The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-07

the red blood went Surging and
bounding through our veins in the
tevnpestuousncss of youth; when we
were dwelling in the NOW, but living
in the future, when Hope tinged all
things with the gilt of glory, and
pictured. in glowing colors, the beau
tifml scenes imagination brought vivid
ly before us, we were far happier in
the enjoyment of anticipated pleas
ures than we have actually been
since. Looking through the vista of
expectation, whose walls were hung
with the bright pictures of Promise,
and the tinsel hangings, glowing and
scntillating with the effulgence of
spirit light, that seeped through from
the without into the range of our men
tai vision, we looked longingly and
hopefully, with faith, believing that
the pictures we saw in our day
dreams would sometime in someway
materaiiZc into partical form. We
saw ourselves revelling in abounding
wealth and travelling over the world
for recreation and pleasure. That
was the glorious period of our exist
ence. when youth, hope and happiness,
formed trinity of innocence and
complete contentment without doubt
OF the ultimate fulfilment OF these
hopefully formed and gossamer built
plans crossing our mind. We were
opulent in imagination and perfect
happiness. THEN DIAMOND WE'RE
TRUMPS
When we reached a period in life
between the gosling and the goose
stsge-when our voice changed about
three octaves in coarseness, and every
girl we met. whether she was tall and
slim. fat and squatty, with red hair,
black or lemon colored, we regarded
as our affinity-what is now desig-
mated as soul-matc--though the idea
was not invented thcn--and we COLI
sidercd every boy caught talking to
her. or sneaking glances at her as
our deadly enemy, then it was that
life was made up of sunshine and
shadow; pleasures and pains-de-
pending on the moods and capriccs
of our affinity When she smiled, the
earth was filled with gladness; when
she frowned, a mantle of gloom COW
cred the firmament, and of all the
fools living, we were the saddest and
most detected. We eventually got over
these successive periods of gladness
when she, whom we fondly and fool
lshly imagined God had made by
special order to match our sinful
nature. married fellow nearer her
own agc-ten years beyond ours. Our
grief was all on the surface. The
next Sunday we guided another girl
TO her fathers house and stayed for
dinncr-thc only sensible and prac-
I1l ;,,r ,Ft
recurring incidents and episodes.
When we grew older we became
less Optimistic and more critical, less
Su-c"ptiblc and more cautious-pay-
Ing more attention to the character of
h"T bread than to the dear little dimp-
Jos i'll her rosy checks, and thought
nor" of her cooking than of the cur
!'Hs and dainty curlcs-beau eaten
'rS-jhat hung down just forward of
"'' "ars-thcn HEARTS WE'RE
TRrMPS.
l'arS later. after VIC had sIoughed
oil III" years of our youth and its
attendant foolishness, we induced a
E''H Christian girl to link her des-
"hy with ours. and sail lifes seas DER
ph the harquc OF love and fellowship
We mad, ever since youth, taken
''t interest in politics. and have
''' ai"hG the way, opposed machine
"''''r or slated tickets, and the do
"'ha'i"n of hog combines in the gov
'"h'Hi OF party organization. re-
Nal0'hS them as manifcstly inquitous
''+'S' ana Subversive of good govern
''''. which, if continued, would re
' ih IT'S overthrow. When J. A
'''.''' practically unknown to the
.'S' Mas endorsed and urged by
majority Of the business men of The
wy 10 make the race for the mayor
on reform ticket, every righ
''"'lhc man was in hopes that afte
j'tion. which was a forgon,
.H-i"n. he would give to the cit,
1af'H~'pn an ideal administration
NhI"h ali good citizens woult
't'.". The first thing he did wa
round himself with a board o
/ ''- "ho would not add credit L
A -'t" in the rcdlight district
"'' ne appointed George Saunders
hrst appointment he made
4 position of patrol driver
i'f-" evident that the fond hopes O
4 "n" voted for Holey in TIL
4 -4p--tation OF having a bettermcnt Q