The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-02-28

has received. The injustice of ar
implied assertion that the origina
slight was mere tri1e naturally
seems to him very great. Under
these circumstances, it is q relie1
to the sulky man to speak his mind
and perhaps it is generally better
that he should do so. Often, how
ever, the only cure for his mentaI
ailment is q period of solitude.
It is not an uncommon thing in
this, as in more serious matters, 70,
the world to make mistakes, and to
ascribe to some men better tempers,
to others worse ones, than they &C.
tually possess. A man may not
only be thoroughly selfish and ex'
acting, but ready to fly into pas.
sion at a small provocation, and
yet pass for being good tempered
simply because those around him
are afraid to cross him, and give
him no opportunity for breaking
out. His likes and dislikes are al.
ways taken into account and con.
sidered beforehand; this is known
to him, and the sacrifice is pleasing.
The members of his family-for
temper is chiefly . feature of family
life-think that peace is cheaply
bought at the price of their own in
clinations; and congratulate them
selves on the fact that papa OF
Uncle Richard is in such good
temper. The fact is that he is in an
abominably bad one; he is proba-
bly, quite unconscious of the fact,
and unconscious, too, thai in their
hearts the other members of the
family think him a nuisance, and
breathe more freely when he is out
of the house, more freely still when
he is a hundred miles away.
On the other hand, man may
be so confirmed grumbler that he
may be universally voted bore
and a person of execrably bad tenn
per; while, in reality, he is no worse
off in that respect than many of
his neighbors. He grumbles more
as a matter Of habit than anything
else; and plays, as it were, with his
temper. AS q rule, he does not lose
his self-control; he has nothing of
that cruel love of wounding other
peoples feelings, which is the es-
sence of a really bad temper; he
simply fumes and fuses about be-
cause he likes it. Occasionally, un-
der lead of unusual aggravations,
self-control gives way, and the
grumble changes to a veritable
storm; but, as a rule, the croaker
satisfied with making him
self passably disagreeable. How
disasreeable he is, he probably has
little idea. It is his nature to find
fault and look at the seamy side of
things; and he has never set him.
self to counteract the natural bent
of his mind. Yet he may be very
kind of man; his peevish-
ness may be tiresome; but those
who live with him know that it is
mere habit, a habit which, from long
indulgence, has come to be second
nature; and they bear with him
patiently, more patiently, perhaps,
than he deserves. Nothing, indeed,
is more surprising than the fact that
not only habitually discontented
people, but irritable, angry, bullying
fellows may. and often do, retain
the love of their fellow-creatures.
Some ill-tempered men are loved,
not only beyond their deserts, but
beyond what one might think pos
sible. Perhaps this is because they
make up for their defects by an
warmth of affection; but
here is one description Of ill-tem-
pered man who is never liked,
whether he receives a dutiful affec-
ion or not, and that is the man
who always insists on having his
own way. A passionate man is not
slways, perhaps not often, in a rage;
! sulky fellow is not perpetually
but an exacting man is
continually irritating. There are
people who quietly, and perhaps
zood-humoredly, but with fixed de-
;ermination, insist that other peo-
ole's preferences shall give way to
heirs; and who, if they are thwart-
ID, make themselves infinitely dis
agreeable. A man of this stamp
nay have many good qualities; he
nay be respected, but he can not
,e loved. Not even his nearest re-
ations can avoid feelinga q certain
in his presence, and a
,ense of relief when he is absent.
Che flower Of love may live through
many injuries; but it can not sur
i've in an atmosphere Of perpetal
rost.-Chambers' Journal.
ro Prevent Chimney from Cracking.
People who use lanpe-and sv-
does more or less-cone
n here and ask me to pick out a
chimney that Ioan warrant against
Now the fact is any lamp
Is liable TO- crack Bat |
;an give you q remedy which will
.ouae nearer keeping q chimney
rom crackingthan anything know
#, and it is simple: Wash the