Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-06-28
rwo POINTS OF VIEW.
Contented Mind the Richest Possession
= Person Can Have.

A Contented Mind tho Richest Possession
= Person Can Have.
Pink AMI yellow oxalis. red gerani-
ums and fuchsias in one window, and
round. laughing face looking out Of
another-this was what we saw day
after day. Whenever car Number
Oae passed. the rosy face was at the
window. The driver. pleasant-look-
ing young fellow. with the bluest Of
blue eyes. and fuzzy yellow hair. never
failed to see the black eyes that looked
out ut him. and to smile or wave his
handkerchief as he passed.
One day the car stopped in front of
the house. and n girl same out and
got in. 1t was her face that we had
seen at the window. and we looked at
her with a mixture of curiosity and
interest. In her arms shc carried a
large. shapeless bundle. which. when
she unwrapped the red shawl that was
wound around it. proved TO be baby.
fat and blue eyed. who looked at each
# us in turn. wonderingly. while he
sucked the fingers of one little hand.
The car stopped again. and three
ladies came in; they were evidently
acquainted. and in order to give them
seats together the girl gave her seat
to one of them and sat down by me.
She glanced at me once or twice. and
seeing or perhaps feeling. my friendly
attitude. said. half shyly: Il see you
in this Car very often-you see.
most always look out when know
Jack will be passing"
Il have seen you. too" answered.
Il suppose this is your baby?"
Yes" she said proudly. Jacks
and mne. Don't you think ho looks
like Jack?''
Eyes. very much. But you look
young to be married and have baby
as old as this little fellow"
"Well. I'm older than l look-T m
past fifteen. See my ear-rings-they
were present from j ack on my tiff.
teen birthday. and the baby gave me
a butter-knife. OF course. Jack
bought it. but it was present from
the baby Just the same. l suppose
you keep house?'
/ told her l did.
so do L We have one real large
room. and it's fixed so it's Just as
good as two would be. When l was
at home We had whole house. but !
think one room is great deal nicer
you can see all the pretty things
you've got. right there; you don't
have to go into other rooms to look at
them. Don't you think we were lucky
to be able to get a room that looks
out on the street? And we have an
other window. too; that looks out into
lumber yard. and I've watched tho
teams and men coming and going SO
much that know the names of some
of the horses and where some of the
men live. But like the front win
dows best; see the trees on the cor
ner of A. street when they are
brown in autumn, and then when
they are bare in winter. Now the
AO"sOS Will SOOh 10 Outp ssuSA tAOA
won't they look pretty?"
Again the car stopped. QShe got up
and wrapped the shawl around the
baby. Il get off here" she said.
smiling. Pm going to get dress
for the baby. G'od-bye; hope I'll
see you again some time"
what an Outlandish-lookin girl!'
said one of the ladies on the opposite
side of the car as soon as the girl was
out of hearing. 'Oh. dear. how slow
this car goes! Iwish tho drivers had
to go faster through parts of the city
where there's nothing to see.
She did not seem to be an ill-natured
woman; her face was pleasant, and
her manners were good. but she was
thoughtless. The ''outlandish-look.
ing girl" who saw beauty every
where. was happier and would make
others happier than she who had
whole house, to live in. and enjoyed
many advantages which the other
never dreamed of possessing. 1t is
not material possessions nor the lack
of them that makes riches or poverty,
but contented mind Youths Com