Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1912 — WORDS FITLY SPOKEN [ARTICLE]

WORDS FITLY SPOKEN

If your friend is sort of blue, say something cheerful that will .chase his blues away. v V If your friend has been maligned, speak some word of confidence that will show you still have faith in him. If your friend has gained a triumph, speak some word of congratulation that will show you rejoice in his success. If your friend has had a sorrow, say something comforting that will strengthen him in the hour of his trial. If your friend is down and out, say something of encouragement that will give him heart to begin the fight anew. r If your friend is sick and 111, say something hopeful that will turn his i, mind from thoughts of suffering and disease. Speak Remember that “a word fitly spoked is like apples of gold In pictures of silver.”— Farm and Fireside.