Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
Sally in Trouble.

IF we would like people we must
know them. Were we to know each
other better, half of the disputes, pre-
JUDGES, dislikes, etc, would speedily
disappear. venture to alter hymn
of Sankey's thus: when we know each
other better, the mists will roll away.
The above from Sturgeon l think excel
lent for the large class of people who
are continually complaining Of others
faults. believe it just possible to live
wholly at peace with all men if we but
make use of our common sense, even if
it be limited amount it will answer
the purpose II speak from experience
1t is unreasonable to suppose God would
make humanity to vary in goodness 50
greatly as some people believe. To be-
come well acquainted with what seems
very wicked person is to find virtues
seldom to be found in the moraliSt and
to become well acquainted with the
moralist is to find sneakish traits which
the apparently more wicked would not
class it does not vary SO much after all.
We are only constituted differently that
this may be a beautifully interesting
world, but | have yet TO become ac-
quainted with the person whose good
ness does not overbalance their badness
and whose acquaintance has not been a
help rather than an injury. We often
hear people say, Il believe it right to
! look for virtue, but never for faults III
people Do you? | do not I'm afraid
at some unprepared moment you would
be so suddenly reminded that those sell
same people whom you now think all
good are partially bad, that you will re-
verse your idea entirely and set them
down rs the class who cannot possibly
be gotten along with. Just take the
time you now spend i'll enlarging on
their goodness, and the time you will
very likely spend enlarging upon theil
badness, and spend it in getting thor
oughly acquainted, in finding out and
learning to love and appreciate the
good and pity and shun the bad in then
natures, and in the end you will fine
you have been strengthened and i'm
proved as much 10y the acquaintance OF
their faults as by their virtues. There
is often deeper and more lasting les
son to be learned 10y the former than
the latter. | ask no greater proof O
what a person is than to learn to wha
extent they are benefited 10y the sOciet,
of others. l for one feel very grateful
to mother Eve for introducing sin int,
the world, for
Swce; is not sweet unless
Bitter is mingled with the sweet.
We could never thoroughly appreciat,
the good were it not for seeing and feel
ing the effects of sin. Trying to max,
others over into our particular way o
thinking and believing that we may liv,
happily with them never proves sue
cess, but by making ourselves over, to
certain extent for each individual, doe
prove a success. If minds, temperament
dispositions, elc.NaTy 50 should our lnOu
of treatment them vary. AS docto
who uses the same medicine for TIN
cure of all diseases is called a quack
SO a person that uses the same style o
treatment for all minds is quack.
find but one class of people can receiy
no benefit frOm-those who are all yer
nice, the perfect ones OF course tn
difficulty lies in my not being acquaint
ed with them, but the fact is, / al
afraid of them, dare not get near enough
Am afraid of their suddenly evapoI
ating or something. viii some one ad
wise plan that will get me out of m
3 dilemma? "SALLY WATERS.