The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

Kindness IS that grace OF the heart
whereby IN every human being We behold
/ and love our brother. While blessing all
/ 10 whom IL IS given. II enrsches the giver
and leads 10 peace and thai perfect hap
! piness-the happiness Of serving others.
LILA sIGNOR ATWELL
Boo Elereuth street northwest
Kindness is 10 do and say
One kindest thing IN the kindest way.
Like little grain Of sand,
| II makes mighty ocean
| In the wOndrous land.
CLARA 3. SHEPHERD.
H9zzrds=sHe. Vs.
True nobility Of character is evidenced
/ By kindness TO those who are weaker
/ than ourselves. To the aged, the inbe-
cile, a word Of cheer may give great
comfort A helping hand extended 70
/ him who has started on downward
path may bring him back 10 right living.
/ The dumb animals also appeal 10 our
sense Of pity and kindness.
ISABEL 0. PRICE
/ II soul thou wouldst redeem.
/ And lead q lost one back TO God.
Wouldst thou a gUardian-sngel seem
I To one who long n guilt hath trod.
Go kindly TO him-take his hand
/ With geutlsst words. within thine Own,
/ And by his side a brother stand
/ TIL all the demons thou dethrone.
MYRTLE BRADLET.
SIS street northwest
I Kindness costs nothing TO the sover. but
what a bOuntiful harvest IS often resped
/ from kind. loving. unselfsh deed. Let
Us. then. in the spirit OF Christian broth
erhoOd. cultivate the habit o. doing At
I least one act Of kindness daily for some
one who crosses our path each day
Ms CLARA ?. WILLIAMS.
I lgi Sixth street noEthsas-
A kind word at hand for one really n
! adversely Is worth three kind words
/ thrown out 70 one riding on the tOpaost
branches Of prosperity
Che7J Chsss Lake. Nd.
| Don't envy the person Eigh in posi-
tion-dOn't envy the millionaire. the rich
/ business man. the successful msnufsc-
turer. or banker-they all have their trOu-
/ bles, but envy the person who has kind
ness in his heart and with whom Il is
second nature 10 be kind.
/
/ ton OF kindness. There are persons
/ who mean 10 be kind, who even force
/ themselves TO be So but their kindness
I leaves the receiver cold for II does not
come from the right spot in the giver
and hence does not strike the right spot
IN the recipient
Again. there are others to whom IL
comes natural to be kind. either through
/ being born in them OF through good ex-
( amples set by those around them
{ Their kind words and generous deeds
warm the hearts Of the recipients OF
such kindness
A natural kindness IS not artificial. ir
Is spontaneous and not premedjtated-
/ It bubbles from the heart as does the
/ sparkling water from she spring, produc-
ing stream OF pure happiness IN what
ever direction IL comes and goes
/ II every person possessed this type OF
kindness. real. genuine. and Unvarnished.
what truly happy world this would be.
GUSTAV KIESTERNANN-
Do thy duty and be at peace with God
and thine own conscience. There can be
10 true peace for thee apart from the
honest and daily discharge OF those Obli-
/ cations great and small. which come into
/ thy life from the Creator Thou hsst but
/ one inalenable right. and that Is the sub
I lime one Of doing thy duty at al times.
under all circumstances. and n ali places
KATHERINE Y REBER-
Do you wish the world were happier?
Then remember every day
To do a little kindness
/ As you go along the way.
I \ KIND word here and there
VIII perhaps make some heart Lighters
And who can know how much good We 60
/ To make the world grow brighter
II JANE MOOR
3sS 6 street