The Grenada sentinel., 1897-10-02
GOOD hUMOR.
nad Effects of 1ndulginR In N,
Temper.

The best gift which can zoe pive, D.
girl in her cradle by her fairy gos'
mothers is that of good humor g.
far as her own happiness and that ~
those connected with her are concerne1
il is better than wealth. She who ,,r
keep her temper under all circum.
stances, who can laugh over inisadyen
lures and persistently make the best
of everything, however bud it NAV he
has conquered fate, and has an nm
brella more or less proof against all tn.
storms of life.
1t must be admitted that cheerfu)pess
IL in great part matter of tempera.
ment, and that there are people who can
no more help worrying than a hen can
help getting wet when it rains. But
the hen can, and generally does, seek
the best shelter she can. A talent for
cheerfulness. like every other talent
can be cultivated and grows with using
"Arrah, Biddy," said the 1rishman, III
ye can't be aisy, be as aisy as ye can be-"
In any event. if you must worry, try to
keep it to yourself, and don't pour your
basin of cold water over the sitting-room
fire to the discomfort of your whole fam.
lily. And let me tell you secret-there
is no cosmetic in the whole beauty shop
half so effective as good hulnor.
Fretfulness and ill temper leave their
tndelible finger marks on the faires,
face. while smiling good temper, it,
Eliminates the plainest one. That child
isn't the least bit pretty" said lady
the other day of one of her pupils in a
large school land yet to me she is the
most attractive of all Miss Els girls,
her face is always SO bright and her
eyes fairly sparkle with fun and good
humor; l smile in spite of myself when
ever see her."
For years one of the reigning bellies
in an inland town was girl of no pre-
tentions to beauty, and of moderate
means. She was clever and well edu-
Gated, out her chief charms lay in the
faculty which she possessed of max
ing everyone at ease, and. as one of
her admirers said: Taking the sun
shine about with her."
Nothing wears one out like fretting.
Just as the friction on machine which
is unoiled grinds away the surfaces
more in an hour than in week of
proper use, day of fretful worrying
will dig more and deeper wrinkles on
your face than months of hard work
faithfully done.
Any person will tell you that fits of
crying will injure both your eyes and
your complexion. A bad attack of the
sulks will yellow your skin as surely
as one of indigestion.
Make the experiment of practicing
smiles and scowls before your mirror
for few minutes, and see which you
think most becoming. If thing can
be helped, go to work and help it with
a will, and do your very best; if it can
not, all the tears and worry in the
world will not make it any easier to
bear. You only cover your cross with
prickles, and chafe your flesh against
the barriers you cannot break. And,
after all, few things are SO bad that pa
tience cannot better them.
There is an old story of two pcnitents
who in the middle ages were ordered
to expiate their sins by walking to
Rome, many miles, with peas in their
shoes. The one put the specified num-
ber of hard, dried peas in either shoe
and reached Rome, after days of suf-
fering, lame and footsore; the other
quietly boiled his peas and journeyed
as comfortably as though they had not
been.
There is a great deal of philosophy
in boiling your peas, and there are
few so hard that boiling will not soften
them. 1t may almost be said that the
true secret of happiness in life is TO
make the best of everything, and in SO
far as lieth in us to help others do the
same.
Perhaps you think you have hard
time, there are so many things to vex
and cross you in your lot. Suppose
you sit down and make list in writing
Of your worries and trials, and when
all have been set down, make another
list of your blessings. In most instances
the comparison of the two lists will
probably be to make you ashamed of
yourself.
And it as often happens your trial is
that some othergirl has or seems to have
you want and cannot get.
Stop envying her long enough to think
10 how many other girls your lot seems
Is enviable as hers to you. Besides. you
nay rest assured that even this for
tunate creature has her own stock of
worries. Don't you remember the fable
how, when Jupiter permitted mortals
o exchange their burdens, the wailing
md lamentations redoubled when the
exchange had been made, and all came
pack praying that their old loads might
De restored?
And, my dear girl, only think what a
,ross your indulgence in i'll temper
must be to others, how uncomfortable
,ou can make those around dyou by
,rumbling!-Mrs. NJ. p. Handy, in