Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1902 — Arrow Shots. [ARTICLE]

Arrow Shots.

I shot an arrow tnto the air, It fell to the earth; I know not where. —Longfellow. The reason some folks do not suooeed any better is because they growl too muoh. It is astonishing what men will tell long-winded, uninteresting stories. > It is astonishing how many people there are who think they helped make you what you are. Did you ever notice how many bundles every man carries on Saturday evening ? There is not muoh difference between a pup and a boy. When you see an actor who 1» natural on the Btage you do not realize how muoh training it required. Some days seem to be lots worse for loafers to bother you than others. Time never flies like it does in the morning when a man thinks he will just take another little nap. Did you ever hear of anybody send* log for a loafer ? If diamonds become commoner, nobody needs give us one. When a man does a real silly thing folks are charitible and say he has never been away from home and does’nt know any better. No man is so trifling that he does not think of his ups and downs. You might just about as well lie. Polks think you are a liar anyway. Howjwould you like to be a preacher and have folks say, “He is not muoh of a preacher, but he is the best we can afford ”? Every man likes to watch things that are none of his business. Is it not odd that whenever a man sells out the other merchants say he had to get out of business because he sold goods too cheap. A newspaper is not interesting after there has been a lot of dippings taken out. No matter what man goes out of business, some will be sorry while others will be-glad.. When you have a good thing, do you want other people to have it too?. If all the fruit trees that are set out in this country would grow this would be a howling wilderness. The drier a speaker is the longer he insists on talking. The wonder to us always is how people can care so much about this world when they know what a seedy old world It is. Just about the time a man becomes' fixed so he can live easy he is too old to enjoy it. It does not pay to laugh at a vulgar story a man tells, for if you do, he will be sure to tell another one.