The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-11-17
The True Sympathy
BY Mrs. FRANK LESLIE
By Mrs. FRANK LESLIE

Sympathy with its prctenous great s the most precious
balm for a wounded heart!
Yes and no.
- Far be it from me to deny that there are forms and
of sympathy that indeed healing and sweet
but HOW SELDOM ARE THEY FOUND. 1t must be uoIr
truve to begin with Like voets lilies the valley
known by the subtle fragrance of shy presence tan like the
sunAower by its breadth and nsstence of form and color
have had friends very silence was the sweetest of sv
pay-friends whose light touch hurt the wound they healed
who by word look suggested that wound
UNTIL l THREW OFF THE COVERING with which we all
instincyely cloak our hurts from the gaze
friend like this friend who prove sympathy BY
SILENCE until the sufferer invites speech far likely
admitted to the nnernos chambers of the heart than the who
loudly knocks at the door, clamoring:
Open open! have come to sympahize with you"
To be pitcd openly and avowedly AND TO BEAR IT
SWEEIIN is probably the last of ripe for canoniza
ton but for have idea of how such being feel 1t
IS not meter and fully believe and vulgar
adagc Cobbler stick your as So claiming sansp pres
ent prospective free confess that pited frankly
the murderous qualities my nature although the
letters of civilization chain both my hands,
py would probably be very much alarmed if she my
heart.
That phrase Tell all about it! that the acceptable
ympahzcr NEVER 1t fatal to the desired end as is
to throw open window and hur of grain at bird which
YOU wish to lure has deserted true way is to softly
open the window, the grain inside where it is quite obvious
BUT MAY BE TAKEN OR LEFT, the victim may choose
and then yourself retire of sight 1t pretty that by this
aagem will finally have your bird Just YOU want him.
and in of time he will MARBLE all the of his
oyou But rushing him and shouting Now tell all about
is THE VERY LAST WAY to win his confidence
Another kind of sympaher and very offensive the per
son who to keep your spirits bercavc
ment and affection friend of driven nearly mad
by this of Jobs comforter She mourning
for of days and apparently in stock of funny
Stories society gossip and all of conundrs, cpgran and
rvoes generally We sat down the table but this flood
was loosed until day friend BURST INTO TEARS
AND LEFT THE TABLE, very greatly surprise of Nine
Malaprop, who inquired of everybody:
why what the matter! Did anybody anything remind
herr And was trying hard keep her spirits and all.
kindred spirit this but Objectionable because she is
not funny the ocous mpaizer the person who insists upon
dsracting the mind Of the sufferer by forcing all of ordinary
details it. If it bereavement and the
she insists upon discussing the mourning clothes and offering
out and bring patterns send in bonne tell about the
mode of wearing widows veil She discusses
has opinion upon the skirts and ABSOLUTELY DRAGS
assens or dients from the pale lips of the sufferer.
Time is a healer. HE is A DESTROYER Time is the
most heare of sympathze comforte brings thought
of comfort self justification In fact the harsh
cruel points of great preserves
ss to the last Some kindsnay will allow all
OF grief less poignant after awhile but
has healed the wound, but BECAUSE HE HAS DESTROYED
THE SENSBITY and the memory and the of the
THE BEST OF ALL THE sYMPATHzERs HAS
EVER PRODUCED EASTERN SAGE WHO BEING RE
CURED BY HIS PRODUCE SUITED TO EVERY
STATE OF MIND POSSIBLE HUMANITY ENUNcIATED this,
TOO WILL
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