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A SMILING PARADOX

Good nature or ill is like the loaves and fishes. The more we give away, the more we have.

I've squandered smiles to-day,

And, strange to say,

Altho' my frowns with care I've stowed away,

To-night I'm poorer far in frowns than at the start;

While in my heart,

Wherein my treasures best I store,

I find my smiles increased by several score.

John Kendrick Bangs.

From 'Songs of Cheer.'

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