Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-03

10 MESSENGER, SNOW
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Keep up such an everlasting moaning.
II you - 10 him aud say. Now. So
aud 80. do you ever expect 10 be happy
IN ifef" he VIII answer "Oh. yes.
expect 10 be happy when get rid Of
NY present troubles But you surely
Juld not expect me TO be happy amid
!. my present HinOyances" Now,
lark YOU. my .yicnd. these people Of a
dmplng party breathe exactly the
same air. drink the same water. meet
the same people. camp under the same
;rees. aud vet four of them Will find
aOthng but blessings and the fifth
nothing but troubles Such Is the
greater journey called life There al
ways are pleasure finders on the Jour
aey There are grumblers there too.
Now my fault finding friend II you
mud today filled with troubles you will
also ;iad The burdens Of tomorrow
awaiting you when YOU awake In your
bed The joys and the happiness OF
'.fc are not 70 be decided by what a
man has. nut by the condition Of his
own heart II you do not learn to be
aappy today and II you perslstently
postpone your happiness you will he
miserable rs long as you 1--we. and there
IS no exception 10 the rule II you
are not happy in humble home you
would never he happy In n palace II
you are not happy Ms clerk you will
not lie happy as an employer II you
are not happy as "a young girl you
will not lie happy as woman. This
living In the joys OF the future is all
Nonsense. 1t is the will-o the wlsp
guiding its deluded followers. not into
the gardens of the gods" but into the
quagInires and the swamps. where ev-
cry step you take will make you sink
deeper and deeper into the mud OF the
slough Of the despond'
The Warmth of Gratitude.
When man foolishly allows himself
TO brood over his troubles the mists OF
unhappiness Will only befog him the
closer and the frOsts Of misfortune cut
him the deeper Surprising some cold
morning" said Henry Ward Beecher.
you should 20 into neighbours house
hnd find him busy at work. scratching
away al his window panes, and should
ask what he was doing. and he should
reply. Why. | am trying To remove the
frost. but AS fast as | get II Off one
square II comes on another what
would you say: Why. you would say.
Man. let your windows alone and kin
die your fires. and the frost will soon
come off. Aye. that was well said by
the Plymouth pulpit sage. for every
where we find the windows covered
with the frosts that keep out the vi
sions Of Gods blessings Here Is one
man scraping ut this trouble and an
other scrapng at that All" they keep
saying. how happy snail be when
this misfortune is goner My friends,
the future Will leave still heavier
your heart is changed. What you need
IS TO klndle the fires OF gratitude In
your own life. Thank God for what he
has done for you. Then. instead OF
looking only 1T your misfortunes your
blinded eyes will be opened, and you
will find whole horizon abloom and
fragrant with blessings Cease to talk
about what God may do for you in the
years TO come. Get down on your
knees and thank your Lord and Saw
Jour for what he has already done and
is doing for you today.
But this gospel motto is also a brake.
II would put the conservative hand up
on the shoulder of the optimst and
say Brother. be a little careful about
tru ting too much 10 your future DO
not rate your assets too high. All your
future days may not be flooded with
sunshine" II Is always well for
ship 10 be bnllaStcd before ID sets sail
from harhor. And yet some men, be-
cause they have made n success In the
past think success will always be
theirs. Therefore they live up to the
last cent of their income and have their
properties mortgaged up to the full
limit and buy their stocks upon mar
gin, and when the wheel OF fortune
turns a little the superstructure goes
down with crash. Now. my brother.
In order to have happy future you
must be like Joseph. the prime minister
OF Egypt In your seven years OF pros
perlty you must prepare for your seven
years OF want Though bright days
Will come. dark days OF adversely will
also surely be yours.
Business Risks.
This fact Is well illustrated by the
life insurance business. Some years
ago | was talking with one of the lead
ing insurance superintendent Of Chi
cago, lie said: Il suppose you think
that my chief object is 10 get people
TO carry all the insurance possible
That Is a great mistake some agents
make. | always say 10 my agents:
Men, do not persuade your people to
take any more insurance than they
can carry. \ man should always be
able to make his payments easily. II
you persuade man TO pay too large
premium within few years sickness
and trouble may come To his home