The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-31

We are bound to win tomorrow.
WILLIAM D. CULLEN.
I'D Fifteenth street southeast
Honorable mention:
"'Twixt optimlst and pessimist
The difference is quite droll.
The optimist the doughnut sees.
The pessimist, the hole
A doughnut Is a substantial refresh
ment. but without that hole would belong
TO the "fritter" class, and "fritter" is no
word for the optimist. He wants 10 get
down to good work. TO see the fine pick
ings" OF cake and forget about that little
space which the inventor considered neees-
sary for the scenery the absence Of pros
perity, which makes the encirclng good
time" more enjoyable when he gets g.
So / am trying 10 be optimistic to look
forward TO a circle Of refreshment. know
ing II will come. or else the doughnut OF
life would just be plain old "fritter." and
l feel that when Providence arranges the
menu card we are likely 10 have an APP
petizer OF trouble 10 make us appreciate
the good things TO come. When we are
given a dose OF ''fritters" Il is because we
have lost appetite for good things Let's
quit worrying about the hole IN the
doughnut and cut "fritter" out Of our
menu. The optimist should be thankful
for what he has. hope for the best al
ways, and work for il.
Mrs. II. B. HOLLIFIELD.
lOi Hammond Court.
Life is what we make It. not what we
think II ought to be or wish IL TO be. but
what we get UP and hustle 70 make H.
Success and happiness are the landmarks
OF progressive optimism, and the beacon
lights that beckon us there are love and
hope and faith. Each day we weave a
thread in the golden cable of optimism.
and the habit viii surely become a fixed
principle some day. We are opumlsts be-
cause Il means progress. TO go on 10
something better and higher each day,
because TO optimists life holds something
to work for. something TO live for. and
something worth the struggle.
VI J. MOOR
0a0 C street northwest,
I am an optimist, first. because learn
to help others as 7 wish them 70 do unto
me- I believe Providence orders all things
for our edihcation. Second. because
by Il we come IN contact with kim
bred spirits, and the cultivation OF this
faith makes us happier and "A greater
blessing 10 those around us. Thirdly. Il
Is TO live on the sunny side II IS the
living to do good as RE "who went about
doing good" believing that all things IN
nature is ordered for the highest good.
IT, W SMITH, d. d.
7is Morton street northwest.
am an optlmlst. or try to live the life
OF one. because IL I ever look upon the
bright side OF things. seeking sunshine
where there is darkness. helping the
weary and sore at heart. with a love for
my fellow-man that is unselfsh. giving
all and asking nothing, my little world
will be made the brighter and cOnse-
Quently a better place IN which 70 live
MALCOLM j. LAMBORNE.
&ll Fourteenth street northwest.
Why I am an optimist? Because
have found the world to be full OF kind
ress: that through the countless masks
OF varying personalities all hearts heat in
perfect unison and that JOY and life are
immortal; that sorrow once healed leaves
only q tender memory and those who viii
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wonder, its highest gifts Of Joy or pain.
The Belgrade,
Because I believe that persistent hold
ing to cheerful thought will change not
only the mental attitude but the envi-
ronment as well We have two iuustra-
tons in Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch
and Mark Tapley In Dickens. who was
always jollest when things were most
depressing. The merry heart goes all
the way" Mrs F. L. BARRINGER
1888 Q street northwest
am an optimlst because The Wash
ington Herald appreciates optimism sufR-
centy 70 give prizes for IT, Nobody Of
fers any prizes for pessimism.
EDITH NJ ADKINS.
a The Brunswick.
I am an optfmist First, because to
me even the word conveys sense Of
light clear sight. prophetic vision. which
sees only the best. though hidden-the
sun shining behind the clouds-perhaps
because Of ifs root words, the Greek
Tight. sight. or vision" and
the Lain meaning, the best"
Secondly: Because optimism is the
sunlight Of the spirit, and the human
soul turns toward 1t as instinctively as
does the growing plant 10 the SUM- and
finds it as necessary to its growth and
development
Thirdly; Because In optimism I find
an inspiring note that vibrates in uni
versal harmony. Humanity longs to be
cheered. believed IL, helped upward
Even in the greatest darkness It IS ever
struggling toward the light. The recog-