The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-15


There are sins that iced confessing,
there are wrongs that need redressing,
If I would obtain the blessing,
Ere the fun goes down
Other Peoples Feelings and Failings.
Most OF us have very tender regard
for our own feelings We do not ike to
hive them Injured. We a amazed that
people can BE- 50 rude aud clumsy IS to
itreSd upon cur toes, or roughly expose
to the air our scarcely healed wound.
+ But so weak il human nature and 80
pFone sre we TO think less generously OF
Others than OF Ourselves, that we ten
sin in the very way which we would be
sEif to condemn in our neighbors. Ii
i a great delight to meet q mSn or
woman who is always considerate, gentle
and polite in his treatment of those he
or she meets in daily life.
This topic came up around the break
fast able in a city house one morning
lately Yon, happy readers, who live in
the c,nntry, know comparatively little
of tis persistent annoyances which city
/ tolksundergo from the continual rap
! ping; and ringings, and shoutings and
screenings, of people who go from door
! TO dor TO buy, 70 sell, or to beg. The
room in which the breakfast alluded to
was AIKEN was 3 basement, on 3 pleasant
sIred, intersecting a busy thoroughtare
CofI'e was poured, biscuits had been
pass'd. eggs were being broken, fruit
was being pared.
/ n B.-Those who think it preferable
4 to say that eggs were breaking and fruit
was pairing, are at liberty to do SO.
| Interruption No. Amy r-a-a sgs p
Tie speaker darkened the window
| with his head and dimmed the shining
/ glass with lis breath, az he hurled this
| remark, ascending, interrogative and de
clam tory, at our shivering ears. Some
! bsdyshook her curls at him pleasantly,
and c departed, with a jingling OF bells
at tie hand-cart he was wheeling al ng,
and fainter cry of "Any r-a-a-gs ~
/ gradually lesseniDg in the air as he went
his way.
Inlerru ton No. 2--"Please, ma am,
any cold meat and bread ?'
It is little, blue-lOoking, pinched-
looking mite of boy, with a basket
neary as big as himself. Don't enctur-
aye professional beggars." says the gen.
tieDRu of the house.
"0h ! my dear" returns the lady, as
she sweeps the contents of the bread
| plate into the not fastidiously- clean re-
! eeptscle. II can't refuse a child wnen
heloOks as hungry as that little fellow
dos. Just think. 1t might be our
own Harry ~
Interruption No. B. Man rings the
doar~beil violently. Domestic responds.
Presently she enters and inquiries If the
mistress can step out and look AZ some
prize packages of stationary, etc
Me- cries paterlamiliIs load enough
to ie hesrd outside ''Tell him 10 be of
win his trash %
My dear" the ady urges, seriousl =;
hWing dismissed the children first, II
dowish you would not be so impolite
/ iuyour manner 70 tramps and peddlers.
/ It's their only way OF earning igeli-
bod, and 1 think Christians ought to be
/ krd to them
Il fully agree. with you. Your senti-
nrnts and mine fully correspond, bur
| yaIr patience is greater than mine, You
Sc. How you endure it, staying here
al day, TOO, is quite beyond me 70 COM
! pEhend. | bslIeYe N politeness TO one
/ equals and superiors; but l won't take
M hat of 10 interiors"
! "A tramp Is net necessarily your in
ferior, my friend" observed the Philoso-
/ .pher, who happened to lie staying at the
house, and who was giving lecture in
/ the lyceum course. Il have heard OF
! tramps who had at one time been mill
/ lionaires, and of others who had re-
/ ceiYed the education of university"
i shouldn't WONDER" said madame,
melitGtively balancing her spoon on the
/ transparent edge of her Sevres teacUp.
'Ishouldn't wonder if you called Homer
a tramp, or Diogenes, if either CT them
were living now"
tVery likely" replied monsieur, tax
! lug up the newspaper to find out whether
cur representatives, in Congress had been
giving any more national obiect-lessons
on good manners. And then the talk
driited TO the affairs Of the day, what
engagements each had, what visits wei
to be made, what shopping done, which
closets cleaned, etc, etc.
One person only remembered the
mornings discussion, and sat down to
think upon this matter of courtesy. And
she came to the conclusion that courtesy
is word of very wide meaning. II is
al index-hnger to character. You obs
serve a true lady, true gentleman,
anywhere. They cannot commit a
rudesess. 1t would hurt them and jar
them to wound the feelings OF the lowest
and iarthest below them. To bs truly
polite implies that enc shall be thoughtful
Of the feelings Of every body, and of in
fsriors most of ali.
When are we to begin our training in
this regard
With eur little children, at once. Do
, not -TsaC
to bother or tease or annoy Bridget in
the kitchen. Never let them allude TO
her a. The "seryant-girl," or speak OF
phrase may define her position, but she
does net like t. hear iC, and it takes of
the bloom Of their refinement every time
your own thimble which has rolled
away when Charlie is 10 the ROOM Let
him bring it TO you, and say Thank
y ~ 20 ham Tor the kindness.
Do not encourage in yourself the
habit OF criticising and commenting pon
the fOibles or faults of any members Of
your ismily. There is nothing gained
by it, and great deal is lost. Love
Itself is often chOked back aud hindered
in its growth by the rank sturdiness q
weeds which spring up against it, TN
checked, in houses where people say al
manner of ungentle speeches to each
other.
If you want to cultivate real happi-
ness, cultivate goodness. Think mora
of others excellent qualities than O
their failings, and be gentle and smiable
to all Christian at Work.
What is Needed. --Some body, speaking
of the frequent demand for higher type
of religion, says that is not st all what
we want.
We need = lower type. Religion i.
too high We want TO bring it down e
where the common peopie are living
common lives.
1t may be too high in an intellectusl
way. Our great system Of doctrine, o,
example, is a fnely-compacted philoso,
phy. Te those who can grasp It's logic
il appears rs a conception worthy of Tie
mind Of Gcd Himself Many preacher
speing that logical unity, says 70 bimseif
{: Now l viii give nay best TO unfolding
that system, and making it's grandeur
apeear to the people," But there sre
difficulties in the wy. la the first piace
he viii probably fail of bis aim, because
the people have neither the brains. ST.
tjtude nor time FIR such stadies; or. il
he succeeds, he may nave made school
men and pedants rather than welt,
grounded and Biblical Christians. Re