The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18


optimist because optimism teaches me TO
look with egar expectancy. not fear. into
the future. / am an optimist because IL
my efficiency in all Of my I'M
dertakings and ever holds out a bright
ray OF hope, when the trials OF life would
depress.
A beam of light, whose shining rays
Shall guide me when affair
A food OF light on a stormy night
My one-my guiding star.
Ii. SYLVESTER WILSON.
short-time. too fieeting TO worry over the
crossing Of bridges before we come TO
them. MARY I. REED.
I am an optimist because I know this
is true;
There's a saying old and musIy,
Yet II is ever new.
It's never trouble trouble
Till trouble troubles you
W. II. REED.
1t haint no use 10 grumbe and complain,
It's just as cheap and easy 20 rejoice;
sends rain,
Why rains my choice"
James, Whitcomb Riley.
LUCE BUSH KAsSON.
Experience has taught Ine that the
spirit If optimism is what makes lffC
livable; sweetly, happily nvabIe.
TALLULAH DIES SMITH
The small oourtesies OF life react
through our whole being: they leave ar
indelible impression on the mind 10 up
lift ourselves.
We are all voyagers on the ocean OF life
while the pilot keeps watch Of bends and
compass points to the shores
OF optimism. ELI.MoNA ANDERSON.
Why I am an optimist is because there
is so much reality in life that without
optimism in 1t we do not often under
stand
Il has brought cheer to my heart when
oftentlmes II has been weighed down with
life's experiences. But when we know
that all is good and working for good
we are better able TO meet the world
much stronger than ever before.
The optimist regards one as their fel-
bowman, and is ever ready with the true
sympathy this teaching affords To hell
one TO help themselves Is indeed one OF
the greatest helps.
7 feel would like all the world to be
optimistic We cannot say too much fol-
those who are. especially for our dear
members of this club who are sending
out each week for this valuable paper
their great effort TO help all humanity
Come and Join US, EMMA HUGHES.
I am an optimist in the first place, be-
cause my aim in life is 10 please God. IL
helps one to be cheerful, hopeful and
more contented. II enables one TO look
on the sunny side in all events OF life
and TO paddle ones own canoe. Finally
I am an opumist because 1t enables me
"a. do my work, day by day, without com
when obstacles chance TO arise
J. Ii. GRAY.
Nv reasons for being an optimist:
Because the true optimist believes in
the good, the beautiful, and the true.
He lives. or tries to live. up to his
highest ideals.
He knows that we rise or fan by our
thoughts.
That good begets good, and evil begets
evil.
He lives in the sunshine, looks for the
smooth, clean places, and speaks OF
them.
He has faith in God and humanity.
He knows that selhshness will be finally
overcome. and that love will conquer the
world.
Believing this. why should not the opti-
mist be cheerful, cOntented, and happy!
Mrs F. l. BARRINGER.
I ike TO meet a bright. jolly. cheer
full man OF woman full OF health and
good spirits, because 1T doeth one good
Ike a medicine" Therefore. I try to be
that kind of a person.
If my health becomes impaired by too
close attention TO work or not enough
MAY, I make haste to restore the proper
balance. so as not TO be burden either
10 myself or my friends.
believe we can often show people how
to live and help them -effectually
by example than by any other method.
EVA JACKSON.
Why am an optomist?
1--WE do not know how cheap the seeds
Of happiness are, or we would scatter
them oftener. Lowell
In our daily intercourse with persons,
how much more agreeable II is for them,
for one 10 be cheerful and take an opt-
rnistic view of our little disappointments
in business or our home life. How
much sweeter It Is to give pleasure than
II is TO give pain. "Of our friends, speak
well; of your enemies, nothing" Smile,
and the world smiles with you. Weep,
and you weep alone
And just keep a straight path and take
an optimistic view of our little heartaches
or trials in life. Our recollections of
the homely words of dusky Southland:
Keep in de middle ub de road;
Children, keep in de middle >ub de road:
Children. keep in de middle ub de road;
Don't turn to de right. don't turn to de
left,
But keep in de middle up de road"
With hearty words of cheer for our
friends. F. l. sTRAUGHAN.
Who reviles his luck and sees the
sky only in a dull gray. never with the
eye OF Hope sweeping the armament as
the soft blue everywhere above spreads
sunshine all about him, writhes in misery
and with his wantonness wastes away
his years. Who rants about this abuse
and that misuse, finally raves in his
chickering's and becomes as running