The day laborer was of a cheerful disposition that naturally inclined to seek out the good in every situation. He was a genuine optimist. Thus, after tramping the three miles from home to begin the day’s work on the ditch, he discovered that he had been careless, and explained to a fellow laborer:
“I’ve gone and done it now! I left my lunch at home.”
Then, suddenly he beamed happily, as he added:
“And it’s a good thing I did, for the matter of that, because I left my teeth at home, too.”
* * *
The optimist fell from the top story of a skyscraper. As he passed the fourth story, he was overheard muttering:
“So far, so good!”