The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-03-22
misfeIlanruu II 6.
FoR THE BEDFORD GAZETTE .
KIND WORDS.


When God made man, He endowed him witt
every requisite Tor happlaess. lie gave him light
| iovr and peace. And what Gol made our
first parents ter TO, 10 PsrsdisS has been trans
united unto Us. Although 5y sln ue have
brcomr children OF sorrow sllll we possess, in
an rnIIhrnt degree, qualHie'S of soul, calcuIa-
ted to make us :,appy, ana not ourselves only,
5ul tisn our fellow n-n.
NIW, Il promote iar happiness Of our fellow
mrn II IS not required, that we deprive our
Ives oil aay er Ipymeur. We need not lavish
upon, lhe Sorro lug poor or distressed pilgrim,
stores OF silver aud old to aleviates uiS suffer-
lngs-nor need we lay aside the maniie OF
happIueSsior the cloak oi gloom, 10 heal the
wounded SpirIl, OF dlspel the omlnous shades
o sorrow winch hang IN melancholy silence
around the b~art OF some poor deSpondng
bratner. No ! more simple, By tar, is the anti
dote Tor sorrow-the balm for, distress kind
words furnish every requisite. They will
accomplish what gold fails to do and there are
none so Eoor that they have them not.
Wuat an influence do they wirld How
potent, how mighty kind words spoken to
the erriug will rrcIams h:m-suatch him
from the hand of the strong despoIlrr-causr
him 10 ioresake his evil habits OF thought and
Ife-and drive him from the iowery balhs OF
ease, and Indulgence that have lead him away
from truth, and whose dazzling aIlurementS
have caused his mind 10 err, nave contaminated,
his heart, and made his feet sink TO follow after
evil.
Kind words addressed to one suffering the
eXcruciatlng pans OF disease, will alleviate hts
suferIngs and llghten the burden of his aiii!c
.lon,-Aind words spoken 10 The poor, will
s"eeten tie cup Of their ptIVation-WIli light
up their almost destitute hcvel with the sun
light OF happiness, aGd throw a beam OF con-
teEtment over their rugged pathway Of life.
They will encourage the Child ploddiag his
'Ewrary way" up through difficulties, and
opposed by almost insnrmountable barriers, and
those weighed down with care, they will cheer
and those troubled, diSire eSsed, burdened with
the calling yoke OF bereavementS, they will
comfort.
II matters not what be the distress of mind
and sorrow ofsou ,he suffering mortal is called
10, endure, kind word will soolhe and mil-
gate them, and enable the sufferer to bear up
manEully against the ills OF liie--anG resigned
ly submit 10 the affecting and inSCfulab.e dis
pensatIoas OF Hun, who rules IN righteousness,
the affairs oi Has people Sweet, then, is the
m'asian e. kind words Gentle as the dew that
descended ir1u Noun! ZiJG, and Wapred lar
"wholr face Of the ground" they fall 10 the
wounded heart, moisen It's grief tortured aven-
ues, and cause to spring up the life infused
germs of peace ard joy Nor do they cost
anything. Why, ihen, not let them tall by
the wdysde to cheer, comfort, and bless, those
who are bowed down under heavy burdens
Why not whisper them in the ears Of the sons
of want aud calm, by Their magic spell, the
sayings OF tier bleeding, socroWIUg aearts
why withhold from any suffering son OF
humanity, a boon so PrecouS, so divine, when
It's bestowa costs Us 10 self denial whatever
Restrain, them not. Let them flow from the
fountain OF pure and sympathetic heart. To
this inmate the blessed SaOi0ur. iIe had a
kind word for all. They shall not be spoken
in vain. No, many a sorFowing heart, has
been comtored by their healing balm. and
ch'ered 5y the sweet relief which they have
administered. And, oh how true, that
"Kind words will never die
Never die-no never die -
They not only cheer, comfort aud bless us
bot, they i've forever. "Deep in the breast
they lp, cherished and blrst." And what
can drive them from their sacred I3dg-
ment, IN a grateful heart They lie too deep
f3r the unrrIrntIng hand Of time to erase ths.r
awakened IN the thankful soul,
IS losss sInd and lasting, 10 be washed out by The
obivion. Aye forever while lie
remains, they viii hnger with silvery sweet |
ness, on lh- ear and sound thrill OF gadress
through th- heart Of him whom they have
cont r,ed.
Bat whilst they cheer the dispondng, |
coufIrt The Distressed, reclaim the srrIng, and |
encourage the young. they a"e a source OF the !
greatest pleasure L" han who speaks them.-
VINO dos not feel a thousand times compensa- |
ted, # bY any act of his, he has in any way,
benefited his f1IIDw mau Duty ots us use |
.hem. And from the sacred truths Of the .
blessed Bible there comes a voice OF duty, !
pleading N tones of iGeilaoe love. "Be, kind
y aliecllonate, one 10 another. Comfort the
bowed down, and blnd up the broken hearted"
Bot the sweetest truth OF all is, they will |
not lose their reward. In proportion, as they
have contributed to promote the happiness and |
enhance the welfare OF poor iorlorn, hrart-
,ick brother, they will be rewarded by Him
who hath said, Even a cup oil cold !
water given IN my name shall not lose lis re-
ward.
Penn'a College, DUNCAN.
MAMMOTH Hoo. the Virginia South Legion |