Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-30
The Smiling Face
BENoRA.

Dear Huseholders: The strong and noble ap-
peal made by our fair leader to uphold the ban
ner Of our dear Household, through this
hot weather makes this task very unpleasant,
finds showing the pen. After all, why
should we let the heat Of the weather keep us
from pennlng words which rise up for utterancs
that our hopes are the brightest. that we dream
the sweetest dreams.
I feel like Mr.. Riley felt about Il:
Whatever the weather may be, says ne,
whatever the weather may be it's the songs
we sing and the smiles we
That's a-makin' the sunshine everywhere"
To my mind there is accomplishment that
the human acquire that is greater than
frank, sweet SMILE not a grin, understand me,
not grin. but smile; smile that seems to
rise up from the depths of the heart and makes
the face resplendent with confidence and good
will. A smile that is not ashamed to be seen
upon the face, that comes unconsciously and
without provocation lighting up the whole face
with sunshine and gladness that is unspeakable
and the soul to look through the eyes and say
to you:
Look up to the skies an shout;
Azure skies A-bendin' blue
Like a great arch over you!
Fate, you say? o, MOI I take il
Iife's exactly what we make 1t
Cheer up then an cease to fret,
Life is stnT worth Twin yet"
There's a score Of people, in fact, all human
ity make an attempt to smile at times. but
few OF them succeed; they only grin. Smiling
youth. Few people possess the art Of smiling
and yet IT is often worth more to one than many
dollars Oft times one is able TO reach certain
ends through a smile, when II could not nave
been reached in any other way. How necessary,
then. It is to our happiness and well-being that
we should culture the smiling face and the
cheerful disposition.
A mans face is always the index Of his heart
almost invariably this Is the II you have
ever studied human nature you can almost inva-
riably tell what mans disposition is by en-
&,wgr sv1%n Hmaff urffh I'm OhRpTVinR
his face carefully. have never known a smil
ing face to be by base and mean person.
Beneath the smiling face is Almost sure to beat
kind and sympathetic heart. ! know several
men who seldom make an attempt to smile
Their countenances are nearly always sullen and
lowering; forbiddlng, and you would say almost
menacing. The cloud that rests upon their
brows is seldom withdrawn and II is needless TO
say that the society Of such men lie not much
sought after.
I know a young merchant who has acquired
the non-smiling habit, very sorry am, too
for he Is a friend OF mine but everytime en-
ter his store / find his brow clouded and his
face long. He signs frequently and between
signs he pours in my ears his many woes how
far he is in debt. how bis creditors are press
ing him and how he knows he's going to the
wall"
Customers usually get out Of this store as
soon as they have made their purchases. 1t is
too gloomy; the atmosphere is too cool. How
much better Il would be II this man had smiles
and a cheerful word for all. Men would then
say How cheerful and cOnsderate this young
man is he is my ideal Of a merchant; in the
future I will do my shopping here" 1t pays
to smile: IL pays in more ways than one.
Frowns worth nothing except to bring
wrinkles before their time, and to make one
disagreeable TO others.
Let us. we of the Household. cultivate the
smiling habit. for one smiling face will make
for the wearer more friends in a single day
than all the frowns I'm the universe.
have been attending prOtracted meeting
at church near here, but the preachers. with
the exception OF a sweet young lady who con
Quoted the preliminary services and in whom
their hearers. II some boy back in the pews,
peradventure myself. happened the com.
zeal side Of some illustration. I can't help see
ing the comical side well the other, and
let the ghost of smile fit across mtg face,
the preacher would point him ont 80 me crowd
and thunder: Young man, you need saliva
ton yourself; you need not be smiling you
are going as straight to h-ll as a bee-martin
flies to It's gourd!'
Poor little smile. for a moment II fingered
caressingly about the mouth ana then vanished,
and the boy sank back in his pew with a lump
In bis throat and dull pain in his heart 1
know not what you think OF this divine. but
my private opinion is he is trailing along on
cold back-track.
NV advice Is to smiIe-always smile this IL
the new gospel Of successful living now-a-days-
the fright hand" IN the accomplishing of great
undertakings: Just to smile and TO keen on
apostle Of the "Smiling circle?" II not see
10 II that You toin at once. Does not cost you
solitary nickel and then the dues are forever
paid in advance. The only fees that are de-
This Is great society indeed. this Smiling
Society" II provides the bright sunshine that
lights the trail that leads TO success.
Get on the trail, my friend. and smile-and
~" ' M1L1NToN RALPH SMITH.
No g. Statesooro. Ga.