The farmer and mechanic., 1906-05-29
By KEN. *. III. WHITAKER.

contest. AT least half a dozen went
The Nash man Wis standing ON tie
piazza when We CI was Of the party)
arrived. There was no throwing up
heads or tails for the go: but. just
as soon as the two men saw each other
they broke loose. At first there was
nothing to laugh about, bnt after Il
round or two the righteousness of the
dffalr could but provoke laughter. 1t
was laugh. laugh-laugh, laugh
louder and louder-longer ana longer.
Putting their hands on their knees
to steady themselves they'd bray until
It seemed as if they would lose their
breath
TO the reader the affair may not be
laughable. but it would have made ii
horse laugh. if a horse could laugh.
to have seen the actions Of the two
men. The Nash man was really laugh
ing, but the young man was simply
initiating, ana his funny way of doing
it would make "oId Nash go it q lit
tie stronger and little louder in every
successive explosion. If 'old Nash
raised his voice the young man repro
duced his tone and attitude in the
next breath. If he put his hands OH
his knees and SQuatted. the Dung
man did the same. Thus it went on
for at least ten minutes. and until we
all thought the show ought to stop, for
we became uneasy lest there might be
ribs broken. "Old Nash" said he
couldn't stop to save his life-in fact
he said, he was Just getting III a good
way, and he thought they ought to
be allowed to have the laugh out But
the boys interfcrcd by saying they
had to return to the city. We left. but
so long as they could see each other
"old Nash and our man kept up the
SuffaW. 1t was "A drawn contest but
our Raleigh man was very hoarsc for
Il day or two.
| like u man who laughs well. There
is sunshine III a hearty laugh-one
that seems to come from the soul. and
bubbles over like soda water.
There are different Kinds as we'll as
different grades of laughter and each
represents a character. You can tell,
if you hear a man laugh, whether you
see him or not what kind of Il fellow
he is. There is a vast difference be-
tween ha, ha, ha,-ho, ho. no, and
he! he, hC!-betWeen a full choruSsed
shout. a sort of fse-lille bark and a
giggle-betWeen Il broad-faced smile
and a grin
Some people laugh well. and laugh
ter becomes them. While others don, t
know how to laugh. and. instead of
being improved in looks by laughter
they look like mourners at a funeral |
or criminals whose last hopes arc de
parted, while they are going through
the form of pretended hearty laugh |
LII dn o1uilittl t1oN 81 one lilciN Itti
all kinds of laughter. There is the
laugh which comes |
from Il wide open mouth as if the |
food gates were hoistcd; the halt |
hearted laugh which sounds as if the !
laughist was laughing at one thing !
but thinking of something else; the |
laugh. which bubbles |
over and increases the volume of mcr- |
riment; the cold-hearted laugh, which |
is mechanical and sounds quite as
harsh as IL snucdunk; the friendly |
laugh. which makes one feel as if !
everybody is kin to everybody: the |
bypOcritical laugh. which suggests the /
that snakes are hid in the |
grass; the snicker that betollens the |
lack of manners and the giggle that
betokens the lack of brain. Without
further description of the various
kinds of laughter ! wish to put myself /
on record as being a great admlrer
Of good laughist-thc man or the |
woman who can be amused to the
point of a good hearty shake-up. |
have no patience with the grinners-
for grnning don't mean anything.
There's not 2 particle Of cheerfulness
in d grin. I've seen a few persons in
my life who never got beyond a grin,
and some of them didn't have teeth |
enough to make d respectable grin. at
that.
l heard a story on a man of that
kind. whose wife being sick. the doctor
-old him he ought to be cheerful IN
ler presence When the doctor had
gone he sought the first opportunity
10 visit his Wife'S room, and went in
,rinning. The wife could not help
7oticing the horrid grin upon his face
md in real alarm she asked: "Hus-
band what in the world Is the matter I
With vou?" Nothing" he answered
worse than before. The wife,
with increasing alarm said. Il know
there is something the matter. for I
never saw such an ugly grin in all
nv life. Tell me. what IS the matter?'
Tn just trying to look cheerful; the
doctor said l must look cheerful when
was in your presence" For the
Lords sake" said the wife, don't do
4 any more. I'd rather die than to
see such chcerfulnoss as that"
Some people can't laugh. nelthet. .1t
naturally ugly: and the moro they
rrin the worse they look. \ right
hearty laugh. is good for soul and
body. besides making other people
cheerful
eniovcd delightful visit at the
beautiful country home of DIR. II. f.
Freeman. of Wilson county. few days
4e0-so delightful that l would have
ren,7ined longer had l not been
,bIired because Of an appointment
ahead to tear myself away The doc
tor is seemingly just as Well-tlNef Tor
living as any man ] knoW-having q
nicely arranged house SURROUNDED hE
ayerereens and flowers, and fine
farm with an abundance of fruit
trees: and withal lie is doing large
nractice, He is thinking. however. of
going to Kenly before long 20 engage
in the drug business. in Whlch move:
as well as in al his othef iiolteiS'
wish him great success
AS I sat on his veranda }he ONE
aay enjoying a fine breeze he asked
me Did Uncle Billy HlhhanI ever
tell YOU about breaking S.eel
in the NEGATIVE