The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1898-07-01
MR. ROBBINS PHILOSOPHY.


vous system, sours the disposition and
puts crowfeet over the eyes. 1t Is
worry and the worry over things which
are inevitable according to the great
plan and which cannot be helped.
A great many people realize this,
but they cannot bring themselves to
put the philosophy into practice.
They continue to worry aud worry.
Knowing very we'll that it IS no use
to cry over the milk that is spilled
and the other milk that is about to be
spilled.
at will be the same a hundred
years from now" You have heard
people make that cheering obServa'
tion.
Such people are qualified to belong
to the "Don't Worry Club" They can
sit among the breaking crockery and
smile at the expostulating creditors,
snap their fingers at the fate and say:
What's the use OF worrying about
these details? Will that help mat
ters? Besides, it will be all the same
hundred years from now.
1t is a beautiful philosophy, and the
more Mr. Robbins studied it the bet
ter he like 1t.
Don't worry. II you have a note
coming due, don't worry about it.
Let the other fellow walk the floor.
II business is bad and collections
slow, don't worry. II you are going
into bankruptcy you will go whether
you worry Or not. What ii you 90
fail?. One mans failure is such a
small item in the great mass OF
events. ~
No matter what happens, you can
always 90 and board with your rela-
tiycs..
| Doi't worry. II you can refrain
from worrying, some one else will
have to do the worrying for you.
You will continue to be placid and
enjoy good health, and your associates
will rum their tempers and get wrln-
llles around the eyes. But that need
not worry you. Look at the noble
spccimens of manhood w!to have per.
mittcd their wives to worry themsel-
YES into middle age graves. Did these
men ever fuss or fret? Certainly not.
That's why they are happy and alive
and happy to-day. So don't worry.
If you have any worry, shift it to your
wife or your business partner. That
is what Mr.. Robbins did.
lie had read about the Don't Wor-
ry" philosophy, and on the very day
he adopted it a concern that owed his
firm large sum of money failed DIS
mally. The partner came in with the
news, and the cold pcrspiration was
beaded on his forehead.
This is horrible, Jim," he said.
"What are We going 10 do when ali
these drafts come in next month";"
/. II don't KNOW" said Robbins, will
a peaceful smile, "out don't worry"
"Great Scott! Are you an IDIOT
Somebody has to worry. What arr
we going to do?"
Tell our lawyers to get what the.
can. Next month, II we have collect
ed enough money, we will pay tn
drafts. II not, we will not pay TN
drafts. The situation is charmlngl.
simple-nothing complicated about
ut all. At any rate, we cannot he'l
matters by worrying.
"Oh, you talk like an old woman!
snapped the partner, who jammed III
hat down over his cars and rushed on
- to try and raise some money. MI
. Robbins put his foot up on the desk
. drew pictures on the scratch pad an
. whistled Il "Blue Danube" waltz.
:. ten-dollar.a-week clerk could not hav
~ ~ shown Il more magnificent inditfe
- ence to the cares Of management.
~ He was put to second test the sam
" day. When he arrived Mrs. Rol
: bins was 10 a condition bordering
> hystcria. The cook resigned IN ang'
"a = and had gone away.
n. "What are we going to do?" d
m manded Mrs. Robbins. 1--WE are
4, have the Smiths here for dinner I
- morrow. We must have a cook. Z
II erything in the kitchen is upsi'
A. down."
ID "My dear, we will do the best ,
IS. can," replied Mr.. Robbins, with pI
he voking coolncss. "In the meantIm
ef let us not worry" and he sat dov
he and opened the evening newspaper.
n. "But, James-you don't apprecta
"a, how serious this Is. We arc helps
nv unless"
"My dear, can we help matters ~
by worryiDg?'
ew She burst into tears ana 1911 -
I'D room.
Inn Mr. Robbins felt few pangs OF GU
cr. science until Ac remembered that
lie would not help matters any for III
d, TO worry over the troubles Of some o.
)e- else. fIo felt sorry for his wife, b
h, what good would 1t do for him to w
or ry?
ne The system was q success. II a.
he clone should come along At this. q
Q, ment and take tho r00f on tho ho,
l wouldn't worry. why should "
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