St. Landry democrat., 1890-09-27
GiggIing Girls.

The wise man said of laughter, 1t is
mad" and he describes the laughter OF
fools "As the cracking of thorns under
pot" but this by no means Implies that
iaugbter it elf is either sinful or foolish.
There is time to laugh. Man seems to
h. the oply one of earth's inhabitants en-
dowed with the power of laugh er, and
certainly such m endowment has It's legltl
mate place and use in this world. One
man, when speaking of his efforts to select
the proper person for .>ome desired service,
said that if they would get them all to-
gether and get them to laughing, he could
pick out the men he wanted by their
laugh.
Most people have learned toreco gnize
that "surly. knavish grim which 'shows
that the soul within is deeply stepped In
SIM" They have noticed the hypocritical
laugh which sounds more like cough
than laugh, and which is intended to
hide some hidden hesrtache. They have
observed the sneering laugh of scorn, a
laugh such as Satan himself might 1ml-
tate they have heard the light and liquid
laugh of childhood, with it's gaiety and in
nocence; they have listened to the laugh
which tells of calm content and inward
Joy, or that which recognizes the keenness
1ts
| well timed answer bit among the laughs
which are the least pleasant to hear. may
be mentioned the giggling of thoughtless
| glrl, too old to be childish, too knowing
be unsophisticated, too self conscious to be
hearty and natural, but who has some
where acquired the habit of gigs ling and
| te-he-ing, with q kind of mirth which
never goes below the chin, and which has
DO more of the ccntagion of gladness about
it than could be found in a gravestone.
There are such persons who giggle on
every occasion when they speak, or when
they have nothing to say when they meet
friends when taey retail gossip; when
they visit, and when they converse ever
and anon the sensitive ear Is panied by this
shallow, senseless giggle, which means
nothing and expresses nothing but the
| emptiness and shallowness of the giggler's
soul.
1t is not necessary to laugh unless there
is something to laugh at. No person is
bound to giggle out of compliment to com
pany, and as for making ones self agree
able by giggling, such an undertaking is
hopeless. People who love laughter ane
mirth hate the empty mockery of gggline
girls.
Good friends, there is nothing wrong IL
silence. A person may be sober and yet be
sensible. A hollow laugh is no sign o.
gladress or good cheer. A faint and kindly
smile, which speaks of friendly interes
and genuine good will, is worth thous'
and silly girlish giggles, which tell O
empty hearts and sometimes of empty
heads.
Good friends, please do not giggle
Laugh if you will, If you have anything
to laugh at but don't undertake to giggl'
your wa! through this world and only wiz
q reputation for foo)ishness and emptines
thereby. Let your aspect have in i; some
thing of sincerity, csndor, frankness AM
good common sense, and you will find tha
It will make you dozen friends wher
empty giggling will not make you one
And the friends which come to US through
candor and frankness and faithfulness, ar
friends that are worth having, and whicl
remain and stand by us but gigglers
not know what true friendship means. no
do they understand how to exercise it
The Cannon People.