The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28
KEYED TO HAPPINESS
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX ENJOYS
THE MELODIES OF EXISTENCE.

An Interesting Estimate of q Complex
Characteristic Busy Life of the Poet
ess-She Is a Theosophist and Believes
in Her Own Good Luck.
copyright, 1892. by American Press Associa-
ton.
The ease with which she lives is per-
haps the most interesting feature of Mrs.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's life. Like a
speck of light in a ray, duck IN a
shower, petted child il a well man
aged family, she fits, dips and dances
through life, unburdened by environ
ment. 1t is not that she shirks blows Of
fate. In time Of real trouble no one is
better able to grspple with the lions Of
difficulty than the poetess, but she is
born without the power to anticipate
harm or evil. Keyed to happiness, it
requires the coarse crash of some disa-
greeable chord to attract her attention
from the sweet melodies of existence.
She never sees obstacles arise in the
path of accomplishment. Risky and
venturesome, her mind concentrates II
self upon the end, and the intermediate
drops into parenthesis. She never I'M
AGNES that messages may miscarry; that
expected people or checks will not come;
that the weather may be unfit for the
picnic. She never calculates "what IL"
but takes for granted the desirable and
"grapples" only when interference real
Iy comes. This is not the result Of phi
losophy; it is her nature. This leaves
her an immense fund of vitality and
animal spirits, and is by herself said to
be the cause of her extremely youthful
appearance.
She firmly believes herself cared for
by guardian spirits, and truly it would
seem as if she were. Her plans are sell
dom thwarted; things seldom go wrong,
Upon the fingers Of one hand she could
count the things in her life for which
she has earnestly desired that have not
come to pass. 'Just my luck" is q
common expression of hers; "Just your
luck, Ella" as common with her friends.
She is withal timid and humble in spirit.
She believes unselfishness to be the pro-
pitiation of these good angels. when
ever seek for myself they leave me-"
she says; 81 can feel their support 80
long as do and plan for the good Of
Others" Certainly "good luck" or its
equivalent in some more scientific term
is with Ella Wheeler Wilcox eight times
in ten. The most careful calculation
cannot score a better record.
She never broods or reflects on past
misfortune or disappointment. Indeed,
her friends say she does not dwell long
enough upon pleasure to get the good
out of it. Her mind is like bow, tense
always for the next arrows flight. Her
mentality has an abnormal capacity for
reaching forward-going on, building
up, accomplishing, getting into new
molds, finding new worlds to conquer.
Events drop out as soon as happened
not out Of memory, for she has remark
able faculty of recalling the right thing
at the right time, but like knitting or
weaving, each row Of stitches is dropped
off the needles as soon as made, not TO
be lost, but to go into the wool of ac-
ton.
She will not fuss with a perplexity,
hunt for a lost article, undo or do over
for the sake of possible improvement,
no matter how easy the improvement
may dppcdl. Ono dCtS Will d budI u,
quick, clear insight, and direct force.
That done, LET it co." sit will come"
Cant waste time" Package, poem or
seam must stand as it has come Well
for her that she has clear intuition to
steer clear of the rocks in this current!
Well for her that she had a natural ear
for poetic rhythm; she never would
have acquired it.
Hers is nature of reserve forces.
Womanly to degree, with all of the
weaknesses Of the sex, beyond certain
limit she is fitted to guide and direct
both preacher and philosopher. Coquet.
fish and fascinating, dangerous girl
hood was passed safely through un.
guarded. Open handed and free with
money, and with passion for purchase
her obligation record is straight as that
of the most able and honorable fnan
cier. She will not owe postage STAMP
or overrun an allowance one dollar.