The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1890-02-08
AGREEABLE PEOPLE

We all know people whom ir is pleas
ant to meet; people from whom we are
sure to receive smile, kind word, s
cordial hand-shake, or some other toker
| of goodwill. when one is depressed IL
spirits, or, as the common saying is
"blue," the meeting with general mer
| ry-hearted friend has magical effect
| indeed have known the encounter with
| such person to turn the whole current
of ones life.
Agreeability is dependent upon many
conditions; it may be inherent, it may be
| the result Of judicious early edu cation, OF
Of pleasant surroundings, or of happy
| combination of circumstances; but all
will agree that it is desirable quality,
and whether inherent or not, skeuld be
carefully cultivated. There are people
whose mighty efforts to be agreeable are
so apparent and distressing as to defeat
their object. Such people should bear
in mind that ageeabihty must proceed
from the heart, and in grown person it
is the result of continued practice. One
feels so comfortable after having said or
done something to brighten the pathway
of another, that it pays ones self to be
ageeable.
Some people allow all their little an
noyances to affect their conduct toward
others whether their unfortunate friends
are to blame or not. [ was once visit.
ing a charming family. All it's men,
bers, with one exception, were inter-
esting and greeable. The only son of
the house was i'm business in the town
In which they lived. II his affairs had
moved prosperously through The day he
came. home in a pleasant interesting
mood, but if anything had annoyed him
he was outrageouSly disagreeable and
rude, no matter how many guests were
present. The discontinue Of his mother
and sisters may well be imagined; in =
deed rs the dinner hour approached they
were in state Of nervousness, which dis
appeared Immediately If the ''tyrant"
came in with bright face; otherwise it
continued until he relieved US of his dis.
ageeable presence. If the fact had not
been so positively demonstrated to me, /
would not have believed It possible that
one disagreesble person could have cOun-
teracted the Influence of four agreeable
people. believe that tho young mans
disposition was the result: OF continued
indulgence Uy MS LuO6uCC auu StSIctS
He had tyrannized over them for years,
and had become q powerful despot in
the household.
ssTired and cross'' lisa common express
son, and most of US know what 1t means.
A friend OF mine, most agreeable wO-
man, says when she finds herself getting
stirred and cross she takes nap, q
bath, walk, or a drive, goes to see some
one whose walk in life is less pleasant
than her own-does anything different
Il rom the work that has tired and worried
her. In this way she preserves health
and temper, govern well her children,
and keeps her entire household in q
state of peace and happiness.
Many parents do not realize that in
training their children a regard for 9TH
ers should be instilled into their minds.
A spoiled, selfish child may be very dear
to its parent, but after parents have
passed away and the child has be-
come a disagreeable man or woman +,
what disinterested parties will tolerate
the selfish, tyrannical ways of such a
person.?
American AgrlculturiBt.