The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
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ENCOURAGEMENT IN RIGHT DOING.

We often wonder why it is that people
seem to think it their duty to keep the
TACT secret, never to be divulged until
their neighbor has passed away and is
laid in his grave, and then to be brought
to life when it can be of no earthly use
! to him. 1t is not so with their faults,
which all take more or less pleasure in
magnifying before the people Many a
man has been driven to the dogs for the
want of little encouragement and a Just
recognition of his honest efforts to do
right, that are not appreciated by his
fellow men. If the people would only
take one-half of the trouble to encourage
others in well doing, that they do to cir
culate everything that they hear deroga-
tory OF them the world would be much
better and many man would be saved
from becoming criminal. Men whose
good deeds are ignored by society and
whose slightest fault is continually harped
upon and magniied, soon lose all self
respect and care nothing for society,
because society cares nothing for them.
They may know that they are doing
wrong; but if it is no credit to do right,
what encouragement have they to do
better? One-half of the criminals in our
iails and penitentiaries have been made
such, IN all probability, by the unkind-
ness of their fellow men, who have
always stood ready to condemn every
little offense, without stopping to inquire
into the circumstances that may have
caused the party to do wrong. We
should put ourseles in our neighbor' S
place surrounded by the same circum-
stances that may have caused the party
to do wrong. We should put ourselves
in our neighbours place, surrounded by
the same circumstances. then we would
be better able to judge and not have to
wait until they are dead before we could
say something good about them.
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The articles of this department have
been the very cream and essence of
thought the very best things as tersely
and beautiful expressed as can be coined
out Of the English language and coming
to you every week, ifsaved up for year,
you would have batch of the choicest
gems of literature. and we believe the
very best and purest things that can be
said in behalf of the home. This is the
only county paper that gives you some
thing especially intended for the home
each week, and has now followed it up
for years. It's perfectly right and le-
gitimate that you should commend
good thing.
Hard words and unkind acts may be
forgiven, but they can never be effaced
from memory. An injustice that wrongs,
or Injuries, or pains brother, sister or
friends stands there forever You may
atone for it. repent of it, try to repair it,
make double or treble compensation for
it, but you cannot recall it; it is done and
can never be helped, although it might
have been prevented before it happened
Many hasty, inconsiderate act has led
to life sorrow; many an act, even triv-
ial has been the occasion of frequent
bitter memories for a long life time;
whereas an act of kindness and forgive
ness, which it would have been better
and wiser and easier to do, would have
rewarded the doers with glow of grace
full pride and pleasure, every time in
after years it came to mind.