The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-01-26

are two sides 10 every Characterize
best side and the worst side. A we'll
disposed man chiefly seeks the best
side; the badly-disposed seeks chiehy
The worst side. BE ours the desire 10
see the best side. for IL is healthier Tor
ms TO do so and stirs admiration, Wlich
5 an elevated state. while the desire
TO find the worst side keeps one in
spirit Of disquietude and disgust ana
Cnean suspicion. and that is pulling
down of our own nature, dishgnre-
ment OF our own character. am
afraid the imperiections Of Others Will
kill us yet.
The habit deplore is apt TO show
itself in thu visage. a kindly man
who wishes everybody well soon dem
onstrates his disposition in his looks.
Ills features may fracture all the laws
Of handsome physiognomy. but God
puts into that mans eyes and IN the
curve of his nostril and in the upper
and lower lip the signature of Divine
approval. And you see il at a glance
as plainly as though II had been writ
ten all over his face in rose color;
This is one of my princes. he is on
the way to the coronation. | bless him
now with all the benedictions that IN
finity can afford. Look at him. Ad-
mire him. Congratulate him."
on the other hand, IL one be cynical
about the character of others and
chiefly observant of defects and glad
to find something wrong in character.
the TACT is apt 10 be demonstrated IN
bis looks. Howe,es regular his fea-
lures. and though constructed accord
ing TO the laws Of Haspar Lavater. bis
visage is sour. He may smile, but II
is a sour smile. There is a sheer 10
the imitation of the nostril. There Is a
mean curvature TO the lip. There Is
bad Look in the eve. The devil OF
sarcasm and malevolence and suspi-
cion has taken possession Of him. and
YOU see II as plainly as though from
the hair line OF the forehead 10 the
lowest point IN ihe round OF his chin
Il were written: milne! Mine! /,
the demon Of the pit, bave soured his
visage with my curse. Look az him!
He chose a diet Of carrion. He gloated
over the misdetds Of others. IL took
all my internal eagineery TO make him
what he is--'a busybody in other mems
The slanderer almost always at
iempts TO escape the scandal he is re-
sponsible for. When in l74i John Nes-
lev was preaching at Bristol and show
ing what reason be had TO trust in the
Captain of His salvation bearer cried
put: who was your captain when
you hanged yourself? ! know the man
who saw you when you were cut
down." John Wesley asked the audi
.nce TO make room and let the SIAN
lerer come TO the front. but when the
way was cpeu The slanderer. instead
u coming forward. fed the room. The
author or distributor of ISLANDERS never
wants TO face his work.
On the day OF Pentecost there were
people endowed with what was called
the gift ~ tongues" and they spake
for God in many languages. But there
are people in our time who seem TO
have the gift OF evil tongues. and
there is no end to their Ubiquitous CAB
BILE. Every city, village and neighbor-
hood Of the earth has had driven
through it these scavenger carts.
When anything is said 10 you defam-
atory OF the character of others, imi-
tate Joseph John Quincy. OF England.
who. when bad report was brought
to him concerning anybody. asked:
"Dost thou know any good thing to
tell us concerning her? Since there Is
no good TO relate, would il not be
kinder to be silent on the evilP Char
ity rejoiceth not in iniquity."
But there is a worthy and Christian
way of looking abroad upon others.
rot for the purpose 90 bringing them
TO disadvantage or advertising their
weaknesses or putting in great prim-
er" OF paragon" type their frailties,
but to offer help, sympathy and res
cue. That is Christlike. and he who
docs so wins the applause OF the high
heavens. Just look abroad for the peo-
Pile who have made great mistakes and
put a big plaster OF coincidence on
their lacerations. Such people are
never sympathized with. although
they need an infnity of solace. Do
nestle mistakes. Social mistakes. Ec-
ciesiastical mistakes. Political mis-
takes. The world has for such only
jocosity and gesture Of deploration.
There is an unoccupied field for you,
my brother. No one has been there.
Take your case of medicines and go
there aud ask them where they are
hurt and apply divine medicameht.
There is a public man who has made
n political mistake from which be will
never recover. At the next elections
be will be put back and put down in
to a place of disapproval from which
he will never rise. Just go to that
man aud unroll the scroll OF 100 SPLEEN
Gid Americans who. after occupying
high places OF promotion. were rele-
Show him in what glorious company
be has been placed by the anathema
Of the ballot box.
II you are rightly interested in 9th
er mems matters. 60 10 those who are
just starting in their occupations or
professions and give them boost.
Those old physicians do not want your
help. for they are surrounded with
more patients than they can attend 10.
but cheer those young doctors who
are counting out their first drops 20