The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-02-27
CBEERFULEEss.,

CHEERFULNESS. "a
what happy word is cheerfulness How
'pleasingly it falls on the ear, and yet how few
there are who seem to understand its true mean
ing, or appreciate the value OF the maxim,
which incuicates the belief that cheerfnness is
preferable 10 wealth or fame. To all persons
and to all classes, is the advice applicable, tor
without a small share of good nature, accom-
panied by desire to please, we would become
not only objects of pity, but Of dislike to our
nearest aud dearest friends. No amount Of III
tellect or knowledge could, or ever did, atone
for the want OF u kind, ebliging disposition, as
the very selishncss which creates the want, in
such characters, obscures, like partial eclipse,
some Of their brightesi ideas, revealing only an
imperfect representation oil their true attain
Inents. But ii the want of o true, cheerful
spirit did no greater injury than the one Just
cited, We might well afford 10 let those lovers OF
literature, whose exclusive habits turn them In
to bookworms and misanthropists, pass by
without further comment, believing that as Il
class, their hard-earncd knowledgesoon becomes
tiresome, and often proves a bitter pill, which
they, AZ their own medical advisers, are obliged
to swallow. Bat thea the want Is felt outside
Of that pale which cncoses the exclusive liter
ati Just named, and is most keenly felt by those
who are unfortunate enough to be thrown a.
mongst the ignorant and uneducatel. Ignorance,
when dressed with her most becoming garb, sim
plicity, is bcarabe; nay, sometimes attractive,
but change the costume to selfish moroseness,
and we'natuFaily shrink back. Aud why? Be
cause the lore OF tho good, the bright and the
beautiful is one OF those attributes, given us by
an All-Wise Creator, for the purpose of pre-
pairing and training our minds for the iull en-
juyucnt Of beauties which never die. There
fore, wien effects SO widely different and unnat-
ural are suddenly presented to our vision, onr
first impulse is sarprisc, our second, retrcat.--
But ah! how differently do we feel towards
those whose hearts are III. the right place /; and
whose pleasing, happy faces make us forget that
they have not been thc recipients Of IL liberal
education. Showing us, as they often do, in
every worl and action, that they possess ihat
natural, uns!udied grace which no Knowledge
of rhetoric or the fine arts could ever impar;;
winning us irresistibly to them, and forever
stamping on our minds their pleasant words and
loving Smiles. How true it Is that Kind words
never die, and from no other source can kind
words flow thaa from a cheerful spirit, a happy,
content3d mind, and truthful, warm heart.
II we possess these thrce things, we are !ici in
deed ii they lie wanting, we 80 pocr indeed.
Although checrtalness should be soughy aft.e By
ali as tie sterplng sioae to much COED, and o.
cry earthly Comfort, yet By none should it 5e
more eagerly pnrsued, until gained, than by
teacher. For to them it is tlie most iuesti,la-
bic treasure, the tglc key to SUCCESS in their a.
duous uldeltkipg. Teachers who posyess
varied requirements, and yet pbsscss not an
even temper, il cheerful spirit, and heart keen
ly alive to the interests and pleasures Of their
pupils, are badly fitted for their calling and new
er can attain any degree of emincnce in the sci
ence of teaching. A happy, calming frame of
mind is just us necessary to their success
as any other primary knowledge they may have
acquired, as it is unreasonable to suppose that
. petulance, sefshness or moroseness could ever
act as aids to convey ideas, even if those ideas
were of the most profound kind or that harsh,
stern manner is more effective of good than one
Just the opposite. Not at all-our own better
Judgment tells us NO-and the practical expe-
rience of every day life, goes to prove that
word in Kindness said, a smile of approval Civ
en-, at the right time, when the heart yearns for
sympathy and encouragement, is more power
fui, lasting and is better calculated to improve,
than all the wise sayings that could fall from
the lips of stern sages. ........
we feel the magical effect of smile when
our hearts are weary laden, as all hearts are
AZ some period or other; arousing, with one
touch OF ats magic wand, not only the kind
hes feelings Of our nature, but, in many instan-
ces' those latent powers of the mind which
might have slept forever, had they not been called
into action by the happy influence first named.
Thereby fully confirming us in the belief that
kindness and gsntleness are not only the associ-
ates of happiness to the possessor, but the orig
unater Of incaieaIable good to others. In all
phases and conditions of life, we will find it to
our beRrft TO cultivate a cheerful, considerate
disposition, as through its means we will not
only be happy ourselves, but will become dis
seminators of good in the true sense of the word.
Securing for ourselves the approval of our own
hearts and conscience; as well as an increase of
affections from ctr friends, in proportion as we
practice consideration and cheerfulness.
fe.3 sfto.a. .as ssl7sts ee, TT & IA.
East Providencc, Feb. 81, 1868.
sgWe have solution of the wineglass prob
lem which we will print as soon ms we can nro-