The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-12
Temper.


We generally pity man or woman who ha,
an obviously bad temper but 10 have bad tenn.
per aud ample opportunities for gratifying Il
must he great pleasure. The dull complacen.
cy Of good-humor offers no such keen deli ghis as
the little revengcs which a bad.iempcrcd woman
loves 10 wreak upon her social enemies 4 bad
temper is sort Of sixth sense which hasiis own
satisfaction aud, like the other Senses In favor.
able circumstances the satisfaction prcdomina,cs
u Is = grca, mistake To consider that even the
"oril form vi bad tempcr-ihe sulky attitude
necessarily involves the wtrichtdness Of the sulk-
Ct. Not at all The man or woman who sulks
looks upon himself or herself as "a martyr and en. /.
- the sweet s0lace Of marty rdom. Then the
discomfort, they inilie, upon tue people against
whom they suik is another keen enjoyment Ia
fact u sinking were not pleasant, people would
not sulk. u gives a man pleasure TO CRAFTY hi.
bad iemlrt and u gives him pleasure 10 sulk
Among wumru these 81 jol ments are heightened
by greater scnslivcncss. both on the part Of the
performers and that ~ their victims When a
man gets intn the suiky attitude and thinks be-
will anncy his frirni. by refusing their invita-
tions 10 dinner, Nr simply say 10 him, Very
we'll. Sulk Us long rs you please. II you will
be- unhappy b. We have too much on our
hands 20 irouhlr nurscyrs about whether you
rfnusr 10 he uncomfortable or the reverse II
tuh Won come iu uuf nnrf-Iatlics, let us
hol' that Others will aud ~e have nu reason io
anticipate that III, soup aud tho fish will hr an,
tar worse iur todr Absvnrr Bu, women. gen.
,l' souis' DO NO. iouk ulun IL seeding ifirnd IN
this ihilus1i''ar hight. The, Arr distressed to
ihiUk N.ti Jsrr. ot AuHi Thompson. or Lady
Muil.ud i.ailrn sisi'i should think that thcy
have hrts unkinI t1 bet. II Is with deep de
pr,ssiUu III = they hear hu~ very miserable their
iurmer husnni.irifnd nov is aud ihvy p,rplex
t'itn r.r's aud th' husbands too. ab"ui the
hcsf method 81 f,tui,,lltaituu
Ih' wfriaiu. % bad i..inttf Is utir a. the t,ras.
.u'os' occupations 81 humanity but ~ have.
tad phys'c,l fleets ''.iud H. We must guard
ours'lvc' hnwrvcr against the popular drlusiDn
ih hat thin lFull" .ic naturally prone Ia tad tenn
itf, hnd 'i1i sluHi I,uIlc are almost invariably
Eooi-niiHiri Th- writer's experience. at beast
tend, 'o lreris,l! the opposite conclusion. Fat
men dir not enc'gr'icali' .ngry they de- not
'Hh to's. thrash their hUr-rs, aud 50 on hut
iu't fi' 'tf mot, ini at.'u; ui hindfauc,s sud
apt =" lr t.illrd o., htilr annoy ancrs Put tai
man 'ud ihlD intu 'U ~hip a irout.sltran whcn
i'.r ish nte not risins Nhu will first bggia 10
ef"Nl nuiics,d 'lfs.s and crack the flies uf hs
lgc Wi'h had temper. and ;hru throw the rod
AWAY and ding himself Un the grass Ia disgust
Snlio'' tu'h CO. th' ga ~ tc hung up which
Ni.l rAhIhr the most patience and good -humOr
o. -''tiug IL, iiar - the tive had temper u u
A''I weapon, bat ~ j. frequently found Ia rcry
.'i aui rtpa,io sheath The evil ply sirAl e..
'cri. 81 bad temper, however. tell equally on the
.toui ani III" hin aud ihrt are more serious
ih.u many lcnp.e imagine The effect which
~ " cho!ct has upon the system, when general I
Weakness prr'iisposes To II catastrophe shows I
wha' the ,icc, must also hr y hen greAlcrsirrngih
OF the $, stem prevents its being imncdiic, VIZ.
iilc When nan drops doWn and dies through .
"a iii of anger there must be some other ailmrni
assisting but that anger should. IN any case,
have the power 10 accelerate the catastrophe is 4
significant. Persons with disease oi /
of the heart, any affection likely 10 suffer from
a shock Ia the nerves are warned 10y the doctors .
10 abstain from irritating dispaics and general. .
j 20 avoid those men or th.ng- likely 10 rot Ike .
their anger Il Is al advice which Is Applicable .
10 all because there are few 0f us 80 situated .
ih.t uur bal temper. il We have ono, may bc
: .f'ui.ed with impunity Better to cultivate u,
ttn tenor Of a sublime indifcrrniisn than iu
l,ai the uncertain satisfaction 81 cIpendins it'll.
ir~ctackcrs of wrath. -Hiry,rs W,s,ly