IT PAYS TO SMILE.
It is worth stopping to think of (says an American writer) that Taft is known as “ Smiling Bill ” and Sherman as “ Sunny Jim,” President Roosevelt, with his bull-dog countenance, is the best known for his good-natured grin. It is hard for him to wear a sober face, even when he poses for a photograph. The Byran smile is believed to be the best asset of the “great commoner.” It is expansive, pervasive, and contagious. Everybody feels good in the presence of Byran. Although Governor Johnson seems to have a sad countenance, there is a curious little twist to his lip that suggests capacity for quiet fun, and an eye to the humourous side of life. All of which leads to the conclusion that American people prefer the men who smile. There have been times when statesmen were expected to have square-cut mouths, and wear frock coats tightly buttoned. But it is past. It is a tendency of the times. Even the clergy in these days have discarded solemn garments, and smile cheerfully on their congregations.
It pays to smile. There is an inner satisfaction in looking on the world through smiling eyes. And the rewards of life in this age are for the optimists.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 434, 10 September 1908, Page 4
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208IT PAYS TO SMILE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 434, 10 September 1908, Page 4
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