The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02
LORENZO KNOLLBIN.
The Most Remarkable Man In StorkNtie
Centre, As Depicted by Col. CaIliper.

The Most Remarkable Man I'm StOTltNil e
Centre, As Depicted by Col. CaIliper.
In one respect, at least the most re-
markable man l ever knew" said Col.
Callper, was Lorenzo Knollbin, in his day
one Of the best known citizens Of my old
home town Of Storkyile Centre, Vt.
MIR Knollbin was human, like the rect
Of US. and 50 inclined 10 worry. Naturally
he was Of a most happy disposition. and
he got heap Of fun out Of life on small
money capital,
But while he had good health and a
good appetite and slept well nights, and
enjoyed life immensely, stil be worried
Habitualy he looked on the cheerful side
but something vas sure 10 pop out TO worry
him daily, and perhaps to disturb him
greatly.
FINALLY he mhie up hi. mind that he
would zee if he couldn't cut out worrying
cut out that one haT TO his perfect happiness
and get. a. We might say, 100 per cent Of
enjoyment out Of life.
He logan by resolving that he would
never worry on Sunday, the day on which
he did no work or business, when he would
naturally lie frecst from care. As a matter
Of fact he found things 10 disturb him even
on Sunday, but he TesONtely set himself
the task Of conquering himself on that
day, and finally lie got 80 that on that day
he y NJ free from worry.
Then he set out 10 add the other days
OF the week 20 the no worry list, 20 add one
day at time beginning Of course, with
Monday. He had some fearful wrestling
with Tn job, and il was months before he
could fairly LAY that he had added Mon
day 20 the list.
"A working day with It's unexpected
happenings and it, meetings with various
people and in another atmosphere brought
1,ts and shocks Of a character far diff
ferent from those encountered on tho
quiet and peaceful Sunday; but finally
he did got Monday tacJe 20 Sunday. nailed
20 it, in fact, good and hard, 80 that he
could honestly say 70 himself that there
we're two days Ia the week on which he
let nothing worry him.
and then be Tackled on Tuesday, a
harder Job even than Monday, for the
worn that he had Tended OF and pushed
inside and ignored and refused TO have
ANYTHING TO do with on Monday had a
curious way Of hObbirc Mp on Tuesday,
10 mix in with that days troubles, making
a sort OF accumulation Of worries, and
sometimes IL made him dizzy shutting them
on, and sometimes they got into his con
sciousness. anyhow, spite OF all that he could
do, and then he would have 70 begin al
over again. But he stuck TO 1t like man
falling down every now and then but al
ways getting up again and planning NM
self every time more firmly than ever on
his feet ard better able every time TO ward
Of worries,
Thus he added day after day, un;il 1t
tho end Of eleven years he had got Saturday
firmly spiked on 20 the rest, and he could
20 from weeks end TO weeks end ana week
after week continuously without being
worried BIZ anything in a state OF abso-
lutte, complete tranquility.
whether this great victory ever really
profted him | never knew. No doubt
tate Of general freedom from Worry IL a
srpat and good thing; but whether IL Il as
Nell for us to be wholly free from Il ! am
not 80 sure.
Every ENJOYMENT Of existence Is by
contrast. Should we know the delights OF
sunshine N We never sat In shadow 1
don't know. But 1 90 know that LorenzP
knollbin was the most remarkable man
.Ne~ know.