The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-05
Vol UME NXNlI.


0h AStAA fteaNshAs
I Says Mr Thacksry about tha, nice hey
Give Newcomb; = don't kuow that Give
was espeeialy brilliant. 30, he VAS lleas-
daL7
Occasionally wa mee, people to v hon /,
seems 10 ceme natural 70 BE- plessni. such
ate As welcome wherever they 40 m The
iiovers 10 May, and tie most charming
thing about them Il that they hclp TO
make other people plenean. too Their
plcasaotness Is oenlaeous
The other merning we were 10 tho mIds,
I uta three days rain, The fra smaaeI.
the dining room was chilly, and when No
assembled for hreakisst, papa looked n,h.
or grim, ard mamma tired Tor the baby
bad been restless all night, Polly was
plainly inclines to ire,fulaess and Bird.
get was unaeniabiy cross. uheu Jack came
in With lhe breakfast rolla from the bakers.
He had lslsr 81 bi. rahbsr coat and boots
IN The entry, aua be came 10 rosy and
smiling.
Here's The paper. cir, said he 10 his
father With such cheplful touc that bis
father's browfelaxea. and he sail. "ah.
Jack THANK You, quite pleasantly.
His mother looked W al him smiling,
aud he touched her cheek gently as he
passed.
Top u the morning to you, rollywog,"
he s.ii to bis little sister. aud delivered
the rolls to Brileat with Here you are
Bridget Aren't YOU sorry youdilnl goto
get them yourself this beautiful dayY
He gave the 6fea poke and opened
damper The smoke ceased, and presently
the Goals began to glow, and five minutes
after Jack came in, we had gathered
around The table aud were eating our oat-
meal as cheerily as possible. This seems
very simple in the telling and Jack never
knew that he had done anything at all,
bat be had in fact changed the whole NOR
al atmosphere Of the room, and had start
ed gloomy day PLEASANTLY for five people
He is always SO, said his mother when
spoke to her about it afterwards. just
SO sunny and kind, and read all tho time, :"
| suppose there are more brilliant boys in
the world than mine, but none with q
kinder heart or sweoter temper, ! am
snre OF that
And thought, Why isnta disposition
worth cullivating Isn't il ones duty to
be pleasant, just as well as to be honest.
or truthful. or industrious or generous
And yet, while there are good many
honest, truthful industrious aud generous
souls in tho world, and people who are
unseIfsh too, after fashion person who
is habitually pleasant is rather a rarity.
| suppose the reason is because IT is such
hard work TO act pleasant when one feels
cross Very few people have the courage OF
that cheeriest OF men, Mr.. Mark Tapley,
who made il point Of honor to keep
jolly" under the most depressing eircum
stances.
People whose dispositions are naturally
irritable or unhappy, think il no use trying
to be otherwise; but that is a mistake Any
one can be pleasant who wants to II one
will patiently and perseserugly try to keep
always pleasant, after while one will get
in the habit Of smiling instead Of frown-
ing, looking bright instead Of surly, and
giving kind word instead OF a cross one.
And if some Of the boys who read this
paper should chance to be Of the kind
who only act pleasantly when they feel
like ii, | wish they would think Of what /
say, and try and see II | am not right.
Aud the beauty Of it, as | said before, that
pleasantness is catching, and long before
thoy will find themselves in the midst OF
world full Of bright and happy people,
where every one is as good Datured and
conlented as they are.