About Bad Temper

It muy sound parodoxical to gay so, but it is true, tbat the best people soinetkrws have the worst teinpers. In the same way, saints are olten those who have overeóme the most sin. Persons who feel deeply, whose sensibilities are keen and strong rarely find it easy to maintaio a uniform plucid exterior, and the struggles between their passions and their calmer wisdom is often a terrific one. There are others who never seem to be trou!)led- who are amiable with an amiabiiity that it seems impossible to ruffle- who never show any signs of irritation, but are always equable and cheerful. Such persona are doubtless much to be admired, but their society becomes in time not only exceedingly monotonous, but even exceedingly aggravating. Try as we will, we cannot get them to show fire. They are devoid of enthusiasm, as they are iucapable of anger. Nothing disturba that serene stillness, which is certainly not the stillness of death. A hearty quarrel is an iinpossibility. Whatever we may do or say, they never get cross with os, or cali us objectionable ñames. All this is undeniably irritating. It is quite refreshing to pass from the eompanyof one of these to a warm, fullblooded individual of susceptible passions. It is a treat to feel that the hand which grasps ours could, if need be, strike hard. It may sound very paganish to say so, but we do love a little spice of human nature. Sturdy truth and faithfulness generally lie "behind sorne capability of honest anger. We know that those friends who often seem most cross and irritable are really our stanchast and most réliable. Not that bad temper in itself can ever be an admirable thing, but that it is often accompanied by very sterling qualities. It generally coexists with strength of character and independence of spirit. Mean and treacherous persons are frequently amiable : butter will not melt in their mouths nor at their hearts.-