Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-10
SERMON ON FOLLY OF WORRY
Careful Observer Dilstes on Evil Of Viewing
the Dark Side
oLpts1 INHABITMT IS WITH HIM
Roth These saPient PhiIOsOPherH
Agree It H. Unwisc TO Kick
AEninst the Prieks
In Advance.

The distant hills are always steep
quoted the Careful Observer yesterday
afternoon as he watched the Oldest In
ba bitant finish his glass Of root beer.
AS l read the footprints in the sands
OF time" continued the Careful observer
we are apt 70 oyerestimate the tasks
ahead OF us and forget that the Lord tenn
pers the wind to the lamb that has had
i.s wool clipped We. at least many OF
us are won't to see our tasks, trials ana
troubles all coming down the road In
solid phalsnx: then We hold up our hands
IN horror say. Woe is me. and flee from
the wrath to come Then, in our haste, we
stumble over broken bricks and bottles
hRuratiyely; ore taken to a hospital the
good man Of medicine comes to our bed
side looks at our tongue and feels or our
pulse glances toward the nurse ana SNAKES
his head sideways.
"Of course. YOU are wise that It does not
happen just as ] have told It, but you
catch my. idea, don't you?'
He Gets the Point. All Right
II follow your line of thought replied
the Oldest Inhabitant. The fact Is ire
ouently have noticed that some OF us try
10 cross the bridge before we reach It.
We drive along, sdmiring the beautiful
landscape when, all Of a sudden we begin
to think about the bridge We worry and
fret how we are going TO cross the river
until we get there and find that the county
commissioners have been on the spot and
repaired the bridge all OF our worry having
been in vain.
Then. on the other hand, suppose the
commissioners have not repaired the bridge,
OF what use is II TO worry over the bridge
being out? BY meeting these little
broken bridges from day to day. In
manful way, we strengthen ourselves even
as the oak is strengthened by being tossed
by the winds.
81 have held that our troubles are not
usually half as bad as we picture them"
rejoined the Careful Observer. we go
to a picnic and think the ice cream will run
out before the minister has been served,
when II turns out that he gets three dishes
and there is enough of the frozen delicacy
left to send some to Mrs. Jones, who is at
home nursing a foot that her COW stepped
on. We think our dog has hydrophobia,
when he has only distemper: we lead our
selves 20 think our wives want new seal
skin sacuues, when we later find they
only want dollar with which to help put
new shingles on the church. And thus 1t
goes; we are apt TO bet the home team
will lose before the game lis half over. But
! see a rift In the clouds and believe we
are even now enjoying the dawn Of a better
day" .''.
Not in Omaha,
II agree with all you say except the
reference to those who bet on the home
base ball team" replied the Oldest In
hsbitant. "I know, and you surely must
know, that every Omaha base ball fan
would bet his last cent on the home team
even after the score book showed the visit
ing team the winner. But that has nothing
10 do with meeting out troubles they
come, and meeting them bravely. BY the
way, you remember that old saying. Never
trouble trouble till trouble troubles you,
don't your"
"Well, / should say I do remember II.
My uncle told me that many years ago.
neighbors house had been entered by
burglars and /, in my childish way, asked
my uncle what he would do IL burglars
should visit his place. Then he told me that
old saying"
Then a horse ran away and the meeting
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