Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1905 — Vhilosophy of a Pessimist. [ARTICLE]

Vhilosophy of a Pessimist.

Some people are always up and doing—other people. To borrow is human —and to forget to pay back is more so. Patriotism is frequently used as a oloak by scheming politicians. All the honey a bee gathers during its life dosen’t sweeten its sting. A few days after a man weds an angel she begins to shed her wings. A woman’s worst is her fault inclination to believe everything a man tells her. Some people have weak eyes simply because they are located in a weak place. There are times when the absence of crankiness indicates the absence of sense. It dosen’t matter to some men whether they ride in an automobile or a patrol wagon. Lots of married men are glad they at least have the privilege of thinking as they please. There are some glassblowers in this country who can work only when the glass has foam on it.

A woman admires one man for the qualities he has and loves another for the qualities he hasn’t. A man’s meaning may be the same daring courtship and after marriage, but it is expressed in different language. But few women would enjoy going anywhere if it wasn’t for the pleasure it affords them to talk about it after they return home.