The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-27

God bless the cheerful person, man,
svman or child. old or young, Hitter
ale or educated, handsome or homely,
Over and above every social trait
sands cheerfulness. What the sun is
70 pature, what God is to the stricken
heart, are cheerful persons, in their
ailen mtisslon, Frightening up society
around them with the happiness
Banning from their faces
Listen to me, you pretty girl. Do
yon know that plain, sensible girl
\ much more in demand than is a
ffsolo beauty? Do you know that
q well-appointed, sensible man does
not often give his heart or his home
Into the keeping of woman whose
only attraction is her personal love
Ehess? And that In case he does
anything so rash, when he repents at
MS leisure, he usually tells her So
Keep your skeletons shut Wp IN
your closets is good rule for every
BODY to obey A sorrow or misfortune
paay bring to you the sympathy, not
olly of your friends but of indiffer-
eat acquaintance, but there are limits
bsyond which this will not he Sarried.
People soon tire Of grief in whcih
they are not personally concerned.
The sunshine Is so much more agree
abe than the shadow that 1t will be
sought for, and they expect you will
| help to make Il as soon as what they
4 assnme TO be reasonable time has
passed by II you do not, II you are
constantly opening the doors OF your
skeleton closet and weeping over
shat Il contains, YOU need not be
surprised that you are stunned by
those upon whose affection sou have
most counted You must smile though
your heart be well nigh broken, and
II "a right that you should do 50
The world, albeit 1t is not a bad
world, Il sill full enough Of care ant
al burdens for each human being tC
ca.ry for himself as TO make tn,
carrying Of those OF others for 1
prolonged period unbearable.
900
IARENTS AND CHILDREN.
There is a tendency on the part o
some mothers TO do so much 70
steir children that virtually prem
lnm Is placed upon selfishness. TIL
Lhlid whose every wish is anticipated
aud for whom nothing Is too good
Is apt 10 grow up an exceedingly un
piersant person. unless, indeed, ther
b. an extraordinary amount of nat
REal good In him to cornterbalanc
the undue Indulgence Shielding chi
dIen from every chilling breath c
hte's afr begets love of ease an
selfish enjoyment which becomes ii>
cd when childhood Is past. A motht
for example. had denied herself ever
comfort. She had risen early an
kod taken rest late In order that he
daughters might have a perfect
ksEdA Sirlhood" No duty was exac
= q, OF hiem. II they were minded
help they might do so, II not, thel
~ s no use to ease the weary moth'
H.. her burden. Small wonder is
that after these girls grew up the
ale thought was for self The mott
a. vas ignored by them; disrespec
fully spoken OF as "old-fashioned' al
without taste" Indeed, she was on
T.tarded as one who could bake ar
brew. and was even "ordered'-l
other word can be used-to wait u
on them while they lolled in the
easy chairs Never having been taug
10 spend and be spent in doing goo
these young women were not Il
helpers OF those in need, and new
carried sunshine into darkened hom
Even their best friends tired of thel
and their lives were unlovely al
aiYc9ntented There can be
happiness In life unless the straig
tine Of duty, which leads to "bea
tvs curve be conscientiously folio
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