The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-14

when the landlords call for the unpaid
rent was Il matter of serious import.
There Is in these stories no note OF
bitterness or pessimism. They sing
the inspiring. triumphant music of OPP
timiS:u telling mans victory over OBJ
staclcs. opposition, trial and poverty
We must all face trouble. care. sor-
row. grief. Ii is how we face them.
how we battle. how we stand the strain
that really counts. II we have a loved
and loving one to stand bravely by us
for whom and with whom we can bat
tie. heart to heart. made nearer and
dearcr by the united conflict, then we
should feel we have been more than
blessed II is the lonely fight that is
hardest. When no heart inspires us
with the sympathy that Is an atmos-
phere needing no words. when no hand
reaches instinctively out to ours in the
stiffness and darkness and meets ours
in q clasp of inspiration and now
strength. then the battle IS hard.
Plants grow most in the darkest
hours preceding dawn; SO do human
souls Nature always pays for brave
fight. Sometimes she pays in strength
ened moral muscle. sometimes in deep
ened spiritual insight. sometimes IN a
broadening. mellowing, sweeteninE of
the fibers of character. hut she always
pays.
Into every home come days when the
clouds Of trouble hang low. when sor-
row shadows the doorway. when the
hand Of ailiction tightpnS the heart
strings. when the light Of hope timS,
tlickcrs and darkeus into despair
when SICKNESS comes and its master,
death holds the trembling scale ut life:
when our very soul seems heavy with
an untold grief
These are but some Of the crises that
husband and wife must mcet-some
how. How they meet them rests sole
~ with the two who must solve the
problem 1t cannot hP met by others
sorrow never recognizes Il proxy vote
We must ourselves elect how we will
meet our problems.
a .eriod Of business depression o.
fniuro. thr Loses Of position or othe
reyerses, the cutting down Of income
and the many dangerous seqUels t,
this dire disease may bring the has
band and wife face to face with {
financial crisis 1t Is tie entrance Il
time of Stringency strain and sacIi
fee, with no exit made visible ever
by the telescope OF optimism. 1
means reconstruction of the homt
regime on siege lines There is Il re
classifying of household expenses, ant
many of the luxurieS are quietly re
moved from consideration. and many
of the old necessities are promoted It
! the luxury class.
Financing in times such as thcs'
| rises from mere science to the diSni
| ty of an art. and every dollar has t.
work overtime and do the duty of tw,
| or three. Chatting restrictions take th'
/ place Of the old freedom, wants grow
impudent and insistent, and new
! atmosphere utlS tbt IplhN' 1t ~ Il 'it
uation requiring slow, careful watch
| funcsS as that Of n sen captain stand
| ing on the bridge of an ocean steame
and directing the snail-like progress o
his ship under slow steam through
heavy fog
There is danger of fretting. blame
! rccrimination, protest and lack Of sym
| patty on the part Of the WIFE met b,
tendency to GOODNESS, bitterness, an
ger hopelessness. sulks. sarcasm o
despair on the side of the husband
When conditions are darkest it is n
time for blame of either. 1t is til
hour when each should forget self i
seeking to inspire the other.
When conditions are darkest tn
lamp Of love should be kept burning
brightest This is an occasion whe-
the two should pull together Yo
cannot move and guide boat propcr
with one oar. II requires the two. .
/ opposite sides. to move in harmony.
A spirit of unselfshuess, of making
the best of things, of not taking troubl
too seriously. Of laughing away litt|
Inconvenience instead of erecting