Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-12-22

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think of those whom the world tries
to freeze out and SNOW under, hut who
in the strength of tod push through
and up and out and bloom in the hard
est weather of the worlds cold trcJt
mcnt, starred and radiant with a Atau-
ty given only TO those who find life n
struggle and turn il into victory.
Again, if you would master the sit
nation. when angry do not utter
word or write n letter, but before YOU
speak n word or write word sing
verse Of some hymn in tune arranged
in minor key and having no staceaio
passages. II very angry, sing two
verses II in n positive rage, sing three
verses. First of all the rnhcalthicst
thing on earth j. to gut mad. 1t JanGir>
the nerves. culargrS the spleen an!
sets the heart into Wild humping,
Many man and many II woman has
In time Of such mental and physGca,
agitation dropped dead. Not only that,
hut II makes enemies out of friends.
and makes enemies more Nirulsnt. ami
anger is partial or con unnrate >ur-
eide. Great attorney. understanding
this, have often won their cause by
uilfully throwing the opposing coun-
sci into rage. There l. one man YOU
must manage or one woman YOU must
control in order to please God and
make life success. and that is your
self There are awbridgcs' to every
castle hH which you may keep out os
your nature foreign foes but 70 man
has n defense against himself unless
il I've Divine defense. Out of he mil
lions of the human race there j. only
ono person who can do you permanent
and everlasting harm. ard that is the
being that walks under your own hat
and in your own shoes. The hardest
realm that you will ever have to gov
crn is the realm between your scalp
and heel. The most dangerous cargo
n ship can carry is dynamite, and tie
most pcrilous thing in ones Eature is
an explosive temper. II your nature
is hopclcssly irascible and tempcstu-
ous. then dramatic placidity. If the
ship is on fire and YOU cannot cNtin-
guish the flames. at any rate keep down
the matches. When at some injustice
inflicted upon you or some insult e.
fered. or some wrong done. the best
thing for You to say is to say moth
ing. and the best thing for you TO write
is to write nothing. If the meanness
done you is unbearable. or you must ex-
press yourself or die. then commend
n plan that | have once or twice sue
ccssfully adopted. Take n sheet OF
paper. Date il at your home or Office
then put the wrongdocr's name at the
head Of the letter page. without any
prefix of colonel" or suflix of "D. d.. =
and begin with no term OF cour-
tcsy. but bold and abrupt "sir."
Thon follow it with statement Of
the wrong he has done you and of the
indignation you have felt. Put it into
the strongest terms of eNecra lion you
can employ without being profane.
Sign your name to the red-hot epistlc
Fold it. Envelope it. Direct il plainly
to the man who has done you wrong
Garry the letter n week or two weeks.
if need be. and then destroy it. In Gods
name. destroy IL!
like what Abraham Lincoln said
TO one of his ca inet officers. That cab
met officer had been bclie,l and mis-
represented until in a fury he wrote
letter OF arraignment to his enemy
and in terScst possible phraseology
told him what he thought of him. The
cabinet officer read it to Mr.. Lincoln
l. l. I,
Lincoln Replied: at is splendid fer
sarcasm and scorn. never heartiany-
thing more complete in that direction.
But do you think you can afford to
send ito" That calm and wise and
Christian Interrogation of tine pres
dent stopped the letter, and il was
never sent. Young man, before you
get far on in life. unless you are an
exception among men. you will be
wronged. You will he misinterTreted.
you will be outraged. All your sens,
of just ice will be in confiagration. Let
me know how you meet that tirst grea
ofrense. and ! will tell you whether
your life will be a triumph or fail
ure. You see. eQuiPoilr Al such time
means so many things. 1t mears self
control. 1t means caracity to fore
see results. 1t means confidence in
your own integrity. 1t means n faith
in the Lord God that He will see yoa
through.
Again. If you would be master of the
situation put the best Interpretation
on the character and behavior of
Others. DO not be looking for hypo-
critics in churches, or thieving among
domestic servants, or swindlers among
business men. or malfeasance i'm office
There is much in life to make men sus-
picious of others. and when that char
acteristic of suspicion becomes domi-
nant a man has secured his own unliap-
piness, and he has become an offense in
all circles, religious. commercial and
political. The man who moves for a
committee of investigation is generally
moral derelict. The man who goes
with his nostrils inflated. trying to dis
cover something malodorous. is not 4
man. but a sleuthhound. The world is
full of nice people. generous people
people who are doing their best-good
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husbands, good wives, good fathers
good mothers, good officers Of the law
good Judges, good governors. good state
and national legislators, good rulers
| Does some man growl out: THAT has
not been my experience, and thinl
just the opposite?" Well, my brother
I am sorry for your affective circum
stances. and that you had an unfcrtun
ate ancestry, and that you have kept
such bad company and had such dis
couraging environment. | notice thai
after a man has been making violent
TRADE against his fellow men he is or
his way down, and if he live long
enough he will be asking you for {
quarter of n dollar to get drink or ;
nights lodging. Behave yourself well
o young man, and you will find life ;
pleasant thing to live, and the wurlt
full Ct friends, and Gods benedictioI
everywhere about you.
Again. If you would be master Of th'
situation, expect nothing from goot
luck or haphazard or gaming adycn