Smyrna times., 1866-03-28
Little Things.

In the last numlcrof the Iaun1 F,H.x !. >,
excellent article under the above heading. J.,
Gail Hamilton. We extract:
here are many thing, dear Youpg Fail.
winch You 'aru't hr. however much ,nr mn,
,fE am thrrr are many things which v,I, ,.,,,
'' ~ tNu". Ani it 80 happrn, Thar tLn
;l'"1> "lI'H ne within your power are the
H"I",rtiHt "l,"N. WIu.. the thing, oyer wb;L
YOU have ~ contro. are Of very GttL. ra,'.a
I4'Icc for instance. you cannot all b,. ,,nnJ
SfH".lF'. N"Iar riln,rcu try very hlrI tu L.arn
'"'I "~~'n> ami keep up with their class y,.t
cannot 90 II because tiod ha, given them mimi
ME,H'ii 'i" not work quickly, or retain frrnl,.
"'' '"J" u l. no Great matter i. You arc. u1t
goo" scholars. \ dali scholar NAV do iu,t -
M"rL @'9d IN the world. and be- iu.t a. Ial,,,T.
q N. i bright one. here are very learned and
'.'II'H' persons Wu"m no one loves. and there.
imr ".'>oh~ 81 y"r% moirrlfe abilities whom
an 'HI W"rd thinks charming What !. ~.
IUilel 81 IN" dull scholar j. to dn thu. best tl,+
Z, '''ii '''' MT 10 do As wr,i rs some one else
"H! mas quicker -ra~p and a stronger LnIJ
"i tart> than he. What you all cam III nL',t
YOU all ought TO do i this "'''''
81 h|"t 4o.I 1rD rs htH dMtlyu,,IL ms ,.,s
"Ir., = h.'.' "'H "bnu, 4.,o ,,lx,ci,f..
lh- +, a very ~Imph. tiiu-, i, it not.-barJ.
y W'tih putting IN ltlIic>? MydcarchiIIr.n,
I'!l IT. over a-!in, tor II is one Of the first re-
Purcm"nj> both Of Chri~,iaui,y and politrn,.,S
II Is OF great Importance now. and II !. L,.,.,,,
n n 'noEr important every day Of your lite.
r''I H. WhIc You are yuune. you allow v,,,,.
r'"'~ 4" j." dl-d1rcabI', yuu will I.coinr -, I
"A''t ~ the htl hrh.J ti.tt l., and l,y }nu can
H'' h'p ,"l-riyr-. G,I will b, llul,L.,..,,,,
D - ''r much ynu "i-htph.attractiyc.
-Aeun noy,ra,k your friend =
%" "I' 'H It' ml} net wish t. answer.
''. u ~ "''' ... ~ - trtIy unfortunate a.
5.'.i'..',. III - "l j"" ..'.ucq questions ,tuln
'"h-H" Ihj" Hr l'rhotsaIou2 with your eyes,
I.HI'G tt1h Ih-I-t upon a question which yuur
iU'hi Ar>Ianr> hr~ shown You To be- an in,
proper "H". i ur". in the first place. than
}'u i,lrt i rl-ht AMI then your tou.,rr. viii
not often b. Euul. y, not wish tn kn,hy
WAai Your iu"aI dpr- not wish yuu to Lnn,y
axe !, :'' 2,.p.'. i tht hc viii tell you his
'"h 4r'"ri what h- d.-.g:- you to be- informed
", -, ~, -.'. |"u an instance or two
" |. u hJi.'';' b'nn'r. a writer Of surIa,,ing
-..iii"o and most heroic woman. was b.gin-
un@ To- wr,c hooh-. III. visited 4 y,ry inti.
41t" %II >"I9p. friend. Th, friend ,u,ncrfrI
nat She AMI her sisters wrote for magiz;po.
'ut Il thoE never -al Il word to her 9Lnut #
III" Nali never a word to them. The nr,oC ~
'n1 "i i'r books were forwarded to her while
-hc Wa 3n that visit, and she occasionally s.,t
II Il tlc SaIne table with her friend CORRECTING
mem but neither Of them spoke word ON the
"1j.gJ .W;J. w.! w.; IrrIU!p' you may remember, in
t Is well worth your while to rradNEIicM
Montgomery /, belrlcndcd while She i .Lrn.
'lng by an old gentleman who attcrv,rd. :
makes her little gifts and does many kind .nr-
ices. Ellen is very anxious to find ont his 1
lame, but her mamma says no. Since he has
lpt tod her ms name, and evidently does not !
are to have her know it, it would be very m {
red to attempt to find it out Yet, children.
at as 1t Is. there are persons who really seem
o PRIDE themselves ON their skill i'm Iindinn !
NJ out things which they are desired not to 9
now. And have no doubt if YOU have 50 \
an ambition, You can acquire rood @
cal OF skill IN the business. Where YOU are )
rctty sure that dlrcct question would not be '
h9Wcrcd, you can put two or three rounda- r.
out ones; or, If you think your friend is too
'ary to answer as you wish, you can ask a
punger brother or sister, or some one who is n
'SS on his guard or less skilfu at uarryiag i'm =
crtlhcnt inquiries, and so perhaps worm out :,
nc secret. But remember, while you are thus I
ratliylng your curiosity, you are destroying or :,
the destruction Of all delicacy of !,
'cllng you are developing vulgarity and mar :, II
D"-mindGdnesS, and are rapidly becoming dis "
grceabc and dlsllkGd to an extent which pro- ~
ably you little suspect So far from puming :,
ourScH on your shrcwdnCss in making such -
laGovercs, you ought to be ashamed even of = =
lShlng to make them. 1t is much better to ~
c dull scholar than to be bright and use =
our brightness for unlawful purposes. 1t is W W
ettcr to be well-hrcd than well-rcad, careful " "
feelings than quick at figures, to fail at ~
)clllng than to fail in politcness II you can
{ both Il good scholar and a pleasant com ..
anlon, by all means be 50, and the brighter W
Ie better but if you will persist in being dis a
grccablc,-if you will not take pains to be ~ ~
lrccable, you might just as well bc Ounce.
il your scholarship will only make your i'll 9,
anncrs more conspicuous and your company r.
Orc unwccOmc. n
A poet in the Nebraska No,cs concludes +
ng poem with the following lines:
Iell, such is life Whom the gods love Il
lie young, Whom they hate, live and prosper, q