Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1916 — Thinking and Speaking. [ARTICLE]

Thinking and Speaking.

By Walt Mason.

Think twice before you mail the note in which you give your anger vent, in which you recklessly devote yourself to skinning some poor gent. For doubtless when your anger cools, you’ll kick your spine up through your hat, and say. “I was Ahe prince of fools to send a man such rot as that!” Thiuk twice before you pass along the scandal that you heard last night; you may do somq good man a wrong that years of effort can't set right. And though the story true may seem, why roll a neighbor of bis goat? From your own eye remove the beam, before you (each for t'other’s mote. Think twice before you jaw your wife; there was a time, some years ago. , when .' 011 declared you’d make her life as cheerful as a picture show. I Alas, she took you at your word, as damsels do, and always did; and all her married years she’s heard her husband yawping through his lid. Think twice before you do a thing your soul refuses to indorse; for ,-every wicked act wil bring the ceriain penalty, remorse!