Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-14
A Looklns-ela.s for pu.lnes. Men.

How cross you arel Yes, how cross you are,
and It is high time you know Il. You are
cross in tho morning, croes in the evening, and
cross all day; cross when you 20 out, and cross
when you come in; cross TO your wife, and cross
to your children, and cross TO everybody cross
when you 60 to bed, and cross even in your
sleep; and your friends wait in fear lest that
internal passion shall continue through life and
be "strong in DEATH Your character is known
and read Of all men, IL leaks out or spills over
continually, and there is no use in attempting
to conceal the matter Now we intend in this
discourse TO touch only on one single develop
ment of your disposition, viz, its relation to
buSinesS, TO your prosperity; and leave your
minister to give you other necessary Gospel
teaching. We will begin by remarking:-
lst-That cross men are usually despised by
everybody.
2d-That cross men are always in want Of
friends.
3d-That cross men can't depend upon per-
manent prosperity. g..
4th-Ihat cross men when in trouble are ief
alone and let alone, and "are of all men most
miserable"
5th--That cross men are the last men who
should ask favors
6th-That cross men have neither position
nor influence
7th-That cross men are cut off from the
affections, good will, and sympathy Of partners,
clerks, customers, and--cvery body
Lastly, That cross men, when they depart,
''which is far better" leave behind short ro
cession, and but few mourners
In view of this subject we venture further
to say, that when you speak cross to your part.
ners you are making muss generally, which
will have atendency to reduce materially the
profits of your business, and render your sue
cess more difficult when you speak cross to
your clerks, you discourage, inflamo and pre-
judice them, 50 that very soon they will care
little for you or any of your concerns when
you speak cross to customer, even il he is
unreasonable and deserves it, you disgrace
yourself and do wrong which cannot easily
be repaired He will not forget it if you do,
| and the worse the man is and the moro he de-
serve it, the more he will abuse you
wherever and whenever you are cross YOU
damage and beitte yourself and all poacable
men will make tracks, give you wide BERTH
get out of sight, and instinctively shun you as
they wouda wild elephant.
Lastly, no money can compensate you for
the loss of good or even fOlerable disposition
Therefore, don't indulge bad temper You
may be Rothschild, or even Crgsus, yet if
you are chronic cross man, you will be poor
| beggar-a poverty stricken fOol-without a
crumb of solid comfort upon which to satisfy
the cravings of poor human nature. Your
partners, your clerks, your customers, and the
public generally, including your poor dog and
cat, will breathe easier when you die and are
out of the way, unless you reform Will you
make the experiment. Begin then with a
smile Follow Up that smile with a firm reso.
luton to persevere to the end. Let what will
come, keep your temper If you can't restrain
yourself, sing, sing loud. Try OLD Hundred,
Near, or even Yankee Doodle. If that don't
answer, seek the open air and roar at the wind.
Try your lungs with a nor'wester and give us
a record of your experience Go 20 Niagara
Falls, and amid the thunderngs of that mighty
| cataract, give us a trial of your uttermost ca.
pacity that shall ever after satisfy you 10
anything rather than not become a-reformed
maa.-N. Y Independent.