, 1869-06-27
TIE POWER OF sULKIHEss.
fIpsn fAs M Hall R,siget

0rtAt u the power q s1lkiness. Fortuno.e,v
Tor the World, Nrarely extsts In Its highest nol
telectnl or moral force Il WONG be = despourn
70 thasouan as,to be tnt1rta9s 70 the general vel
fsre t oi humanity: But IN less and moro tgnohle
fotm u = not nhnrnmou, md the deaaEetc no6
ete4dy choking pressure which mankind end1fe lii
conae41enee 70 To MALE up au eln1ost iutotaIabld
81 Being for lsnea 1ots 81 e ase saa S
AfseSt thas tbey ACT thua o. principle; but Il Is
simoss inras;sh!y @ found mat tss principle
are short and sweet h0', lncclkstesat, Of Quickly
9aSahse-sna any of these srn Liable 70 10 SUD
1en3J vs1ed 81 tor an aour q txo-st h al"a5H t.f-
aiy e.en 1Sen es1, ont ~ L. saa sssanpnoa nss "a
Of u Ia felt to 10 = burden zoo hss.1 10 Be
The capacity for stesdy, Bold, concentrated sul-
Aness y mighty power 70 him who possesses It:
Il implies many culsous and varied accomplish.
p,ete mastery Of the nFe seuses, Il Is for man
Y b blind when Il Is Desired that ho should opeu
h!s eyes. dumb, whenever words wpuid be accepta-
bic. deaf 10 Au Alure12euts OF submission, 1usenst.
bic 70 every enutt II coar,lAtinn. It can crea..,
gloom. aud, barring created IT, It can per
elingina Atmosphere - 1nrholesouae @ as ! m,ss.s
u oomprenenda an abeoiUta control over the facial
mnsc1ea - thai No softness or sign Of yielding,
nre may rephse sven ios - eI momens ths os snen ps
apathy Of Iiumfne the hAbl:uai scoWi oi the cor
nImsa 1ulke.: In woId, y = the faculty oi sim
pear TO be blind, deaf dumb stupid, pa1nlyzed iii
9. dead Whenever aud for aslong as be chooses,
M. Hesps has tIny ssid, "Unsason alrava gov
way 70 Rnch ss being At all amenaols 70 rrsson."
And eutk1ness neither gives reasons nor listens 10
pressed, spsiess md aiteliy dseessd % sppeaF a.
anee, - though crushed and heart6EoS.
someum aea9, aspe.se 0pG9ssssG1
sssp, and bsek md lo~ertna sroT .re tas eaief
aigus which Indicate the disturbance within, aud
tne form q the % seugesnoe Which e 70 BE- taten IN
y. P. WInis i oae 81 s. earlier solnmes has a
S.essr @ little ta!e, ds.cstbag ne power Of "a sin
lady eontrlved 70 persuade whole house full Of
6osrde.s 70 regala hes - martyr, and to speak
husband; sud ~ this ris6out uttssing one word
herself ~ Rroaaeea solely bJ ne "!u]ursd look
Ana ,Sf5s s5s N !Sot| f !. sss
tas one Is Seeat, The p1osocation indaee%d % oy he
laster Is unuttefable Il i = curious and to some
in sulflness, 4 woman a mora omen possessed
with a dumb devil than Is a Inao.
sulhnesa Ia visible even In tue nursery, whereit
cxtstR 50 10 speak, IN the form OF bud; but It Ia
merely IN outnreak Of bad temper, for at that ago
4 child hAa not learned the metbod OF u1tng IL IL
And tho EIsest wsy Is to leave It t. ettsseiy s %.
noticed, "enAce" tho onentcr, - the French
say, 1ntn there e m Obvious return g more
learn 70 estimate the power Of salEnesa either IJ
practice or endurance, hut large school Is the
se es1 On asS tsn Of q ~ a sn11s
aoeety At large, aud 1t Is commonly reserved Tor
ps1tate or honas exhioltton. Ine smaller tbs
% isu,iy, IN T bonse. ~ Il ons - znoms sS tue M
sssdss e!eiy eeT5ss y 4: q isse;aseias 81 saa- ill.,
smile znds strike TOO, Il tha5 Seems more adyls-
able; but no good ever folloWs ! aullen enmity,
ss1,s Mn1s5 sh 1a7 md Sissn se,ss
that tOothle6 vengeance, which consists In pout-
Ing cndnesa u an experiment full Of danger. aud
It s tundeS ID msIe IN ,e i. ot.I91 sao9 t1's ts
greatest madness or which human being can ba |
gully. There they arc man and woman yoked
Ess ass nj e aIa @
goats" and II either Of them 4 endowed w.sh !
ses ee. 'aes e nt0t q M s safnesa one snad
urged - i eause Tor judicial separation. possibly
pressing the spt1t AMI lite out of human Being,
70 @1tr 4 20" %aay tns Spreads
at and most lovable OF esrtha c1easurea
NhIch resemhies and yet u not suika II siiens
ore, morttoeation, or secret diseouzsgenens and
i Is often sesn IN youth. But ia reality lie
aan aala 81 ss9&EainE wlsn als ino,;nsy. at ND kna
oas an oysF ne ~ S osn1Ss Mys
,ulktneas ts essentially premedtated and oi aiore-
thought; It Il also stnd1cnve, sometimes even M
nsa tne q t. easqss soa ssa 1aa1Ssa
md the face and person acquire q heavy sodden |
'ppearance ~ Of > substance too long sieeped IN
!nWholesome Juices DrsREtug tne fest alons the
1oox and alaumin& the doors Of the house for |
geeka md months toSether are vulgar and ieno-
10 but neither uncommon nor inexpensive modes |
i suldng. We III know Of other ways more re- [
!ned but not less d.sasreeable, and remember
hEm too veil The fashton Ia which the rev |
FordS which custom and convenience rem
eE absolutely neee1saIJ Arc dropped from the
ps ~ Il eaey wefa 50 n1uy feAden tulleta; the |
teadfast surpr1sed Stare that you or any ono eide
hou1d rentute 70 aAI such questions n shAu re-
ntre reply Of any lind, the petttn1cfous cold
saz the sacetatlrave1tsd glance. the stssdy
loom, the hand withheld, the amue untrtmned,
ID ihs hardly lauttefcd acknowledgement or the I
inrnfn9 Of evening salntsnon--Nho thst haa Nlt-
essed or endured the4e amenities can forget the
0eet q saemr IN tact, the severity Of she
feesufe which really able, discriminating spd /
oat1nAte suaker can ba1ng 10 bear on -othes1t FOR
Q indefinite space Of time. asuo1uts 70 9 tJsaa-
J, 1umb, indeed but sufficiently uuhofF OF it,
ND Neither sofI cos1tng nor urgent cnrsinF
y ane9 T. eod, though To Yield Il hnmntzstn2,
veil NfRh tH Y1S1tt I