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1、Good Humour 好心境FrommyfatherIhaveinheritedthatmostworthyofbequests-acheerfultemper.Andwhowasmyfather?Well,thatreallyhasnothingtodowithagoodhumor.Hewasthriftyandlively,fatandround;infact,hisexteriorandinteriorwerebothatvariancewithhisoffice.Andwhatwashisoffi
2、ce,hispositioninthecommunity?Why,iftheanswertothatquestionwerewrittenandprintedattheverybeginningofabook,mostpeoplewouldlaythebookdownassoonastheyopenedit,saying,"Thereissomethingdismalaboutit.Idon'twantanythinglikethis."Andyetmyfatherwasneitherahangmannor
3、aheadsman.Onthecontrary,hisofficeoftenbroughthimintocontactwiththemosthonorablemenofthestate,andhewascertainlyentitledtobethere;hehadtobeaheadofthem,evenaheadofbishopsandprincesoftheroyalblood,for,totellthetruth,hewasthedriverofahearse!Nowyouknowit!ButImus
4、taddthatwhenonesawmyfathersittinghighuponthecarriageofdeath,dressedinhislongblackmantleandcrape-bordered,three-corneredhat,hisfaceasroundandsmilingasthesun,onecouldnotthinkofsorrowandgraves,forthatfacesaid,"Nevermind,it'sgoingtobemuchbetterthanyouthink."Yo
5、usee,then,thatfromhimIhavemygoodhumorandalsothehabitoffrequentlyvisitingthechurchyard;andthatisratheramusing,ifonegoesthereinacheerfultemper.Oh,yes,IalsosubscribetotheAdvertiser,justasheusedtodo.Iamnotexactlyyoung,andIhaveneitherwife,norchildren,norlibrary
6、todivertme.But,asIhavetoldyou,IreadtheAdvertiser-that'sallIneed;itwasmyfather'sfavoritenewspaper,andit'smine,too.Itisamostusefulpaper,andcontainseverythingapersonoughttoknow.FromitIlearnwhoispreachinginthechurchesandwhopreachesinthenewbooks;IknowwhereImayo
7、btainhouses,servants,clothes,andfood;Iknowwhoissellingoutandwhoisbuyingup.Then,too,Ilearnofsomanydeedsofcharity,andIreadsomanyinnocentverses,whicharequitefreeofanyoffense,andofmarriagesdesired.Yes,itisallsonaturalandsimple.Onecanliveveryhappily,andbehappil
8、yburied,ifonereadstheAdvertiser-andthenwhendeathcomesabout,onehassuchalotofpaperthatonecanrestsoftlyonit,ifonedoesn'tcaretorestonwoodshavings.ThechurchyardandtheAdvertiserwereasalwaysthethingsthatmostelevated
