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Show black thing aside, and give all thy strength and cheer and courage cour-age to the things of today, real misfortune never can burden thee." Wondering, the man did as the angel commanded. And as he took up his journey and went lightly, swiftly on his heart and his hands were free to relieve many a brother wayfarer way-farer of his burdens and to pluck sweet fruits and flowers along the wayside. And when he came at last to the setting of the sun, it was with smiles and a song. The Christian Chris-tian Herald O A SACK OF WORRIES- A wayfarer carried a heavy sack, under which he toiled and complained unceasingly. From none could he get help or comfort. And as he slowly journeyed, groaning under his burden, the Angel of Optimism came to ohim and spoke kindly, saying: "Brother, what earnest thou?" The man answered sulkily, "My worries." The angel smiled pityingly upon up-on him and said, "Let us look into in-to thy burden and examine thy worries." And so they looked in. But lo! the sack was empty. "Why, surely," cried the man, "there were two great worries, too heavy for man to bear. But ah, yes, I had forgot one was a worry of yesterday, and so it is gone." "And the other?" "That why, that was a worry of tomorrow, and it it has not yet come." Then the angel smiled with infinite in-finite pity.saying: "Hearken! He who bows himself him-self down under the worries of yesterday and tomorrow wears himself out for naught. But he who carries only the worries of today has no need of a sack for his sorrows. If thou will cast this |