The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-12-05
THE HOME CIRCLE


Who sit aroun' an pout,
Why don't you try to be cheerful
An cut that mopin' out?
Say, what is tn use in mournin'
An lettin' your spirits halt?
Better be laughin' an praisin'
Than always fndin' fault.
H, there, you gloomy knockers,
Whistle q bit an sing.
Smile up an be good natured
For there's fun in everything.
Hey, there, you sullen people,
Wake up. an look up above.
You ought to be thankful you're Twin
An know now to laugh an love.
Say, what is tn use in mopin'
An wipin' your weepin' eyes?
Get out in tn autumn sunshine
An shout at the azure skies.
Hey, there, you grabbed creatures,
Hurry an start up a song,
For its light an love an laughter
That pushes the world along.
Those people who are always
sticking to their dignity are con
tinually losing friends and making en-
enies, and fostering . spirit of un-
happiness in themselves.
It is q great mistake to suppose
that the best work Of the world is
done by people of great strength and
great opportunities. It is unques-
tionably an advantage to have both
these things, but neither Of them is
a necessity to the man who has the
pluck to active great results. Some
of the greatest work Of BUR time has
been done by men of physical feeble
ness.
Write 1t Down.
When you are tempted to worry
about something, write down the
cause of the worry on paper and
that night or at the end of the week,
you'll find it has faded away. Most
OF us worry over objects that never
appear or events that never take
place. And worry is the greatest
enemy of success, health and happi-
ness. So after this, when you are
inclined to worry over next months
rent or the crops, or the weather,
or any of the millions of other
things that come up and make lines
on your face, write them down and
see how they come out. The large
majority Of them will never material
ixe at all and the others will all turn
out for the best. Cultivate this habit
and after a while, you will learn what
q. foolish slave worry makes Of all of
us.
Do not be afraid to say compli-
mentary things to your friends.
More peoples lives are saddened ov-
er the lack of these, than are spoiled
because of the abundance.
A*t
The people who make a lot of fuss
and hustle in this world never ac-
complish half as much or give nearly
the same amount of pleasure as the
quiet ones who attend strictly to bust
ness without fuss or noise, and pur-
sue the even tenor of their ways, at
the same time consulting the pleas
ure of their friends without making
their kindness too intentionally evil
dent.
The ability to find fault is consid-
cred by some people as a sure sign
Of superior insight, when in the ma
jority of cases it is only the indica-
ton Of shallowness and i'll nature.
One deserves a much credit for find
ing out the lovely traits in a charac-
ter as for lying in wait for its i'm
PROJECTIONS.
"Man proposes, God disposes"-
how often we see the working out
of that law. And how many of US
are included to resent it. When some
of our carefully thought-out plans
gang aft aglae," we sometimes
think that some cruel fate is logging
our footsteps and closing u doors
to success and happiness. We for
get that there is One who a see
the outcome of these same plans and
who knows what is best for our own
good. Instead of growing resentful
at such times, we should realize that
it is all for our own best good or it
would not have turned out as it did.
So often to all of US comes the
time when we must decide almost
unanswerable problems. Two courses
lie open to US, neither of which looks
tempting yet we must choose which
one we will follow. The only thing
we can do is that which seems best
and in keeping with u highest