The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-09-18
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one Of Satures ComPensations Is
Phiio,ophio Mind.

IhlnanHhiN WAhNa
It is one Of the many kindly proyl'
slons OF nature that age brings the
philosophic mind" Looked at In the
riyht way there Is a good deal OF salts
faction tn be found In growing Old a
peacefulness In being hors du com
bat. which Is not unpleasant, says the
New York Tribune. The years. II they
have somewhat destroyed the keener
and moro ecstatc sense Of enjoyment
/ have also dulied the capacity for SUI
ferlng aud have given the patience
which makes It possible to bear thos'
inevitable disappointments OF lie
which. 20 the young heart hot ana
restless" seem absolutely unenluraole.
Among the minor Affections OF youth
which are apt to disappear with ad-
yonciug years b gelt-consciousno!s As
people grow older and see more OF the
world they lose this characteristic
which is so trying to themselves and
to others. and In consequence Improve
In both manners and character LOOK
at Jones. for instance what an insui-
| .orablc little creature he used to bel
What an Adonis he thought himself.
and how he bored people with his al
tcntlons' His time is over now, he
says: he has left on trying to cnpi!-
vate since his hair has become gray,
and he has turned into a kind, plain.
middlo-agcd little gentleman. who rs
lalways ready to obiigc and whom every
one llkcs. Then hCrc Is Robinson.
poor fellow: how blsh'ul and awkward
and miserable he vast Now he has Civ
en- himself up ~ bad job he tells
poople. and laughs a, his own bundcrn.
while his gooi-nstured simplicity
makes him popular with everyone. For
these two tho years certainly have
done much. But whom 10 does not bring
The ph.lotophic mind II must be ac-
inow,circd that aec a by No mcans
attractive. There Is Mrs. Gray, who
takes her advancing years very much
20 heart and cllngs like grim death to
her youthful friyolt,cs How foolish II
aii O.! How can she Imagine that 81, 10
dectlying her world when she puts the
, roses In the window which abe heraelf
Z has ordered fro.a the florist. and hints.
g.gglIng. az the names Of the donors 10
her lnqulring friends. who laugh az her
behind her back? And why does Mrs.
Sore enamel over her wrinkles and
smile at you with those terrible white
Q teeth? Women such as these make n
e trayesty OF youth and destroy the beau
Q ~ OF age. But these are not the only
h ones 10 whom ago brings neither dig
g nifty nor honor. what hypocrltef
these women are" cries Mrs. Stout
who pgldos herself upon making nc
protcnso. and to whom II Is true IN,
world and the devil are no temptation
But the flesh. oh. the flesh. II gainI
upon her daily She tells you ut on'
time she has lost one pound and at an
other she has gained two: and she dis
cusses what she can eat aud what shl
cannot eat. and her cook and her avoir
dupois. and her avoirdupols and hel
cook nd nauseam. Even the elderly co
quoirles OF Mrs Gray and the vanltle
Of Mrs. Scrc are better than such stag
nation. What a contrast to such al
these Is that dear little saint who
wholesome. natural. nutumnnl and Sc
rene. shows by her sweet old face tina
Time, while furrowlHg her forohea,
with wrinkles. has lroned out all IN,
creased In her heart.