Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-28
Speak Kindly.

What soothing influence it sheds over the soul,
TO hear spoken in friendly accents true, kind
word. It's like the dew OF evening as il gently
distlls on the dropping flowers. Or like the first
lays of the summer sun, If gldS all nature with
its Tefulgent beams. Kind words cost nothing, but
how much good they accomplish. Their WORTH is
ineStimable. Kind trords: How simple the ex-
preston; yet what a magic influence they possess.
Their power is boundless, ever cheering on
ward. Without them, this would be world with
out sun. How encouraging their effects, as they
fall on our pathway, as we wander through this
vale of tears w hen mSfortune's clouds are hover
ing round, and the heart is torn by some severe af
Fiction, wien earth looks dark and dreary, and
scarcely ray of hope penetrates the gloom =
Then ii is that words of kindness fall upon the
aching heart like dew upon the Parched ground
Speak kindly to all i'll every situation of Life, for
perchance your words may fall upon the heart
overwhelmed with affiiction; for IN the breast of
almost every one there is some laden Sorrow.-
Speak kindly to the young; seek not TO diminish
by harsh or careless words, the happiness OF the
sweet joyous days of life's early spring; youth is
the season when those goldren principles which
characterize future life will be deeply en-
craven. 1t is also the season when the mind is
tender and susceptible of kindness. When the
world looks bright and beautiful, in the loyohSness
of their young hearts they expect nothing but un-
aIloyed pleasure. Be careful that the breath Of
nnkindness wound not their trusting hearts, and
perhaps tell in future life upon their destiny Speak
kindly to the aged. Thou knowest not perhaps
the bitter cup ol attilcton they may nave Deen
called TO drink in their long pilgrimage on earth:
They have endured many rude blasts of this cold
world. r
Seek then by kind acts, and soothing words, to
drown the remembrance of life's troubles. and
snothe the pathway to the tomb. Speak kindly to
the errng one. Perchance thou mayeSt win them
back to virtues path, when harsh, unleeling words
would only drive them still farther from the right
way. How often does kind word call up the
scenes of youth, and reanimate the resolutions
then formed. How often do they incite TO good
deeds, those who have wandered in the paths OF
sin. Hearts hard adamant, are touched by their
sympLathizing influence, and tears gush from the
fountain long dried ly the baneful influences OF
lniquity. All nature seems 10 say in unresistable
Language. Speak kindly. The ripling brook as it
glides along with It's low sweet melodies murmes
so soothing 10 the sad heart, says: Speak kindly.
The gentle dew as it falls and reyolves the drooP-
ing fowers and the evening zephyr as it watts by,
bearing TO us the balsanc odor of nature falrest
flowers, and proclaim tie same language. The
songsters of creation, as they warbe forth their
sweet soul stirring melody, say, speak kindly. The
beautiful flowers as they border our path through
life from the modest violet TO the blushing rose,
say, speak kindly. '.t
The glittering stars as they deck the canopy OF
Heaven peeping from their home of the blue,-and
the pale moon she pours her slyery light over
hill vale, and stream, All! All combine TO say
Speak Kindly. CoREIlLIA'