The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
SUNSHINE and SHADOW.
Interesting Paper Read at Temper
ance Meeting Recently Held
at Moscow.

The following was read by Mrs. Mary
B. Greene, of Waverly. at temper
ance meeting recently held at MOSCOW
and is published at the request OF many
friends OF the author:
The words sunshine and shadow at first thought
convey TO Sur minds two distinct thoughts d''
rec,r opposed to each other. the one to he
sought pitcr. the other Stunned.
The eager, busy world is ever grasping Tor
the bubbles that would bring sunshine and
happiness into their lives, but they ponder and
plnn that no shadow shall enter. They are ever
rushing, pushing, hoping TO some day IN TINS
world reach a goal in the distance where the
sunshine is not dmmed and where trouble and
worry are not. They have no time for the op'
portunitics of comfort and kindly deeds that
would brighten the present busy are they
preparing for the future. The following clip
ping gives an illustration:
She was little old woman who came on at
a county station for her first journey by rail
road The other passengers smiled as they
watched while she settled herself and her be-
!ongngs as ii she expected TO travel round the
world. 4 young relative who was with her
called her attention to beautiful view of the
lake, but she was SO busy with tuckins veil
over her bonnet that she gave it scant notice
"prety soon, John. As soon rs | get every
thing fixed all right, I'm goin' to sit back and
cnioy myself" she said. II always have been
lottn Oh ride in the cars
bur her satchc, basket and box were not
cas!y arranged to her liking and the forty.
mile ride was brief.
"Alrcady?" she exclaimed as tile name OF
her destination was called. 'Why, I've hardly
had mite of pleasure from the Journey yet!
Ii I'd thought wc were goin' to stop so soon
I wouldn't have wasted all my time iussin'.'
The passengers smiled again, but doubtless
some OF them were taking their life Journey
in much the same fashion The world holds
many who spend their days in getting ready
70 liyc-who sacrifice sweetnesses, ties ana
Dleas,res of the present to amass goods for n
tirc when thev can "sit back comfortable" :"
and cn;ov themselves. but before it comes the
Journey is ended
roo often their coal is wealth, mower, Office
or nopularitv rather than honor. wisdom and
charity How many succeed? How nanv can
saw ! have found the cloudess sky for which |
sonrh,Y And why do so many fail? Why are
50 many sad homes sad lives and shadowcd
boort. IN this mir land os oursP What has
corso,I mis- f,ir old earth which God bos made
"a ho,utiful ia l,e darkeued 10 60 many souls I?
Ia tbcr. n hc,, for itY Arc wc in ony wav 10
h,moc "Are ~, our br,ihc,,s keencrf,,
TOO often If we were TO inoure into our
nciobbors, sorrow we would and II was caused
largely nv som. STRONGER ones rush Cor gain
The masses ,ey.,sc thc law NJ God and seem
70 link ihev can onlv become honpv nv getting
I, ,o, cal, w;tl,o,t t,rk;pg or oariny whathar
,ho, ,rn rght or yrnnm wbether they cr,sh
anntho, or nnt 40 lone A. they accomnlisb rhot
t,r which tbov soo,; nnt ,ot ne rnmcmber
chi, ia not say in iest ..It is more blessed
=, ni,,o th,m to rcceiyc ), bnt tbot wo micht
,rs tror, a. th, Isssnn ,hat tr,s ,,a,ninoss ean
at l., ,a;na1 In, ,ur o,,twa,d nosvnss;onS I'm,
nv, tho ,i'hno.s os our hearts iho nossossons
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