THE DIFFERENCE.
Small Boy—Pa, what is the differ" necs between a pessimist and an optimist?" Pa—Well let me see if I can illustrate You know I am often discouraged, and things dont look to me as if they'd ever go right. Well, at such times I can be said to be a pessimist. But years ago, when I was a young man, everything looked bright and rosy, ?nd 1 was always hopeful. Then I was an optimist. Now, my son, can j-ou understand the difference between a pessimist and an optimist ? Small Foy—Oh, yes; one is married and the other isn't.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11738, 3 February 1900, Page 3 (Supplement)
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101THE DIFFERENCE. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11738, 3 February 1900, Page 3 (Supplement)
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