Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-01-28
THE BEST OF THINGS.
Seeing tho Bright Sido of Every
Possible Event.

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Possible Event.
A bunch of cobwebs hangs half-hut-
tering in the wind outside of my sun
bath window. 1t is second story
bayed window, and cannot by any
artiiice get at the web, which coolly
laughs at my housewifely habits and
my uneasiness, Very WELL" says
John, 'some day will put up q ladder
and pull it down for you; but probably
another will be spun some warm night,
and the wind will make it look very
much like this one. On the whole, is
ut not rather pretty web, and rather
interesting, as it catches few drops
of rain, and suggests to you how many
more creatures in the world are as in
dustrious as yourself?" / had not
thought of the web as in the least in
teresting, but then began to think
of the fellow who wove it there, and
the history Of it, and us it really was
not in the way, it began to seem beau
tiful
| wanted very much to take a drive
to-day, but rain last night soaked up
the roads and dirty mist is filling
the air and dripping from the trees.
1t is just day to stay at home, only
that do not wish to stay at home.
There are a dozen good reasons why
should be driving into the city, not
all of them selfish, either, although |
wish very much to call at my dress
makers, Can | make the best of
things as they are and turn my disap-
pointmcnt into pleasure? 1t is SO
easy to make the worst of things or
only half good of them. | should
like to learn the art of seeing in every
possible event the gery best.
have read somewhere story told
of Jesus that on one occasion walking
with His disciples they happened on
dead dog, which they spurned as a
disgusting sight. Jesus, STOPPING
down, said: "Ah! but it has beauti-
full teeth" They say that Grants art
as general lay in his ability to make
favorable use of unfavorablc circum-
stances | think this is the secret of
really good housekeeping. AS sure as
the day dawns there are going to como
about events and omissions that will
not be, on the face of them, agreeable.
The problem which each one Of us has
to solve is whether we will become
grum blers or fault seers, or will secure
the power to make the best out of
things. | do not mean, to be sure,
that think anyone should cultivate a
spirit of indifference and be equally
of these cver-smiling women who con.
slider it perfection never to be ruf1led.
Wrong ought to be righted, evil to be
attacked and made over What mean
is that when we cannot mend or change
n matter it is q capital art to find out
the good there is in it.
1t is curious, and not a pleasant
fact, that we have in our language the
term fault-fnders; but we have no spa.
cial designation for the opposite sort
(. who find beauties and charms. | sug
gest that there be a compound WORD
devised, such as blcssing-fnders OF
good-seers. As it is VIC plainly imply
that human nature is inclined TO be un.
pleasantly critical; that il has no gen
cral capacity for seeing the good ant
beautiful.
There probably never was moro
grumblesome age than just now, and
am quite willing to make the best o.
it. Some one has said that he would
prefer dissatisfied Socrates to very
contented negro slave. Popular dis
content means that there is so mucl
material improvement going on tina
we have come to believe in constan
betterment as a kind of religion. w,
do not sit down as easily as formerly
in howell, without planning to turn i
into palace. This spirit needs soften
ing and toning. There is no sense il
the cutlery of farmers during year o
such universal plenty as the present
So | am delighted when read of on
farmer who has been interviewed ant
cannot be inouced to look on the darl
side. "But you cannot sell your enor
nous surplusage to advantage" "Per
haps not; but we can eat the more
give away literally and show our in
vention in preserving the rest" "Bu
you cannot live on apples" mo bu
folks have got in the habit of eatinI
too much meat. Fruit is healthier
our wimmin will learn to put thei
brains to cooking it." So, however tn
subject was turned, he saw the best o
it always. Such man is sure to hav
good home, and ] believe he has
happy wife and family. The riches
farmer that know is the most misei
able grumbler, and his wife is a chron
ic grum bier, and the children have ru
off to the city apd are not doing an
more wisely there.
The secret of good children is at leas
very largely in not seeing them Away
at their worst. 1t seems to be impos
sible for some mothers to see the goo
in their own families, although the
are as ready as others to boast of thei
children, and show off their acquire
ments. 1t is, of course, always diff
cult for MS to combine n just judgmer
and wholesome correction of evil:
with full appreciation of good inter
tons. Every child has specially ba
tendencies; do not believe there al
any exceptions Our true work
mothers is not to be blind to these, an
yet not to bear on them too exclusive
ly. By all odds most emphasis Shout