Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1902 — Arrow Shots. [ARTICLE]

Arrow Shots.

I shot an arrow into the air, At fell to the earth; I know not where. —Longfellow. It seems there have to be mean men so we will appreciate the good ones. Women like to give parties just to find out who huß the most spoons. A cold day is a good thing, because it keeps indoors all the old bores. A great many people make failures in the world because they try to do too many things, and thhs scatter their forces. When one has the blues, all the disagreeable people seem to want to talk to him. Every day a man has to do more or less lying. We would like to tell everybody just what we actually think for just one day, to see what would happen. Nearly every man says he could get rich if only he could save bis money. A doctor always likes to come to public gatherings a little late. You oan always tell people who move in IVom a small town, by the way they throw slops from the kitchen. When one notioes how little difference it makes when a man dies, it makes one almost afraid to die and give folks a chanoe to talk. W Nothing is as amusing as a young fellow from a country town putting on airs. People all say newspapers tell nothing but lies, and yet how mad the same people get if anything is said they do not like.