WHY HE WAS THANKFUL.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4727, 1 March 1884, Page 3

WHY HE WAS THANKFUL.

The disposition of some men to look on tlie bright side of everything was illustrated on a Eer Western road the other day. An old gentleman had been ac attentive listener to tho somewhat re markable experiences of his fehowtrarellers, breaking'into the culmination of each anecdote with a pious ejaculation of praise for some redeeming incident in the subject under discussion. Finally they got to setting matters up on the man and telling stories in which it is hard for him to find anything to be grateful for. But he managed "to get there in a trip, until the boys were nearly at their wits' end. " But one of the worst I ever heard of," commenced one, winking at his com panions to look for a smasher, " really the worst, was on the Savannah and Pcnsacola road, in 1842. We ran into a coal train, and not a soul escaped. No, not a soul! Every one was killed!" There was a moment's pause, and every one looked at the old man to see how he would take it. 11 Thank Heaven!" he exclaimed ferTently. " 1 hank Heaven.!" " What for ? " demanded the relator of the story. " What are you thanking Heaven for now?" "To think you were killed by that train !" ejaculated the old gentleman, rolling up his' eyes. "If you had been spared, what a liar you would have been by the time you reached your present age I Thank Heaven for that disaster ! " And, after that, the boys let him alone.