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GOOD-NATURE, WHAT A BLESSING !— Same,
Good-nature—what a blessing! Without it a man ig Iike
a wagon without springs, it has the full benefit of every stone
and way-rut. Good-nature is the prime minister ofa good
conscience.
ture never fails of a wholesome effect without.
' Good-nature isnot only the government of one’s own spirit,
but it goes far in its effects upon those of others. It mani-_ >‘
fests itself on every street; it humanizes man; it softens the
friction of a business world. . Good-nature is the harmonious
act of conscience. Good-nature in practical’ affairs is better
than any other; better than what men call justice ;-better than
dignity ; better than standing on one’s rights, which is so often
the narrowest and worst place to stand on one can find.
A-man who lacks good-nature is like a long, lean, bony
man, sitting on an oak bench, without any thing under him—
while a good-natured man is like a fleshy man who always
has a cushion under him. . He can sit down anywhere and be
comfortable.. A man-who lacks good-nature is always quar-
reling with somebody. It is impossible for him to agree with
any one, and he is always losing his temper. This want of
good-nature made a certain President’s road a hard one ta
travel. He might have seen better days had he known how
to regulate his temper. Pe oP ed So
_ A man who knows how to hold on to ‘his temper, is tha
man who is respected by the community. -And one who hag
8 good nature, successfully travels about as does he who goes
upon the principle—little of baggage, but. plenty of money |
A man who is armed with: hopefulness, cheerfulness, and a
genial spirit, is one who is going to be of practical and bene
ficent usefulness to his fellow-mau. There are no things by _
which the troubles and diflicultics.of this life can be resisted
‘better than with wit and humor. And let the happy person
who possesses these—if he be brought into the folds of the :
church—not allow conversion to deprive him of them. - God
has constituted these in man, and especially when they are so
salient in meeting good-naturedly the trials of this world, they
should be used. Happiness, at last, is dependent upon a soul
that has holy communion with its Creator—-“ for in Him we
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It tells of the genial spirit within, and goud-ra.
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