The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-02-07
TALKS ON THRIFT.

Eat, drink and be merry, for
tomorrow We die says some
foolish one, as quoted in the
Good Book. "But," observes a
wise man of the present, "you
f1atter yourself tomorrow you
will live, and that is worse than
dying"
The child lives in the present.
The hoy wants things now. He
has no patience. He does not
know tomorrow or what tomor-
row means. Time is no element
in his scheme of things. He sim
ply lives.
The man who is really happy
is the man who lives in the fu-
|ture-who anticipates. Hope
says a current writer, "is a much
more dominant factor in the
joys of life than realization.
How many a good time you have
had anticipating the good time
that didn't materialize!
The man or woman who never
takes thought of the future, of
course, cannot look forward with
any hope of anticipation. The
wise man says, Look out for
tomorrow and today will look
out for ITSELF" The fool says,
"Have a good time today and
let tomorrow worry about itself.
The Biblical fool was Esau, who
sold out cheap. He wanted some
thing to eat quick and got it
! for a price. But what a price!
/ The world is full of Esaus-
men, women and children who
sell out cheap-a years wretch
edness for an hours gratifica-
ton; a days pay for a few NOM
ents Of thrill; weeks wage for
, d days dissipation. There is a
law of compensation at work in
this old world and you will find
out that you pay for every fool
ish thing you do.
81 believe appetites were
, made to crafty" says the
, worldly wise one. They we're
, in the right way. Il believe in
mortgaging the future for the
fun of the present." says he
Wrong. The mortgage may be
foreclosed. Il believe in pick
ing the blossom because it's sc
sweet" says he. Wrong again
) The fruit is sweeter than the
blossom and you can eat the
fruit-the blossom you can't.
81 believe that other people
should save some money, builo
homes, have bank accounts anc
also carry insurance." says he
Wrong again. Their homes ana
bank accounts won't help you
when your tomorrow comes. YOU
have got to help yourself today
, if you want your tomorrow tc
help you:
81 believe in luck" says he
once more" and my luck is
, bad" Wrong again. Your phil
osophy is bad, not your luck
You believe the other fellow
should work and save? Show
him how. You believe that mon
ey brings happiness? Save some
and find out how much. You
believe that money is power
Save some and find out how
strong it is.
Before the writer of this
thrift talk lies letter-an ap-
peal from a woman who did not
believe in tomorrow; who didn't
believe in bank accounts, or saw
ing. She defed all the laws of
society, tried to, live her own life
as she saw fit, and now her to-
morrow has come and she has
no money. She needs it-she
can't live without it. Out Of a
thousand bells she knows she is
wrong and has been wrong, for
yesterday has gone, today is go
ing, and tomorrow is coming
fast.
EAT, drink and be merry, if
you will, for tomorrow you may
die, but the chances are you will
not, even though you would like
to. Tomorrow will be a sad day
for you, if you live today wrong.
i'Today's savings mean tomor-
rows comforts, and tomorrow
there may be nothing to save
"A. B. A.
Go non E0R n MCEV Dark