Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-27
CROSS PEOPLE.
a Virtue Not Practiced as Much
AS 1t should BE.

Il believe exclaimed bright
woman one day. 'that | would rather
have really wicked person in the
house. if he would only be good
natured than to live with the best who
was cross.
This was extreme, but any one who
has ever endured the society of an
irritable companion for many days
will feel sympathy with even this
strong statement. Such companion
is a species of torture.
1t sometimes seems as though al
most every duty were more forcibly
impressed upon the young than the
duty of amiability. In many quarters
this virtue is absolutely at disadvant-
age. The cross ones are likely to get
reputation for greater ability than
'he pleasant ones. Fools, we are
old, 'are always amiable.'
We plead for reform, and so pleads
erybody who happened to be in "a
certain house in an inland town, where
a handsome and fashionable young
woman was stopping with an aunt
who had every claim upon her tender
est consideration.
Are you going out to the cliff" the
young woman would demand of her
aunt.
al don't know yet" the aunt would
respond, YEARLY.
ooh dear. | wish you could ever
make up your mind!' the neice would
fret.
But l must wait and see how l feel
after my dinner the invalid aunt
would protest.
IF it wasn't that it would be some
thing else" the niece would exclaim,
petulantly. You're always waiting,
always undecided. get so sick of it!'
The aunt bore her young charges
Cor superintendent vagaries almost
too sweetly; but the hateful little
bicKer and impotence of the latter
were unendurabe to the outside listen
ers, before whom she took no pains to
control herself. Yet this young girl
was IA member of a church. She would
not have lifted her hand against her
aunt. yet she gave her daily worse in
suits than physical blow.
THE blow glove gives is but weak,
But when the heart suffers blow
VIII the pain pass us soon 90 you known"
1t is to women that the poets are al
ways giving praise for their amiability.
1t was woman to whom belonged
those
Sweet lips whereon p9rpetually did reign
The summer calm of golden charity"
But it is doubtful whether women are
really so equally as men. Xantippe
and poor Rips wife are types OF very
large class.
1t is reasonable to expect that women
STUu1u Dc -f0sS uTIT1I6Te Than men.
Emerson saws, "All healthy things are
sWeet-tempered." 1t is only within a
few years that women have begun as ii
class 10 take proper care of their
health. Even now they arc not expert
in the art, and more than half our
women are semi-invalids. A womans
mode of dress, her diet, her indoor
and monotonOus life, have all been
against her. Women are more con-
scientious than men. They ought to
have more principle about keeping Il
pleasant face on; but when the whole
nervous system is ajar from insufficient
could not always keep her temper. 1t
was only she who felt so pretty and SO
pleased all day who could not take
the trouble to be cross When one is
hatlled and thwarted all day, crossuess
becomes n luxury that most women are
too prone to indulge in.
But OH! how it spells and degrades
family lifel
See word. how ii severethl
Oh, power OF life and death
In the tongue as the Preacher saith!'
We may not all OF us be able to culti-
vate the highest virtues consistency,
generosity, magnanimity-hut we can
all keep Il civil tongue for those around
us, and put on pleasant expression ii
we try. Availability has been pooh
poohcd at too long. 1t is the source of
more comfort and pleasure in any
home in which it is practised than many
most Wanted virtue.
THE music that can deepest reach
And cure all ills is cordial speech"
BY all means let us have more of it in
our homes. Jumpers Bagar.