The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
Life Is What We Make It for Ourselves
Our Associates and Acquaintance.

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Our Associates a
Kindness is something that the more
we use the more We want 10 use. And
Il costs so little
A few words I'm kindness spoken
VIII sooth a child whose heart seems
broken
And when We use it with the Old.
We find It pays a huRdred-fold
Mrs. ALFoNZE ARMSTRONG.
NokeeTms. Va.
Wy Greed.
He whose tender presence made
Sunshine in life's darkest shade,
Lived for you and ne;
Loving where earth's sorrow-hOst
Love OF blessings needed most,
Lavish, free
So. I take nv daily creed.
For its duties. for its need,
Inasmuch:
knowing every anguished soul
Braver journeys to its goal
At loves touch
B. LoUDES.
The Nausemond.
Groans ard sighs and disconcerting fears
Absorb the sweetness from the passing
years.
While smiles and sunshine. make the
dark days bright.
And kindness makes the heaviest bur
dens light.
KATHRYN z PHELPS
iSgl Fifteenth street northwest
He that does good to another does also
good to himself. not only in consequence
but in the very act Of doing Il. for the
conscience Of well doing IS ample reward
Miss DORA NIXON
Tas oi7mpia
Be kind to each other. and IN speaking
OF kindness. let me put IN a plea for the
dumb animals and for al living creatures
No mans religion IS good for anything
whose very dog and cat are not the bet
ter for f. Mrs. z. l. BARRINGEg-
- Q street
Drop a word OF cheer and Kindness.
Just fash and II Is gone,
But there's half 4 hundred ripples
CiTciing on and on and on.
Bearing hope and Joy and comfort
On each splashing. dashing wave.
TIL you'd never know the volume
OF the one kind word you gave
Drop a word Of cheer and kindness
In q minute you forget.
But there's gIadness still a-swelIing
And there's joy a-circling yet
And you've rolled 4 wave Of comfort
Whose sweet music can be heard
Over miles and miles Of water
Just by dropping one kind word
Mrs LOTTIE " TUNE
secoud sSrees northeast.
Words are one. means OF expression. and
manner IS quite as important: therefore
remember that a kindly and graciOu:
manner is not only the sign aad mark OF
a Self-respecting man. but II is 70 YOU
words what oil is to machinery in max
ing them move effectively 70 their puT
pose t. D. JAMES
The nobIes- fife IS the Hfe that loves
that gives. that loses itself. that over
flows, as II were; iTrigates the great field:
OF human anxiety and toll; hearty. social
helping Bfe; the life that cheers and com
forts and sustsIns by It's serenity and pa
tience, and gratitude and kindness. thc
ouinteSsence OF all Mrs Gen H. ALLEN.
I55s Columbia rad
I wish 20 offer the following tsker
from Father Sheehan's book, Ny New
Curate." page 2H.
After air and water. the power Of 3
pleasant and kind word is the best and
cheapest thing God gives Us, His chill
dren." N T BYRSE.
90 Maryland avenue northeast.
where am I going to- Never mind;
Just follow the sigRboard that says, 'B'
kindr'
And do the duty that nearest lies.
For that IS the way TO paradise
Miss {. ANNIE BROWN.
ws-sntoa. IA
7 shall pass through this world bu-
once. Any good. therefore. that / car
do or any kindness that can show q
any human let me do it now. Let me nOr
defer or neglect II. Tor I shall not pas.
this way again
AUGUSTA R McGONIGAI4
1910 6 street northwest
As We pass along here below
Let Us from mean things refrain;
While our hands good deeds bestow,
We may not be this way again
ORTTLLE H RINBALI.
Amherst, Mass.
Give Us to awake with smiles. gire Us
70 labor smiling. As the sun brightens
the world. 50 let our loving kindnes:
make bright this house Of our habitstion
WILLIAM H REED.
Iss7 Irving street.
Kindness. ike the sunshine
And rain sHlong the flowers,
GlOrifies our nature
Through an the fitting hours
JOHN A. JOYCE
Ct..
To stroke the head Of the passing dog
in appreciation he viii wag his tail; speak
well OF those who have done you wrong
they will hear Of it and feel kindlier; call
her my sister" the woman gone astray;
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