The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-24
Mrs. WAY-DOWN-
BLUES IDEAS

~ Way-down-blue, meeting hel
friend, Mrs. Cheery-up-heart, on the
way home. II do hate to go to my
house. 1t is so lonely!"
What has become of your ideas p
questioned Mrs. Cheery-up-heart, in
surprise.
They are every one gone" moaned
Mrs. blue, and the tears
filled her eyes. Not single one is
left to speak to me-
How very sad returned Mrs
CHEEKY up-heart, somewhat perplexed
Did you feed them regularity"
Feeding ideas! Who ever heard
of such nonsense!" exclaimed Mrs
Way-down-blue, drying her eyes in
astonishment.
would as soon starve myself as
starve my IDEAS" replied Mrs. CHEEKY
up-heart, thoughtfully. do you re-
member, neighbor, when we first set
up housekeeping we were fitted out
with the same number of ideas. l
had six and you had half dozen"
1T doesn't seem possible l ever
had so many as half dozen ideas, all
Mt once sighed Mrs. Way-down- blue; ;
and now they are every one gone. i"
You might recall them?"
Il have shouted until am deaf and
dumb. but they won't come back, and
il they did, couldn't keep them over
night"
Where is your memory?" asked
Mrs. Cheery-up-heart,. kindly.
"Oh, l have the poorest memory in
the world" returned Mrs. Way
down-blue, dolefully. Nothing ever
stays in it unless it be unpleasant
things | wish to get rid of and they
stick like burrs The happy, pleas
ant ideas run out at one gate while
am crowding them in at the other"
DO you mean to say that you have
no control over your ideas?" asked
Mrs. Cheery-up-heart, very much as
tOnished.
II never mean to work them too
hard. but just let them come and 90
as they will. No one could have been
more indulgent to their ideas than
| have BEEN" and at this Mrs. WAY
down-blue burst into tears.
Perhaps can help you to recall
some OF these happy ideas" said Mrs.
Cheery-up-heart, brightly. do you
not recollect the roll of beautiful
stuffs. velvets and silks with gold and
spangled tissues which our good
Mother Tongue left with us to clothe
our ideas?"
'Oh, bother Mother Tongue!" cried
Mrs. Way-down-blue II never had
the patience to open that great roll"
Then you have never known what
fun it is fitting out ones ideas in neat
little jackets and gowns. You should
nave seen one that came to me in a
friends letter this morning. 1t was
just sparkling"
oh, you may fuss if you like" re-
torted Mrs. Way-down-blue. II shall
not take the time to make up things
when l can borrow OF my neiphbors
or send round to the secondhand
shop. always tack on something
blue so people will know they are nv
ideas, and they run their errauds inst
as we'll"
But, my dear" urged Mrs. CHEEKY
up-heart, lit is useless to send abroad
ideas like ragamuftins, for they receive
so little consideration. Ideas are like
people; when they are well dressed
they feel SO mucn happier and more
agreeable. and they can travel round
30 much better"
do ideas travel; that is, outside
the village" questioned Mrs. Wav-
down-blue, opening her eyes.
Ideas are great travellers. and
when witty and clever enough thew
often go round the world. Stop and
line with me. Mrs. Way-down-blue.
and l will introduce you to some of
these clever ideas. You NAV like tn
lake few of them home with Won"
Being sadly in need of entertain
nent, Mrs. Way-down-blue willingly
and was presently amazed
It the number of gentle, weil-behaved
IDEAS waiting upon Mrs. .heery-up-
'eart in her own home. So bright
md pleasant they were that Mrs
was even in danger of
forgetting that her name was Bue
Is one gracious company came after
mother bearing lighted tapers and
'oses TO the guests, while others fol-
owed with little pots of honey from
ne well-hlled hives in memory's par
len.
Mrs. Cheery-up-heart also called
'pon her guests to introduce anv
IDEAS they might have brought with
mem. and one. clapping his hands.
brought set newly arrived from dis
ant travel These ideas unfolded be.