Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02

way outs why, my dear boy, what
would thee gain? Doesn't thee know
that what thee does not conquer in thi.
world thee must conqur in the nextf
she asked him.
Those who look to death as the
only way out, will never get out. Dis
couragement is the kind Of a fellow
who sneaks up in back OF you and
after succeeding in getting you on the
shady side Of the street tars and
feathers your thoughts He Is a
sheep in VOLTS clothing He loves
dearly to- get a fellow down and
out and then keep him there
Practically every man and woman in
the world today who Is typihed by
thai phase. down and out is just
where he or she Is because they al
lowed themselves TO become dis
couraged and TO indulge in gloomy.
morbid thoughts. AS a ms, thinketh
so is he Never was there a truer
statement than that. The man who
thinks he can-can; while the man
who thinks he can't-cant
THE former person is the one. who,
when assailed by blue and gloomy
thoughts. does not give way TO them.
but instead uses them as stepping
stones to something higher
THE latter is the person who allows
disbursement to deal him solar
plexus blows from which he goes
down again and again until he be-
come so weakened I'm courage and
power that he drifts lower and Tower
with the result that he seldom
amounts to a hill Of beans.
Daily and nightly into each city's
missions there drift men and women,
human derelicts: Their eyes without
hope; their steps heavy; their hearts
and souls weary. They are samples
of humanity upon whom the jackal,
encouragement has preyed until all
their hopes. all their ambitions, all
their faith in good have vanished,
leaving them 20 be counted among the
living dead"
The Snowy Haired Woman continued
to rock to and fro. her soft Southern
voice and the creaking of the rocker
being the only sounds that broke the ST.
lcnce of the room. She dropped a stitch
and went back TO recount. Marion lay
on the davenport with eyes wide open
and staring. The Snowy Haired Woman
continued.
1T is very easy to yield TO morbid
thoughts" she said. Hundreds do. and
90 under. And when things seem dark
est. when all the sunlight seems TO be
hidden by dark, threatening clouds, then
is tho time 20 turn right about face
and look things squarely in the face. II
is essential that one, if life is 10 mean
anything Of pleasure. hope. Joy and hap
pincss TO him. should muster together
all his good forces, his hopes, his ambi-
tions. his faith and at the very first
appearance of the black enemy make
sure such bayonet charges that he will
be completely routed You must deal
discouragement a solar plexus blow at
the outset, else he will deal you one
later on.
There Is too much In this world for
each one 20 do TO allow his power 20
become diminished by discourage
ment." concluded tho Snowy Haired
Woman.
The supper gong sounded. When Mar
ion and the Snowy Haired Woman
reached the diuingroom. Marion found
letter on her plate. She opened It
listlessly and started TO read it. Her
face lightened.
"What do you know about that" she
asked. Here's letter from Blank &
Sons telling me they made a mistake
in the bill they sent me this week Hur-
rahl she exclaimed then caught the
Snowy Haired Woman's eye and smiled
knowingly.