The mirror., 1916-08-24
In The Twilight Of Middle Age
Much has Been Written of the Joys of Childhood
Little of the Ripper Years of Middle age
Are our lives more happy than our childhood?
By MI. J. w.
BY Mr.. ]. w.

ByMrJw
Just where middle age begins where ends is ALWAYS de-
ightuy uncertain for depends largely upon the individual
But from present indications probable
near the age OF forty and by seductive bbs
suaded to extend itself into the early eighties
Instead of singing the delights childhood which have al
ways been vastly overrated the happy YOUTH
full OF anxious endeavor the keen why
ubter harmony and mellow age?
So far the child concerned more real tragedy
than all the world is he cannot coordinate
his yesterdays and the
evening" and the latter sealed book him. He has
perspective no uue his teasing playmaes naches his
bes his ball. and going give back again. that
never the end all things the unhappy little victim And
still it not be quite five or ball are
returned and the dried But the
repetition of the old tragedy for philosophy
aggads We call that of childhood days.
1here was anything but joy falling from the
barn. possibly when trying top of chimney or be-
Ing pulled out OF the lake or river dead than alive
During youth the stakes higher but of import
ance relatively, for that would be mpossbiy out
make the goa lay hands the worlds
that the unfagng youth engages Always has
the been honeycombed pitfalls always have the
contestants been warned that before
difficult of attainment.
In youth different view of life than when we were
in childhood Every youth has
ng to branch out in practical business be
the gories often disappointed
keep with their struggle before they the
Tremendously interesting by
to the swift and each and handicap,
bestowed BIRTH acquired by way but never alto
gether absent, whether visible
But when reach the ableland middle life
and taking long BREATH look back periods
and Stress then clear understanding about
We scramble out OF individual selves the
universal SELF apprecang keny expanding
degree while all about blowing out of heaven
OF which we had vaguely dreamed We e without
the confusion of tho which cahng
personal convictions Impressions dogmas form
uaed by predecessors and handed down Then
this time should have hammered pretty fair workable
philosophy of life which holds precious
saving of humor.
Besides many enhancing discoveries sometimes
really there than there days.
youth holds monopoly high
the world less seriously things
when begin realize that The Eternal Sak from his
bowl has poured millions like and will pour many
And when think of the multitude of other people
around who much circumstances than
might bow heads thankful many
that have been bestowed us The chains of convenonay
with which youth binds itself relgiouy lovingly gently
oosed by the there independence
and which brings peculiar
Certain things have discovered for
automatically hameleonze For instance
with does appeal
selves to be buled into forced rapture the lifting
friends eyebrows.
While may glory in deficiency, may least
endure with comfort We have learned happiness
misery the greatest things fe
live thru hem and the shadows enghen
possible which which
They change substance thos change with
Perhaps all but the great majority the
blessed relief of slipping the leash that held the burdens
and the shortcomings of owmen bound shoulders
With sigh aghten and declare that longer
souls respond the call of the past spite
Time has shown that
compaonshp the dearest gifts of that worthy
and capable of only by the Of God that when
heart speaks another listens sympathy the tale of life takes
color apd added meaning and little whether
spoken beneath the grm walls prison. with the world
shut beside the embers smouldeng campfire
open, beneath the light of the gttering
We watch the dawn worship the beauty coming