The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-01-27
HOW TO BE HAPPY,

''S h'SI "oiuS HiiaH bcfllil:lfut
learned to say in English were: "No
d"s"re, to those who sent up begging
letters.
If | had written the sermon, nv text
would have been. not what shall we do
to be saved? but what shall we do to
be happy: The thought came to me
from reading in the suggestive Home
Journal the sentence: ave cannot
always have what we want, but we can
always want what we have" | think
that your charming contributor. Paul
Siegvolk, wrote it. He is philoso.
pher, and cheeful one. Most of the
philosophers, though they show us the
naked truth, like our German cousin
Schopenhauer, plunge us into discon,
tent and sadness. The truth, like
everything else, is more pleasing in a
pretty dress. Those lines made great
impression upon me, and ever since |
have made up my mind to want what
| have. | had good beginning in
liking myself and my own company.
There are so many persons, especial
ly women, who prefer the company of
their interiors to being alone. Yes,
their interiors in every respect-moral.
ity, intellect, birth, breeding, and posi-
ton. Do not change the order of my
nouns, Mr.. Editor, to give them smooth
ness; | have placed them as | value
these abstract things. l am great
worsllipper Of intellect. After lect-
ure on Napoleon in which showed my
admiration OF his military and admins
trative genius, young lawyer said
that he presumed that. if | had the
power to summon spirit from the 9TH
er world, it would be Napoleon
said quickly enough that it would he
Shakespeare, the man who could with
a few touches of his pen create Il hero
like Napoleon, whose name and fame,
made out of airy nothings, would en-
dure forever.
Here in America every one is try
ing too hard to accomplish something.
1t makes wrinkles and headaches
Just he contcnted with less fame, less
social distinction, less money, fewer
fine clothes and jewels II a man, read
only the newsy part of the paper ut
breakfast: read nothing on the way
down town; give that time to digestion.
Read the monetary article and the quo
tations of stocks when at your place of
business.
The way for women to keep young
and happy is to be little careless and
easy. If the cooking is not perfect, if
little dust is visible, if few pieces
of china are broken; do not fret, for
fretting makes ugly lines between the
eyebrows. When the dressmaker
sends home badly fitting gown, do not
be too severe with her, for being cross
to Others Injuries us; we are sorry after
wards that we did not control ourselves,
for our tempers look small in the dis
tance.
In Miss Ella McMahon's little book
entitled "Golden Sands" We find this
description, showing how acceptable a
pleasant, happy soul is to heaven:
"One day there came to heaven lit
tie unknown soul, which entered imme-
diately, without having undergone any
fatigue, or shed tear, or suffered Il
misfortune, or done anything extraor-
binary.
"The good God assigned it very
glorious place, and there was muir
mur of astonishment in the assembly
of the saints.
"All looked toward the Guardian An
gel, who had brought the little soul.
Tue angel bowed before God, and OBJ
tanned permission to speak to the heav-
enly court, and from his lips. with 4
sound lighter than the wings of the
butterfly, there fell these words, which
all heaven heard:
''' This soul has always graciously
taken it's share of sunshine, of shadow.
and of toll, and has never questioned
anything in which there was no offence
against God"
Thus you see that heaven may be
won just by taking what comes, in a
cheerful spirit. Do not ruffle your
soul for the small things of this short
life. Shed no tears over the departing
year. Regrets unman the heart We
need for tomorrow" Tennyson was
all wrong in writing: 'Sorrow 5 crown
Of sorrow is remem bering happier
things 1t is well to look to the sun
ny days we have had, when the pre-
sent looks dark.-NINA FOSTER, in tie
Home JDurnri.
Miss Whitelock-kin yo tell Il good
egg from bad one, Msto Johson?
ef yo has anyling toe say toe a bad egg,
yo had bettah brock it gently.
How long does it take you to do
up shirt
Mr.. Johnson-Well, my advise is dat
l.anndryman-"Gcncralls about two
waShings, Sir"