The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-08-30
Deiicitcy OF Feeling.


Delicacy Of feeling is q trait of
characteralmost more lovely and en-
gaging than any other. II is aqual.
ity whose hidden principle exists in
q agreater or less degree in eyerymind,
though ii is often thrown into tho
shade by the workings fthe sfercer
passions, in the rude encounters Of
life. Mans mind as manifested in
his daily converse with the outward
world, seems to be made Of lssternor
stuff and cast in rougher moldsi but
delicacy is no mark Of weakness for
it's il essentially consistent With
nc stoptestlcoarag and the subliM1
est energy. itis in every respect b
.maniy quality Sand throws over the
whole intellectual and moral char
acter q kindlier hue. IF true dolica-
cy'exists in aheart, twill guslspon-
taneously from it, andnevor Gun the
cold cant Of hypocritical formality
be, mistaken for the warm welcome
Of the soul,
Power, mental or physical,
never appears so great as in the
hands of those who seem unconscious
of its possession. True intellectual
greatness gathers an additional
charm when accompaniedby byreal del,
icacy offeeling. Kindness may en-.
terwhere the sword cannot penetrate,
and a "soft answer" and a winning
department, springing from delicate
feelings and generous heart, have
always proved irresistible. Breath
ing nothing but harmony and love,
"a ministering angel" to mankind,
it goes to and fro ou the earth, unit
ing everywhere more firmly and
strongly the bonds of social union,
Is there any joy greater than that
which is experienced by one person
when he helps another person?-
There are some men solow down that
it is said they cannot bear to have
the smell of their clover go into the
highway for fear thatcher folkswill
get something that belongs to them
without paying for it; there are some
men who are said to begrudge bees
the honey which they take from their
flowers without leaving anything be-.
hind, but this is doubtless imagina-
ry, A man whose heart docs not "a, !,
spond to an act Of doing o. giving
happiness is no longer a man. He
has passed the line of manhood, and
should be ranked among beasts.
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Sentiments join man to man;opins
ions devide them. The former arc
elementary, and concentrate; the
latter are composite, and scatter.
The friendships Of youth are founded
on sentiment; the dissensions of age
result from opinion. If we could
know this at an early age-if, in
forming our own mode of thought,
we could acquire a liberal view Of
that others, and even of those that
are opposed to ours-we should then
be more tolerant, and endeavor to
reunite by sentiment what opinion
dcvided and dispersed,
"IF a BoDY.p-lf a body see a body
'propriate hishat, should a body kick
a body just for doing that2p
1fa body catch a body stealing his
"old rye should a body kick body
till body cryP
ia body spy a body creeping
round his lot, shouldn't a body treat
a body to a load of shotY
Ifa feller catch a feller carrying
offhis wood, should a feller whale u
fellcr ifa feller could9
"Put out your tongue a little fur.
ther," said a physician to a fair in
valid. ga little further still, if you
please" "Why, doctor do you think
a woman's tongue has no end2" said
the gentle sufferer. can end, per-
haps, but no cessation"
"Ntammas asked a little white
head sis our old hen going to be sent
away for the summer" 81 guess
not, my SON" she replied; "but why
do you ask such a question:" eBo.
cause l heard Pa toll our now hired
girl that they would have such u
sweet time when he sent his old hon
away for the summer" t..il..Y.f