Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-06-17
VALUE OF A LOOK.


Faces which Are ms Good TO Their Owners
ms Hank Accounts,
A pretty maid whose face was her
fortune shares her luck with more peo-
pie than she imagines Is beauty then
SO common? No, pretty maid, enjoy
that first and most satisfactory distinc-
ton In all certainty that 1t will be al.
ways the rarest as well as the most de-
lightfui OF human advantages; but listen
to some facts about tho faces which,
though not at all beautiful, are as good
to their owners as considerable sum
invested in gilt-edged securities.
My attention was first called to this
by my roommate at college. He was q
youth Of very moderate intellectual en-
dowments, and, moreover. given to the
pursuit Of certain athletic sports, which
crowded the minor cares OF classics and
mathematics to the wall. However. his
success in the recitation room was 30
great that only his most intimate friends
ever suspected that he was not the
most distinguished genius Of the whole
fifty or more in tho class. ''lIow do
you do it?" l asked one day. ''Will
yop promise II lot you in, not TO do 1t
yogrsalf?" he responded. When had
sworn not to infringe upon his system,
he explained: "You sec Prof. Blank
is always looking out for the fellows
that don't know any thing Of what he Is
talking about and coming down on them
with perfect poser. When they funk
he is as pleased as II the trustees had
doubled his salary. So In his classes
always look as intelligent as possible
this way" And he illuminated his
face with look which an actor might
have envied. "Of course he thinks he
can't get me on that, and the question
goes along tosome man who knows twice
rs much, but whose face bellies him. On
the rare occasions when do know some
thing, look like this"--hc wrinlsled
his brow into slightly puzzled express
sion-''and he Is down on me In an In
stant Prof Dash's ambition ~ just tho
other way. lie wants, in his blessed
good nature, to give every body a chance
to shine; so for him reverse the ex-
pressions, and look Intelligent whom
know something and despairing when |
don't. In this way / make my little
learning far from dangerous thing.
See?"
Another man who made his talent
serve him well was tho paying-teller Of
. certain bank. In private life his ex-
preston was ordinarily good-aaturedi
but, once behind his window In tho
bank. no put on forbldding look which
made dcpositors think twice before they
went to get money. No false claimant
checl-raiser or forger would dare pre-
sent himself at that opening, and only
rarely did oven the most solid OF custom
ers venture TO suggest that he would
like the privilege OF temporarily over
drawing his account II took clean
financial conscience TO face the teller,
and only the happy consciousness OF a
big balance could nervo man per-
sonally to present check large enough
10 carry him through the day. Strangely
enough, when this clerk would take the
receiving-toller's place for few days,
In the vacation season or when illness
reduced the working forco, his face as
sumed so delightful an expression OF
good will that no patron could resist
tho pleasure Of depositIng as frequently
as possible. The sum he saved the
bank by encouraging deposits and dis
coursgihg Withdrawals can never be es-
timated. kate Fields Washington Lst.
ter