The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-04-19
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pnlles De tue SUBJECTS OF our thoughts N
\ There are times when we look on the
dark side of humanity; when tho mind,
led on by moodiness, passes through in
creasing shadows to midnight blackness
there are others, when, in the joyousness
of our spirits, we see the heavens and the
earth lit up with sunshine.
Different as mankind may be, one to
another, in form, feature, disposition, and
desires, there are many things in which
they all agree. We all like health better
than sickness, sunshine better than shade.
riches better than poverty, sweet
things better than sour, praise better than
blame, and smiles better than frowns.
Pleasant as a smile is, it does not fol-
low as q matter Of necessity, that he who
wears smile is either happy himself, or
desires to commu icatc happiness to 9th.
ers. A smile may be sweet or bitter,
agreeable or shastly, as the case may be;
a man may smile in derision, or hen
"the iron is entering into his sOul;" and
he may also
"Smile, and smile, and be villain"
None but pleasant and true hearted
smiles will suit our purpose.
There is the smile of the author as he
pens down happy thoughts; the smile of
the reader interested in tho book that en-
cages his attention; the smile of the
kind hearted one as he gazed on chill
dren at play; and the smile with which
friends and acquaintance meet and greet
each other We love to see them all,
and never can see them on the faces of
others without calling up smile into our
own.
You have seen the sunny smile Of the
school-boy as he leaps with joy and holi-
day in his heart. 1t is no lauguid ex-
, preston Of common pleasure, bu. glow
lug, irrepressible manifestation of delight.
With sister in his embraces, father
fastening to meet him, fond mother,
with fearful eye, awaiting his approach,
old Jonas carrying in his trunk at the
door, Pompey barking and Jumping
, around him in the wildness of delight
Q aud with mid summer month Of happi.
$ ness before him, no common smile would
, suit his dancing spirit. Truly this is a
: sunny, glowing smile.
= There is the maiden smile Of her who
is walking, in the gayety of her heart
+ with that worthy young friend who has
: gained her affections he who in more to
G her than her father and mother, ay, than
all the world, is at her side and she
t Is all to him, as he is all to her. We'll
}, may she smile there is thankfulness in
q her spirit to the Father Of merciss thai
b. brightens her other charms
: There is the approving smile Of ia
ther when he looks exultinCly on the
5 child walking in the way in which il
e should go when he sees in his son q
generous spirit, an eagle-eyo soaring in
h quest Of knowledge, a gearing after al
s that is really great and truly good, and Q
= love of holy things; or when he gazes or
2 daughter that is dear to him, whose
o obedience and ardont affection and piety
y. bind her to his heart.
n There is the smile of mother as she
= fondly looks on the baby features of hel
: first born; nor is there anything like i
G in the world. How unbounded is a mo
d theirs love! What matchless affection
< What thrilling senations of deligh
d gathers round her heart as she gentl,
d presses her darling to her bosom Wit
o maternal tenderness her eyes are ben
e upon his brow; and now she is tOyin
IS with her infant treasure
"a "with cheerful voice, and playful wilCs,
How smiles she when her baby smiles"
it This is but poor copy of beautifu
original; but there are some things i
creation that neither poets nor painter
can fully depict, and this one smon
thcm-a mothers smile.
II How heeting, how tickle, how change
q able, are our emotions! We said ther
Ia were other smiles besides that yield
q ed us pleasure.
a There is the silly smile of self.cOnceit
v. it is hardly worth mentioning, and "
: ~ might as we'll, perhaps, have passed it b
,r n as a thing unworthy of regard. There
Of the naughty smile of the proud, and th
,d insulting smile of successful knavery-
Az Az uulovoly SMILES are they both. A tin
~ is coming when the proud will cease
!, smile, and when the knave will see vii
N his dismay how much he has ous-wlttt
himself. r.
IN There is the smile of the fawner, and
!, hateful one it is, as he panders to the 70
- ~ ly of the great, writhes himself into II
= favor of those who are above him; ar
., ., there is the smile Of the deceiyer, wi
" smiles only to betray. This is cvt
\ worse than the former, and far more dea
"a ly than the darkest frown. How man
n are there who eat the bitter bread Of de
y titutiou and remorse, who may date the
= downfall to deceitful smile.
There is the bitter smile Of him wi
has been supplauted by wealtbier vOoe
o. and forsaken by her for whose welfare
10 would have yielded up his life. tt
u world is desert to him now, his heart
us desolate. And there is the bitter smil
ad too, of him who has sinned and sorrowe
IT. end been visited with merciless severit
~ "whose erring heart the lash of sorrow bo,
n And found no pity when 1t erred no more.
to Such smile has much in it Of agon.
= pity that it SHOULD ever be seen on h
in man face. ia, 3, at
There is the smile Of hope aud O
cd what burden it takes from the oppre
ed heart A dark night Of fear is dav