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qualities. They should bc steadily
induiged, constailtly fed, aid tho

Qualities. They should bc steadily
limduiged, constantly fed, afid tho
causes must be often silently reviewed
land dwelt OH, so Hsat'Hotliing may be
Overlooked or forgotten. This group,
Ia. e., envy, yindictiveness, rcpinihg,
land discomfort In general, have this
clear advnntage-by cultivating them
you not only create your own special
Iatmosphere Of neutral TINT or India
ink, but you positively obtaina solid
rest nnd fuicrum Cor the future, siifcc
lthey have peculiar power ofeorro-
sion. They cat into tcmper, health,
land morals alike; they penetrate
deeply, take strong hold, spread their
roots, aud SO on, as ccrtninly AS rust
honcycombs steel or acid acts Oh
flimestoiie. E
Again ;y-"A sorrows crown Of
sorrow is remembering happier
things.n And this crown, 80 desira-
bio to wear, Is within the reach OF
almost any one who steadily applies
himself TO obtain It. There are few
in the present who can fail TO remem-
bcr happy past, which by taking
pains and "making believe very
mnch," they can represent to them
selves as much happier than it really
was. All relating to 1t should be
| frequently refiearsed, broodcd on,
and mourncd over. But if there are
people whose condition is SO obsti-
nately unfavorabletoa artificial misery
that in fact they are in the present
infinitely happier, better of, and
moro free in action than at any for
mer period of their lives, they must,
| in hp lar &c ufc
veil over tho past, and, having no
prospect or chance of wretchedness
In the present, they must look to the
future in which 10 recoup themselves
Of the sorrow Which has been denied
them, and the unhappiness which
they have so far failed to obtain. For
the future is necessarily more fertile
than the ''has beea"-"of all words
the most pathetic," as an apostle of
sorrow has beautifully said or sung
because imagination can roam at
will; but memory, though she may
exaggeratc and color, ought not to
be allowed actually to invent. So
take u that we are young now, with
friefids and relatives around US. We
may lose all. Fathers, our children
may die or break our hearts. Illus
brnds, our wives may drive us either
into the Bankruptcy or the Divorce
Court. 1t is advisable to dwell much
on these possibilities and. to realize
them i'll thought I; SO that even if cir
cumstances turn otherwise, we shall
at least have enjoyed these miscrics
By anticipation, u delight of which no
inan can deprive rs. Again, what
ever Is uncertain, old age and death
arc not. If you are young, reflect
that the young may die; ii you arc
old, that the old must die. BY imag-
ining lingering solitary death,
caused by some especially dreadful
disease, all ipgcnius person can easily
create all amount of mental wretched-
ness little il at all sinferior to the
reality. "Thamk God, it is no WORSE"
is an expression often heard OH the
lips of the votaries of chccrfulness. !
Such phrase, or such q frame of
mind rs causes it, ought to be decis-
lively discouraged by those who scri- !
ously cultivate unhappiness. Ifthcse |
people are poor, they find comfort in |
the fact that they arc not paupcrs /; if
they break limb, they rejoice that |
they have not broken two. You must |
view things in another light, aud |
steadily anticipate the very worst. |
Think that modification may, and |
often does, result from n fracture,
md headache may be the precursor
of Insanity, that pimple may be the |
beginning of cancer, and if you die |
even that may be an illusion, in
which case you will certainly be
buried alive. The precise degree of
misery which it is possible thus TO
induce can hardly be gau ged, but 1t
is very considerable. H. comes easily
by practice, and is much more COM
monty 10 be met with than is gcucr-
ally supposed. There is also to be
attained the habit of rejecting all
fresh or accidental sources OF happi-
ness which open out, rs it were,
haphaZard in life. These obstacles
to your success must be conquered in
detail; regard them with coldmess
and sour distrust, examine them one
by one, discover or believe that you
discover their hollowness or their
fiecting, temporary, and unsatisfac-
tory nature. If, Notwithstanding
this severe ordeal, these advantages
are undeniably real, substantial, and
of Il lasting kind, little indeed can be
done except to close your eyes, ignore
them, and reflect that, in the natural
order of things, decay follows blossom
and fruit as surely as night follows
day after the most beautiful Of sun
sets. But if by no cxertion can you
procure sufficient unhappiness of
your own. you may still suffer vicari-
Gus misery i'll the persons of your
such you still possess
oil things, attain hopeless
ness, make the worst of the present
and look on the black side of the
future. There san art not sufficient
ly understood in this country, of
"posing" i'll your wretchedness, and
yourself as it were from
the outside. The French have the
word and understand the kuack or 4
trick, de Sc poser. IL am not made"
saws Rousseau in his confessions.
''like any other man have SEEM"
and thence inevitably follows q burst
of senseless pifFe de soi-meme, whence
by easy sradations through dismal
ness to blackest melancholy. 1t is
true that all this will make people
ana that it has distinct
to sc rieilkir ct S'enldidir
may be taken as certain as two and
two make four. So best. The assur-
ance of being thus rendered through
years more cankercd aud
unattractive, more unfit to love and
be loved, will cast solid and legiti-
mate gloom OIL any stray particles of
the happiness which they have re-
jected and the pleasure they have
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