The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-03-23
CULTIVATE CHEERFULNEss
From the Hearth and Home.

From the Hearth ana nome.
Life is essentially what We make it. A
E, " are born invalids, or by reason ofsick
ness are rendered incapable OF coping
witt, the world But tn every ninety nine
out Of hundred individuals is given the
prtrogative of determining their relative
position in the scale of existence. They
are "eleMed" to decide whether they
will control circumstances permit cir
cumstances to control them. Upon tbs
result of their res'lution hinges their
wal or woe 70 be happy one must be
on happy erms with others. and the d'f
ference between being liked and dIsllkro
represents the difference between the
cheerful, good hum red, and the I'll tenn
pered, acrimonious disposition The in
divIdual who uniformly carries smiling
countenance, and keeps his trnubl. 3 If ht
has any, to himself, Is welcomed where
ever he goes He makes hosts OF friends,
and impressing Others w!th Ii belief thai
he must bp dong well to be SO cheerful.
inspires confidence. draws customers, and
makes h. adway in the world, where one
with more brains but less buoyancy fails
Some one truly declares that cheer l.
ness and diligence are nine-tenths ct
wisdom" Old DR.. Johnson used to say
that "a habit Of locking at the best side
of every event is far better than a
thousand pound year" Charles LIANT
expressed the same idea when he wrote
"a laugh is worth hundred tsrosns u:
ant state of the market" Cheerful
ness" observes Samuel Smiles. "gives
elasticity IT, the spiiit spectres fly be
fore it; difficulties cause no desp lr. for
they are encountered with hope, and the
mind acquires that happy disposition to
improve opporlunltl which rarely fails
of success Hume was wont To say, that
she would rather possess Cheerful DIS
positirn--inclintd always to liok ut he
bright side of things-than with gloomy
mind To- be the master Of All estate Of ten
thousand a year" We often hear the
remark made: Such and such IN ind!
vidual in good 'el"w.' He must g
with the parry" or w, can't spars him
Study tile character OF; the individual
alluded tn and you will fad THAT he Is
cheerful tull Of animal lite aud sp r'ts,
end always ready t. jnin IN hearty
laugh If his fare Is ever welcome IT isl
because it is full of sunshine aud good
nature.
individuals often wonder Why they are
not liked by their acqaaintancos; Why
they are sighted by neighbors Ten t"
one it is because they are So selhshly Ell
crossed in their real and imaginary trials
that they weary others with their PR
sence Ifdeception is ever jusllfsbie it
is when persons conceal their troubles
and make those around them believe
that they are happy Those who do this,
who keep deptesslon and low splrita at
distance, ana in the midst IT trials and
reVerscs, however severe. still maintain u
genial countenance and cheerful CONVEX |
Sation, will never lack for friends Many |
think that the r wives, their children an.
frleuds are morose, cross grained and
ill natured. But let such person resolve.
on going home for a f,~ evenings, to
look smiling II they do MT feel do; To
speak /, kind word to one and all; to
abandon all Thoughts OF the shop; tol
sntet into the sports and enjoyment Of
ihe heu>ehnld; and they viii soon re-
gard their surroundings in very dlff.r |
tnt light.
Nothing invgarates the weary mind or
body more than cheerful conversation
and mirth provoking amusements. Let
those individuals, who come home at
night feeling worn out by their days. |
lahar, and disposed 81 be Ill tempered |
act upon this suggestion, and they will
very soon experience decidedly sgree |
able change in their morale As DR.. |
Griffin, President Hopkins predecessor
al Williams College, used to have his
CLASSES indulge in found of boisterous
laughter, Ia keep them, az he said. from
becoming thin and dy>pep ical. go should
tpe man OF cuisine ~, amt ,he brain Wor ker,
restore the tone of mind and body with
a /, r-tea rrcre .t.ons of y social character
The person who does this, who is moi too
,ef h 10 devote some time to the amuse-
N Mt and enjoyment of his family. sill
add TO his own enjoyment and secure
that II caperat on winch Is SO essential to-
the mental and physical machinery in
resisting b wear and tear OF life.
1t rests with everyone, as We have said
above, to determine for himself whether
be will, acting upon the above sugges-
tons. insure for himself a happy. con
tnte,l AID successful life. No DISPOSE
sion il Ivy nature 30 untoWard and UNI
happy that it cannot he schnoled and
disciplined No one ia too lar advanced
in years to develop that chserfAness
which will make him or her beloved in
the home circle and In society,"