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Show Royal Gift of Cheer. A sunny temper is a gift of heaven and the mortal so endowed is thrice blessed indeed, as is everyone with whom she comes in contact. She diffuses sunshine and cheer as the sun diffuses light, and does it as naturally as that luminary shines. But not every one is so happily endowed. en-dowed. The world is measurably full of people who were born without the gold spoon of sweet disposition, and yet they manage to disper se a satisfactory portion por-tion of cheer among their associates. It is, the rising above temperament that counts the something finer than mere temperamental cheerfulness that makes the hopeful soul. Christianity wants nothing so much in the world a.3 sunny people, and the old are hungrier for love than for bread, and the oil of joy is very cheap; and if you can help the poor on with a garment of praise it will be better for therrt than blankets. |