. Slings and arrows . is fevered wears a cheerful smile,And says to allWho growl and grumbleThat they would beAs comfortable as heIf they worried notAnd took the weatherAs they found summer or in winterIt pays to be > The cheerful optimist. 31 THE HEART GLADDENER THERE was a wise manIn days of oldNamed David,And thus he spake:He causeth the grassTo grow for the cattle,And herb for the serviceOf man, That he may bring forthFood out of the earth;And wineThat maketh gladThe heart of man,And oil To make his face to shine,And breadWhich strengtheneth mans heart. 32 THE HOPE CHESTER
. Slings and arrows . is fevered wears a cheerful smile,And says to allWho growl and grumbleThat they would beAs comfortable as heIf they worried notAnd took the weatherAs they found summer or in winterIt pays to be > The cheerful optimist. 31 THE HEART GLADDENER THERE was a wise manIn days of oldNamed David,And thus he spake:He causeth the grassTo grow for the cattle,And herb for the serviceOf man, That he may bring forthFood out of the earth;And wineThat maketh gladThe heart of man,And oil To make his face to shine,And breadWhich strengtheneth mans heart. 32 THE HOPE CHESTER AND nowThe latest fadOf the Hope-ChesterIs to lay asideA selection of booksAgainst a happy editorial in The Womans Home CompanionProclaims this mighty thought: How a table-clothAnd a dozen napkinsShrink into nothingnessCompared with that splendidPractical editionOf Shakespeare,Or Kipling or why in Heavens nameNot purchaseA table-clothAnd at least one napkinThat will not shrinkInto nothingness? 33. THE VEILER SHE may beSo impressedBy her own facial charmsThat she must hideThem from the gazeOf the multitude,But she mightBe considerate enoughTo realize the strainUpon those helpless victimsOf hers Who must needsSit and talk to herThrough the meshesOf huge dotsAnd otherGeometrical figuresThat adorn her she has no pityUpon her own eyes,She might haveA little regardFor the eyes of others. 35 THE WINDOW BRAGGERS HUMANITARIANISMAnd patriotismSeem to be with themA means For give their cashTo the Red CrossAnd then they hangA sign in their windowThat the whole worldMay knowThe exact amountOf their philanthropyIn dollars and cents. 36 THE TIT FOR TATTER IF childless JohnMust pay taxesTo send His neighbor Jims childrenTo school,Why should notAutomobileless JimPay taxes To build good roadsFor Johns motor carTo run upon? 37
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