Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-01
DO NOT LOOK FORWARD WITH EYES OF
 DESPAIR

Written Especially for The Bulletin.
 There must be some mysterious sort Df comfort in being scared most to leath a large part of the time.
 What it is and wherein it may con 5ist l can't understand; but it must )e so, or why do so many people keep Themselves in that state during most Jf their waking hours?
 Don't you know lots and lots of folks who are constantly in a state of worry bordering on blue funk over what they ire afraid is going to happen? They're Ifraid to eat what they like lest it may make them sick; afraid to feed their 5tock what the beasts want lest it prove mot good for then;" afraid to start blowing because it looks as if t might rain before they get done; lfraid to go fishing on the lake for fear somebody may rock the boat" or it nay spring a leak; afraid to begin laying when the grass is begging to be ut because it's the wrong time of the noon or the wind is south.
 They worry over what is happening O the stock in the back pasture out jf sight: worry over the seeds they've planted lest they rot in the ground; worry over the bugs that may eat them f they do come up; worry over an tche ;iey had last night in the south vest corner of the back for fear it may mean TleuIndLlSll- worry over diilOoG tnything and everything.
 It does them no good; it does their 'rops and their stock no good; 1t helps 10 one in any way; while it is a real ;ource of irritation to all around them, vho have to live in the atmosphere of doom and foTeboding they raadiate. They keep themselves and all their associates in a constant stew. They're li tIle time in an attitude of lodging omething that they're afraid is going o hit them Do you ever Tead the Alice books If you do, you must emember the White Queens scheme of living backwards If You don't, let ne quote from the veracious history of Through the Looking Glass"
 "oh, oh. oh!" shouted the Queen, haking er hand about as if she want q to shake it off. My fingers bleed- ng. On, oh. oh. oh!"
 What is the matter?" Alice asked, g soon as there was a chance of making herself heard Have you ricked your fnger2'' T haven't pricked it yet" the Queen aid, but l soon shall-oh oh, Oh." ''N ' ell do you expect JC do it"' dice asked, feeling very mu T. inclined o laugh.
 When I fasten my shawl again. he poor Queen groaned out There are real men and women in he real world who are all the time q state of worry about something hats going to prick their fingers to- borrow or next week or some other uture time. know q. woman who never makes a atch Of breId without announcing to II within reach that the flour isn't oing to act right, or Ile yeast isn't oing to rise or tho bread is going to aold after it's baked and put away. I know a man with an Independent tile farm and as good a condition of ealth as. men of his years can expect, ! 5ho is all the time worrying for fear will come on the town when he cts older. There isn't doubt that very reader of this knows other peo- le with other foibles of fear. "How's Aunt Hannah?" you ask. Wall, she's enjoyin' pretty poor health est now" comes the answer And. by love, I think she really is cpjoyin' it, to judge from the gleam f satisfaction in her otherwise dull ye as she 'cirCumstantially and prolix- relates to every chance caller all the ymptoms of her illness and all the