THE STORY OF LOTS WIFE 23 



Later on her husband complained bitterly about the 

 " cartmen," who had allowed all of his dunnage to get 

 wet, saying : 



" In England, you know, ' cartmen ' are compelled 

 to carry a tarpaulin and to use it, but these bloody 

 ' cartmen ' only put a thin rubber sheet over the things, 

 and they are all damnably wet. Don't you think I 

 could recover from them ? " 



"Perhaps," I replied, "but it will be the cheapest, 

 the quickest and the best way to grin and bear it." 



In the morning, the husband was still out of humor 

 over the "bloody cartmen," but Rosy Cheeks was as 

 chipper and joyous as ever, thanking God perhaps in 

 her heart for the sunshine, which had now come, and 

 for her ability to stand the cruel hardships of the jour- 

 ney. They mounted their horses and were soon lost 

 to sight, but they are a lasting lesson that there's 

 always a bright side to the darkest picture, if one will 

 but look for it. And on this lovely morning even 

 the much-abused " cartmen " were good humored and 

 contented. 



