Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1911 — Neither Polite Nor Pleasant. [ARTICLE]

Neither Polite Nor Pleasant.

“Opportunity knocks at every man’s door once.” “Is that all?” “That’s what they say.” “I wish some other things would copy it.” . “What, for example?” “Adversity for one. It never knocks, but just opens the door, walks right in and takes the most comfortable things you have.” All Bosh. “I believe in the free and unlimited coinage of common sense.” “It is just like all of you crack reformers.” v “What is?” L “To believe in something that even if you had the power to put it through would fail for want of a competent 'man to operate it” useless. A cloud may have a silver lining, But what’s the benefit In that? You see It In the distance shining Just like a dressy major’s hat, But as your wings are not in training. Tour aeroplane, alas, unfit, There isn’t any use in straining To get a fair sized chunk of It. Suppose you take a fall and shatter Your elbow or your collar bone And, finding out what is the matter, Deliver up a heartfelt groan. The optimist would call attention To ways that you were truly blest. The silver lining he would mention Would be from toil a two months’ rest. Were you in foolish way! to squander Your patrimony here and there And when you saw it flying yonder Sit down and watch it in despair. That wouldn’t be the way to view It, As you by this time should have learned. The sliver lining’s there—go to it— Now what you have you’ll know yoa’ve earned. This shiny lining, to be candid. Is a delusion and a snare. For when misfortune's blow has landed Its full ot nearly double share For you chastisement stern and gaUlng Is In Itself sufficient blow Without some busybody calling. might be sp much worse, you know?”