Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-10-02
encouragement.

The value OF little judieiors
encouragement TO young and old i
not generally appreciated as Il
should DO. Tho world is inclined
to consure rather than praise, Peo'
pie sometimes compliment from self
interest with an Object in view, but
few ever beslow commendation
with the thought Of benehting 9th
ers. Few, indeed, ever think how
much good may be done by n kind
word or approving smile. They
had rather create unpleasant feel
ings than TO excite spark Of JOY in
longing, weary heart. Flattory
should bo avoided-whcn gross IL Is
disgusting--but q well.paid and
deserved compliment is worth more
than money to many poor human
being struggling for support or n
name and place among men. Take
the little child-a soft pat on his
curly head, with the passing rc-
mark, "that is q good boy" has
often been tho means of making q
great and q good man of him. 1t
costs nothing TO those who say the
simple words, but it sinks deep into
his proud, throbbing heart aud re-
mains there forever. When chill
drcn do what is right, when they
excel in anything, let them be en-
couraged by all means. Don't i'm
agine they cannot appreciate it-a
greater mistake could not be made.
And so on as they grow up TO youth
and manhood, at school or in the
opening struggle of life with all its
trials and hardships, little encour-
agement from the older, tho wiser,
and tho successful in the worlds
constant warfare, is invaluable
Without it, "many gem of purcst
ray serene" has sunk into "the
dark unfathomed caves of ocean"
In Its stead, n careless word Of con
sure, an undeserved reproof, or q
hcartlcss snccr, has brought ruin
and wreck OH many of Gods no
blest work. The sensitive Keats,
now oulogizcd, perhaps over-praised,
when it can do no good, fell a lin
gering victim to sharp review of
his first published poems. lie died
of broken heart Others, who
never will be known, but who, with
a little need of praise, might have
attained to eminoiice in their sew
eral callings or professions, have
died the same way, "wasting their
sweetness on The desert air." or be-
coming the posts of society, instead
of It's ornaments. Human beings
are so constituted as to require en-
couragement-some more, some less,
but all in a degree. Labor in vain,
bringing no reward, noither, money
or fame, not even fow cheering
words Of confederation, will final
ly ovefcUtne and weigh down and
crush out the strongest hearts and
hands. 1t is but a question Of time.
Somo may be made of sterner ma
terials and hold out longer than
others, but they too will sink at
last. We say, then, That tits d duty
which we owe one another TO en-
courage everything of desert, how
ever small. When we can praise
with a clear conscience, let us never
fail to tloit, Hbether the subject be
young or old, rich or poor, high or
low; for all need it, all crave it., and
all languish and die without it. 1t
is q necessity of our nature. We
were SO constituted by infinite Wis
dom for good. Praise is the incite-
mcnt to human progress towards
the perfect in everything. Let it
not be stinted when deserved and
whom it will be usefnl-let it be
freely given and in full measure,
We must encourage one another and
hold up the weary and faint:ng,
that they fall not by the wayside ON
the hard Journey Of life. "Do unto
others as you would have them do
unto you You know the pleasur-
able emotions which little timely
praise excites in your own bosoms,
the thrill of Joy which it awallens
Withhold it not from others. The
thing to being happy yourself
is to see happy ones around you
Try ID. Encourage others as Won