Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-30
eILuE's FAD.

Dear sisters of the Social Corner;
OFTEN We hear or read of someone 5
hobby 1 wonder who can guess mineg
| wonder, too, who has the same as
mine qf 1 may cau it SUCH, and enjoy
il as I do? Now here it is
Reading and preserving newspapers
magazines and clippings from them
] think it was Ben iaIuin Butler who
said it made no difference to him how
old a neWSpa per ReS. If he hadn't read it
he could always ind something inter
esting in it. In my dining room L re-
serve one corner for my papers and
tney are almost up to the window sill
No one disturbs them without my per-
mission When l get through with them
/ put them in q, convenient place for
fire lighting, etc.
Not long ago when on the train a
newspaper lay on the seat as ! enter
ed l took IT Up and began perusins
the columns. It happened to be fresh
one issued that very day from the city
of New Haven. How quickly the time
PASSED while going from station to
station. and before I knew it my own
was called. Along with my luggage ]
gathered up this prize and brought it
home. Now / must tell you what l
found in this cast aside paper l con-
slider it an excellent article taken from
Bippincett's by Homer Croy, entitled
to err is human" TO make mistakes
is a good sign. If we did not make
mistakes once in a while we would be
calling for our celestial harps. a mis-
take now and then keeps { ur conceit
IN check and our hands to the pillow.
Once there was a man who deter
mined not to make a mistake. Enough
money had been left him so that he did
rot have to get up with the alarm
Clock. Into a moderate priced board
ing house he moved. He did not enter
business of any kind for fear of going
wrong He sat around from day to
day with just enough to make ends
meet. He treated the other members
ton and kept within proper social
bounds He would enter into nothing
where anything was left to chance. He
would vote neither yes nor no, say
on the fence, he was neither positive
nor negative. His life was being spent
In not making a mistake. Then one
day the man died. After the funeral
was over one of the neighbors said:
We'll, I calculate Jim's life was lust
bout as complete a. fizzie as you could
find anywhere. He was neither for nor
ag'in. He spent his whole life in hold
ing his hands and trying not to make a
mistake. Consequence was he never
did anything right or worth doing. Poor
old Jimi''
So it was. Jim had made mistake
In trying not to make a. mistake.
A good theatrical manager can tell
what will be a success only about six
times out of ten. He makes mistakes
galore. With the public, when dra-
matics are concerned, a mistake is a
mistake and nothing less When a
manager scores seven successes out of
ten they call him d wizard. The seven
successes more than wipe out the mis-
takes So even though you are making
some mistakes, don't hesitate. If you
have successes two thirds Of the time
throw your hat up into the air and
shout.
Do as the ground squirrel does when
trapped in q hole-use the dirt behind
You to brace your feet on.
So endeth the article. For one year
7 have been sending a few lines to the
Social Corner. No doubt my mistakes
have been many, but I hope the good
Eas overcome the mistakes and that
many things ] have written may be as
bread cast upon the Waters-Tnay be
seen and gathered after MANY days.
Greetings to dear Frank, Faye Yer
ma. Elmwood. Ma and MontviIle who
was the very first to give me recognf-
ton. Now 7 must not forget Ruth
with her wisdom and regulation pow
der when she steps in and sets us all
right. BILLIE.