The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-11
On SHAKING Hands.

Bow much there 10 OF sell IN the way
We shake hands. One man takes your
hand as II be had neither lite NOR time
to spare, in such foolish operations -
sssai1s to ss . dro as> Eve e qui sffI and and :
gone, leaving you sick and sore ct heart.
Another meets you, says Philadelphis
Young People, with q kindly smile In his
face, looks you squafely IN the eye, ana
puts his whole soul into the warm grasp
Of his hand. You know he loves you; DO
10 q friend to all mankind. Your heart II
warmed and helped for all the rest OF the
day. For think Of the words q the
preacher Of old where he says: "A wise
foois heart IA at his ieft.S So many men
have their hearts at their left hand and
you never have o chance TO get at IT,
What i the use Of hiding the heart away
where no one can zee Or know what In
going on there? ! am afraid Of the man
who shuts himself up 20 that nobody can
BY the most strenuous effort break through
the shell and reach his heart. ] do not
know what to do with the person who
says 20 me; II not by words at least just
as p'fin any ~ n fssssn, wrapped asfG IN a shis l Iaas
crust ! have built about me-. but don't
touch the covering. Il win break very
easily, and ] must have Il 70 hide myself
from you. Go away and stand there.
Look at me. II yon VIII, but don't try to
get into my heart"
We all ike the frank, outspoken man
or woman. This docs not mean the one
who prides himself on saying what he has
q mind 70 on every occasion, no matter
hind Of eeotism. The man who fires away
at everybody right and left II a. danger.
GUS an . RatEng gun working with .
spring and left with no a to regulate
ito action. But the frank mai carries
his heart always In his right hand. You
know he 10 all purity within. BE thinks
the world il doing the best It. can. Hs
wants to see things 60 well, and by every
word he speaks and every action OF bus
life he tries to help them along, he has
us think he has none, which IL . snre
sign Of greatness. We feel like sitting
down and telling such q man all about our
little cares and asking his advice about
thousand and one things we never would
for q moment think Of talking over with
q man with the shut-up-heart..
This world has enough n more ,
enough to keep IL looking blue and dis
couraged II we put as much OF ourselves
into our everyday lives as we can. Hed4ee
Of cross purposes, barbed wire fences OF
trial and temptation reach out after NJ
everywhere We 60, tearing us and pulling
Us back.
Sharp thorn trees of trouble and genuine
heart sorrows do their best to make us
think there Is little Of real worth in life,
but God bless the man whose CHEEKY words
and brave, inspiring ways help US 70 forget
for a little while al these miserable beset'
ments, and who says always: This 10
pretty good old world Of ours. We shall
never find a better one this side OF b
pearly gates. The more of blessing We
get out Of this the better We viii be Oh
when the door swings inward for US and
we get up to there where He viii tell us
what this dream il all about. Cheer up!
III 20 with you q little way. We win
walk hand in hand and heart TO- heart
for a few moments and we will tell each
other how we have been blessed"
How much Of good cheer we bring into
the lives Of those We meet from day TO
day! What kind of an idea do they get
from our way Of living? Do we make
others think of heaven and better things
as We speak with them by the way? Do
we rest them with our strong, manly way
Of looking at things? Or are we always
pulling down and depressing our friends OF
the earthly pilgrimage?
It really Is worth while to think OF this
honestly. Far more than we sometimes
think our lives leave their imprint on
the souls of others. Tell me now, truly, is
your heart in your right hand?