The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-09-13
THIS VALE OF TEARS.
Views OF Young Lady Who Has Been
Thinking Seriously.


Thinking seriously.
Editor Daily Leader.
Is life worth living?
I've been thinking bit seriously on
this question Of late
Not that |, as rule, bother much
about disputed questions of any kind
II has always been a subject of indif-
ference 10 me as to whether Columbus
discovered America or not. Even on
the hottest day of the season don't
worry over argued degree Of the tenn
perature, nor have ever felt any
great desire to know who struck
Billy Patterson but you see it is this
way:
The other day an acquaintance Of
mine confidcd to me, in tones of cyni-
cal gloCm, that he thought life was
not worth listening.
Now, truly, | could have observed
in reply, that such being the case, he
might very properly go jump in the
river or in any otherwise end and eX-
istence not worth the while, but no
one appreciates your agreeing with
them in that manner, so instead /
made some sweetly sympathetic re-
marks which answered most any
y
and a handsome one, too, and / knew
him TO be highly successful in his
chosen profession, secretly com
muned with nay son and propounded
the feminine question, "Why2"
Thereupon / looked about me and
asked some questions and / learned
that this man was rather under the
impression that the world went
around quite for his benefit that while
the men certainly pronounced him a
"clever fellow no feeling of good
comradeship lighted their eyes or
warmed their tone, and that, while
the women were somewhat at heart
inclined TO admire him. they intui.
lively doubted his sincerity.
Then went away quite alone and /
pondered over these things, and |
finally concluded as to W.T. her life is
worth living or not depends vastly
upon how you live.
Doubtless this man has solved most
abtuse points of law, but in all his
| life doa't believe he has ever given
the pleasure that you or have by the
| gift os flowers to sick woman who
was shut In from the beauty of the
! outside world, nor has he excited the
gratitude we were able to by the lift
| ing up and comforting of a small
child who had fallen down and lost
| his most priced marbles, and while no
! one rushes up to ostensibiy grasp oui
/ hands in crowded places while we are
regarded as very ordinary persons in.
| deed, that woman siuiles on us the
smile she keeps for her nearest and
dearest, and the child slips his hand
! into ours with perfect confidence in
| our help and protection and IL is just
! such little things as these that help tC
make life worth living.
Tn ere are other things too, such a,
| clever, compauionable people, new
! frocks and books and summer out
! ings, but YOU must not want to keeI
/ all the good for yourself, aud must b,
willing to listen sympathetically tC
! the troublos OF others, even If you
! don't happen to be "A policeman.
Then you must have faith in lot o
other things. You must believe il
some sort of religion, though moi
! that "Thanii-God-l-am not ns-some
/ Teople" kind, which arouses down.
! right murderous feelings in the heart.
of the unfortunate. You must hav,
faith in the skill of your doctor and il
the loyalty of your friends. | dar,
say now and again they will fail you
but that is better, believe me, thar
your disappointing them. Altogethe,
life is worth living, il like Bre
I lIarte's hero, you do your "leve
best, 80 and it is even worth your Will,
! il you have made mistakes, for
though the path of life is so singularly
constructed that there is never any
way back, there is always a way OF
and upward and by these same mis-
! takes OF ours we learn to understand
more clearly lfe's lessons and, of 4
surety, they teach us to be less strict
with others than with ourselves
l have an elderly friend, that is,
suppose she is, though she, doesn'
approve OF my views" and tells me
everything unpleasant she hears
about me, however that may be
proof Of her friendship, alC
she says have never knowr
sorrow or trouble or woulC
not think as do, but assure you sh,
was never more mistaken in her life
! Why I've had my faith in man, OF
rather womankind, and advertise
ments shaken by the discovery thai
the ere I'm warranted TO remove
freclles and all other ills complexions
are heir to, was fraud and delusion
| have known the misery of having
my stories declined with, and some
times without thanks, and I've known
what it is to be disgusted with myself
which is deal worse than being dis
Custed with anyone else.
I've known all these things, an(
still believe life is worth living, ant
I'm sorry for this man who lives 81
unto himself that it isn't. IIE yer,
sorry for anyone who thinks and wh'
lives as he does, and when 7 go Il
/ church, and the minister prays Cor al
sorts and conditions OF men, l pral
the prayer of Tiny Tim, that Goo
may bless us every one" and uak,
each OF us glad we're living.
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