This is from _The Boys’ World_:
A poor fellow in trouble, a stranger in a big city, and sick and
destitute, passed aimlessly along the street, wondering what
to do and where to go. Passing an office window, he looked up
and caught sight of a man’s face. “I’ll go in there and speak
to him--he looks so kind,” was the instant resolve. He went and
found a friend indeed, whose kindness brought the chance to help
himself, which the young man never forgot, and afterward sought
to repay.
“He looks so kind.” Could there be a higher compliment? The
man’s face was an open invitation to come in and confide and get
help.
Without speaking a word he gave this invitation, which led to so
much for the friendless stranger.
But do you suppose that this kind look grew in a night or a
day or a week? Can a fine steel-engraving be finished in a few
hours? It takes line by line, day after day. Things worth while
are not of instantaneous accomplishment. Now think of it. When
is the best time to begin, if the art of looking pleasant and
the possession of a kind face be achieved?
(1012)
=Face Shows the Man=--See COUNTENANCE, GRACE IN THE.
=Face, The Benignant=--See COUNTENANCE, GRACE IN THE.