The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1889-02-09
A PEsSiMisT's CONFESSION.
A Eit OF Candid IntrospeetIon TIA,
May be Useful.

He was born = ?, Ssimist anil continued 4,
peSSimist TO his dying day. Yis 50 " SO ,n1ci
dark sido Of lie that he refused to bcii v,
iAere was n ligat side. lis hugo an .os.
tnrod bis insert =. real AMI imaginary, until
they grew 60 big thcy o~verpowerod him en-
tirely. Moro than that, he exhibited theal
to everybody, talk Il about the y and wIot'
long letters to his fri >n,i about them.
Now, misrries are little snlst..at arc very
easily %onticol into ono's soul, bat extremely
d mcult to drive out. II. n.vnr trici tn drive
thcm out. Ito liked tho h;mosph re OF we've
they crcated in his mini; it furniShr | an e1-
cuSo for his bewniii ,rs; an yct no vas =
COOL follow AND something Of a Epnins; h-
strength in Kim, hut prcfarrel TO tnie tae
attitude OF a s;cpp-l on cr-ntur, Once 8
friSnd who r.crivei th> spasm Hic package
Of gloom whici tine rcss!rsiSt cxudrd unisr
tho name OF social c>rrotpolde lcc turnc
upon him and said s.mc'hing TINT wasn't
iiatierin,. And this WAS his answer:
As to what you shy about my dispos,t.o
Do you imagine FOR Il moment tint y,u cal,
tell mo anything n,w in thst dir-ctioal |
dont't know why-it WAS a Ii; H. stra ,g~-
but l real your showing up without gct:i 4
rufi d in tho least. I'm fraii yJu'v- d " ,
Mo no good. II you'd male me hopping III i
by O new revelation ther, woull nav b ~
a moral tonic In it. You cannot. b. rSvers.
ing Friendships telescope Sec ms 80 small n.
| sonstimeS ser myself.
''Bta .ciIer has said evory frien iship Should
b. found, i on tn doc.r no OF total deprav.
it,, th"n every exccllcnc" revealed is just = !
much more than you expected Ii you have
s ut down 20 b-~l-rocE--lo, blu mul. rather
in my case, amy l not nope TO bscone -
.riie Loss descrv:ns o cen,u e in the .u;u: /
Every c'mmonpIaco goody goodness vi
dc 80 much cle"g gain.
~ ave falicn "a 0 the ba | IN Lit II writ
ing .e,t:rS i'll cxnct Y "a. 3. mi Of tho N ~
| happened e. Lo in. and M u Is arc mu II =
matt OF digestion, weather and innate di-
ihuii-ln.
rs all not cr .;uN that it ia bcs: to lie thus
RANK in revcalm on,'s s,lt. Tn, rim ia not
in hiding & littlrn,ia IN ie' tLe c,nT,I-
tiond lio - s.in; it Is in harLorinE every
un lean ..!rt wnica choOS- =, - rOost Oh oiu's
he1rt-EringN.
$50 long IA /. iil:. other human bpiug.,
repent BIZ cry having male mys II ri Gu.
!ous in t'e eyes OF ut iurs. yst do NJ. 60 mo
,ack lnih an ashes Over tho wa ywarIu q,
u t; hm0r, The spiritual man, thcrr Is liz /,
lole OF my grt;inS b~yun the sph-I. 81 a
uplr- - nsitiv y ! Irritating. otter pnop'-
IrriLatiny. narrow, cranky, lnp >dod rGotirn.
Still, ike NOES, J can once IA a viii o look
over INTO the Promised Land which shall ue
the inhe"itau - o the IN re faithful.
"Trnny oon ray, W. mon are a little
1resl.' Bong born ef women ii ought not
q DO 50. Men are little waen you hnd ihcIp
'ut. BleSSei is tn man Who, whsn all h,s
faults re made manifest, is still I~runouncet
4 COED fellow
Dii the psssin!St corn an become an
optimist af,or tii>i NJ. h. didn't, Tn sorry
to say. The leopard cannot cnnnSo tie
spots. | only quite his con e,sion to show
shat he wAS capable OF se,iug himsslf 60
utHois saw him. G. l. BARNETT
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug 81,