Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-03

The man who wrote it played the lead
ing part, which, by-the-by, was not
johnson, and he had managed to achieve
that Quiet, languid manner and method
of speaking that makes funny things
seem ten times funnier and life one long
laugh.
FORGETTING TROUBLE.
az had been bit blue that day, but as
the play proceeded / forgot there was
such thing as trouble in the world and
simply laughed. 1t was good to hear all
the different laughs, the strong one of
tho great, big man; the funny little
giggle of the small girl; the deep.toncd
one Of the man with rough voice, and
then the pure, clear, merry laughter of
the woman whom am sure sings we'll.
There is great reason for the existence
of TOO Much Johnson That is, at
the very beginning tho looker-on throws
aside the pack of worry and woe that is
so heavy and just enjoys. That is
great thing. And anybody, author,
play-writer or actor, that brings il
about, has done more in the way of
good to the world at large than all the
sermons that were ever preached. But
there, / have gebbled your tea, have
gabbled about myself, and now I'll git"
And with that Miss Brightheart went
away leaving behind her memory as
full of sweetness as the leaves are thick
in Vallombrosa.
DISMAL VIEW OF LIFE.
saw my loving friend in the bright
fire, and, as IL to point moral, saw
the woman who was her opposite-she
who found life all gloom and who
grieyed unless she could give her
opinion of it to everybody else and
make them suffer as she does. AS you
watch the baby laugh, she reminds you
that the winter with ITS warmth is likely
to bring pneumonia or diphtheria to
your darling; as you pat the fox terrier
on the head, she reminds you of the pet
dogs that have gone mad; and, as you
speak of the Christmas gift the man
who loves you brought you, she in.
sinuates that after all we know very
little about men, and most of them are
liars and deceivers. To cheer you up,
she has brought you "The Devilish
Twins" Indeed, altogether, she has
managed to make you SO unhappy that
ut night you are forced to pray for her
to pray that Ninety-Four may take
her away in his pack and drop her
down, down into the bottom of the dark
blue sea unless she reforms.
THE PASSING AWAY OF 1894.
1t is getting very near the time for
poor old Ninety.Four to go outfor good.
The bell.ringers are waiting for the
clock to strike that they may ring in
Ninety-Fiye. He comes so cheerfully,
bright.eyed, open-hearted, curly.
headed boy, and hands you pure
white slate, upon which you will write
your life.story for the year. He tells
you that whatever is written stands. II
can't be blue-penciled, it can't be KID,
and no rubber will eraseit. Frightened ?
Well, perhaps each Of us is. Welcome
the boy Ninety-Five with a ringing of
bells and the singing of sweet songs, if
they will, but you and / and our
neighbor, who have met so many years
when they were young, let us greet him
with a prayer, short one, perhaps
only one word. Yet there is better
prayer, and one that, if we say it, will,
through all the year, give US helper.
Say it in your heart, you who are my
neighbor, and remember that am say,
| ing it with you. "Lord, believe, help
thou my unbelief." Then, no matter
what may come, no matter how great
the sorrow,you will have faith,an witt
it you can do anything.
NOBLE WISHES FOR 1896.
And you wish for your hearts desire
Don't be afraid. Ask for anything
That is what prayer means. What d.
you want? Greater patience.
What do l want? Better health.
| What does my neighbor want?
little more love.
What do you want2 The love oil
your child.
What do | want? A stronger belief.
What does my neighbor want? The
stilliug Of unkind words.
What do you want? Control of you
temper.
| What do l want? Tho ability to SCI
the best in everything.
What does my neighbor want? Tn
giving of encouragement to those VIII
are likely to fall by tic wayside.
But there, the bells are ringing
Ninety.Fiye has come, the white slate
in your hand. Try and write upon i
the history of beautiful deeds Of lovin
kindness. Ninety-Fiye is very young
Because you greet him, do not forget al
that you have learned, learned perhap
sorrowfully, in Nincty.Four. But who
ever you are, wherever you may be
there comes one message to you; it
this: God bless you all and give 20
your hearts desire III Eighteen Ninety
Five.
And it is truthfully signed with tn
blacklist of ink, and it comes straigl
from the heart Of her whom you knol
, as BAB.