BE PREPARED

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3044, 26 August 1933, Page 3

BE PREPARED

RANGER NEWS. On Wednesday evening, seated around a cosy fire, the Rangers com** menccd to read "Romeo and Juliet/* one of the plays needed for the Book? I,over’s Badge. A little service WOrb~> was handed in. Another knitted quilt is completed. Don’t hunt for trouble, But look for success; You’ll find what you look for, Don’t look for distress; If you see but your shadow, i Remember, I pray, ■The sun is still shining, J But you’re in the way. Don’t grumble, don’t bluster, • ; Don’t dream and don’t shirk; Don’t think of your worries, But think of your work. The worries will vanish, The work will be done; No man secs his shadow Who faces the sun. HUMOUR. They were on a farmhouse holiday,' and after the first night Smith was a bit out of sorts. "I’ve had practically no sleep,” hecomplained to his wife. • "Those- 1 beastly roosters have been crowing* out there in the barn since dawn!” "Well, darling,” murmured his wife sweetly, "once when you got up early vou crowed about it for a week at least.” * * * Teacher (who had been giving the class a lesson on coinage): "Now. Tommy, what is the Royal Mint?” Tommy: "What they put over lamb> v at Buckingham Palace, Miss!” SMILE THROUGH IT ALL. It’s common to shout when the race run and the victory’s won; It’s easy to smile when the skies are blue and your friends are true; It’s nothing to laugh when the prize is won and the battle’s done. But to conjure a smile when the skiea are grey, When vour friends in success are all turned away— Then comes the real test: Do you stand? Do you fall? In retreat —not defeat —can you smile through it all? CHEERFULNESS. "Always laugh wlicn you can, it is a cheap medicine. Merriment is a philosophy not well understood. It is the sunny side of existence.” —Byron.

Unpleasant Thought. Mrs B.: George’s it’s outrageous. The moment you see that girl you seem to forget that you are a married man! Mr B.: No, my dear. On the con* tarary, the very sight of her makes me think of it.