Connecticut western news., 1891-09-17

production of happiness or miseryl One would think from the way the tongue is caged in we might take the hint that it has a dangerous power. First it is chained to the back part oi the mouth by strong muscle. Then it is surrounded by the teeth of the lower jaw, so many ivory bars; and then by the teeth of the upper jaw, more ivory bars. Then outside of all are the two lips, with the power of compression and arrest. And yet, notwithstanding these four imprisonments or limitations, how many take no hint in regard to the dan gerous power of the tongue, and the re damnation.
 There are those if they know a good thing about you and bad thing. will mention the bad thing and act as though they had never heard the good thing. Now, there are two sides to almost every ones character, and we have the choice of overhauling the virtue or the vice. We can greet Paul and the ships crew as they come up the beach of Malta with the words What sorry looking set you arel How little of navigation you must know to run on these rocksl Didn't you know better than to put out on the Mediterranean this wintry month 2 It was not much of a ship anyhow, or it would not have gone to pieces so soon as that. We'll, what do you want7 We have hard enough work to make a living for ourselves without having thrust on us two hundred and seventy six ragamuffins.
 Not so said the Maltese. think they said: Come inl Sit down by the fire and warm yourselvesl Glad that you all got of with your lives Make yourselves at home. You are welcome to all we have until some ship comes in sight and you resume your voyage. Here, let me put bandage on your forehead. for that is an ugly gash you got from the floating timbers, and here is man with a broken arm. We will have a doctor come to attend to this fracture" And though for three months the kindness went on, we have but little more than this brief record, '"The barbarous peo pie showed us no little kindness.
 Oh, say the cordial thingl Say the useful thing! Say the hospitable thing Say the helpful thingl Say the Chris tian thingl Say the kind thingl ad- init that this is easier for some temper aments than for others Some are born pessimists, and some are born optimists, and that demonstrates itself all through everything It is cloudy morning. You meet pessimist and you say. What weather today9" He answers, Its going to storm," and umbrella under arm and waterproof overcoat show that he is honest in that utter ance.
 On the same block, a minute after, you meet an opti1nist, and you say "What weather today" "Good weath CT; this is only fog and will soon scat ter" The absence of umbrella and ab sence of waterproof overcoat show it ii an honest utterance. On your way al noon to luncheon you meet an opti mistic merchant. and you say, What do you think of the commercial pros pects2' and he says Glorious Grea, crops must bring great business, We are going to have such all autumn and winter of prosperity as we have neve, seen"
 On your way back to your store you meet pessimistic merchant. What do you think of the commercial pros pects2" you ask. And he answers ''Well, don't know. So much grain will surfeit the country. Farmers have more bushels but less prices, and the grain gamblers will get their fist in There is the Mckinley bill; and the hay crop is short in some places. and in the southern part of Wisconsin they had g hailstorln and our business is as dull as it ever was"
 LOOK uPl LOOK UPl TRUST IN GOD
 You will find the same difference il judgment of character. A Aman of good reputation is assailed and charged witt some evil deed. At the first story the pessilnist will believe in guilt. ''The papers said so, and that's enough Down with hhul' The optimist will say: II don't believe word of 1t. don't think that man that has beer as useful and seemingly honest fol twenty years could have got of the track like that There are two sides to this story, and will wait to hear the other side before condemn him."
 My nearer, If yoA are by nature , pessinlist, make a special effort by tht grace of God to extirpate the dolorou. and the hypercritical from your dispo sition. Believe nothing against any body until the wrong is established b, at least two witnesses of integrity. And if guilt be proved, find out the extenuat ing circumstances if there are any
 And then commit to. memory so that you can quote for yourself and quote for others that exquisite thirteenth chapter of First Corinthians about char ity that suffers long and is kind and hopeth all things and endureth al things. By pen, by voice. in public and in private, say all the good about people you can think of. and if there be nothing good, then tighten tho chain of muscle on the back end O your tongue and keep the ivory bars O teeth on the lower jaw and the ivor, bars of teeth on the upper jaw locked and the gate of your lips tightly closed and yOur tongue shut LID. .a
 What place Brooklyn would be t, live in, and all the other cities ant neighborhoods to live in. if charit. dominated What if all the young anc old gossipers were dead. The Lore hasten their funeralsl What if little tattle and whispering were out of fash ionl What if in ciphering out the value