The Washington herald., 1911-01-08


full experiences. So let everybody throw
away his pet crouch and shine-shine for
dear life. Follow the signs of the times
and be a live wire EVELYN RAIN.
IPACK MY TRUNK
What shall pack up to carry
From the old year to the new?
TIL leave out the frets that harry.
Thoughts unjust and doubts untrue.
Angry words-ah, how I rue them!
Selfish deeds and choices blind
Any one is welcome to them
I shall leave them all behind.
Plans? The trunk would need be double.
Hopes? They'd burst the stoutest lid. :
Sharp ambitions? Last years stubble.
Take them. old year; keep them hid
Alpmy fears shall be forsaken,
All my failures manifold;
Nothing gloomy shall be taken
To the new year from the old.
But I'll pack the sweet remembrance
OF dear friendships least delight:
All my jokes I'll carry them hence,
All my store of fancies bright
My contentment, would it were greater!
All the courage I possess:
All my trust-there's not much weight
there;
All my faith, or more or less.
And I'll pack my choicest treasures
Smiles-Tve seen and praises heard.
Memories of unselfiSh pleasures,
CHEEKY looks. the kindly word.
All. my riches silence cavil.
To my rags / bid adieu
Like a Croesus I shall travel
From the old wear to the new
"A. Wells.
L. V. ALLEN.
Optimism is the opinion or doctrine
the best--Webster.
Have you ever been plunged from the
sublime heights of happiness and joy
intoethat dark and dreary abyss of sor-
row and grief? Then it is not necessary
to define to you the meaning of that
greatest of all mental achievements.
namely. optimism. For if you have gone
through this experience and you were
not at that time of optimistic tenn
permanent, you alone know the agony Of
mind through which you have struggled.
Mentally. optimism Is an achievement:
physically and morally, it is positive
benefit. To achieve optimism is to fortify
ones self against any and all enemies Of
peace of mind and we'll being of body.
After the first shock OF any sad event
has passed. your optimistic nature has
already found tiny ray of sunshine-a
ray of hope. as il were-peeping through
the seemingly impenetrable thickness of
the overhanging clouds. And even
you have looked upon this tiny ray it
has seemed to rend the clouds asunder
as If by magic and the tiny ray had
widened to beam. And behold, A
tct, of he xi,-id hHr,aS lyN- &c
to be seen. Such is the alleviating prop
erty of optimism
Those immortal words of William Nc
Kinley as he lay on his death bed are
the very essence of optimism and truth:
''Good-by all; good-by. 1t is Gods way.
His will be done. not ours" His will be
done,'' to be sure. How else should it
be? A more sublime sentiment was
never uttered. true optimist takes
into consideration the fact that His
will be done is applicable to events in
everyday life. as we'll under the cir
cumstances which obtained when our
martyred President. William Mckinley,
uttered these immortal words. To de-
velop that frame of mind, that all things
are for the best. is the true meaning of
optimism. JACOB J. FRIEDMAN.
Get all the good there is to-day,
Don't fret about tomorrow.
There's trouble round US all the time,
What need is there to borrow?
Look on the bright side every time,
Don't waste your joys repining:
When any cloud looks dark and dull.
Turn out the silver lining.
The wise man gets what joy he can
And leaves the fool to folly:
Then let your motto be- ''Cheer up"
Your rule of life, BE jolly"
- ARTHUR LENox.
Optimism is not only looking on the
bright side and making the best OF
things. but it means more than these. 1t
mfans enlightenment, progress, larger
vibion, a greater faith. 1t is to have the
Christmas spirit, not only on one day. but
the day after and the day after that.
and so on through the whole year. To
give the best that is in US for the best
gifts are never things. THE highest
service a man can render to his fellows
is some bestowal Of himself in sacrifice
work. influence, inspiration" We may
not have great wealth. but We can give
ourselves, our time. our talents for the
good of others. The best and grandest
gift ever given to the world was the gift
OF the blessed Saviour on Christmas Day.
The birth of the Christ-child was also
the beginning of optimism. for with it
came tenderness, mercy. sympathy, KIND
ness and. best of an love-'1ove divine
all love excelling." Let US try to imi-
tate Him in all good work.
Mrs F. L. BARRINGER
Optimism means for man the brighter
side Of life;
1t means wholesome, healthy frame
of mind:
II means a sweet existence born Of hon
esty and truth:
better tonic he will never find
1t cures the ills he's heir to, and banishes
all strife;
1t makes him gentle. loving. milo, and
kind:
Il leads him in the straight and narrow
path of what is right:
To alf-0f this the pessimist is blind.
II you would know the meaning of the
optimistic creed,
II you would be content and happy.
quite,
Just change that wrinkled brow to q
smile and make a vow
You'll join the optimistic ranks to-
night
CHARLES ALBERT BREwrON.
There Is no more beautiful season for
the true optimist than that of the festi-
val Of the Epiphany January s.. follow
ing closely the opening Of the new year: