The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-11-10

rying over the anticipated tumble will
not prop things up. If tempcsts are
brewing, or coniingrations about to
rage, worrying will neither stay the
storm nor quench the violence of the
flames. The worrying people have all
their trouble for nothing, and worse
than nothing. They lose the sunshine
Of life by, insisting Oh cropping in the
shadow, while, by preferring to soun-
der in the mire of mental and spiritual
dyspepsia, they debar themselves the
privilege Of walking the Kings high
way Of JOY, which is provided for the
trusting souls who cheerfully wait on
the Lord and believe His promises.
{ If the worrying people would con-
fine their worries to themselves, tho
world would be the better for it. II
they could be content to 60 into dark
garrets and do their worrying all alone,
other people might be spared the dis
NAL infection. But they have no fancy
for doing this. The worry-worry must
60 on in the presence of others, to
whom it becomes contagious. The
cherries soul who lives on worries be-
gins the worry business very early in
the day; at breakfast, for instance.
With no particular intent to rob others
of the enjoyment of their meal, and
yet with a manner which can not fail
of that result, he recounts the evil
dreams of the night, the sad experience
of indigestion and consequent misery.
Instead of expressing thankfulness
that the morning sun has driven away
the ugly dreams of midnight dark
ness, he puts on such an expression Of
countenance as to indicate the prob
able recurrence of the dreams and tho
indigestion for all the nights that are
yet to come. Perhaps this worry pro-
ceeds from heavy pie, perhaps from
lobster salad, or perhaps from inju-
dicious dosing with quack medicines.
In either case Satan uses it as weapon
with which to floor the worrying per-
son and to carry unholy gloom among
his circle of friends The worrying
woman entertains her hearers with
variations of the shortcomings of the
nurse, the unreliability Of the washer
woman, or the unfaithfulness of the
cook. Some Of these worriers are al
ways worrying about the incapacity Of
their servants, and seem to be afflicted
with the most helpless lot Of so-called
help ever foisted on luckless house,
holders. The worst of the worrying is
that the people who devote themselves
to it take such hopeless view of the
future. Because something has gone
wrong yesterday or to-day, it seems to
them that tomorrow and all the days
between that and the day of judgment
will be as unlucky and as cheerless. G
Much of this worry business is the
result of ill-health. Much of the pre-
vailing ill-health is the result of what
might be avoided or mended. It
would be rash to say that all invalids
are able to rouse themselves from
their invalidity and suddenly become
cheerful and jolly. But there are many
invalids who are exceedingly sweet
and lovely. The most dismal worriers
are not always those who have the Sc
verest Affections Some who worry
the most perversely are those who
have very little the matter with them.
Their worrying is more Of a nuisance
than necessity; more Of habit than
means of relief. King David had as
much to worry him as any Of us can
have. Instead Of cultivating the habit
he asked himself why he should be cast
down; why his soul should be dis
quieted within him. Then he said he
would hope in the Lord and trust Him.
If our Christianity is of any advantage
to us, 1t ought to do at least that much
for us. Worrying will never, never do
it; of that every Christian may be as
sured. - Christian at Work.