The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-20

freaks. The same holds true of most
men who are wildly conscious of hav-
ing done something contemplate,
whether they have suffered any pun
ishment or not.
Poverty can break "a mans heart.
This is particularly true in instances
OF devastating property or money
losses; with THEN flock of consequence
es, when the loser had previously en-
Joyed some measme Of aff:uence. To
such a man, especially II he is much
past his youth, The material loss plus
the loss of prestige and Of friends
which this always entails, can be ut
terly paralyzing Occasionally one
hearts OF such a man who manages to
regain all he has lost One never
hears of those who simply give up.
Failure to realize a preferred aim
often brushes man. There have been
and will be many thousands Of men
who have shown remarkable promise
In various lines of endeavor, who have
stlven toward achievement year after
year, with never even a widows mite
OF encouragement, until finally they
have given up and settled into an in
glorluos routine of humble nldoding.
Heartbreak writes "Finis" to their
lives.
We have all seen men with a repu-
tatlon among their neighborS as shift
less good-for-nOthing creatures. Next
time you see such a man, look UP his
record. In many cases you will find
that he was not Away shiftless. Ergo,
something has broken his heart.
Some years ago a pugilist named
Fulton got considerable attention from
sporting editors. He swung a remark
able pair of gloves, which rocked
many man into his dreamless sleep;
but he never amounted to much, be-
cause he would give up to a danger
Gus opponent. Some people called
MN a coward. But reliable authori-
ties say that nobody is born cowardlv
Ithat very young baby fears no
thlng, except, | believe, shar~ and
unexpected noise. Hence, Fulton's
heart was broken; else he would not
nave feared his opponents fists.
There are many influences. then.
which can contribute toward breaking
mans heart. Ordinarily. if he IS
worth his salt, none of these influenc-
eS taken singly can do the thin. But
when circumstances array themselves
against a man, as they often do. in
overwhelming combinations, and ride
roughshod over his soul, even the
stoutest spirit can be vanquished ut
terly. That, | repeat, is what heart
oreak means; and this kind of heart
break Is to the infantile sniveling of
the disappointed lover as the Pacific
ocean is to Y. NJ c. A. swimming
pool. .
| used to know a man whoe heart
not so long ago, was very nearly brok-
en- never mind what led up to it; il
IS enough that his youth saved him.
But the experience left its mark on
the man-altered him so completely
That there is now almost nothing
about him to remind one of what he
used to be. will wager half NV KING
dom that he will never recover his
old-time insouciance.
Before he underwent this ordeal. no.
thing could depress him for long. He
laughed, he leased, he giggled. he
romped, he skipped, and he raised
well, ! ALWAYS insisted that it was the
dust, and he compromised on Cain,
but his kith and kin and some of the
nelghbors had another name for it.
Now he cannot even play Happy is
the Miller" with any real gusto, and
ne has moods when all re wants any
one to do for him is to leave him
alone and let him gloom. He cannot
even laugh at a joke, any more. unless