The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-11
THROWING THINGS AWAY
The Time When rea Weary Of Hsars.
ed lneumhraneaa.


ed Inaumaraneaa.
u am beginning to throw away
things, said ar Fltdngby. accord.
ing to the New York Sun going
through my papers and things and
throwing things away.
"I find among them newspaper clip
pings about things that would never
have thought Of again but FOR this rs
mlnder and some things I have for.
gotten so completely that even the
eight Or tse clippings does not recall
to me why ! eut them ont and saved
them. 50 unlmportant really are many
Of the things about which we bother
ourselves or which at some time we
found OF interest.
There are letters from men long
since dead. and old bills that recall
forgotten periods Of our life that now
seem strange to us, we live SO much
In the present. And why keep these
old receipts2 The men that gave them
are dead now or moved away, and
these accounts will never be sent In
again, and II they were they have long
since been outlawed By the lapse OF
time. Throw them away.
Here are old birthday cards. with
pretty, with affectlonate, with loving
greetings, bringing most pleasant
memories, though they do remind us
OF the years that have gone since first
they came to US. And why should we
preserve them longer? We can re-
member, we can cherish those who
sent them without them to remind MS,
and they would only lie there with the
old papers in the drawers. To the
basket gently with them.
"And here, as / live, are some old
valentinesI Well, WELT This does
make us young again. But, dear. dear.
that was long ago Why should we
keep them longerl To the basket
gently. We have the valentine her
self now.
"There are so many things that we
put away to save, to treasure. Life
seems to stretch away lnterminably be-
fore us when we are young and we
are going to keep these things always.
and 1t takes us happily a long. long
time to get where we can see the be-
ginning of the end. Youth envelops
us with buoyancy and strength that
make life seem Joy that is to 20 on
forever, and In sturdy middle age, in
deed, we take little account Of the
years, but then comes a time when
we begin to realize that two and two
make four and no more.
Now, have arrived at that time
Of life when begin to know Don't
for heavens sake, think that am
taking a mournful view. Far from it
Life never seemed to me so full OF
Joy as now, and I'm good for a good
long stretch Of It; yet, with senses kecr
and understanding broadening, finding
enjoyment in everything and taking
this broader view Of things, not occu
pied too much by detail, this stored uT
accumulation of long gathering trucl
seems superfuous and useless, and SC
I'm just going through It and throwing
things away.
'Thls lot that I've been goint
through today is Just stun that ha:
accumulated in the cubbyholes in my
desk, but I've got boxes and bundles
Of such stuff stored away, and mus
get it out, a box or a bundle at {
time, and go through 1t and throw +
away, for OF what use will 1t ever b.
to anybody7 What becomes of thl
sort of stuff, anyway. when people
er-r-I mean why shouldn't sort thii
stuff out now myself and not leave i
to cumber things up for somebody els'
to throw away?
"There may be some things. to bl
sure. that III want to savc, things tina
other people will want 20 keep, enc
these things win save; but as to thl
bulk of this stuff, why, it's just s.
much hindering, useless baggage, an'
this I'll throw away and with th
decks cleared start Kfe anew"