The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

inhyUINt inINoo AWAY.
The Time When fse Weary Of Hosrd.
sd lnsumbraness
Il am beginning to throw away
things" said Mr. FltHngby, accord
ing to the New York sun going
through my papers and things and
throwing things away.
7 find among them newspaper clip
pings about things that / would never
have thought Of again but for this re-
mlnder and some things / have for
gotten 20 completely that even the
sight Of the clippings does not recall
TO me why I cut them out and saved
them, so unimportant 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 recelptsl The men that gave them
are dead now or moved away. and
these accounts win 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 u.s. And why should we
preserve them ionger7 we can re-
member, we can cherish those who
sent them without them TO remind US.
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
valentinesl Well, welIl This does
make US young again But, dear, dear.
that was long ago. Why should we
keep them longerG To the basket
gently. We have the valentine her
self now
There are 50 many things that we
put away to save, to treasure. Life
seems 70 stretch away intermInably be-
fore Us when we are young and we
are going 10 keep these things always.
and IT takes US happily a long long
time to get where we can see the be-
ginning OF The end. Youth envelopa
Us with buoyancy and strength that
make life seem a Joy that is TO 90 On
forever, and II 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, I have arrived at that tim,
Of life when I begin to know Don't
for heavens sake. think that l All
taking a mournful view Far from It
life never seemed to me- 50 full d
Joy as now. and I'm good for a gool
long stretch Of It; yet with senses keel
and understanding broadening. fndlni
enjoyment in everything aud takIni
this broader view OF things. not occu
pied too much BY detail this stored ul
accumulation OK long gathering tTuel
seems superauous and useless. and s.
I'm just going through It and throwin'
things away.
'sThls lot that I've been goinf
through today Is Just stun that ha
accumulated in the cubbyholes IN m.
desk but I've got boxes and bundle
OF such stuR stored away. and I mus
get It OUT. a boz or a bundle at
time. and 60 through It and throw
away. for OF what use win It ever b
t0 anybody What becomes Of thi
sort Of stuff, anyway. when people
sr-r-I mean why shouldn't / sort thl
stun out now myself and not leave
I 70 cumber things up for somebody els
70 throw away3
There may be some things, TO b
sure. that IN want to save, things tina
other people WIN want 70 keep. au
these things win save: but as 70 u
butt or thls stun, why. it's iust $
much hinderiug. useless baggage. nm
this III throw away and with n
decks cleared start NE anew"