The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-14
Chelemurraf- Star
A GOOD WORD FOR BAD TEN.
PER.

Household Words.
1t may sound %paradoxical to say 50
but it is true, that the best peonls
sometimes have the worst tempers
In the same way, saints are ortso
those who have overcome the mos,
sin. Persons wholfeel deeply, WHOSE
sehsibilities are keen and strono
rarely find it easy to maintain a uni.
form, placid exterior, and the struv.
giles between their passions and thej,
calmer wisdom is often a terrific one
There are Others who never seem IA
be troubleG-whO are amiable with an
amiability that II seems impossible
to rutfie-whO never show any signs
Of irritation, but are always equable
and cheerful. Such persons are doubt.
less much to be admired, but their
society becomes In time not only ey.
ceedingly monotonous, but even ex.
ceedingly a%ggrayating. Try as we will.
we can not get them to show fire
They are devoid OF enthusiasm, as
they are incapable OF anger. Nothing
disturbs that serene stiffness, which |
is certainly not the stiffness of death,
A hearty quarrel is an impossibillty.
Whatever we may do or say, they
never get cross with US or call us oh.
jectionable names. All this is IN.
deniably irritating. 1t is quite re.
~freshing to pass from the company Of
these to a warm, full. blooded ind.
vidual of susceptible passions. 1t is
treat to feel that the hand which
grasps ours could, If need be, strike
hard. 1t may sound very paganish
to say so, but we do love 4 little spice
of human nature. Sturdy truth and
faithfulness generally lie behind some
capability of honest anger. We know
that those friends who often seem
most cross and irritable are really
our ~stanchest and most reliable. Not
that bad temper in itself can never be
an admirable thing, but that it is Of.
ten accompanied by very sterling
qualities. 1t generally co-exists with
strength of character and independ
encc of spirit. Mean and treacherous
persons arc frequently amiable; but
ter will not melt in their mouths, mol
at their hearts.
= OF course, IL is very heretical to sa!
, a good word for bad temper. But lie
US recollcct that all temper is no
necessarily bad, nor all cquabilit.
good. Warm, sensitive feelings cal
not always be concealed, and a it'll
sincerity of emotion is sometime
gratifying. sWhat is the good of a
ways saying peace when there is
peace ? of Stimulating approval whe
we feel none? of appearing Statistic
when we are really disguised? \
good, and much harm, may easl
come from an eternal placidity. 1T
not always right to seem pleased
a. ~ everything. No one will uphold
ce genuine bad temper, which causes
owner and everyone else much wretc
edness but The capability of ang'
the possibility Of not only sparks b
30 heat, is a virtue rather than 9th
.92 wise.
'o5 If we are sincere, we cannot alwa
I96 conceal our deepest feelings, nor is
desirable that we should. N
,9s a%loughts, frctfulncss, sullenne
,SI should be most sternly rcpressed,
l55 while holding the mastery over
D53 display, we need not be ashamed o
faculty of occasional anger. 81
anger should not be jealous or self
1t should be aroused on behalf
others-when we sec others ill-treal
or hear them spoken Of wrongful
On our own accounts a greater
bearance is advisable. What
world says of US need not fret
much. But If no wrong done
others, or lie spoken Of them,
rouse us to righteous anger, VIC
sure that we are hopelessly sell
and hardened. In like manner,
u. nothing that our friends do. or say
J ourselves rouscs our deepest feeliT
we may be sure that we do not {
much for these friends. Rut we
never break into furious TEN
which is often the mad excess OF W