The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
KIND WORDS.
An Essay Contributed to the Club by
"Mountain Pink"


"Mountain Pink"
Dear Howard Friends-As 1 know of
nothing else to write will contribute
an essay which read at school a few
days ago, subject: kind Words The
verses at the close were written a few
weeks ago by 'Itez." but as they were
so beautiful and appropriate I used
them.
In this cold, unfeeling world let us en-
deavor to speak kindly to every one. A
kind word is just as easily spoken as
an unkind word. An unkind word once
spoken can never be unspoken, although
we may be sorry for it. Kind words are
never regretted.
Words have been compared to arrows
flying about in the air. AS the arrow
darts through the air so words fly to
the heart, either to wound or to bless.
An unkind word, though spoken in
car eless way. may wound the heart of
some one and cause them much pain
and sorrow and they can never again
think of us as kindly as they did be-
fore we uttered it.
A kind word may bring sunshine to
some weary heart and help to tighten its
burdens. Words, though seemingly very
little things, are very great.
One bitter. unkind word has power to
part the best of friends, but, by kind
words we may cause even our enemies
to love us. Let us speak kindly TO
everyone. Speak kindly to brothers and
sisters. They will not be with us al
ways and when they go out into the
world let them carry with them the
memory of loving words from our lips.
And to the parents who have guarded
and cared for us from infancy, let us
hax
of much care and anxiety to them, so
let us not add to IL by speaking I'M
kindly. Speak kindly to the erring.
They have been sorely tempted or they
would not bave wandered from the paths
of rectitude Their conscience is enough
to punish them without our adding
cold, bitter words. We should remember
the words, forgive We would be for
given" and forget the faults of others
for we are not without our share. Speak
kindly to thes stranger far from home
and friends. A kind word will sound
as plainly In his heart in years to
come as when it first fell from our lips.
Let us speak kindly to the children.
Almost every day we see children, some
with sweet. happS faces, wearing neat
others with dirty faces, clad in soiled.
ragged clothes, have never known any
thing but poverty.
AS a general thing when we meet one
of the former class we bestow upon it
an abundance of smiles and pleasant
words, while on the other hand should
we meet one with pitiful dirty little
face, clad in ragged clothes, we would
be apt to pass without even noticing ii
and not as much as give it a smile,
while perhaps beneath those ragged
garments there is a little heart longing
for smile or kind word from some
one.
One kind word might bring a ray of
happiness to its heart. o, then let us
speak kindly to the children when kind
words are so cheap and so easily spoken.
Let us speak kindly to both friends and
foes.
There must come partings for all.
Some are parted in one way and some
in another. and many are parted by
death. Let us speak kindly while we
are together, for If death should claim
one of our dearest friends or even our
enemy for his victim, how much lighter
our hearts would be as we look upon
his face for the last time If we could
say, at never gave him an unkind word"
In our school work let us speak kind
" TO our teacher and schoolmates, and
remember that he who sows kindness
reaps love Kind words are easily
spoken and the heart soon grows to
feel what the lips let fall. Let us speak
kindly ever and the echo of those words
will come to our own SOUL making a
beautiful melody there.
Have you ever thought of the weight of
word.
That falls on the heart like the song of
bird.
That gladdens the springtime of memory's
youth,
And garlands with cedar the banner of
truth,
That moistens the harvesting spots of the
brain,
Like dewdrops that fall on a meadow of
grain,
Or shrivels the germ and destroys the
fruit,
And hes like worm at the lifeless root?
Words. Words! they are little yet mighty
and brave;
They can rescue nation, an empire can
They can close up gap in a fresh-bleed-
ing heart
That sickness and sorrow have severed
apart;
They fall on the path like a ray of the sun
Where shadows of death lay so heavy
upon;
They tighten the earth Ger our blessed
dead.
A word that hath comfort ahl leave not
.unsaid.
MOUNTAIN PINK"