Show Something to Think About F. By-F. A. A WALKER fa o 0 y SILENCE I to PLAY LAY the silent part in all your Joys jOs and sorrows Let neither ex- ex c happiness nor great grief overWhelm over over- Whelm helm you ou Control your our spee 1 and spirit under Ilder all II even when the clanging din around you urges you OU to trumpet trumpet- tongued retorts When the storms of mischief mischief-mak mak- mak ers era shake your house bouso of clay to its very foundations and cause your soul to tremble with apprehension hold your peace Be cool and calm and patient I To be otherwise is perilous as it invites Ites fresh attacks from those thos seekIng seekIng seeking seek seek- ing your our destruction Curb resentment through the snarling snarlIng snarlIng snarl- snarl Ing tempest lift up your face to the the- whirling clouds and remember that beyond them there Is always the tho clear I serene serene sunlit sky Indifferent to the clamorous noises below Let Lct not your Tour heart be troubled Think of the the content that will ultimately ul ul- ul f be yours if you hold bold loyally to the right course and continue in well doing of the eyes that are watchIng watchIng watch- watch Ing lag you th the loved ones who are dependent dependent dependent de de- pendent on you trusting and believIng believing believing ing In the nobility of your soul Do nothing think nothing and say I nothing that will shake their faith in you or cause you rou to lose faith in yourself I By keeping still In great stresses of emotion the atmosphere around you becomes cooler and your enemies or accusers gradually lose their heat and become more easily susceptible to Treason I Silence is the most magnificent and impressive e thing In the unIverse I W What at more sublime than the hush of a a. a starry tarry night in the of ot vast tact lulls hills or endless plains lo VI What lt more than silence Impresses so 60 deeply s so profoundly the thought f ful fulman I or OB woman of his or her insignificance in in- significance i These close intimacies with Nature beyond all others bring home to us long ong forgotten promises old f-ces f and end friendships lost In the mist of years with with startling clearness i t But the best thing about silence I whether hether we be with it In tho the v I fields or forest or In our own rooms Is that we get a 8 closer view slew of our faults and frailties in quite a new v and surprising light frequently dazzlIng dazzling daz daz- our wondering eyes and changing us for tor the better Copyright Copyright- 0 0 |