The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-02-10
Borrowing Trouble.

Very nearly all people, to soGe extent
borrow trouble, ana more particularly
is this true of the majority OF house
keepers. There is so much OF anxiety
and worriment in The care OF largs
! family that a person does uot wonder at
/ the mother of such a family for borrow
ing a little trouble now and then,
though the smallest amount of this ar
ticle borrowed the better for ooth
mother and family. If the trouble Tor
rowers we're confined TO this class or
people we could find some excuse Tor
them, but this is not the case. Mothers
of large families are seldom OF this kind,
to any extent, they generally have SO
much 10 do that they scarcely have any
time for trouble borrowing, which Is
very fortunate for them. To be sure
they a II have more or less anxiety and
trouble in their families, but they meet
it brave!y when it comes, but they will
not look for it, as the trouble borrower
does. Perhaps during some part OF
their lives they themselves were Inclin-
ed 10 borrow this same kind of ware,
but as the cares of the family increased, =,
they very easily came TO the conclusion
that the pesce of mind Of themselves
and families depended on their casting
all such fancies away, ard only recog-
nizs trouble when they meet It face to
face.
Women who have a great deal of trou-
BILE in .heir lives can hardly be blamed
for looking forward and expecting it at
any time or place yet they are not the
/ chronic trouble borrowers. They may
look forward to and expect 1t, but they
do 50 silently and resignedly, and will
iPgly accept whatever may be in store
for them without a murmur against il
or a comment on it.
The real trouble borrower is a woman
who has had very little trouble during
her life, and very seldom has {
person such as this had any heavy sfiiic
tion whatever. She is in a continua
dread o: something bapPering, and j
any accident does occur, she usual.
claims the honor OF having prophesiet
it in fact, at such a time she is al
ways an Il told you so'' kind of person
If the children are little late in return
ing from school she is positive some
thing is the matter with them.
neighOcr reminds her that her children
who attend the same school, are ais
/ laFa
relieve her in the least, for it doesn'
matter whose children are late, she
positive hers never would be so unles
something had happened. The chiidrel
come home all right, and that blow
over, only 20 be repeated when they ar
out of her sight again. The baby doe
not learn TO talk fast enough, and she
certain he is never going to speak, 70
all the Other children began 10 speal
long before they were his age. Iu a fe,
months batv uses his tongue, and after
ward astonishes her by learning fKste
and Speaking palmer than any Of To
! other children did at his age. II ther
is any Illness in the family, no matte
how slight nature, no physician ca
onvinca her that II is not a dangeron
malsdy. ana she worries and frets uutI
the person is we'll when she transfer
her wOrriment TO something else. -
foresees any amount of trouble, but sel
dom has any. IC does seem as thong
this very thing ought tc convince lac
as To the use.essRess o: boIrowin
trouble, but It hes grown TO De part {
her nature, and very often only IT.
presence OF real trouble Will destroy i