The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-02
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER,


Robespierre and Diooletian and thumb
screws and racks all up and down the
features. Internal artists with murder
ers' daggers have been cutting away at
that visage. The revengeful heart has
built Its perdition in the revengeful
countenance. Designation of diabolic
passionl
But here comes another chisel to shape
the countenance, and it is kindness.
There came moving day, and into her
soul moved the whole family of Chris
tian graces, with all their children and
grandchildren, and the command has
come forth from the heavens that that
woman's face shall be made to CORE
spond with her superb soul. Her entire
face from ear to ear becomes the canvas
on which all the best artists of 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 lad
ders all afiash, and mountains OF trans
fguration and MONDAY in heaven. Kind
nessl 1t is the most magnificent sculp-
tor that ever touched human counte-
nance.
No one could wonder at the unusual
geniality in the face of William Win.
dom, secretary of the treasury of the
United States, after seeing him at the
New York banquet just before he drop
ped dead, turning his wineglass upside
down, saying, II may by doing this Of
fend some, but by not doing it / might
damage many. Be kind to your friends.
Be kind to your enemies. Be kind to
the young. Be kind to the old. Be
kind to your rulers. Be kind to your
servants. Be kind to your superiors.
Be kind to your interiors. Be kind to
your horse. Be kind to your dog. Be
kind to your cat. Morning, noon and
night be kind, and the effects of it will
be written in the language of your face.
That is the gospel of physiognomy.
THE LION AND THE MOUSE.
A Bayonne merchant was in the south
Of Europe for his health. and sitting on
the terrace one morning in his invalid
ism he saw rider flung from a horse
into the river, and without thinking of
his own weakness the merchant flung
off his invalid's gown and leaped into
the stream and swan to the drowning
man, and clutching him as he was
about to go down the last time bore him
in safety to the bank, when glancing
into the face of the rescued man he
cried, MY God, l have saved my own
Bon!" All kindness comes back to us
in one way or another; if not in any
other way, then in your own face. Kind
ness! Show it to others, for the time
may come when you will need it your
self. People laughed at the lion because
he spared the mouse that ran over him
when by one motion of his paw the mon
ster could have crushed the insignifi-
cant disturber. But it was well that
the lion had mercy on the mouse, for
one day the lion was caught in trap
and roared fearfully because he was
held fast by ropes. Then the mouse
gnawed off the ropes and let the lion go
free. You may consider yourself lion,
butyou cannot afford to despise mouse.
When Abraham Lincoln pardoned a
young soldier at the request of his moth
er, the mother went down the stairs Of
the White House saying: They have
lied about the president s being home
ly. He is the handsomest man ever
law" All over that presidents rugged
face was written the kindness which
he so we'll illustrated when he said,
"Some of our generals complain that ]
impair discipline and subordination in
the army by my pardons and respites,
but it makes me rested after hard
days work if l can find some good ex-
cuse for saving mans life. and | go
to bed happier as l think how joyous
the signing of my name will make him
and his family Kindness! 1t makes
the face to shine while life lasts and aft
er death puts a summer sunset between
the still lips and the smoothed hair that
makes me say sometimes at obsequies,
'She seems too beautiful to bury"