〃I　am　Grimaldi！〃　　So；　when　Smollett；　oppressed　by　disease；
  travelled　over　Europe　in　the　hope　of　finding　health；　he　saw
  everything　through　his　own　jaundiced　eyes。　　〃I'll　tell　it；〃
  said　Smellfungus；　〃to　the　world。〃　　〃You　had　better　tell　it；〃
  said　Sterne；　〃to　your　physician。〃
  The　restless；　anxious；　dissatisfied　temper；　that　is　ever　ready　to
  run　and　meet　care　half…way；　is　fatal　to　all　happiness　and　peace　of
  mind。　　How　often　do　we　see　men　and　women　set　themselves　about　as
  if　with　stiff　bristles；　so　that　one　dare　scarcely　approach　them
  without　fear　of　being　pricked！　　For　want　of　a　little　occasional
  command　over　one's　temper；　an　amount　of　misery　is　occasioned　in
  society　which　is　positively　frightful。　　Thus　enjoyment　is　turned
  into　bitterness；　and　life　becomes　like　a　journey　barefooted
  amongst　thorns　and　briers　and　prickles。　　〃Though　sometimes　small
  evils；〃　says　Richard　Sharp；　〃like　invisible　insects；　inflict　great
  pain；　and　a　single　hair　may　stop　a　vast　machine；　yet　the　chief
  secret　of　comfort　lies　in　not　suffering　trifles　to　vex　us；　and　in
  prudently　cultivating　an　undergrowth　of　small　pleasures；　since
  very　few　great　ones；　alas！　are　let　on　long　leases。〃　（5）
  St。　Francis　de　Sales　treats　the　same　topic　from　the　Christian's
  point　of　view。　　〃How　carefully；〃　he　says；　〃we　should　cherish　the
  little　virtues　which　spring　up　at　the　foot　of　the　Cross！〃　　When
  the　saint　was　asked；　〃What　virtues　do　you　mean？〃　he　replied：
  〃Humility；　patience；　meekness；　benignity；　bearing　one　another's
  burden；　condescension；　softness　of　heart；　cheerfulness；
  cordiality；　compassion；　forgiving　injuries；　simplicity；　candour
  all；　in　short　of　that　sort　of　little　virtues。　　They；　like
  unobtrusive　violets；　love　the　shade；　like　them　are　sustained　by
  dew；　and　though；　like　them；　they　make　little　show；　they　shed　a
  sweet　odour　on　all　around。〃　（6）
  And　again　he　said：　〃If　you　would　fall　into　any　extreme；　let　it　be
  on　the　side　of　gentleness。　　The　human　mind　is　so　constructed　that
  it　resists　rigour；　and　yields　to　softness。　　A　mild　word　quenches
  anger；　as　water　quenches　the　rage　of　fire；　and　by　benignity　any
  soil　may　be　rendered　fruitful。　　Truth；　uttered　with　courtesy；
  is　heaping　coals　of　fire　on　the　heador　rather；　throwing
  roses　in　the　face。　　How　can　we　resist　a　foe　whose　weapons
  are　pearls　and　diamonds？〃　（7）
  Meeting　evils　by　anticipation　is　not　the　way　to　overcome　them。　　If
  we　perpetually　carry　our　burdens　about　with　us；　they　will　soon
  bear　us　down　under　their　load。　　When　evil　comes；　we　must　deal　with
  it　bravely　and　hopefully。　　What　Perthes　wrote　to　a　young　man；　who
  seemed　to　him　inclined　to　take　trifles　as　well　as　sorrows　too　much
  to　heart；　was　doubtless　good　advice：　〃Go　forward　with　hope　and
  confidence。　　This　is　the　advice　given　thee　by　an　old　man；　who　has
  had　a　full　share　of　the　burden　and　heat　of　life's　day。　　We　must
  ever　stand　upright；　happen　what　may；　and　for　this　end　we　must
