Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-12
OUR SATURDAY NIGHT.

added an insane restlessness for recrea-
tion, summer resorting and going
somewhere. The very preparation for
II involves weariness and excitement.
There are trunks to be packed, camping
outfit to be got in readiness, the house
20 be left to itself or some one else,-at
all events to he worried over and con-
etant feeling OF wonder whether II
won't after all be gone when you ge
back, To say nothing about the fussint
necessary over the various members OF
the family--it makes one weary to con-
template.
Then after wearing trip ON the carr
or still worse in hOrsedrawn vehicle
covered with dust and more or lese sOrt
ia joint aud limb, we reach the have
ofrest only to be surrounded by strange
faces and jar and confusion of getting
settled. All people are not angelic and
all are more or less selfish. Out of this
common fact arise all sorts Of inhar-
monious outcomes to the average NOR
tai that leave him in the end little o.
not at all "rtcuperated." Getting
home again is not quite as bad. Their
is an exhilarating eff ct from the ex
pectation of real plea, ure that ought to
convince anyone that they were geese
TO go away from home expecting any
thing but fatigue in nine cases out OF
ten.
Nothing but a heroic soul will bundle
up lot of children and take them TO
summer resort with the hope of rest or
pleasure. A run out to farm for a few
days at the utmost is the most that
should ever be considered. If the
children can be turhed loose on farm
large enough, where the crop has been
harvested and there are plenty ofcalves
and cattle for them to run with, while
the parent lies under the shade of tree
to read or watch their gambols, IL
might do. But the farm should be not
less than 100 acres and well stocked. A
few amin lis would give cut
With our cool nights and long cool
evenings and mornings and the after
noon sea breeze over the Coast Range,
this part of the Willamette valley is an
ideal summer resort. A bit of lawn, q
little shade, Il few flowers and slight
inclination to contentmeDt comprises
about all you can get at the most de
lightful watering place. OF course you
60 there to let your feelings be carried
away with the idea that you are secur-
ing pleasure and are very content to en-
Joy 1t. Now with the determination
TO be pleased and to be content can you
not achieve quite as much at home and
rest a great deal more? 1t Is all play
on the imagination at best That is
most Of IL is. OF course there Is no de-
ception about the dash Of the waves,
the roll Of the surf or the sweep Of the
salt breath Of old ocean. But there il
great deal about the rest of 1t. There
IL deception at every turn from the
board, not half as good AS at home,
that you pay four prices for, to the
WEAKNESS OF the limbs that cost you SO
d Aar that you would not have at all at
home and then IL would have cost you
nothing.
OF the foundation idea that underlies
summer resorling little can be said. Ii
is sympathy with ones own condition
that Ia ut the bottom Of II and the re-
suit of the exercise of 50 weak senti-
msnt Is seldom wholesome. Ii is
doubtful II sympathy as generally ex-
sr 'ised is noble sentiment at all. |
Generally II Is an attempt To get into
he same frame of mind that the per.
ION ls In or that we imagine such one |
% be IN, that we wish TO extend sym.
'athy toward. WHAT help Il can be to
anyone 10 feel blue with them, or 10
ook detected, or tired out, or melan.
'holy, Is mystery. As n rule that Is
'nly pushing them farther down the
ill we wou d he p then,,ip. five mean
y sympathy to be halp to any one
gs should not sympathize with them
ut go at them with Just the opposite.
IL you ever pity yourself you are
ruly TO be pltled. Self-pity can
My have one result-the feeling
nat you are abusel In this world
When you get TO feeling that way no
no will have any sympathy for you.
'ou will b. LEFT pretty much TO your
wn sorrow, because II Is not real sor- !
,w. The world detects aud respects
,al sorrow at once. But II will only
Apise your sham. So II you go 10
lmmer resort, do not 90 out of sympa-
" for yourself II you would get sea- &
N Of enjoyment. II you start in on
az low plane OF sefpity for your
used condition, physical or otherwise,
q will exhaust all your energies Il
'rking yourself up out Of the slough Q
despOnd you start In Al aud you will \
me home tired out. Goat your aoa-
q or summer resort from the top a
loh Of exhiliaratiOn With all the ex. III