The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-06
VALUE OF CHEERFULNEss.
1t Helps as Much Efficiency in the
Struggle for Existence.

VALUE OF CHEERFULNESS.
1t Helps as Much as Efficiency in the
Struggle for Existence.
1t does not take much to diffuse little bright
ness around one in this world, and Cice rersa.
A business man the other day discharged lady
clerk because she was always looking on the
dark side of life, with scarcely ever a smile for
anybody or thing, and ready 10 shed tears with
out the slightest notice. The poor man said
that ''such a constant dampness of atmosphere
gave him such series of colds was likely
to throw him into consumption" so in des-
peration he took advantage of the very first
misspelled word to make fictitious row and
get rid of her. And this is what afterward hap
pened: He Immediately advertised in daily
paper for competent typewriter, who "must
know her profession and be cheerful
The next morning he almost shed tears him
self, for he received no less than sixty responses
from as many young women, willing to work
for high pay, for low pay, for almost no pay,
who represented themselves as of all ages, from
thirty-three to sweet sixteen; and the way that
some of these epistles sent as specimens of their
authors handwriting were written and spelled
in maddenng fashion or told family histories to
awaken sympathy. Oh, it was pitiful that in
whole city full of girls willing TO work there
were so few who really knew how to work or
how to answer business letter. The whole
lot, with the exception of six, after deal of
sitting, were the merest trash, and the writers
were two cents poorer-to say nothing of paper
and envelope-than before they bid for what
they knew nothing about
'How will you settle it ?n asked one who was
an interested spectator. ~ will send replies to
the six, and take the one that stands the test
of examination, and who does not look as
though it would be rainy weather with her all
the while"
Now, if young girls who have their way to
make in life would cultivate the common sense
view OF the matter, they would stand far bet
ter chance. II you have got to work for liv-
ing do not go at it whining about having seen
better days. Get over false pride, respect your
self, and exalt and dignity your work, whatever
it is, If it is only addressing wrappers or stand
ing behind counter, by doing it the very
incest and best you can. Be punctual, dress
neatly, but eschew cheap iewelry and tinery,
and, above all things, look up and be cheerful |!
Nobody can enjoy or have more of Gods
pure sunshine in the city than YOU, and you
can admire pretty things without the trouble OF
caring for them as you would have to if you
owned them, and If you are aiming for higher
places you will never get there unless you work
early and late to perfect yourself in your busi
ness, unless you are willing to climb. There
are lots of smart, bright, pretty girls just out
to earn an honest living, and you, whoever you
| are. must do as well as they to enable you to
stand by their side.
But to come back to the sunshine of life.
You must be cheerful if you expect to succeed.
The other day there was young lady clerk
from one Of the Departments made a call at
nOontime to see about some work she was hav-
ing done in the way Of dressmaking. 1t being
| noon she carried her lunch along lin her
pocket) to eat as she talked in the seclusion of
the modistes parlor. On her arrival Madam
Modiste, who is as good q woman as she is a
lady tailor, said to her, "Come right down
stairs always provide my girls with cup of
| tea to go with their lunch, and you are welcome
| to one and slice Of brown bread and cake If
| you will come"
There was no nonsense or false pride about
this clerk. She recognized an opportunity here,
| and in every woman a sister-a sister, perhaps,
with craving heart, and If poor 80 much the
| more empty life. She saw at glance that
herlunch was luxurious compared to that which
many of thesepoor girls had "There!" she ex-
| claimed, as, with successful grab, she brought
! forth small pink and gold-striped paper bag,
In which was hard-boiled egg, some baby
pretzels, and an orange. She Immediately said
she liked brown bread, even If it was hard, and
on taking slice she gave pale-faced girl be-
know the hen that laid that egg, so it must be
| good!'
That brought smile out on her companions
shaded countenance, and then she gave another
sister on the other side the orange; then passing
round the baby pretzels that all could have a
dip into the pretty bag that would have held
something if it hadn't been pretty. The fact
that it was pretty made even it minister to the
pleasure of a few who found pleasures none too
plentiful, and who were ready to enjoy any
thing new. The whole thing cost nothing,
only disposition to scatter smiles instead OF
frowns to make everybody she met feel as
though sunshine had rested on them for a mo-
ment. In her heart she only thought of it all
as an incident, trifie. Still, doing even that
made her face always radiant with light, so that
some who loved her most in the sweet sanctity
of home and freside always called her "Sun
shine" ELS