice whose Peace be STILL"
instantly quieted the angry waters.
Can any one do these things and not re-
slize that it ia the fool that hath said in
his heart, not his head, there is no God.
Only one who can not believe that 0
Fathers wstchful care is above and over
all, can sink into gloom.
Every shadow can be illumined if We
listen for the strong toues that shout to u.s.
AS thy day, SO shall thy strength be-"
All well, have wandered away from
what meant to write, sad when Isaac
reads this Re will Rutter visions, visions"
| intended TO take q sahjsct of some
such practical nature o. vonaas work,
or bread DSking, knowing tbs. would
meet his hearty approval-hut that will
have to wait for some other time.
Ill end this rambling talk vita Q wish
that we may all tag TO keep our hearts
fresh and hive so that the time will never
come when we look back and shudder and
look forward and see only six feetof earth
and RotkiRgness. REaEKAH.
TAs Mittsn at the Last Moment.