The daily critic., 1890-07-28
NOT A VALE OF TEARS.
HITCH YOUR WAGON TO a STAR AND
PUSH ON IN LIES RACE.
DO Not Heed the Pessim ists, for This e.
Is Tip TOP World TO live tu-rhc
Gforics of tho Present

bNl 10 neg VI TO uoiroW or get man
own,
'ris NE very worst world that ever was
known,
That sort Of talk was we'll enough TO
rattle the welkin's eur" in the seven.
teenth century, when there were no
daily newspapers, when a fellow IS teeth
were shaken ont by the numbering stage
coach, when telegraph, telephone eleC
lic light, the ballet and Wagner music
were unknown; but in these DAYS it
sounds like arrant folly
We haven't very much of that sort
Of pessimism In this country. Ameri
cans have a rather genial and iOvial
temperament and manage to make
themselves as comfortable as circum-
stances allow. There isn't any spot on
the globe where there is so much TO do,
or so mapv men and women who thor
ougbly enjoy doing It.
Think of the magnificent changes
which have occurred within the span
of a single lifetime aud then wish to
live a century longer to see
THE MIRACLES IN STORE
for cur children Instead Of pouting
our lips at life we want to prOloug il
Indefinitely, packed full as it is of ia.
cipient plans, unfinished projects and
dreams, which may crystalliZe into
realities at any moment
General Fremont, who was laid to
rest the other day. was not an old man
only 77-but how the country has
grown since he was a boy Along
back In the forties, when he first en-.
tered public life, the Western half Of
this continent was unknown territory
II was popularly supposed that the
Great Salt Lake, which now lies close
TO our doors, found an outlet into the
Pacific. The Pathfinder fought his
way To the Rocky Mountains through
hostile tribes Of Indians and made a
careful exploration of Oregon and Cali.
fornia.
But City years have passed since then
and now The wilderness has been re-.
deemed, the Indians hut has given
way 10 bamlot, village or city, the great
tract Of land that was unknown Is trav.
ersed IN every direction by competing
lines of railroad, with mills on every
stream and manufacturing interests in
every corner
A SINGLE GENERATION
has brought about this quiet revolution,
and The opportunities presented 20 men
Of energy and enterprise are almost IN.
tUxiCating
That IS why we are anxious 70 live
until the middle Of the next century
Is the world full Of lies2 Who cares
II We are not in The company Of lilrs2
Is II o valley Of tcarsy Well, II the
tears water The arid plains let them llow
in rich and grain producing Abundance.
Instead Of passing irrigation laws we
can ret together an the disgruutlcd
rogues who have good weeping powers.
colonizc them In balloons. and let them
food the Western country with their
briny woe while the farmer raises corn
from the freshet Of agony.
Is the world heaped up with pollt-
zeal intrigues, with deals, bargains
monopoles and trustsy All right there
Is room enough to get an honest living
IN, and your duty Is done when you
throw a paving stone 40 every rascal
end then SIT down 10 dinner with an
easy conscience
Everything Is going TO the dogs You
long for the good old times We are
rushing at headlong speed
TO ETEREAL SMASH
Bah, man, there never were such good
times as these never more philanthropy,
charity, good. will. courage, generosity,
manliness OF womanliness. IL you
don't think so, take a seidlitz powder,
OF a blue pill 60 into a gymnasium,
harden your muscle, get your digestive
organs into running order, ride, row,
walk, run, leap, and by and by your
signs will turn 10 laughter and your
rheumatism will give way 10 health
You may be sick, but the world Is all
right. II is a tip top world, full Of
grand scenery, OYeThung with the IN
fading blue, soaked In opportunities, If
we have sense enough TO see them, invi-
tations to enjoyment, laughter. content
ment and happiness In every breeze If
you are crazy you may be excused for
moaning II you are sick, we can for
give your mental writings, but, if you
are well, sound in wind and limb, a
gloomy view Of life is simply criminal.
LET THE POLITICIANS WRANGLE,
laugh at them as fools. They scratch
and bite in the scramble for Office and
are clowns In the farce Of ambition.
Let wrongs, evils, corrupgions. devil.
tries, humbugs flap their wings Ike
nigh hawks. They cant spoil your ap-
petite for sunshine snd decency. Such
ihings have always been, will always be-
They are not more in number but less
than formerly. They don't rule US and
should have no say ia our lives. They
grow old pTematuTely aud crumble into
ruins. You can see their bleaching
bones on the wayside, while mankind
climbs 10 higher achievements aud
PuTeT purposes and thoughts
IT'S A FIRST CLASS WORLD
70 live in. not only 10 lend and 70 spend
and 10 give IN, but also 10 get a man' s
own. Sir Henry Taylor was blind as a
bat when he declared that the world
knows nothing Of its greatest men, F" foI
IN truth the world is always on the hunt
Tor real merit and is always ready 70 re
ward ID.
Brace up, dear boy; 90 something
worth mentioning aud you will not be
forgotten. Don't be a tramp aud thea
gTOWl because your genius IS unreCOg-
nized Hitch your wagon % a star
there are plenty Of stars Wailiug to be
caught and haTnessed-and then make
good time in the general race. Our
word for il. you will lose your taste for
ByroBic melancholy and want % live for
ever on this rumbling stronggalted
laughter loving and happiness giving
planet
FHaF. aHa-sra H4aaaR.