The Home Circle | AdventAI

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Dec 9, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 47.

The Home Circle.

A WORRYING WOMAN.

A WORRYING woman will always, no doubt, Find something or other to worry about; She worries at this, and she worries at that, And nobody knows what she's worrying at.

If she sees a small cloud she will worry for fear A terrible cyclone is hovering near; If she hears any noise in the night she's in dread, And fancies a burglar is under her bed.

If the children are out she is on the alert To worry because they may chance to get hurt; And if they're at home and unusually still, She's sure to imagine they're dreadfully ill.

If a window is open she'll worry and scold Because she's in danger of getting a cold; If the windows are closed then she can't get her breath, And worries for fear she'll be stifled to death.

If she travels by boat she imagines the worst That can happen—is certain the boiler will burst; And if by the cars she decides to come back, She is sure that the engine will run off the track.

If there's work to be done she is in a great stew, For fear that the workmen will never get through; And when they have finished and gone out of sight, She worries for fear they've not done the work right.

If she goes out to shop she is worried for fear The goods she buys cheap will turn out to be dear; And if little or much of her money is spent, She never is happy, and never content.

She worries if she remains single too long; And if she is married she thinks she did wrong; She worries if she is not treated just right; And in this way she worries from morning till night.

A worrying woman you never can please; She's always unhappy, and never at ease; And with nothing to vex her, she'll worry, no doubt, Because she has nothing to worry about. —Sel.