Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18
THE MAN WHO TALKS

It is time 1t was more generally realized that @ mans word is one Of his gravest responsibilities, because 1t Is the cornerstone Of character. The man who IS always a little behind in his appointments is not misludGed when he is suspected of being & little behind in other important matters. l 3o not think the world likes to do business with the man who always appears with an excuse for being late, and fear it is this class of men who are killed by trying to take the train after the cars have started. Judging from experience. I should not be sur prised if some clergymen were caught making excuses to St. Peter for being late at the gate of the New Jerusa- lem. Despatch is the soul of business
 delay it's stumbling block. It is al WAYS cred.tabIe to mean what you say, and then you will not demean yourself. A poor excuse cannot ne made to look real good to the party disappointed and hindered There is nothing in the world can make vlr- tue of suspense. Get There needs no excuses-it always has the applause
 It is fair to presume there is always joy in living from the fact that under all circumstances we cling tenaciously to life. and that every life has few precious memorable days or hours There ought to be much more Joy m the world than there is, and there would be if divine precepts were cher ished and honored. We are spiritual beings and the spirit gives color to lire. Earthly honors and material posses sians cannot make a gloomy mlnd bright or a sad heart glad or phy sically wrecked body comfortable. God has decreed that there shall ue no Joy in selfishness, The supreme joy or nv ing can only be attained by increasing the joy of others-by living an orderly and righteous life. Adverse cireuin- reavement; but if our hope and faith are properly placed these are only tenn pe~ary disturbances. Divine oroer makes 1t possible for us to get the sweetest joy from the deepest sorrow.
 What we want in this life is some thing which stimulates the best that Is in us and blasts sensationalism and morbidity. Getting low spirited IS get ting to be abnormal. There is nothing more healthy about thoughts when produce gloom than there is about dis ease which incites fever. There IS no steering clear of circumstances ana conditions which are depressing, but there is such thing as cultivating a cheerfulness of spirit which will over come them. The most serious things of life are not those we see, but those we imagine Some people enthrone fear and then let their imagination loose to support condition or terror or pain. What is there an immortal soul and child of God need be afraid of, except to do wrong; and that is what using the mind to depress the spirit is The bee was designed to gather honey from the flowers, and man to find joy in life-pleas i'll contemplation. If every mans life is a plan of God 1t is up to us to see the design is not marred by us.
 A near philosopher says: NO man can hold his own who can't hold his tongue" No one doubts the truth of this for a loose tongue works havoc everywhere In this world there has always been an over-supply of talk; and the supply of talk promises to keep in excess of the demand Talk can't be cornered and this is why 1t Is al ways quoted as being cheap. Free speech is a great privilege if 1t is used with discretion. If .as Tallyrand pro claimed speech is a faculty given to man to conceal his thoughts he has proven recreant to his trust. If thoughts were oftener concealed there would be less trouble. When we are tempted to tell person what we think of him it is wise to cut it out. Our poor opinions are always below par and our good opinions may not need expression. The manner, the place and the time have so much to do with speech they should never be forgotten. To speak with discretion is more eff fective than to speak with eloquence.
 The best thing that has ever hap pened to many a young man was when his best girl tilted him. That is not the point in life to do something wild or foolish, or to make an end of ones self. It is a good time to do rational s1-s ,l..N rf .aE resolutions. 1t greatly adds to the pleasure of life sometimes to know what was missed; or to realize that the rival has reached the stage of re- gret where he looks with envy toward the tilted. Love and lust are very much mixed up in the affairs of life what we take for devotion is often something else. Many a man who thought he took on a helpmeet has awakened to find he had q burden, the dead weight of which he could hardly bear Love has never been guaranteed to make a burden a joy, or two Derverse souls one. The worst thing an old man can be is a lover, although it is the best thing a young man can be. Love late in life is com parable only to the measles It is always an open question whether the tilted should be glad or sad. What is true of the young man is just as true for the young woman. Learn to iden tify good luck when it comes your way.
 It beats all how conspicuous a rich woman with no taste can make herself especially if she nourishes the conceit she knows what pleases her best. The trouble with dress is just this, that people insist upon wearing what
 .n instead of what becomes them. It is really about as much of an art to dress well as 1t is to paint well. Too many dressers look like a fright who think they look like q fashion plate. l is easy to attract attention, but difficult to curb the opinions which the action excites Both fashion and taste require that a woman of means should look as little as possible like a special advertisement for 8 dry goods store. Whatever is good is aI ways beautiful; but whatever is beau- tifuI is not always becoming Cleo patra's nose on any other face might have been harmless, but on her face II ia charged with having had a bad effect upon history. That which be- comes one person does not become an yother. Beware Of the temptations of color. or you may be made a freak.
 There are too many people in this world doing what they do not want to do. and that is the reason they are