COURACE.
(Br WALT ALASON.) Sometimes things seem all disjointed, in this weary path iu> tread: we are galled and disappointed, and we wish that, we wore dead. And it is a foolish habit, letting briny teardrops start; man should never be a. rabbit; he should have a. lion heart. If the lion heart is lacking, he can still pretend, it’s there, and his burden blithely packing allow no symptoms of despair. I am prone to vain repining, when I strike a vein of grief; it’s my nature to he whining, and to paw around and *n*ef; hut hv long and earnest practice I’ve acquired a cheerful front, and I chortle when, the fact, is, tears would seem the proper stunt. Let the tinhorn griefs assemble, they will think I!m not afraid; though my rabbit heart may tremble, Fll pretend I’m undismayed. And. the bluff will work, I'll bet you; and 'twill work as well for you; don’t let worrv scare or fret you; face the beast anil mutter “ Shoo!” Nerve’s a thing that, some inherit, easily all ills thev’vo dared; but wo show a greater merit, wlm a.,* su-« naf scared.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19190930.2.35
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Issue 12758, 30 September 1919, Page 4
Word Count
191COURACE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 12758, 30 September 1919, Page 4
Using This Item
Star Media Company Ltd is the copyright owner for the Star (Christchurch). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Star Media. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in