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Oh, give me the untuprcd SMILE
Pure, bcrrit Of every gull,
Spontaneous from All honest heart,
Cnfct,crcd by a shade of art.
was invoiuntarly drawn into train OF re.
Elections the other day, perhaps supcrinduc.,l
by the bad condition of the weather, and with.
al, my, isolated state. Of bodily cxiStrnc".-
i'nt more particularly from pleasing incident,
III which Il smile was involved.
! caught q truant smile,
AT church, across the aisle
Encascl in cupiis dart,
That found IL lu'lrc,.,..:t in my heart
Vow, have been round ,.,c world some, ana
hav" made considerable observations, Of ncn
and things; profess tr know su,n.::,ir. about
Theta ;:l and lrrsvn: 10 write accordingly.
II YOU are aTucrirs, my reader, have NJ ,!nib,
bu' v"" are already rinnr.; in al,ca of me-.
a"d It a"ri'ic, You have stopped short off with
'he rr"i""n'i eNc'ana;io,is.--"Whyt tn" mans
Il i'"i. What Il volume Of ilcauin. lie. EN-.
he'';e H. that little unu>tcn,atiou, wnrl s,ai!c'
The Insect world is moi, more n,:mcro,;s nor
diversified than this peculiar Ec.,l,v, inI,-
r"''S I" the !uian Species Their: are no les
'h"n I"'oVo d'if"reit *'nil"s, TO pursue them
all IN their various Qualifications, would require
more ski!!!ul pen t!an mine. | shall only
n"''"r few ofthc most prominent
FIRST i'll the cuta":sic is the i,iianlilc smile
the smil: Of innocence without deception
having no Intentional meaning; except TO in
s"rin the worll, tha; the baby is well AMI
i'k"ly I" be of a good temperament. Then
there is the smile Of love and appreciation Of
It's mother, reflect ing back its own snnsl,ininr
happiness face t" face. Then there Is the guile.
less smile, compressed from the Sweets O. u
healthy c"uitcnanccl .aSsie jus, cn,erin her
teens AN honest Sniic c,nin:,; i,,r pl.,. crystal
and fresh from its own vl in fountain. ere the
dccr'ful world has containiua,c IL waters. All.
have hal many such one bestowed on nr
IN my juvenile days but they ar. scarce now
There, too, Is the c.i.riuc smile ola grown
up da'nscl, who, havin luckily escaped IL host
of idle ilattercrS, settles down in ri,o wo,nan
hood, TO the fall enjoyment Of her luvc,.ain.l
experiences. A smile from her i'll last lunr
time, because Of its soitv.
CT the smiles Ola coIa"t,c beware. a .rca.
many dclica:cly organized maS"ulines have
been poisoned with them. Sum. have bean
ki'lr,! outright. The smile of real ian
LcEcyolcnce if rnmasScd. is ono That every
uan or woman shon!I be proud Of, and would
30 well to copy. This smile has The deepest
roots and Longest branches of all others 1t
beams ont from the most delicate 90 we'll n,
ia: rouyhcst formed face alike-rc:lectinc Ike
" h"ge l"irr"r whose concentrated rays pierce
the throne Of heaven.
a great deal Of II mans character may be
gathered from his SMILE much more too Than
some would lie willing should he known.
Some men VIII" look grave and disnilicd, and
might easily pas in railroad car for men of
Importance. suddenly lose il all by an unguar-
drd lie.
There sits th" inan Of usincsS, who has
si:nt half Il century counting over his loss
anl gains. His smile Is most singular, cold.
rigid, concentrated, a';nps. freezing sens,.io,
passes over one upon whom lie has just smiled
smile compounded entirely of dollars aud
cents.
The smile Of Politicians and Lawyers, is scncr.
ally of MI ambiguous nature. a compounded
smile and might be fifty compared to GER
tain one of Esops Tables
There are other smiles that might he men.
toned, rins:anec-,hc big. bro III smile Of hos
ri,ai'y. when backed hy IA sturdy farmer Of
the ollcn times, before pianos and crinoinc
came III fashion, whose rough cNicriour anI
ruldy physiogony welcomed his quest ere he
had aligh,cd before his door Alas We have
few such SIniies nova days. 1t would be do.
ing injustice to the subject not to mention a
smile very muc!. i'll vogue in this the 10Th cen
tnry, pract.ccd TO perfection by certain classes,
and initiated i'll some measure by nll. The
fashionable smile which is the hardest Of all
smiles to practice successfully; because it has
no local llnLitation. Young ladies' arc no:
adopts at it, because they are generally, too
honest to snugg!c. 1t takes midilc-aycd per
who wish to be thou sht nr;storratic and
have goodly number Of marrag.ablc sons
and daughters to play th. game successfully.
The smile of Hypocrisy anl Ignorance, when
backed by arrogance and sclf.concct, is the mos.
contemplate aud ridiculous Of all smiles, be.
cause 50 easily detected.
Iwoull advise all shallvw-rate individuals
to keep their tongues and countcnances rs
possiblc-that is, if they wish to pass them
selves of for men Of sense.
Lastly, shall srcakc Of " smile very often inc,
with wish could suppress it altogether. but
it is only in my power to write. viz: the smile
of vilIany, vice, rogue"y and knavery, all
coming under one hcad-deep dark, danger
Gus, insiluous and vile. They are easily de-
tcctcd. crime has stamped them in iron form,
on the faces Of their possessors who cannot
well dissinlulatc for lack Of muscular element
and rigid countenanccs. / have seen them at.
tempt to counterfeit smile Of love and limo.
cence, but it was no go. Tho snme deeply
formed and unalterable feature IN the back.
ground remained the same, because of the sesort
Of smiles. that too often entrap tho unwary.
Ifyou wish to cultivate an agreeable smile,
and one which is ever ready for all exigenoics
-fonnd it upon real, genuine christian, princi.
pies, and having for its ground work, love for
all of Gods created things
Dsadfall, Oct. 27th. 1853.
When you doubt between words, choose
the plainest, the commonest, the most lido