The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

My hearts in torture. In the tedious
 moments
 await your coming I'm on the rack. tOf all, the greatest evil one can know Bears no proportion to dread sus-
 pense.'
 One of the cruelest things in this world to endure is suspense. Few, go through life without er1countering a touch of 1t. The young man in love iyet fearing to propose lest he will be rejected knows it in it's worst form
 The maiden whom he af1ores feels her share of it's woes as she anxiously faces the problem whether he loves 1 her or not and as to what his inten- tions are. Fathers and mothers are equally in suspense. wondering wheth- Ter or no he is able to support her if I he Weds their daughter, or if they 1 would have him to do for ever after.
 The young mans folks are in sus- pense lest the girl or her family will find out his weaknesses before mar riage. The mother has been in sus- pense about him ever since he left off knickerbockers, whether he would not Eget in with a fast set of youths who might spoil his appreciation for the right kind of girls or get in with 6 quiet crowd of companions whose am bitten was to be popular with young l oladi es>> She was in suspense as to l whether he would favor extravagance or thrift. While away from her, she was in continual suspense waiting for the letter which did not come. She was in suspense mo~t keen as to what 1 kind of a girl he would meet and fall | in love with for veal or for woe. The long and short of it is, she is in sus- pense until he is well married to a nice young girl and her father has set him up in business and he has proved conclusiveIy that he won't go through with it.
 Wives are never out of suspense some women as to whether their hus- band is as much in love as when they were wed. Others troubles are wheth- CT or no hubby's business will succeed or go under the way he is managing It. Others are in suspense over their power to keep their husbands attract ed or whether some imaginary woman is not endeavoring to win him from her. Many are living in continual suspense lest their neighbors will dis cover that they are all show and no substance. In suspense lest it be dis covered that their home is heavily aged-that they owe for their. automobile and their servants wages, in addition to the bills of the grocer and baker and eandlestick maker X The wife of the politician is contin- ually in suspense lest he will lose in- stead of win.
 The actor and the actress know every pang Tn the entire scope of sus- pense-hrst, whether they will land a position in good company and, sec 5ondly, if the new play they are en- gagged for will be a success or a fail ure; if they will make a hit in their parts or meet ignominfous failure z All along up and down the line of human endeavor suspense is always present until the goal striven for is reached
 Those who do not feel the throb of suspense juggling at their heart strings never experience the thrill of ambi- :tfon. The truth of the matter is-sus- pense in one form or another is ever present and is an important factor to be dealt with in peoples lives, their loves, their hopes and their fears.
 Yet
 He either fears his fate too much
 Or his deserts are small
 Who fears to put it to the touch
 To win or lose it all.'
 Suspense is an enemy to peace and happiness. It should no tbe encouraged to nest in the heart. If harbored it will take a. lifelong lease of the heart and there is little or no power or pro- cess of busting it.N