Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-16
A HAPPY MAN.
TIE Last Day OF Ills Mental Raianee q
Happy One. He knows No Tomorrow.

TIE Last Day OF Ills Mental Raianee q
Happy One. He Knows No Tomorrow.
have seen at last happy man. the
happiest ever knew. He is perhaps 40
years old, and his happiness has been un-
broken for two years or more.
Hear his story. He is gentleman in
every sense OF the word. He has means,
social position and large circle Of de-
voted relatives and frieuds He has a
fine physique, handsome face. But
we did not call him happy man, 'such
o happy man." until two years ago, when
the great change came. He never mar.
sied, and the Miss X. of whom tell you
was no more to him than his lifelong
comrade. his best Of friends--an old
neighbor, related TO him in many ways,
but never by the tender tie.
Perhaps he had been more Of an in.
valid than he knew or than his friends
dreamed One summer day he went 10
the little lake not far from his native
village. q popular inland resort, and
spent what he called upon his return
that night "a perfect day" Skies were
never bluer. he said. nor flowers fa.rer
nor the lake so lovely to him as upon
that day. Only he had expected 20
meet Miss y. there and 10 have had
their usual sail together.
He would go again on the morrow,
take her with him and so double and in.
crease the joy. He went 10 her house
that evening TO play whist rs usual II
vas Saturday. She had gone to spend
Sunday at the lake. He was very glad
she had gone. he said; he would join her
the next day. During the game he al
luded many time to the happy day lie
had passed. And what is there in life
after all like n tomorrow full Of promisei
That night after reaching his room he
had a paralytic stroke-not severe one,
only q slight shock, but II clouded his
brain. II we can call that cloud which
liked forever in his mind the happiness
reigning there when it came
Every day since then has been that
happy Saturday TO him. He has just re-
turned from the lake. No matter II the
snow is drifting or the rain Is beating
the windows. il has been a perfect day,
everything in divine harmony He win
go over to KS for game OF whist
Even II Miss X. meets him he asks If she
is Mt home. as If ho were addressing some
one else; then he is so glad she is up at
the lake; he is going back tomorrow;
there is every sign Of perfect weather
ETC.. all in his old time charming way
Then he takes up his cards and plays o
capital game and goes home in the sweet
expectation OF happy tomorrow.
All else in life seems blank to him
In that one fair niche OF memory he sees
all Of the past, the present and the fu-
ture. He appears to be reading often.
times when the book he holds is up side
down. Death means nothing 10 him.
When his friends die, he does not weep
nor question nor miss them. He has had
such n happy day. and he is going to re
peat IL tomorrow.
Naturally his case Is OF interest to
specialists. He is never troublesome. He
goes about the village and exchanges cor
dial greetings Nor does he always speak
Of what is in possession OF his mind. un.
less you hold him too long Then he has
excuse for breaking away.
Question-If that last day OF his men
tai balance had been an unhappy one.
say day black with anguish or rernorse
or embittered with rage and revenge
would he now be the opposite of what lie
is--a wild beast in toils-the remainder ~
his life the horrible evolution Of an i.Ici.
dental who knows but an accident.
mood?-Atlantic Monthly.