The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-09-24
''EvERY CLOUD HAS
A SILVER LINING"
And Somewhere The Sun Is
Always Shining.
Do Not Let Yourself Become Discouraged
Because Of The EncircIing Gloom,
For The Sorrows of Today are
But The Joys of Tomorrow.
By II. S. Med.

Do you feel discouraged and dis
heartened? Do you feel that there
is nothing left in life for you? Are
you weighed down by worry and
about to give up hope? Don't you
ever do it. We want to tell you a
few things and we earnestly hope
that what we say will make things
take on a brighter aspect, but above
all, whatever else you may do, don't
give up hope. Hope is the found
alton on which ambition is built, land
ambition is the main stepping stone
to success.
As a beginning let us start by
mentioning a thing or two that is of
general occurrence. Many of che
past Saturday mornings we have
awakened to see the sky overcast
with clouds. and many times has the
rain been falling, and our hearts
were filled with resentment and dis
appointment because we thought
that we would have no ball game.
The minutes sped on and still the
rain continued to fall and the sky
seemed to grow darker and darker,
and our spirits to sink lower and
lower. Noon came and still the sky
was overcast, although the rain had
ceased to fall. and just as we were
about to give up all hope of enjoy
ing our afternoons recreation there
came break in the clouds, and the
sun in all it's splendor poured down
upon the earth. How beautiful
everything appeared. The rain
drops which still clung to leaf and
blade of grass sparkled and shone
with a magnificence outrivaling the
lustre of the most precious gems.
Where, but a few short seconds ago,
all nature seemed buried under
threatening skies, and gloom pene-
trated to the very depths of the heart,
brightness and beauty now reigned
supreme. Joy and gladness filled
our hearts to overfowing; the rain
and clouds were forgotten: each and
every man reveIed in the kno owledge
that we would play ball"
And so it is in life. The storms
and clouds of reverses and discour-
agements hover ever and anon above
and around us. The cold chilling
rains of disaster and ruin seem to
flood our very souls with gloom and
despair. The clouds of darkness
and fading hope seem to envelope
us. and living loses it's charm. We
feel that all is against us and that to
hope is useless, and then-just as
we are about to give up the struggle
the break in the clouds appear
and the sunshine begins to pour
down upon us, and, oh, what a
beautiful change takes place! No
more are our disappointments and
worries of the past remembered. No
more do we hope and pray for the
end of existence. The sun shines
for us now, shines a thousand fold
more brightly than it ever seemed
to shine before, and once again we
journey onward resolved to surmount
all obstacles and snatch success from
seeming failure. What is it that has
made the sun shine brightly and
driven the clouds away? Perhaps,
it was letter from some dearly be-
loved one telling us still to fight on.
Maybe twas only a kindly smile or
a word of encouragement from a
friend who passed us on our way.
There are thousands upon thousands
of little things that go far towards
banishing the clouds of darkness.
We must. each and every one.
suffer from the assailments of sorrow
and disappointment, but we should
always remember. when In the hour
of our greatest trial, that by and by
the sun is going to shine in all it's
splendor, magnified in beauty a
thousand fold because of its present
obscurement. Fight on! Look for
the silver lining ard when it cannot
be found Immediately keep on seek
ing for it and ere long you will find
it. Don't let your imagination run
away with you. Don't think that
all is lost because you have been
washed overheard" for there are
countless ships of opportunity and
islands and continents of hope and
success, and as long as you continue
to struggle to keep afoat there is al
ways a chance of being rescued;
there is always chance for you to