The Washington herald., 1908-06-17
FROM WOMARS
POINT OF VIEW.

Il dislike to hear women say that they
have everything they want and are per-
fectly satisfied" said a matron one day.
and she shuddered when she said it.
She explained her remark by declaring
that she had never seen case Of that
kind without seeing disaster following
closely on its heels
Disaster follows on the heels OF every
one of us, catching up scorer or later.
Sometimes we dodge II successfully for
years but II sticks 10 the end. Content
ment is all too rare in this world. and
II the belief that II brings misfortune gets
a foothold we shall see still less OF II.
Life is streaked, very streaked. and the
amount of fat is not always a matter of
choice. but being happy and contented IS
not going to influence the proportion, and
Joy is bound TO come to others through
it. Preaching the creed Of restlessness
is not doing the world bit OF good, even
though the avowed object Is 10 stimulate
ambition.
The mother of a young woman who
earns her own living, and something
more. told me that she had never heard
the girl wish tor anything in her whole
life. She seemed to think herself ex-
tremely fortunate, and a small gift or
favor gave her a deal Of pleasure.
know the girl, and under her sunny ma
ture and happy philosophy l think 1 have
discovered a determination TO attain
things, of which her unobserving mother
has no suspicion. The girl is a beauty
lover. and bit by bit she is going TO feed
her appetite. In the meantime she is
| accepting conditions as they are. because
she cannot remedy them.
/ 1t is rare wisdom that tells her the
foolishness Of wasting energy in discon-
tent Her ambition will not he affected
the least but by her attitude toward life
One summer l met a refined. scholarly
man and a daughter who devoted herself
TO him. They had a small income In
which they passed a quiet but enjoyable
! life by economizing nine months OF the
/ year 10 spend the other three in travel
/ Neither had expensive tastes. and there
was never a doubt Of the sum them could
command. but II gave them little more
than simple comfort. A more contentec
/ pair ! never met and there are times
when 1 wish I might wave a magic wand
/ to produce them as living examples OF
I the blessing Of contenunent.
! or course, they might have more OF
/ this worlds goods by working hard. b1t
they would lose a great deal by Il. 70
/ work because II Is necessary Is one thing
/ to work from choice is another. and II
/ bread and butter is provided one Is per
! fectly justified In spending the days tc
| taste always provided the laws OF the
| land are observed. In the suburbs OF
| large cities can be found families living
| ideal lives. avoiding the struggle and
| noise Of labor, but not spending their
/ time in idleness. They have many inter,
/ ests, and do q deal OF good in the world
| but they have found contentment and
kept IL. In a way progress means some
thing more than eternal restlessness, FOL
/ one can move In the wrong direction and
| be very much OF a nuisance. Il takes
all kinds OF people 20 make a world
workers and managers. and the latter do
not have the easy part OF life. Why /!
/ IL not quite as commendable to take car,
OF what one possesses as 70 struggle e
get more? And what is the use of strug
Cling at all. II the best rewards elude US
BETTY BRADEEN.