Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-29

she loves him. Then, too, could she be his
slave with equal and unconscious grace. If
she loves the old man--which is not an Or
thodoX supposition-there Is virtue in De-
ing his darling, and If she loves the young
one. there is no vice in being his slave. Love
understands no letters. II one does not
care for another. affection becomes more
loathsome than righteous wrath.
An American girl cannot imagine being
slave, in the limited sense of the word,
while she has vivid conception of being
darling. Love positively refuses to link the
slave with youth or the darling with old
age. and the average American girl. If she
were to have one of the two evils, would
take the young man and serfdom.
It Is Unfortunate
When one consents to bear a grudge. 1t
is such useless. unrewardng state of be-
ing A grudge is a pitiably small thing and
never worth while. In the physical We may
liken it to the large man who wears an
undersize hat Large souls cannot afford to
bear grudges. The unpleasant things OF
life just at the moment look like great
black abysses about to devour us, but ii
withstood at the critical moment they are
seen to be nothing but the shadows OF
false conception.
When we discern In ourselves a disposition
to bear a grudge it is well to take the mat
ter in hand and consider whether we are
willing to allow the hardness of our hearts
TO imprint itself our faces. Every UNI
kind thought, every harsh word, every bit
ter impulse and every ignoble intention
leaves unmistakable traces on the counte-
nance. And pretty near the secret of ones
power in life lies in the ability to read men
by these character signs. Serenity of soul
can transform a face originally plain into
nobility and beauty, while the unqu!et mind,
the angry temper the jealous and malevo-
lent mood Will be thief in the night that
shall steal from beauty its most admired
and envied charms.
Whether it pays to bear a grudge toward
any one may easily be decided not by not
ing the effect it has upon others, but by
how it affects US.
There Is
A certain kind of sincerity that Is helpful
to every one. Too many of us miss giving
ourselves and those with whom we are last
ing pleasure by being misery in our dis
inclination to some times speak pleasant
truths to them. Flattery is detestable and
what in common parlance is called Jolly
ing has its small virtues and large vices
but pleasant truths are most wholesome
and inspiring. There are people who posi-
lively need a word of encoura cement before
they able to take the next step. "A
to one woman and 1t made her entire day
pleasant. She was able to work with new
zest. The best and the worst of us like to
feel that we are of some account. We have
1t may be, a grave fault. No one hesitates
to mention the fact Suddenly one day we
get courage to try to do better, and no one
remembers to say to us: How brave you
are, you're gaining" It's kind of hard
sometimes to go along and do our best UNI
less those stronger than We give us now and
again slight impetus toward the onward
way. Earth can be made to seem like
heaven when kind, sympathetic tone at
that moment when one has gone their far
thest and done their best. assures them 1t
is all right
Every one is prone to feel at times that
she is failure, and blessed be that one who
can convince her of power yet untried.
Now is the time to say some pleasant
word to the one who has been neglected.
To Mind Our Business
On every plane of thought is a lesson that
sometimes is learned by bitter experience.
But there is nothing quite so wise. Be con-
tent with being diligent in your own affairs
and leave those of other people to a power
that is higher than you.
You will have many opportunities onened
to you to enter the business of your brother.
Decline with thanks. This law holds good
with equal force In immaterial as well as
material matters. This does not mean to
cast out the friendly feeling in your heart
the promptingS that would lead Won tn he
OF genuine assistance in a time of need. n
refers TO the overzealous spirit which ear
nestly labors too much for the reformation
OF IT'S nelghbor while it neg,ects to Gull out
the chaH IRON its own harvest
MAUDE WINIFRED ROGERS