The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-02-06
SOCIETY'S LUBRICAlO K3

D!CSoli'S SOClCLN
great many humble workers In So
ciet, who bites it. aud are not rec
ooriz4d Wnn i;s train Is stop
ned yoa sI,ai. Sc the engineer
sp.ing off from his locomotive. and
with his oDg.hecked can, oil the
maciines y at every po'nt, SO that
e oil sht.i ran il}t ut all the
ioiats. We look at hi and at the
macnlne ant admire tnam Bat we
never say Ia word 10 the oil, or ab)nt
it, Md yer, t:le engine, al what
il does by - 5irea-ta are largely
deprnden. apOn The lu0rIeAttoh
winch the oIi bring
Now, iaafe are ,ubrlc Gtor' among
men, who keep the macalnAry OF
society oieI, 81 rs to prevent It's
Joints trUn wearing, anl It's journals
from lea lng. IL Is IuoncAtor
vino introduces great improvements
il the processes OF soclet', but
there are men who prevent the trlc'
ton which W ,uid Otherwise be pro-
duced by liz working. Such man
[ cynsId,.r one who Is thoroughly
GOOD .natured. y man who carries II
a disposition that is characterized
by thorough good-nature, tends 10
make others good-na ured. Other
people take from Us what we carry
10 hem; and If you 20 III an lrflta-
bic mood 10 your breakfast, You
Will probably find another person
who is az irritable over against you;
and The irritaLi.ty will be there
because you carried il If you are
good na.ured, men will be apt to
know il, and TO respond to your
good-nature Men are as much
pc: ceived that carry good-natUre In
society, as ~pice-wood Is that car
ries sweet oJors. God bless good
nalured men, ami multiply the num-
Der Of !hem There Is no danger
OF tiers being TOO many men who
are not easily irritatcd, who look on
the bright side of things, and who
lend 10 sChce--Ineu that you can
cushion Oh, and not touch The hard
angles Of ali exciting, conscientious
spirit-mcn who, III snip, or house,
or store, or shop, ire so sweet That
they suggest the mole genial, the
kindlier aspects Of human life.
| would not have all the world
good-natured. l would not have
good-nature to be the only and SUI
preme grace and there is no danger
Of its being so-not the least. But
where there are 50 many other ster-
qualities, we need ubric ltion. Amd
b essed are they that move around
about in society 50 as to lubrlcate 1t.
There are many such who are not
conscious of it.
A man goes home from his busi
ness at night, aud sits down by
the fire, and, summing up the trans
actions Of the day, says to himself
"Wcn, am afraid | have not done
anything to-day. l failed in seeing
men that | meant to see. 1t does
not seem TO me that | have accom-,
plished much" Oh, yes, he has.
The very moment he went into his
store in the morning he met John,
and said a kind word to him. lie
asked after his family. John was
down in the mouth. bis child was
sick, and he was afraid it was go
ing to die; but when the man came
in with such genial, gleeful spirit
and spoke to him so pleasantly,
John felt better; he felt better al
day; and he went home at nigh
feeling that the child was not going
TO die after all. One Of the clerks
is in great perplexity; something
has gone wrong in his accounts
He is afraid that the case is so bac
that it cannot be arranged. Blu
the man says he guesses 1t vii
come out all right, and takes hold
and straightens the matter, and thu
clerk is al ease again, and says
oWhat a comfort it is to have
man that is kind about you!' Il
also noticed the poor apple woman
on the corner, and spoke goo'
,,,or9 - nor and put her III com
Portable state Of mind. And on tn
boat he spoke to one and another