Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-03

In looking over my Year Book / find
this ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Take a little time
for differentiation What are you do
ing with your lifeg Has II been what
you intended Il should be7' Are you go
ing backward or forward? Have you
turned It's shadows into sunshine with
your happyheartednesss or have YOU in
vftad the clouds in lffe's sky 10 hang O.
1fttfe lower BIZ showing them the clouds
IN your heart7 Clouds usually attract
each other: they drift In the same direc-
ton. and are swept by the same breeze;
and the small ones are often caught up
Trouble makes trouble: II you do not
meet Il bravely you must battle with
weakness and cowardice. In addition TO
your other burdens II you are not care
fu1 you VIII have all your little troubles
hanging over you in great overwhelm-
ing mass Better scatter them every
DAY. and let the winds OF good nature
blow them away Look on the bright
side ara rake your life bit OF sun
read the quotation to Ruby and she
said Il was all right to talk Ike that,
but there are some clouds that darken
the horizon and one can't turn them in
side out TO show their silver lining, nerl
muster I'D the sunshine TO dispel them.
RUBY has . "trifling" brother. and she
never knows when she win be confront
Cd BY his Iapses from rectitude- She
has had him forge her name and leave
board bills for her 20 pay and 1t has put
en- almost stationary cloud on her sky.
she has moved three times and each time
ne has dr1fted In the same direction.
Here is a little motto that she has
framed. None OF US ever say word
70 her on the subject, for she is not one
20 wear her woes as ornaments, but she
knows that We sympathize with her and
that this little verse comforts hers
Sweet Patience come;
Not from a low and earthly source
waiting tin things shall have their
Not az accepting present pam.
In hope OF some hereafter gain
Not in duh and sulIen calm.
But as q breath Of heavenly balm
Bidding my weary soul submit,
To bear whatever God ses fit;
Sweet Patience come"
Mary Is one Of the impuIsive sort that
is one day on the top OF the mountain
ana the next has had a tumble and hit
the mud IN the valley. She tries Just
as hard as any one 70 overcome that
disposition. and must confess. that a
year n reel EuQEANOL ms GA1CCAG4 . OWh-
derful change, but when she read my
little morning lesson she said. That's
where you spoke the truth, trouble
makes trouble, and want to know how
10 avoid that first trouble. I so 70 the
office and ind everybody there as cross
as two sticks know how 1 feel ana
dig into my work saying nothing. ana
hoping nothing viii be said. but as sure
as am living the mail gets wrong. the
M fhn hanks Wnw"N
balance. Then wish / was a washer
woman and could beat the clothes"
MAYBE that accounts for the buttons
Being OF my shirtwaists-I must have
Ehaf sort" answered Ruby. Il had al
,~avs said the ironing was carelessly done.
think IL Is = fine thing 10 look into our
hearts and see how our life Is tending.
for a. q man thinketh in his heart so he
fs but we must not forget to give our
selves credit Tor every honest endeavor,
even IL We seem not 10 accomplish much.
like that thought Of Owen Meredith's:
sswho knows
what earth needs from earth's lowest
creature7 No life
can be pure in it's purpose and strong in
IFS strife
Ana all life not be purer and stronger
Honest love. honest sorrow.
Honest work for the day. honest hope for
the morrow
Are these worth nothing more than the
hand they make weary
The heart they have saddened. the life
they leave drearyT
II would 80 distracted" she continued.
IT did not know that God looks into
our hearts and knows just how much we
have tried 70 do right and have tried TO
help those without such a hungering and
thfrsting after Righteousness. Meh Lady,
how do you stand on this subject2'
There they had me. am naturally
optimistic and I thank the dear Lord for
II. but there have been times when IL
seemed to me that the cloud would open
and drown me. Into each life we expect
some rain 70 fall. but when the floods
descend one naturally thinks there is no
Ararat. ! have more than once had to
hang on that one Bible verse. though He
slay me.yet will l trust him" Every one
OF Us find times when the way seems
blocked, when the work We fitted our
selves 10 do has been taken out OF our
hands and We have had 10 change 10
something We never considered Happy