Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-17
Betty's Twilight Chat.

Most people eat their sorrows and
drink their dlSappointmentS." read man
to his feminine companion in n car the
other morning. She was yelled and
doubtless had too much regard for her
eyes TO strain them in reading a news
paper, 50 he was picking out choice NOR
sells for her enjoyment. lie evidently
understood the sex, for he was giving her
words of wisdom upon which to reflect
rather than news items.
Eat our sorrows and drink our disap-
pGlnlmentS we surely do. | think we do
more than that-we sleep and walk with
our troubles and see them pictured in
requires considerable training to forget
misery. but very little encouragement
VIII quicken memory in this particular
line But in the interests of health and
comfort we should make a strenuous eff
fort 10 shake off gloom If there * no
better way take a long, brisk walk thar
tires the muscles and sets the blood
coursing swiftly through the veins. II
may he but temporary cure. but every
minute rescued from depression is a dis
unct gam III the game of life.
Philosophy is easy to preach YOU say.
es. it is, and very hard to practise.
Generally the preachers Of the creed
have little experience to bach Np their
words. But | am going to make a con
Atf''si'li , btlifNE tiiil UUhE lbIti ike
my friends. no better and no worse. and
without exception their lives are made
up Of fat and lean, in streaks, with the
lean predominating. Now having made
this admission may | continue to ex-
patiate upon the virtues Of philosophy :
| sometimes feel nightly ashamed of
myself for having such meager stock of
it, When. for instance, | note, as | did
the other Jay, a woman afflicted with an
infrInity FROM which she will never re
cover, eheerily laying plans for her fH-
turc built TO fit i,ut with never "a direct
allr sion. ''S3tr must set more store by
life than ! do commented an invalid to
whom ! related the incident.
Possibly I answered. but would
you like 10 end it this very minute:
She looked a bit startled. Moo" at last
came the answer But I want 10 ret
well. Size finished in peeyish tone.
Fear woman! We all want 10 get we'll
or cot something else, and while like hcr
we cling 10 life desperately we make il
mere miserable than necessary. III
can't get what / want ! must want what
! get is "a fay0rite axiom of a philo-
isophical woman, and II Is wOndrous
help in keeping down longiHZs. There
are people in the world who actually
long for everything they see whether
they can put the things 70 use or moi.
/ One Of them was looking IN a jeweler
window the other 1aY and pointing ON
! 10 her friend the articles She would like
+ to own The choice was 50 extensive
/ that the other woman opened her eyes
I III establishment
What would you do with sucl
/ things:" she gaspad. ION, I don't
/ know. was the vagnc reply Il jus;
want them: t..dt all. That is the at
;itude Of the world. We cannot 90 into
libraries without coyeting the books. and
we have no place to keep them. We east
longing giaHces into art galleries white
q ali2iNs that H-e could nct take care Of
their treasures. If we had them Yot
NuGld be surprised at the number Of per
/ ing of women who know they will never
| have q chance to wear them-they wpr,
/ tempted by marked down prires The ma
/ iority Of women spend more money that
/ they ought 0n ornaments. anyway. for i
/ has 70 be flebed from some other par