The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-21
Agreeable People,

Agreeable People,
We all know people whom it Is
pleasant to meet; people from whom
We are sure to receive smile, a kind
word, cordial hand-shake, or some
other token of goodwill. When one
is depressed in spirits, or, as the COM
mon saying is, "blue" the meeting
with a genial, merry-hearted friend
has magical effect; indeed, I have
known the encounter with such per-
son to turn the whole current of ne's
life.
Agreeability is dependent upon
many conditions; it may be inherent,
it may be the result ofjudicious early
education, or of pleasant surround
ings. or of a happy combination of
circumstances, but all will agree that
it il desirable quality, and whether
inherent or not, should be carefully
cultivated. There are people whose
mighty efforts to be agreeable are so
distressing as to defeat their object.
Such people should bear in mind that
agreeability must proceed from the
heart, and in a grown person 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 agreeable.
Some people allow all their little
annoyances to affect their conduct
toward others. whether their unfor-
tunate friends are to blame or not.
| was once visiting q charming fami-
ly. All it's members, with one ex-
ception, were interesting and agree
able. The only son of the house was
in business in the town in which they
lived. Ifhis affairs had moved pros
perously through the day he came
home in q pleasant, entertaining
mood, but if anything had an
noyed him he was outrageously disa-
greeable and rude, no matter how
many guests were present. The dis
comtiture of his mother and sisters
may we'll be imagined; indeed, as the
dinner hour approached they were
in state of nervousness which dis
appeared immediately the ''tyrant"
came in with bright face; other
wise it continued until he relieved
us of his disagreeable presence. If
the fact had not been SO positively
demonstrated to me, I would not
have believed it possible that one
disagreeable person could have
counteracted the influence of four
agreeable people. l believe that the
young mans disposition was the
result of continued indulgence by his
mother and sisters. He had tyranni-
zed over them for years, and had be-
come a powerful despot in the house
hold.
'"Tired and cross is a common
expression, and most of us
know what it means. A friend
of mine, a most agreeable wom-
an, says that when she finds
herself getting ''tired and cross" she
takes nap, a bath, a walk, or a
drive, goes to see some one whose
walk in life is less pleasant than her
own-does anything different from
the work that has tried and worried
her. In this way she preserves health
and temper, governs we'll her children,
and keeps her entire household in a
state of peace and happiness.
MANY narnnta do NOT realize that
in training their children regard for
others should be instilled into their
minds. A spoiled, selfish child may
be very dear to it's parents, but after
the parents have passed away the
child has become a disagreeable man
or woman, what disinterested par
ties will tolerate the selfish, tyranni
calways ofsuch aperson?-American
Agriculturist for February.