. Influence : or, The little silk-winder . f those things in which they nowtake delight; when they shall feel within their * 2 Cor. vi. 18. f Titus ii. 12-14. 7* THE LITTLE SILK-WINDER. hearts an aching void, which earthly pleasurescan never satisfy. And if at such times theybehold the child of God, still calm and peaceful,rejoicing in his Fathers love, will they not longto exchange the laughter in which the heart issad, for that peace which passeth all under-standing ? 46 How happy Laura B always seems! was the exclamation of a young acquaintance;and yet she never goes to balls or theatres. O
. Influence : or, The little silk-winder . f those things in which they nowtake delight; when they shall feel within their * 2 Cor. vi. 18. f Titus ii. 12-14. 7* THE LITTLE SILK-WINDER. hearts an aching void, which earthly pleasurescan never satisfy. And if at such times theybehold the child of God, still calm and peaceful,rejoicing in his Fathers love, will they not longto exchange the laughter in which the heart issad, for that peace which passeth all under-standing ? 46 How happy Laura B always seems! was the exclamation of a young acquaintance;and yet she never goes to balls or theatres. Oh, let us all strive to recommend, by acheerful demeanour, the religion which we pro-fess, and which we love ; and uphold the Chris-tian standard in a humble and watchful andprayerful walk before the Lord, and before ourfellow-creatures. In the world, but not of theworld, let us, so to speak, pass on our waysinging, that others may hear us and be glad,and say within themselves— The religion ofJesus must be a very happy thing, after THE LITTLE SILK-WINDER. 81 CHAPTER XI. OUR INFLUENCE UPON STRANGERS. IT is not enough, we are told, that we actand mean kindly in our intercourse with stran-gers; we must manifest kindly feelings by agentle and conciliatory manner. To increasethe happiness of one human being—to speakpeace to a mind oppressed with sorrow or dis-appointment — what a delightful privilege!Old Humphrey tells us—and Old Humphrey isone of those who pass through the world sing-ing, and finding good in every thing and every-where—that every sunny thought, everykindly deed, every event, however trifling, thatconfers a momentary joy, is in itself a blessing. Smiles and kind words constitute a considera-ble proportion of the wealth of human benevo-lence ; and the more we give away, the richerwe become. We have elsewhere likened themto diamonds, and pearls, and precious stones;they also resemble flowers—the hearts-ease andforget-me-not—the way-side flowers of
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