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Show Contrasts. t Ask the average person just what kind of life he woulji i preter, and nine times out of ten, perhaps, or even in a i greater proportion, he would say that, given plenty of monev with winch to provide amusement and other things generally y desired, and plenty of time with which to enjoy the thing' s x thus provided, life for him would be perfect. This is tb e natural view of those who can not have everything in lif 'e ' they desire, and this class embraces so large a proportion i )f mankind as a whole, that it may be said to be the gener al Cl&SS. However, mere possession of everything money can In .iy sometimes fails to give pleasure. Consider the case of Mi! ss Mary Woodson, Washington society girl, who disappears ed trom her home two years ago, and was found by her mothc'V, several days ago, in Brooklyn, married to a bakery waohn driver, living on his income, and happy. Asked to explain her flight, the young woman said the idea of entering society life had seemed so intolerably dull tb her 'that she ran awatey I to New York and obtained a position in -a five and ten cert t store. - - w And so it goes. Many girls who are compelled to worl! t for a living probably would exchange places with a girl whosoaV every wish can be gratified, with no exertion on her part. It V is difficult to realize that anyone would willingly flee from ;S1 life surrounded by the very things for which the vast rfiaior-a-ity of persons are longing and striving. . But perhaps 'thi1 secret lies in this the striving. Perhaps the pleasures .that are earned, and bought with some sacrifice, are much more. , enjoyable than a greater number more' easily obtained. They!si were bought with a price, therefore are more precious. The lii great lure, for most of us, is the thing that its beyond our mi i reach. As long as it lies just beyond the limits of our striv- Ji ing, it is the most desirable object in life. But the moment h it is within our grasp, its value wanes, and we. long for some--h' thing else. , . 'sil It is human nature, seemingly, to be dissatisfied. Per-Ca haps this is desirable. Discontent, the wish for something better, leads to achievement, always. However, most of usdtf probably would like to have an opportunity to become satec 1 with the things that are now out of our reach, regardless o f how we may theorize on the subject. ' |