The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-10-29


s Far be it from o deny that there forms and
Of sympathy that indeed healing and sweet
but HOW SELDOM ARE THEY FOUND! 1t mu be mob
trusve begin with Like vocs lilies Of the valley
known by the subtle fragrance of its shy presence a like the
sunfower by its breadth and usence of form and color
have had friends whose very silence the of sym
pahyfrcn whose light onch hurt the wound they healed
who by word look, suggested that there wound
UNTIL | THREW OFF TIE COVERING with which all
instincvev cloak our hurts from the gaze
friend like this friend who is prove sympathy BIZ
SILENCE until the sufferer invites speech is far likely be
admitted to the nnemo chambers Of the heart than the who
loudly knocks at the door, camorng
"Open, opm have to sympathzc with you!'
To be picd openly and avowcdly AND TO BEAR II
SWEETIY probably the last of saint ripe for canonza
,ion but for have idea of how such being feel 1t
is not meter and fully believe at least old and vulgar
adage "Cobber stick last So claiming anthp pres
"nt prospective, free confess that be ptied frankly
the ,rcous qualities nature, and although the
letters Of civilization chain both my and hands the
y would probably be much alarmed if she could my
heart.
That phrase Tell all about it that the acceptable
ympahcr NEVER Ii Is fatal til" desired end it is
throw open window and hur handful of grain bird which
YOU wish to lure a cage it a, deserted The way softly
open the window the grain inside where il quite obvious,
BUT MAY BE TAKEN or LEFT, the victim may choose,
and then yourself retire of sight 1t is pretty that by this
atagem You will finally have your bird just whore YOU him.
and process of time he will wrb all the Of his heart
you But rushing hin, and shouting, Nov, tell me all about it,
is THE VERY LAST WAY win his confidence.
Another kind of Sympatzcr and offensive is the
who "kcel up spirits in of becave
and affection. friend Of mine driven nearly mad
by this of Jobs comforter She the house mourning
for stay days and apparently had laid in stock of funny
Stories society gossip and all of conunds cpgan and
frvoit generally We down the table but this food
oo-ed upon ltji day my friend Isl SI INTO TEARS
AND LEFT TILE TABLE, very greatly the surprise ri Nine.
Ma0prOp, who inquired OF everybody:
"Wy what is the Did anybody anything remind
her? And was trying Lard To keep her spirits and a
kindred spirit to hi bat objectionable because she is
not so funny is ii" oo patllo the person who insists upon
istracng the mind of the sufferer by forcing all Of ordinary
details upon it, If is bereavement and the is
she insists discussing the mourning clothes and offering
out and bring patterns send in bonne, tell about the
present mode of wearing widows veil She discusses and
has opinion upon the skirts and ABSOLUTELY DRAGS
assents discnts from the pate lips OF the sufferer.
Time is not a healer. lie Is A DESTROYER. Time is the
most heart of sympaizcrs comfoc for he brings thought
of comfort self Justification In fact the harsh and bitter and
cruel points those that time preserves and
sists the Some kn-nav will allow all kinds
of grief less poignant awhile but because time
has healed the wound but BECAUSE HE HAS DESTROYED
THE SENSIBIITY and the memory and the environment of the
T:4E sYmPATHlzERs WORLD HAS
PRODUCED
CURED HIS TO PRODUCE MOTTO SUITED
WILL