The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-26

e'clock in the evening, pun0eoally; rover
theless parents should not imagine that all
Is lost because their sons are sometimes a
little frisky, and public officials ought to
be lenient in their chastisement These
young men do not need . cell in the peni-
Tertiary, as l have zee it limited, but they
need o private talk By some kind old man,
Judge or professor, or college president,
who will PIT his spectacles up on his
forehead n take the young mar by the
hand and tell him Of the great possibilities
that are open before industry and sobriety.
and Of the grief that his i'll behavior will
bring to parental hearts so anxious for
his welfare, and hen say: "That is
all, my son." But this throwing our
selves back ON frigid dignity and in merci-
less condemnation Of the present, as
though the past had all the virtue and all
the honor and all the propriety, is an as
sumption hypocritical and rnjustifiable.
Now l am resolved, and will you, kind
reader, join me in the resolution, to be in
good humor with men and women, boys
and girls, and sweeten our judgments. II
people want to whistle let US join in the ex-
ercise, and if boys will be boys, let US not
conclude they arc going to ruin.
We know people 30 genial that their face
b always full Of sunshine and there Is no
nightthere. When they have trouble We can
scarcely tell whether they are crying or
laughing. Tho wave Of tears dashing
against . bank Of smiles. But there are
others who arc explosive and gunpowdery
under slight provocation. There il such .
thing (who would have thought iti) - .
suappy editor. When you enter his edi-
torial rooms he does not look up for . long
while. You stand with your hat in hand,
thinking what . luxury it would be TO b
asked to sit down. While you are meditat-
ing the best way Of attracting his alton
ton he suddenly looks over his shoulder
and spits out: "What is lit" There il .
fash in the eye and . venom in the tome
that you feel yourself q villain, though
previously you had supposed yourself hon
est. Before you get through telling him
what you want he Is at another editorial,
and he finally puts you OF by telling yo.'
he can not attend to you now You back
out with apologies for interruption, but in
wsrdly resolving that you will never risk
your life again in an editorial sanctum.
There is such a thing as a snappy railroad
When he announce tho name Of
. depot he bites of the first Letter and the
last syllable. It is ut your pcs1 you ask
him the name of the next place. While
you arc deciding in which Of your eight
pockets you put your ticket, he gapes upon
you devouringly, as much as to say: II
have you now; you expected to get
ride without paying for it, Ell"
II you venture to tell him that the
car il very cold. he will freeze you
will worse with . wondering stara
II you ask him why there is no water
the train, he will throw over you the
vet blanket Of . curt reply, and that Il
water enough. He II snappy 10 the old
lady who IL too long In getting OF, and tho
old gentleman who II too long getting on;
snappy d. 1t where you may set your feet,
snappy about where you set your valiso.
Before many miles all the passenger feel
tho c~ontagion from having been bitten BY
such . saappy disposition, and - they ges
Dnappy, teo.
You have noticed, furthermore, tho
snappy merchant. After you have asked
for . certain kind Of goods he halts before
showing them, - much q to say: "Do you
really want 70 buyl OF arc you among those
who do nothing but 60 a-shopping. and are
you going to take up my time for moth
He talks over the counter in exas.
pcrating .monosyllables. When you point
out . defect in the fabric, he asks: "Do you
expect to find any thing perfect under the
sun" While you are meditating whether
Or not you had better take the goods, ho
says: "You need not hare it if you don't
want it." As you quietly suggestthat you
Baw something q little cheaper at the next
store, he bowls at you: Go there and
get it." As you 60 out he slams the door
after you, and you 60 down the strees
irritations all over You just because
you came in. contact with . snappy mer.
chant.
Suavity ian art that we al need to cul.
tivate. It pays to be q gentleman or .
lady. Porcupines arc At for nothing but
museums. Most Of us need to have .
Dmoothingirnn run over our templeA
Many people get up . rcd heat 1t . mo
ment's notice. and do not always cool OF %
Some are like hot journals, On
The railway Cara little friction, and 10,
hey arc ON IRE, and it takes ice ana salt
md waste and time to get things running
smoothly; and then there Il no saying
when they will !be on IRE again. II va
had more Of the spirit Of Him concerning
whom it 10 said: "Grace is poured into
Thy lips, i've would Ill cease being snappy.