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94 CHEERFULNESS AND GLOOM.

arid the latter smiled. As she @id this, her
features softened ; the robe of fear slid from
her shoulders; and herself, changed to a
bright and beautiful Fairy, stood before the
other. ‘I see,” said the late Ogress,—* I
now see and confess thy power: it is supe-
rior to mine—for it can convert an unhappy
Ogress into a happy Fairy. My power was
only to do ill; thime was only to do good.
The — not worthy of being possessed
or exercised, and I am now glad to yield my
reign and become one of the happy subjects
‘of thy dominion.” =

Such 4 cheerfulness, and such is gloom!
the one a Fairy, making all things plea-
sant; the other an Ogress, making all things
sad. One is for good, the other for evil.
Let all my young friends, who would exert
a happy and yet powerful influence, wield
the wand of cheerfulness and not that of
gloom. Let them remember that there is
an irresistible charm in a bright face, a sweet
voice, a Willing step, a cheerful manner !
Remember that there is something very re-
pelling in sour looks, tart speeches, harsh
tones, in a gloomy temper and manner.