The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-04
SUNSHINE. CARRIES ON
(By Nellie Garnette Stegall Of The
Vigilantes.)

(By Nellie Garnette Stegall Of The
Vigilantes.)
"Come on, Sunshine-let's go ridin'
whew-hold in tight till take
is curve-whew! watch me give 1t
gas line-now wasn't at speed, Sun
shine?"
AYE, aye, ban-we were going
some, tell you-most took my breath
scared me so-but enjoyed it,"
The car Ia broken-down one, had
not budged an inch, but Sunshine
gray haired and forty-fve-had by her
enthusiasm helped to give to her little
grandson land herself!) the zest of
real joy ride.
And Sunshine has been giving and
inspiring a like enthusiasm from the
time she was so dubbed as child, up
to the present strenuous day Of Lib
erty Loans and War Drives. Her fin
gers are stained and rough from mer-
ial work in her garden (she does not
neglect the little concerns Of economy
and conservation even though car
rying on several campaigns). She is
Sunshine to a semi-invalid husband
who requires brightness and encour-
agement. Family troubles, heart
breaking, daunt her not at all. "Why,
these children mold us and make our
character equally as much as we
shape theirs" was her bright reply
to condoling friend when the care
of several little ones was willingly
taken up by her.
Let Sunshine do it-instead Of
George" the villagers of her home
town laughingly say when there is
work of moment requiring inspiration
and intelligence to be done, And so
Sunshine is carrying on. Militant, ag-
gressive? Not at all. 81 am going to
give you the privilege and honor Of
subscribing to this Loan again II you
care to put your shoulder to the wheel
Of progress little more strongly"
she says as she writes down another
thousand to her long list of subscrib
ers. Oh, yes, Sunshine has such clev-
err ways Of sucking blood from certain
small-town turnips that they become
the most boisterous rooters of the
whole rutabaga family! Sunshine is a
philosopher. She knows full well how
happy people are when they succor
and forget self even though politely
drafted to do so.
Diverted by trivialtites? No, indeed.
Jealousies, chickering's between won
en- obsessed with desire to loom con-
spicuously in warwork and who
throw UP" vital measures II their
conceit or ambition is threatened has
no quarter with Sunshine. She calmly
takes look ahead clearly visioning
her object and the most efficient
means and methods to that end and
! FORCES straight ahead to accomplish,
ment
Sunshine's rays are all-eneompass
ing. She it was who pleasant" con-
WINGED certain disgruntled southern
villagers that the term "Yank" is sig
nificant of American initiative, alert,
ness, and get there" qualities, and
that there is no north and south in
wars melting pot of pilgrims all bent
toward honorable peace and victory
Schools, civic and Red Cross work all
have her attention. Boy Scouts are in
spired by her appreciation of their
efforts, and she II was who made the
first gauze mask ready to wage war
against influenza. Sunshine does not
run senseless risks and prodigally
waste vitality that may be turned to
better account, She is, as has been
said, philosopher.
War-peril is only another greater
tCcsin call to Sunshine's enthusiasm
crown brighter against the cast shad-
ows Of some very real personal and
world mental and physical hardships:
end stronger through interest and
succor in the lowly places of life as
narallelel by the trees imprisoned
sunshine Of strength and vigor inn
hibed through tiny rootlets in marsh
and bog.
The "Daisy's" and "LiIy's" of life
become inNOn grt,Ous whom Frash1a-r