Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
THE MAN WHO TALKS

| Every man who dives into the sea
of matrimony thinks he has a prize
! when he rises to the surface, but it
whether his prize will keep him afioat
or sink him. Some people think that
matrimony is a chance; but some
| times it is a conspiracy, and sometimes
a tragedy. and occasionally slow sui
| eide. Matches were once, doubtless,
made in heaven; but now -a-days it
| would puzzle the devil, often, to tell
| Just how the combination was made.
| There is nothing uncertain in a true
| love match, for the worst cannot pro-
woke desertion. In all other matches,
| from the one in which the woman
| marries the; man to reform him, to the
one where the man weds a woman for
| her money, there is apt to be friction,
woman capable of making a love
match is the one who has the love-
| light in her eyes and sees the love-
| light in the eyes Of her mate. True
| love may never run smoothly, but
| there Is no love that is more depend
! able and respectable.
| No doubt we need instructing on
! how to pray. Too many pulpit prayers
| assume to instruct God as to the
needs Of men, of which He knows all
and we know little; or upon what
form of government or religion he
| should bestow divine favor, while too
many individual prayers represent
| rank selfshness clouded in doubt. An
| up to-date progressive relig1onist re
Gently wrote a column essay telling
people how to pray, and upon reading
| it we felt that it was a Chinese puzzle
which better be sent to Pehin for sOlu-
ton. Among other things this writer
! said was: Do not pray to a far-ofE
| God, but to the near God-tne best
that is in ourselves. No doubt God
abides in US and we abide in Him, since
| He is the All mall. "Pray believing
| ask and We shall receive" is scripture
| and it cannot be improved upon. The
| best that is in ourselves is never so
! good it cannot be made considerable
! better. We are told to pray without
| ceasing, and this is often dismissed
| as impossible, but the soul always
! yearning for betterment and Gods
| favor trusting is doing this very thing.
| Continuous gabbling never could be
| come ceaseless prayeC-that represents
! a heart desire.
There are many things in life beyond
| human divination. Who can tell why
! short persons wish they were tall and
| tall persons wish they were short, or
! why a little maid usually becomes
! fascinated with q tall mate. We are
most of US too tall or too short, too
| fat or too thin. too slow or too fast,
too dull or too ambitious. In our own
minds we are seldom just the thing
| Even those who habitually think they
are it, are subject to a few misgivings
when they sit down and seriously con-
! slider themselves. We seem to be born
! to an atmosphere of dissatisfaction, to
| a spirit of discomfort. Of course the
| tall person has most grounds for dis
| content, for when seated in an Crdln-
| airy seat on the trolley or in railroad
| car he has to put his legs on the bias
| to keep his knees down, and when
| walking across an ordinary room has
to be on his guard to prevent COllding
| with the chandelier. It is pleasant to
| have a wife look up to you, but if you
are 100 far up it must cause anxiety
lest she might injUre her neck. The
short person can get clothing cheap at
bargain sales, but a tall person has to
be measured and pay the merchant
tailOr's price: but if We had all been
made of one size we should look like
! the wooden figures of Noah's ark.
The man who cannot see that wom-
ans sphere is the earth instead of the
Preside lacks knowledge and percep-
ton. Woman is not entitled to equal
franchise, but she can run trolley cars
and automobiles. railroad cars and
steamboats,. munition factories and
hospitals, take charge Of every kind of
work of mercy. be the mother of men
and teach them the preCepts which are
the foundation Of greatness, conduct
governments n1Cnarchal and demo-
cratic. In truth the woman can dc
| more stunts and solve more problems
| every day than ever confronted huS-
band. and the man, be he lOafer OF
| Iunkhead, says she isn't competent tc
vote when the destiny of the nation
| depends upon her as much as upOr
| IF f0T tho EiP6s
endorse and women condemn there
would be no question as to her COM
petence to vote in America.
What a difference there is in the
| cost of vacations. Some people man
age to meet their expenses and come
home well, and others come home siCF
| and in debt. The prudent do things
which amaze the imprudent. An ac-
quaintance Of ours was told he couldn't
go to the mountains for two weeks fOl
less than $50. He made a bet he
! could do it for forty, have good shell
ter and food and come home witt
money in his pocket. He not only
| knew how to make q dollar go far, but
he was a genius for making money
come his way. He left home with $40
was gone two weeks and came bach
with $50 in his pocket. He made {
! rough sketch of a mountain view anC
a milliOnairess gave him $50 for it, anG
the host where he boarded gave hin
low rates because he knew how to be
entertaining. The son any father likes
is net the one who can't make $40 pay
a $20 debt; but the one who takes The
money. pays it, and jingles the dis
count for cash in his pocket. Some
people can drive a bargain while lots
of other people can't drive a horse
| The difference in costs of all kind:
| usually represents the difference il
horses and the difference in people.
1t is a good plan not to expect any.
thing you do not pay for. If there
is a lot of good will coming your way
do not expect it will come forever, TO.
it will not. Do not bank upon futures
but just take things as they come now
It has been incontestibly proven tina
those you do most for are not YOU
, best friends. for your best friends art
the ones who do most for you. Do no
get the cart before the horse in this
world. No one is Obliged to keep Ut
anything except a good personal char