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Show Sin of Fretting. There is one sin which, it seems to me, is everywhere and by everybody underestimated, and quite too much overlooked in valuation of characted. xt is the sin of fretting. It is common as air, as speech so common that, unless un-less it rises above its usual monotone, we do not even observe it. Watch aiy ordinary coming together of peoils and see Row many minutes it will be before somebody frets; tha is, makos more or less complaining statements of something or other, which probably every one in the room, or in the car, or on the street corner, it may be, knew before, and probably nobody can help. Why say anything about it? It is cold, it is hot, it is dry, somebody has broken an appointment, ill-cooked a meal; stupidity or bad faith some- ; where has resulted in discomfort. There ' are plenty of things to fret about, all right! |