Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-05-13
KIND WORDS.

The honey blossom that the little
\ bee sips is not more sweet than a
kind word from loving, gentle and
7Beyolent heart. The beautiful
fowers that God has planted upon
every hill and meadow, and painted
In ell the cclors of nature, by the
brush of the Father hand, filling the
air with their sweet fragrance, glad
den us for a day and then are gone;
the green luxuriance of summer
fields, spangled here and there by
the delicate violet, the water lily, to-
gether with the lovely foliage of the
woodland, pass away; the music of
the little birds ceases as the stern
Eter stretches forth his icy hand; !;
~ gentle influence of music, beauty
and the glories Of summer soon die;
yet the influence of kind word Is
as eternal as time, as warming to the
heart as the suns rays to the chilled
earth, and as pure as the heart Of
man when he first awoke in the Gar
den of Eden.
Who can tell how many feet have
been turned from the path Of vice
and sin, how many wanderer
brought back to God, now many
souls redeemed, how many disconso-
late hearts quickened,, and how many
faint and weary souls revived by a
kind and loving word?
kind words" says one Of our dis
tinguished authors, ARE the keys
that unlock the gates Of Paradise
and let the light of Heaven into our
souls" There Is nothing that will
do hungry soul more good (aside
from the grace of God) than human
love and sympathy. When the cold
winds Of misfortune blow upon our
lMads, and the rough billows Of sor-
S@@ beat against our feet, then 1t is
that warm grasp of the hand and
a sweet smile from the face, and
tender sympathetic words Of cheer
from the lips, are as ointment pour
ed forth.
when weary and discosolate-per-
haps you had Just consigned one of
your much loved friends to the silent
tomb-a friend whispered kind,
sympathizing words into your ear
and pointed you to a happier shore?
Did 1t not bind up that wounded
heart and cheer your dropping
spirits? Was 1t not a comfort in
your distress? Were you ever away
from the home circle without one
near to sympathize with you in your
trials? If so, you have felt the need
of kind friends and Of gentle words
Let us try to initiate the beautiful
example Of Mary, to her Master and
Lord, before his death. Christ ap-
proved her action and paid her a low
ing tribute: "She hath wrought a
good work on me. Wheresoever this
gospel shall be preached throughout
the whole world, this also that she
hath done shall be spoken of for
memorial of her."
1t Is so much better to scatter
these beautiful flowers Of love, SYM
pathy and affection along life's path
way while living, especially to those
whose hearts have been crushed with
the storms and conflicts Of life. If
you have any sweet and tender feel
ings which flow from real true af-
fections, tell them to that one now.
1t will do him great good, and like
the evening sunset, the gentle rays
will reflect back upon your own soul.
Don't wait until the grass grows over
I their graves and then chisel in mar
i. BILE warm, loving words on ice-cold
fstone. They will not crave your love
or kisses then.
We are to a great extent our bro
Tiers keeper, and often we are re-
sponsible, to some degree at least,
for their failure and misfortune in
life. Life Is short; death Is sure;
eternity is To- 6.
j. Russell Wright.
Walhalla, s. c..