The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-24

1t appears to be humanity's DISPOSE
ton to be a. Discontinued lot. Few Of
us remember to be thankful for what
we have. but we 90 a tremendous
amount Of grieving for what we
haven't. 1t is a part of human nature
to look with envious eyes on those who
have more than we. instead Of being
thankful in our hearts that we are bet
ter of than a multitude Of others
Blessed is that man who can see the
silver lining, no matter how dark the
cloud may be. Nothing is SO bad that
it might not be worse, and the indi-
vidual who can take this view OF trou-
bic instead of fretting and worrying
because things are not better Is indeed
happy. 1t is not necessary that we
should be so satisfied with our sur
roundings that we will make no effort
to improve them In order to extract
large amount of happiness from them.
Mrs. Wigs got more fun out of living
in her Cabbage Patch. in spite of her
troubles, than does the mistress of
many a millionaire's mansion, sur
rounded by everything that money can
buy.
Money doesn't mean happiness, by
any means. The family that has hard
struggle to pay the rent and whose
menu is always limited and scanty in
quantity. may look longingly at the
luxuries of tho rich family in the big
house, but perhaps Death is knocking
at the door of the big house. The
mother who has to patch and darn and
skimp in order to make the cheap
clothes Of her children presentable,
may covet for her darlings the silks
ana satins in which Mrs. Millionaire's
heart may be breaking because COM
bination of evil companions and too
much money is sending her boy to the
devil. The cottage in which love
reigns is far more Of a palace than the
mansion which Is the abode of discord
and Jealousy
If you wish to be happy. compare
your lot with those less fortunate than
yourself If this does not inspire you
with a feeling of gratitude to the great
Giver OF all good, you need to have
some of the callousness filed off of
your nature
There are a few verses In late num-
Der of Success Magazine that illus
trate the real optimist-one who has
Iongings after better things, but who
looks on the bright side In spite Of adj
Read these verses and see II
you could have done as well:
Hev yer sold any matches. Bflly2
guess it's no use ter try
The folks is a-hurryin' home. yer see, an |
amt got no time ter buy
Four cents is all I've made today, an |
owe Jim one O those.
Did I tell yer the bet I had with Jim? |
Why, by now the whole gang knows. /
Yer know the beautiful lady, Billy, wa /
give us the flowers that day?
How she said she hoped shed see US /
again. an smiled as she druv away? |
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back. an Jimmie he seen her too.
An he says, I bets Yer five ter one as /
she never speaks ter you.
Could 1 swaller that2 Not much, Billy /
I tol' him his odds was took,
An stood up straight on the curbstone
was goin' ter raise my hat. yer know
like the swell doods as yer see
maybe, as he'd take off his ter me
Just then the carriage stops-ghe said
she'd some flowers as she had terget,
An she passed right close an looked al
me an'-well, toF yer los my bet
[ amt no SOFT amt a-kickin'-but it
kind O. proves. yer see.
Billy, exceptin you an me
But don't go to feelin bad. Billy-it don't
make no diff t US
we amt got no call ter fuss
An what with dreamin an plannin'-
:. don't yer never dream like me
the great things as Wen seer
an me 4 dock, or a lord
With a four-room fiat fer just us two.
an q dollar Il day fer board
Gee, Bill, but it's grand! You'd ought to
try. Why I dremp-it was jus las
night
AS the beautiful lady an some friends
all dressed in pink an white
Took you an me ter the flower show, an
a-sailn' on the bay
An we had lemonade, an crackerjacl
an peaches, an staid all dayi
But let's 20 to sleep now. Biiiy-fer in
our dreams. yer see,
There's lots Of folks keers for me an you,
Billy, besides jest you an me.
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