Telegram-herald., 1890-05-30

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49, 5y -ae llsnDer II her uerforl24noe
gflt she frsas ever every dsn-a4
made pa her efor-s aad coGuts IS
Loss eYery eforl Is ltch fz.lsr3 bring -
xrea- rewards 4s she has c1avin---
herself &c sa0ll1 Lac al hlbils ITS
advances are D41e 50 stezlthliy t1--
the Yietim does not heed theu its eern-
iags zre glvel with = silver tongue t1-F
IS ? easant g. listsa ~, zn3 later. IHoag1
lis encroaches may cause clspl e1s~r~'
they are - made thsl ~ complaint can
be urged against lhcu. The victim b.
gins 81 Wishing her work was done
there is 70 harm In that. she might 40
- even z size were ia no danger II o.
coming day dreamer. She tAea shes
she we're aor obliged - work ~ all. but
what exception can 0e taken 70 yh@tf
II is surely very netural expression OF
one who las So much o. 90 She tAinss
VIA. her life might be. II she were nOt
obliged ~ drudge; how much more fell
anl beautiful IL wOald have been bad
she nor put herself IN her present posi-
tiOn No doubt enters her mind that
She is fitted by nature for the ideal
life-the life which is somehow - be
very bright and useful and full u insplr-
alton for others, but which Is also 20 be
Untrammeled by work. Such q thought
Is not very consistent with reason. But
II IL gives her pleasure, where lies the
harm?" Is the very natural question. II
il hard % see the danger in day dream
ing even whom IL reaches this stage.
The patient become. intoxicated with
the picture Of that ideal life and OF her
self as the center OF IL. Day by day il
fastens itself more securely upon her.
Every annoyance causes her 70 lose her
self In IT, as the opium eater fOrgets his
troubles while under the influence Of the
benumbing drug.
"Where Is the harm so long as IL gives
hor pleasure, and causes her 10 forget
her present unhappiness?' The qucs-
tion is continually presenting itself.
There is no more reason and just as
much nonsense in such questions when
applied 90 the day-dreamer IS when ap-
pliod 20 the opium-eater. There is no
progress, no growth, no earnest reach
ing out after better things, no attempt
20 turn the present unhappiness into a
present Joy nothing but al idle gazing
at an illusion.
Tho victim, living IN her imaginary
state of case and grandeur. is suddenly
called 20 earth by some duty more i'm
portunant than the rest. How does sho
bear it2
The change from this fairyland OF
fancy TO the land OF reality does not
tend to make the latter moro endurable.
The time spent in dreaming does not
qualify the dreamer 20 catch up with
the work which she thereby neglected,
or make her less impatient over the an
noyances which always keep CON pany
with neglected duties.
Day-dreamers DO not always have
pleasant dreams. Often they pause in
their work 70 magnify a little discom-
fort or trouble, until they have imag-
ined themselves beggars or martyrs, un-
loved or unappreciated. as their differ
ent dispositions dictate.
An acknowledgements can not make
life successful, can not contribute much
20 the happiness Of others, can not be
happy He is forever drawing compari
sons between the actual and the idea
which make him dissatisfied, and dis
satisfaction is contagious. BE very sure
before you hemoan your lot, that Ions
living in air castles has not rendered
you incapable OF seeing your life as il
really is