Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1902 — Arrow Shots. [ARTICLE]

Arrow Shots.

I shot an arrow Into the air, It fell to the earth; I know not where. —Lotuj fellow. A good deal more ,wo.rk would be done if people did not stand around so much talking about it. We draw the line on Christmas decorations that stay up till July. When a man marries an ugly girl everybody thinks she must be rich. All you have to do is to think a little and keep your eyes open and you will find out a great many things. A short man always seems to want to marry a tall woman. We do not see how a man who has not a cent to contribute can have the nerve to pass the contribution box and expect others to pay. We dislike to hear a young preacher draw examples from his own experience in life. Everybody thinks he likes a preacher who is a deep thinker, when not one in ten knows what he is talking about. Do not be a liar or your children will be liars, too. If you think you haven’t much furniture, go to work and paint it yourself. We only know two or three men who admit that they are not hard workers. Just stop a moment and consider how many useless things you buy. There is only one good thing about house cleaning and that is the feeling of thankfulness when it is done. It is a doubtful compliment to say of a woman that she is not pretty, but she is so sensible. A man who eays he cannot control his temper, we notice always controls io except with women and children. It is no doubt just aspleasing to the Lord, but worldly people smile at grammatical errors in a church addrees. Nobody ever welcomes a new editor or a new doctor or a new law3 - er to town, hut a preacher always gets the glad hand. It seems funny to see persons on a church reception committee who hate some people so that they will not even speak to them. A woman weighing over 160 pounds looks funny as a delegate to a church convention. Whenever we bear a man sing soprano in a coarse voice and call it bass, we want to yell. We often hear public speakers say, “I shrink from undertaking such a weighty subject,” yet we observe none of them ever keep still. Remember that making a fool of yourself does not impress other people. They have seen others. Every woman says, every time a girl gets married, “She doesn’t know What ehe is getting int<^.” Never tell a man that he lives on a street that has but little travel on it.