El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
> D. BEATRICE FaIRFAE-

s. L,bbRE time ] pick up a paper
Il moaned Maize. 7 read about
some poor soul who. like me. has ap-
pendicitis- Il seems as II / couldn't
get away from it, I didn't know
there were az many sick folks in the
world as there are just suffer.ne
from my troubIe.~
Did you notice the prevalence Of
the Troublesome appendix among In
mans before you were one Of the AZ
lllcted. I asked With mental
tHlnkie Just managed 10 keep cut OF
The Mean Part OF Il.
NO. I didn't That's the mean
part OF Il. replied my Young friend.
Not the mean part The natural
part said ]. trying not 20 seem too
Nnen you come out OF a suushiny day
FEELING that life is a mass OF clouds.
you seem 10 pass dozens OF Erou-hv
peoplef and when you have a little
eoiorature ripple OF warmth and joy
running through your fsoul Ike
eIlsht red thread IN dell pattern.
you can march out in the rain aud
see nothing but happy, smiling folks
81, mat isn't ny luck" protested
NAME. When I'm blue. the whole
world seems happy-pitiless No
body cares what becomes Of poor. me
because everybody's so gay over
Lnelr own selfish personal concerns
And when Pm happy / see a lot or
lame folks and poor ones and an
sorts OF people who seem 70 reproacnI
me tor having an air OF Weli-barnc''
Proved Her Point.
what would you say IL told YOU
mat you'd just finished proving M
point2' ] asked
I haven't. YOU old fraud. now
don't say ] have" replied Maize. plae-|
Ing her arm through miue and snug
cling up in manner that took theI
sting out OF her words
YES, you have. dear I insisted
And proceeded 10 prove It, It's IKE
this.
Maize. gay in spite OF the ra.r.
stands off and looks at herself ana
says.
'Its wonderful tRat I should rise.
above unpleasant weather conditions
and the cruelty OF lie and be happy
Il wont last. And I'll see a lot or
uphappy people and unpleasant thtnrs
10 make IL end the sooner"
Or Mazie. miserable groans 20 her
IT'S an unfair world In the midst
OF happiness, I'm sad and nobody
cares
You see. Maize. thinking about her
appendicitis or her frame OF mirl~
travels about in "a tiny plot Of exist
ence where only the things on which
she is eenterins her mind can break
into that mind
II she was honestly happy. instead
Of posturing as happy. she might no.
tice misery but 90 pity it and wish
70 alleviate It by sharing some OF he-
5oy
And Maize deep in the tolls OF a
fetal emotions TO diffuse about in
envy OF the happy. II she were a
reasonable and logical person. she
might say;
'Of course Pm sad enough ao7s.
but IN world where there seems 70
be so much joy and sunshine. ma
bound TO get my share soon Things
are bound 20 come right
Even when reading about a lonE
and startling list Of appendicitis
cases, Maize. thinking sanely. would
notice that most Of EN- get we'll. But
martyr 10 pain and marked Ou-
creature about 70 travel down into
the valley OF the shadow. So not only
does she find the world suddenly sull
OF appendicitis. but also and move
over and alas. she finds il fun OF ap-
pendi1 operations with fatal endinEs-
You Can Test Yourself.
Test yourself You're interested In
bee culture. Everywhere YOU 80 you
notice signs telling what flowers pro /
duce the sweetest honey. You're tax 3
ing up basket weaving. Bulletins
about raffla and tints are just every-
where It's astonishing.
Really il the funny kinky coutrarl- p
ness OF life When your boys division D
was in action somewhere in Fran. e.
last year. and you ached TO know I
OF his fortunes. you could find Iil
information about q division you rec I
ognlzed as being Freddy Smiths OF f
Wally Brown s-but nary a word I
that told you auEht OF your lad And i
when he was in hospital with shell