KINDNESS BETTER THAN WRATH .
As a shadow may £<<»al o'er a sunbeam,' When Man is a\veavjr un(| i lone :— As a civrsethat may eruSh'out thc'mubic, ■ ' That echoes wjtli; Joye, from tfic Thoue— „ So a word that is spoken hi anger,' • HiaJ^ereqp evermore., tm^slia"! frefc " As a'cdtik'er of \\'ratli tmd corruption, . Tim aoyl ncvoi'uioVo"niay-forgct ! ' 'As n tune may come over the %vater, . With ripples of lovu in a sonij ; As a f!a=ili of bright j,'lo,i\y o'er <larkneg^, Or right oof \]\a regions of wrongSo a word that is spoken in kindness, Tb &i bnim to the heart that is sad ; That shull knr ck at tho portal of sorrow, And bid the poor mourner be glad. O, ohildien of sunshinaand pleasure, Be merry, bo pure, and be wise ; Let your laughter be musical ripples, That kiss the bright blue of tho skies ! Then UicMaatcrbhall smile at your gladness, A nrt angels shall join in tho song ; " Jt is hotter to comfort the weary Tl an frown evermore on the wrong !"
W. B. Wiixa.
Condition of Business: Rau Picker (to undertaker)— I .' Ifovy's traxle?'' Undertaker --"Dead. Hqw's yours V" Ragpicker— •' up."
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 426, 7 December 1889, Page 3
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189KINDNESS BETTER THAN WRATH. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 426, 7 December 1889, Page 3
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