Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1905 — Observations of an Optimist. [ARTICLE]

Observations of an Optimist.

The only tales that dead men tell are ghost stories. The man with a grievance is always a grievance to his friends. It’s a poor memory that doesn’t allow a man to forget what he owes. The man who is always down in the mouth seldom gets up in the world. A good deal of behaving hurts nobody and a little of it goes a long way. True friendship, like phosphorus, always shows up best in the darkest hour. Women should remember that as a pursuader a kiss always discounts a rolling pin. A man never fully realizes the power of a woman’s eloquence until after he gets married. Always look on the bright side of things—and if yon are baying them, look on both sides. A What a jolly old world this would be if we could only see others as we see ourselves.

It is an easy matter for a bachelor to love his neighbor as himself—Jf she is young and pretty. It might be well to remember that it is better to swallow insult and bitter pills without ohewing. It has been said that marriage ends a woman’s existence; but the man who acts as a baby carriage motor is still in the push. It doesn’t matter how little a man may love his neighbors he can see no good reason why they should not have a kindly feeling for him.