  cheerfully　resign　ourselves　to　the　varied　influences　of　this　many…
  coloured　life。　　You　may　call　this　levity；　and　you　are　partly
  right；　for　flowers　and　colours　are　but　trifles　light　as　air；　but
  such　levity　is　a　constituent　portion　of　our　human　nature；　without
  which　it　would　sink　under　the　weight　of　time。　　While　on　earth　we
  must　still　play　with　earth；　and　with　that　which　blooms　and　fades
  upon　its　breast。　The　consciousness　of　this　mortal　life　being　but
  the　way　to　a　higher　goal；　by　no　means　precludes　our　playing　with
  it　cheerfully；　and；　indeed；　we　must　do　so；　otherwise　our　energy　in
  action　will　entirely　fail。〃　（8）
  Cheerfulness　also　accompanies　patience；　which　is　one　of　the　main
  conditions　of　happiness　and　success　in　life。　　〃He　that　will　be
  served；〃　says　George　Herbert；　〃must　be　patient。〃　　It　was　said　of
  the　cheerful　and　patient　King　Alfred；　that　〃good　fortune
  accompanied　him　like　a　gift　of　God。〃　　Marlborough's　expectant
  calmness　was　great；　and　a　principal　secret　of　his　success　as　a
  general。　　〃Patience　will　overcome　all　things；〃　he　wrote　to
  Godolphin；　in　1702。　　In　the　midst　of　a　great　emergency；　while
  baffled　and　opposed　by　his　allies；　he　said；　〃Having　done　all　that
  is　possible；　we　should　submit　with　patience。〃
  Last　and　chiefest　of　blessings　is　Hope；　the　most　common　of
  possessions；　for；　as　Thales　the　philosopher　said；　〃Even　those　who
  have　nothing　else　have　hope。〃　　Hope　is　the　great　helper　of　the
  poor。　　It　has　even　been　styled　〃the　poor　man's　bread。〃　　It　is　also
  the　sustainer　and　inspirer　of　great　deeds。　　It　is　recorded　of
  Alexander　the　Great；　that　when　he　succeeded　to　the　throne　of
  Macedon；　he　gave　away　amongst　his　friends　the　greater　part　of　the
  estates　which　his　father　had　left　him；　and　when　Perdiccas　asked
  him　what　he　reserved　for　himself；　Alexander　answered；　〃The
  greatest　possession　of　all；Hope！〃
  The　pleasures　of　memory；　however　great；　are　stale　compared　with
  those　of　hope；　for　hope　is　the　parent　of　all　effort　and　endeavour；
  and　〃every　gift　of　noble　origin　is　breathed　upon　by　Hope's
  perpetual　breath。〃　　It　may　be　said　to　be　the　moral　engine　that
  moves　the　world；　and　keeps　it　in　action；　and　at　the　end　of　all
  there　stands　before　us　what　Robertson　of　Ellon　styled　〃The　Great
  Hope。〃　　〃If　it　were　not　for　Hope；〃　said　Byron；　〃where　would　the
  Future　be？in　hell！　　It　is　useless　to　say　where　the　Present　is；
  for　most　of　us　know；　and　as　for　the　Past；　WHAT　predominates　in
  memory？Hope　baffled。　　ERGO；　in　all　human　affairs　it　is　Hope；
  Hope；　Hope！〃　（9）
  NOTES
  （1）　Jeremy　Taylor's　'Holy　Living。'
  （2）　'Michelet's　'Life　of　Luther；'　pp。　411…12。
  （3）　Sir　John　Kaye's　'Lives　of　Indian　Officers。'
  （4）　'Deontology；'　pp。　130…1；　144。
  （5）　'Letters　and　Essays；'　p。　67。
  （6）　'Beauties　of　St。　Francis　de　Sales。'
  （7）　Ibid。
  （8）　'Life　of　Perthes；'　ii。　449。
  （9）　Moore's　'Life　of　Byron；'　8vo。　Ed。；　p。　483。
  CHAPTER　IX。MANNERART。
  〃We　must　be　gentle；　now　we　are　gentlemen。〃SHAKSPEARE。
  〃Manners　are　not　idle；　but　the　fruit
