The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-01
HOW MUCH SHOULD WE sMlLEf
Leave Expression of Face to Talks
Care of Itself.

Leave Expression of Face to Talks
Care of Itself.
The pleasant expression" is of great
use to the photographer. The good
mother tries constantly to imprint il
upon her children's faces. Everyone
agrees that certain kindness and char.
ity should beam forth from the eye
yet the face which wears a perpetual
smile is usually a weak one, always
a tires'ome one. 1ts owner seems al
ways to have been reading only the 'hu.
morous pages" Swimming only the sur
face, thinking only of amusement, anC
never to have buckled down to the real
battle of life. It is only honest effor
in this struggle which entities a man
to respect, and he must wear some sigr
of having engaged IL it before casga
acquaintance can esteem him. 1t is
hardly possible to smile all the time
without appearing more or less silly
and as though one appreciated little o1
the true meaning of existence.
One Of the most distinguished musi.
clans in a certain large city, who has
done really fine work and ought tc
stand among the first half dozen IL
America in his calling, is undervalued
and lightly spoken of by his associ
ates. He wears a perpetual smile, anc
many have attributed to this cause
his failure to win the place which he
deserves.
A lady, in speaking of two brothers
arlyn hot Of
| cially far inferior to the other
Theron enters a room with per.
| fectly serious look on his face" she
said, land everybody wants to know
him at once and longs to see his rare
smile. Then comes Harry, Sinking
and grinning, and nobody has any in.
terest in him whatever. Yet Harry is d
| fine fellow, and if he would only cul.
tivate little more dignity he might be
as popular and as much sought after
by the best people as Theron"
| Availability and evenness of temper
are among the most essential qualities
| of a sane character, but no man need
shipper continually to demonstrate his
sweetness.
Ruskin says that all great generals
have been serious nen. and Emerson
amrms the same of all great orators
The distinguished Tom Marshall, one
of the wittiest men who ever lived, babe
his son observe that the public monu-
ments are always erected to the sol
emn men; and DR.. Austin Phelps re-
marks: 1.-TWO classes. of men are never
buffoons-very great men and very
good men,"
1t is generally safe to leave the eX
preston of ones face to take care OF
itself, and to devote ones efforts main.
ly to the formation of character. If G
man really busies himself with weighty
affairs, reads the funny papers" only
in moderation and as a sort of intel
lectual dessert, avoids the journal:
which treat fippantly of public ques
tons and great national and mora
movements, ard tries necessarily tc
find truth and pursue it, he will usual
ly have an expression which matches
his character; but the eminently socia
and kindly man, though he may be
good at heart and not silly in mind
must be Oh his guard lest people de
spise, not his youth, like Timothy's
but his whole mental and moral endow
ment, if he wears an habit;rNl smile
for the conclusion of the old poet voices
the instructive feeling of all mankind
Eternal smiles but emptiness betray.
AS shallow streams run dimpling all tn
| way.