Freeman's champion., 1857-08-27

Speaking Of laughter; when wo-
mans laugh is musical, it is the
sweetest thing in the world; when
heard, the warblc Of birds and brooks,
and the tinkle Of harps are unat-
tended. AWa9
1t is an accomplishment that can
not be learned--the art Of laughing
we'll; o gift Of Nature, bestowed up
on her favorites.
"a Somebody c0nfesses to,hawing been
fascinated by one of the fairest faces
the sun ever kissed a blush on, and a
pair Of eyes that almost "took the
breath" For q long time, he played
the poor Publican and worShiped
her afar off, when one day, that he
Immediately indicated in his calen-
der with a "wAite mark" he succeed
cd in getting withintwo chairs of her
at dinner. His soullay at the thresh-
old Of one of his ears, to hear what
should first fall from those divine lips.
Blessed would those words be, and
remembered foreverl He had not
long to wait, for the words came, and
all too soon for romance. And what
inthe name Of Webster's Unabridged,
do you suppose they were? TBy
jingo!" His castle in the air came
down by the turret. and the angle
that swore "by jingo." dwelt in moth
ing of his building.
The owner Of one of the sweetest
faces we ever saw, whose lips, it
seemed to us, should always part in
music, as Memnon's did at sunrise,
had laugh, like the rattling Of un-
snnointed machinery. 1t was much
as if a distant saw mill should pause
in its irving Of trees, and fall a laugh
ing with the sort of mouth that such
set Of toeth would be likely to fill.
And she was always laughing, and
as she was wont, innocently to say,
"it hart her to laugh" Every body
Sympathised with her, for it hurt ov-
cry body to hear her.
There is a world of character in the
laugh; quality that shows, as it
were, the grain Of The soul, whether it
be of coarse or delicate texture
"Leather Stockings" quiet, inly, and
yet hearty merriment, it does one
good to see it is the sort of laugh
to be enjoyed. Some people keep
there hearts 80 tucked away out of all
sight and hearing, that laughter ex-
plodes above them, much as ships
gun at sea, above the groves of red
coral, having nothing in the world
to do with them at all.
A great, honest laugh from great,
honest man, is as pleasant 60 hear as
the chime Of bells on o holiday, but
deliver US from a litter. We do not
wonder it serves as o name for one of
the meAnest weeds that grows. And
there is whole family of them
giggles, chuckleS and gripes-in
which plethoric water spoutS, mean
men and humorous hyenas indulge.
How much heartiness there is in
the cha ha" that wakens the echoes /;
how the jolly huntsman's "ho no"
rings through the good, green wood;
che he" is a roguish explosion. and
"hu hui" winds up that great diapa-
son Of laugh we sometimes hear,
when a pair of strong lungs goes
through the merry gamut with q cha
ha--ho ho--hu hu," until the five
vocals and the breath are exhausted
together.
An honest, human laugh is always
madeof the very best material--pure
vowelS. When you hear a man who
laughs cOnsonants, Look out for him {;
who elects q series of SIS at you, be-
tween the sharp edges Of his teeth.
When man laughs, he always
laughs in English, no matter what
dialect Of Babel his mother may have
taught him.