  Of　noble　nature　and　of　loyal　mind。〃TENNYSON。
  〃A　beautiful　behaviour　is　better　than　a　beautiful　form；　it　gives　a
  higher　pleasure　than　statues　and　pictures；　it　is　the　finest　of　the
  fine　arts。〃EMERSON。
  〃Manners　are　often　too　much　neglected；　they　are　most　important　to
  men；　no　less　than　to　women。。。。　　Life　is　too　short　to　get　over　a
  bad　manner；　besides；　manners　are　the　shadows　of　virtues。〃THE
  REV。　SIDNEY　SMITH。
  Manner　is　one　of　the　principal　external　graces　of　character。　　It
  is　the　ornament　of　action；　and　often　makes　the　commonest　offices
  beautiful　by　the　way　in　which　it　performs　them。　　It　is　a　happy　way
  of　doing　things；　adorning　even　the　smallest　details　of　life；　and
  contributing　to　render　it；　as　a　whole；　agreeable　and　pleasant。
  Manner　is　not　so　frivolous　or　unimportant　as　some　may　think　it　to
  be；　for　it　tends　greatly　to　facilitate　the　business　of　life；　as
  well　as　to　sweeten　and　soften　social　intercourse。　　〃Virtue
  itself；〃　says　Bishop　Middleton；　〃offends；　when　coupled　with　a
  forbidding　manner。〃
  Manner　has　a　good　deal　to　do　with　the　estimation　in　which　men　are
  held　by　the　world；　and　it　has　often　more　influence　in　the
  government　of　others　than　qualities　of　much　greater　depth　and
  substance。　　A　manner　at　once　gracious　and　cordial　is　among　the
  greatest　aids　to　success；　and　many　there　are　who　fail　for　want　of
  it。　（1）　　For　a　great　deal　depends　upon　first　impressions；　and
  these　are　usually　favourable　or　otherwise　according　to　a　man's
  courteousness　and　civility。
  While　rudeness　and　gruffness　bar　doors　and　shut　hearts；　kindness
  and　propriety　of　behaviour；　in　which　good　manners　consist；　act　as
  an　〃open　sesame〃　everywhere。　　Doors　unbar　before　them；　and　they
  are　a　passport　to　the　hearts　of　everybody；　young　and　old。
  There　is　a　common　saying　that　〃Manners　make　the　man；〃　but　this　is
  not　so　true　as　that　〃Man　makes　the　manners。〃　　A　man　may　be　gruff；
  and　even　rude；　and　yet　be　good　at　heart　and　of　sterling　character；
  yet　he　would　doubtless　be　a　much　more　agreeable；　and　probably　a
  much　more　useful　man；　were　he　to　exhibit　that　suavity　of
  disposition　and　courtesy　of　manner　which　always　gives　a　finish
  to　the　true　gentleman。
  Mrs。　Hutchinson；　in　the　noble　portraiture　of　her　husband；　to　which
  we　have　already　had　occasion　to　refer；　thus　describes　his　manly
  courteousness　and　affability　of　disposition：…　〃I　cannot　say
  whether　he　were　more　truly　magnanimous　or　less　proud；　he　never
  disdained　the　meanest　person；　nor　flattered　the　greatest；　he　had　a
  loving　and　sweet　courtesy　to　the　poorest；　and　would　often　employ
  many　spare　hours　with　the　commonest　soldiers　and　poorest
  labourers；　but　still　so　ordering　his　familiarity；　that　it　never
  raised　them　to　a　contempt；　but　entertained　still　at　the　same　time
  a　reverence　and　love　of　him。〃　（2）
  A　man's　manner；　to　a　certain　extent；　indicates　his　character。　　It
  is　the　external　exponent　of　his　inner　nature。　　It　indicates　his
  taste；　his　feelings；　and　his　temp