| Show SYMPATHY S' MARKS TilE THE MAN A Sympathy J Is a fine thing and on one of of or orthe S I the lie d distinguishing 1st Ish Ing inn between man alan and the lower animals But nut th the very ery fruit and flower llover of ot sympathy Is tenderness Based on comprehension n and d right feeling flInS Jt it will go o tar far to toward to ward Idealizing our national life For Forwe Forwe we wo are arc a n sentimental c people and amI need only to distribute the product of our ourS S sympathies 1 g aright to do away with every r. r evil In the body politic Th Ih The opposite of f tenderness tenderness-in In In man mail W v ns ni In the turkey turkey turkey-is Is toughness But nut ButU It U Is 19 an of something more than the thc physical man mali We Veo all nil know I Is mental menial and spiritual and moral toughness s as nn well as ns material or 01 l' l bodily toughness s. s But nUt we do not va al always s 's net act upon tho the knowledge It Is no bad thing to have ha a n body bOlly that withstands s the 1 demands of modern life th that t Is able abl to meet not only filly the winds and fro frosts ts of winter but the rush strain of the workaday work work- n aday world Jt It Is a n distinct advantage advantage advant advant- age e to POR possess a tough and well well- Seasoned ned body and the man who has hasto hasto to 11 live I today Is Is li handicapped without It I L y But It Is I not nt 1 an nn advantage to own 1 I F a n which Is toughened toughen d either Ither to the po of It or to his neighbors hor t Is not an advantage to a mind which Is so Inured to suffering to wrong to evils ils in the world that It It t dl dismisses them without It Is not an advantage to build up tip a system of morals which denies lenies s the right of or others to happiness s sor or condemns or-condemns them to needless suffer suffer- lug ing I Nor or I Is i It enough to have ha a n mind rt a v e conscience or a spiritual nature which l' l Is merely satisfied t with nega nega- ti performance tive-performance In any of the walks of Ife Thre There must t bo- bo something be-something positive anti and This this something thinG Is Ho lIn th be best t who h bent Iet m all things both great and small 1 It Is SIt Is easy d ds to he ten tender or toward a lit littie little lit lit- tie tie- child 1 or 01 a delicate woman and and S discreditable l as ft rt Is not to be tender toward them thorn It Is no particular credit creditS S tn to a md n If he I Is The real cal work worl comes ill ll being tender to those who do o not not invite nOI nor seek eek nor expect tenderness tenderness-ln s-In s in a word In being tender to the lough tough Like everything e else in iii inthe the wot Id worth having ha It Is obtained I with itI difficulty this quality of tenderness tender lender ness flOSS S f next time lime you OU find yourself called cled upon lot for an opinion see It If It Is II not nm possible to think tender tenderly before y you u s A moments moment's consideration tion will prove to you ou that the gol golden en rule means little more than thai thisBe this n Be B to my faults tC a little blind be beto to my ni m virtues very vry kind |
