The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-04-21

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80 was told he cold own it. The artist
took the marble. and for nine months
shut himself up to work, first tiy-
ing to make of it a statue OF
David with his foot on Goliath, but
the marble was not quite long enough
at the base to make the PROSTATE form
of the giant, and so the artist fash
toned the marble into another figure
that is so famous for all time because
of its expressiveness critic came IN
and was asked by Angelo for his critis
cism. and he said it was beautiful, but
the nose of the statue was not OF right /
shape. Angelo picked up from the
floor some sand and tossed it about the
face OF the statue, pretending lie was
using his chisel to make the improve
ment suggested by the critic. what
do YOU think of it now?" said the art
ist- Wonderfully improved" said the
critic. ..Well,' said the artist, Il
have not changed it at all" My friends,
the grace of God comes to the heart
of q man or woman and then attempts
to change forbidding and prejudicial
face into attractiveness. Perhaps the
face is most unpromising for the
Divine Sculptor But having changed
the heart it begins to work on the
counteuance with celestial chisel, and
into all the lineaments of the face puts
a rladness and an expectation that
changes it from glory to glory, and
though earthly criticism may disap-
prove of this or that in the appearance
of the face, Christ says of the newly
created countenance that which Plate
said of Him: Behold the man!'
Here is another mighty chisel for
the countenance, and you may call it
revenge, or hate, or malevolencc. This
spirit having taken possession OF the
heart in encamps seven devils under
the eyebrows 1t puts cruelty into the
| compression of the lips. You can tell
from the mans look that he is pursu-
ing some one and trying to get even
with him. There are suggestions OF
Nero, and Robespierre, and Diocletian,
and thumbscrews, and racks all up
and down the features. Internal ar
lists with murderers' daggers have
been cutting away at that visage. The
revengeful heart has built its perdition
| in the revengeful countenance. Dis
figuration of diabolic passion!
But here comes another chisel to
shape the countenance, and it is kind
ness. There came a moving day, and
into her soul moved the whole family
of Christian graces, with all the chill.
dren and grandchildren, and the COM
mand comes from the heavens that
that woman's face shall be made to cor
respond with her superb soul. Her en-
tire face from ear to ear becomes the
canvas on which all the best artists In
| Heaven begin to put their finest
/ strokes, and on the small compass OF
that face are put pictures of sunrise
over the sea, and angels OF mercy
going up and down ladders al
a-flash, and mountains of trans
figuration and MONDAY in Heaven
Kindness! 1t is the most magnifi
cent sculptor that ever touched human
countenance. No one could wonder a.
. the unusual geniality in the face O
William Window, secretary OF the
treasury of the United States aftel
. seeing him at the New York banque
. Just before he dropped dead. turning
, his wine-glass upside down, saying
| 81 may by doing this offend some, Blu
J by not do it, might damage many.
, Be kind to your friends. Be kind t
) your enemies. Be kind to the young
, Be kind to the DID, Be kind to you
{ rulers. Be kind to your servants. b
: kind to your superiors. Be kind T.
, your interiors. Be kind to your horse
Be kind to your cat. Morning, moo
; and night be kind, and the effects Q
a IL will be written in the language Q
: vour face. That is the Gospel of ply!
/ iognomy.
at A Bayonne merchant was in tn
e south of Europe for his health. an
I sitting on the terrace one morning !
. his invalidism, he saw a rider fun
l. from horse into the river, and will
d out thinking of his own weakness, tn
t merchant flung off his invaiid's gov
II and leaped into the stream and swal
II to the drowning man, and clutchin
!. him as he was about to go down tt
a last time, bore him in safely to TT
!, bank, when glancing into the face
d the rescued man, he cried: My 60
If have saved my own son!' All kin
is ness comes back to us in one way
If another If not in any other ws
le then in your own face. Kindnes
a. Show it to others, for the tin
ID kYnay come when you will need it you
IS self. People laughed at the lion b
e, cause he spared the mouse that RI
,e over him, when by one motion OF /
N paw the monster could have crush
Nd the insignificant disturber. But
" was we'll that the lion had mercy
e. the mouse, for one day the lion W
xe caught in trap and~roared fearful
I'd because he was held fast by rop'
is Then the mouse gnawed off the ror
a and let the lion go free. You may &C
ed slider yourself lion, but you c
cs not afford to despise mou
ed When Abraham Lincoln pardon
Il. a young soldier at the
~ ouest of his mother. the mott
- went down the stairs of the VIII
lis House saying: 'They have lied abe
he the presidents being homely; he is
"a handsomest man ever saw" All o.
he that presidents rugged face was WI
~ ten the kindness which he SO well
nd lnstrated when he said: Some of {
Re- generals complain thatI impair dis
e. nline and subordination in the ar
K. ,.rdons and respites, but