The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-03-09
THE BENEFIT OF CHEERFULNESS.

What seems to be most essential in these
hard times is the spirit of cheerfulnes. For
tune hastrelted everyone unkindly this wi tar
There is no trade or profession and no class
the community that has not suffered from
financial reverses. A tate that in common to
ali should not be unreasonably compl ,ined of.
However unfortunate matters may be they
are not to be mended by grumbling. Nobody
can improve his condition by mere lamenta-
tions over its grievances. man who wastes
time by dilating on his troubles increase his
own discomfort and that of his neighbors In
all unwelcome turn of affairs that has COM
PEELED universal economy, Que who expect
sympathy because he is forced to give up the
accustomed Injuries of life shonld be reproved
by the heroism of that greater number who
are denied the necessalies of existence. In
stead Of upbraiding fortune we should make
the hest of what it has left No one has been
so hardly dealt with that he is quite de- titute
of hope. With this capital and its interest Of
people will presently come ont of their tenn
pOrary tihancial difficulties.
Meanwhile let everybody put 4 good com
plexion on cirCumst tnces. The trials that
have come to everybody OF late will soon give
way to prosperity. Prudence ard a contrite
spirit and admirable things i'll their way: but
there is no benefit to be gained by continually
going ah0nt with mental goloshes and an
umbrella ct complaint where the situation
would be improved by gene raj disposition to
prepare tor good weather Nothing will lift
commerce and the community out of present
disaster 50 quickly as determination TO look
on the bright side or fortune. The reverses
that have visited this country are not nearly
so severe as those that are proslrating the
trade of + urope. We are better off than our
neighbors and there is no peopl, in the word
that have more reason to be graf full to
Providence than those Of America.
People who take pessiHistic view of the
times are regarding their own progress and
Interfering with that universal sentiment of
hope by which the prosperity and happiness
of mankind are advanced. The natural and
most healthful tendency of human nature j.
to anticipate GOOD rather than i'll fortune, but
beingto large degree dependent on one
another for advice and encouragement, men
and women are genera " Influenced by the
| mood of their neighbors. CheerfulnesS not
| only enables its possessor to conquer hard
ships but infect his family and friends with an
| equally agreeable spirit. The merchant or
| citizen who can summon up resolution t. face
present conditions with courage and content is
| not only in a proper frame of mind to advance
his interests bnt also to increase the prosperity
of those with whom he is associated in
business OF society Certainly nothing can be I'M
proved by gloomy forecast of the future
What is to come will come with graver import
if we await its arrival with apprehension. 1t
is better, wiser and kindl Ter to welcome the
inevitable with the hope that it may be in a
similarly pleasant humor.
Experiences of financial distrust and de-
preston are periodic The present genera
ton passed through the disa stors of 1857 and
1873 with merely temporary Inconvenience
There were prophets of evil then there are
prophets of evil now. Eut our reverses of to-
day are uu mote severe than the misfoltunes
OF Yesterday, and the morrow will bring. as in
all other instances il has brought new and
more abundant prosperity. Those who
believe that trade and the manufactures WILL
not ultimately be benefited by the economies
of this season have no faith in the nat ural
resources of our county no knowledge of the
splendid yigor enterprise and ambition of the
American people. But this end will be
attained at all earlier period if we cheefully
prepare for its coming. The optimist usually
cprquers fo tune, while the pessimst succumbs
II fate What we need to do in hard times
is to make the best of circumstances and to
encourage our neghbors into as much good
humor as possible. The world is common
wealth in which every one should be con-
termination not to be cast down by misfortune
nor to allow our brothers to be discounted by
It, developed this country from colony into
a nation something over century ago The
spirit of lively humor with which our fore
fathers melted the statue Of an English king
no Lnllet~ fogt'c defeat of his own army has
-. d,.ini. Nature aud national character
81. M. / "a cheerful in America, and by
the az IS useful quality the people vii
soon recule rom their present financial
disabilities HILLARY BELL.