Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-23
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HURRY AND WORRY.

of the things that impressed me great
ly was the fact that nearly every face
wore a hurried look Men would
glance hurriedly at their watches and
women would inquire anUiously about
the time Of day. In addition to the
hurried look that was well nigh uni
versal, there was IN many case sure
indication OF worry.
Instead OF moving along with that
pace that characterizes river, the
opposing currents OF humanity surg
ed and collided with each other in a
manner that suggested some great
whirlpool rapid. As watched the in
termingling throng, the thought was
impressed upon me that many people
have given themselves up SO complete
ly to the two demons, hurry and wor-
ry, that life is resolved into burden
that has to be borne instead of re-
naming gift to be enjoyed.
There are certain duties, 1t is true.
that cannot be neglected without SER
ious loss. Home life must be careful
ly fostered, private and public inter-
ests cared for; out in our hurry and
worry about these vital matters, we
waste much valuable energy and often
encompass our own defeat.
1t has become an adage that haste
makes waste" and the tabled race OF
the hare and the tortoise contains a
valuable lesson for all time.
According to the book Of the Gen.
esis 1t is the province of man to sub
due the earth and possess it. Instead,
however, of exercising his privileges In
that direction, he frequently allows the
earth and the fulness thereof to pos
sess and enslave. him. In the service
Of his heartless but chosen master, he
rushes hither and thlbher under a lash
capable of infllcting keener torture
than any ever applied to the backs Of
chattel slaves. 1t is true the bond
servants of men were often subjected
to physical chastisement; but that was
only for a moment, and as rule, they
were noted for their joval dispositions
and freedom from mental care. On the
other hand those who become the will
ing slaves of jingling metal or pile
of dirt, spend anxious days and sleep
less nights hurrying and worrying un-
til by and by their faces and actions
become outward expressions OF the
perpetual turmoil that goes on within.
In yielding to the demons, hurry and
worry, to the extent that the over
wrought people of this age do, they
imperil the most sacred interests of
life, and become slaves in realms
where the should be self-contained and
happy masters. 1t is a matter of some
importance that man get down town
to business at the appointed hour;
but 1t must be a case of rare urgency
indeed to furnish justification for his
turning his own home into hades If
breakfast chances to be half an hour
late. 1t is difficult for quiet observ-
er to see the occasion for hurrying AM
worrying and working to build home
II 1t Is to be resolved into pandemon-
ium for such slight, and possibly un-
avoidable, provocation, There are
ways to hades that can be just as sue
travelled and with much less
effort.
Then should there chance to be a
wife who, f1guratively speaking, takes
up the dinner and straightway puts
herself into the stew pan because her
spouse is somewhat belated, she needs
to learn that a dinner of cold herbs
seasoned with contentment and pa
tience Is better than a stalled OK
hot from the caldron and
hatred Herewith. A man and his wife
can afford to wait on each other now
and then, but they cannot afford to
form the habit of discriminating eacl
other every time there Is slight and
possibly annoying delay. AS rule it
makes small difference whether they
arrive at church or the party a few
after any specified time, or
they get out OF town on the
or afternoon train; but it al
ways makes a tremendous difference
two people pledged to live to-
gether in the same house and share
each othrs Joys and sorrows are just
ly considerate OF each other. For
them to yield to blind obedience, to
hurry and worry until the ties Of af-
fection whereby they were bound to-
gether are all severed, Is to open up
the way for heart aches that no ma
terial or social success will ever as
suage.
Running ourselves out OF breath
/ Tursu'ng any specified object never
2Langes one whit the progress OF time,
nor does worrying from early morn
until late at night hasten the coming
Of tho Kingdom of peace. Whether it
Is more commendable to wear out than
20 rust out depends very much. l think
on how one wears himself out II 1t
is by hurrying and worrying in such
manner as to make himself and all his
friends miserable, am not sure but
the gusting out process is to be pre-
ferred. 1t at least possesses the merit
Of allowing other people to enjoy their
own lives. Anyhow. when note the
great seething. suFging tide Of our
present day humanity, over worked