Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-07-16
GRUMBiING

Never rrumblc. It's Of no u'r to grumblc.
II clears away no clouds, onligh,cns no
darkcpcd and questioning mind inspires no
noble purpusc, and quickcns to no bcucfccn,
activity. Many a man has been restrained
from bad deeds or lmpcllcj TO good ones, by
cheerful and strong appeal cu, Of an earn
g, heart. by an Indignant ar, sioui.hcarici
rrmous,rancc, even agains, wrong doing.
There b, something m these 'ha, s,irs the
scusibili,,rS and start, the blood. and carrie,
man 10 a,Hcv blessings on the strong
word HONESTLY spoken raPPinc' ou, a bcll-
stroke from the inc heart, and striking upon
other, with an impulse that Is felt I, NAV
seem harsh. even. tor the moment. Bu, %
carries With il all the feeling behind D., and
when IL has hccn spoken the heart Is clcar /,
and ,hc rr1cuon ct d, on others Will b, bot
monetary. II D, makes them ,hrob, b, -
because u has quickcucd suddeuly the slug
rr,h circulauons Bot the steady grumbc,
rrumblr. rrum5lc-hSc the dull drip down
n the wa,crspou, uu a heavy day" ,ha, has
not the h,chn-s, to rain hkc the grinding
of a hcar,r over broken gravel stones, like
thr griffin, aud cHGyuHc ut a machine that
want, oil u never benefited human spirit
u never reused one man To generous action.
I, never made one pul.c lrar lNcIcr than b.
tur.
hl, positively b.d and burtiul thing TO
srumbIc. I, hurts the man himself, Who's
hab,, o, ru, 1nly making him continually un-
comfortable 300 lhc world, which, bad as D, is,
-i,c, 1hunj,n, orras.on tor gratitude and
praise. hu, lmpaluug gradually the trcshnos,
1ra hrathll,nc,. oi ht, miad inducing
m.rH.us,s oi thought, making han gloomy,
nervous. art msuuIiy rheumatic and neural
g.r. r,,frrc bim Go lopk upon snc,rty and
OBJ, church. mot with the open soul thai,
gl'rHr, ihr sunshine ~ w,I. o.. the cloud, aud
rejoice, in iIs mln.lold mri,ilr, ,ha, mlnClc
with 'hr t1O frequent d.-curl,-bui with The
shut, cIoomnr, s'lf-cca,rrug soul ,ha, looks
ul, ya., through glass, of green, bat ;, Tor.
ever alr,r io The prrrcpuoa of dr>-urls. Ii
ag-t, thr mans afa.acr. --srN .s hs char.
sr,s-. ], -,rul,s, u,Hrrs frum doing rhsm
ths rrrI which hr might. ,ln.s aa arru-
mr-, 90 ,bc .r-,l.rloas. d Doc Boo -.i0r.nu,
man. 1-ar-, ,b-.rar'g aaI makes cmId-
r,r a,,uc.s,c % with qucrulaa,nrs and gloom.
Nulcuu. nobody, SILENTLY aud really rcTrl.-
r- alI, q, gradually undermine. ones total
influence ami leaves hin au isolated, inelli.
c.cr, un.t. 900 the community of men whom
br much, greatly benefit pcrhans hu, who
love v7ru.lrlucf1css apI Il., ,arcr1c,S ot
view. fqllrss, cf sympathy, and self reliance.
Never rraml'c. then II other. act against
yaar wishes. either hear IL mar'aIly and 200
silence. and acromola'e Yourself - ,'-hsr
arr whose rr.oc.Plc Of ,,ruGd, De- inward
and real and uo, ac,rou~-cr & thr ucon,rn-
rrn,r b,cumr, oppressive, rcmoH,ira'e heart
lis. Nth generous warmth Rr5usc SIN.
s,r,. aca.a,, It hi never cErvrtr, even ai
chat, I, will ts.N h, a sin. Th8k frccly.
eco freely Ike a man and Christian. The
varrc>, word uill have he en- q de 'eos,
energetic may ba good nl'urcd bot sun.
shine viIl come frum cucumhcrs, and dew be-
distilled from ,h, friction Of pshb'''oucs, ,oou-
~ than ANYTHING ro,i 20 one, self or To o'h-
crs will begin to be developed from the hab,
ct fGarmit>D.-ig3Tut,u'.