THE GIRL WHO SMILED.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 105, 1 May 1909, Page 2

THE GIRL WHO SMILED.

The wind was east and the chimney smoked, , And the old brown house seemed dreary, . . , \ For nobody smiled, and nobody joked, ] Ihe young folks grumbled and the old \ folks croaked; •».,,•, i They had come homo chilled and weary.

Then opened the door, and a girl came ia; Oh, she was homely—very ! Her nose was pug, aaid her cheek was thin, There wasn't a dimple from brow to chin, . . But her ,smile was bright aaid cheery. She spoke not a word of the cold and j damp, Nor yet of the gloom about her, But she mended the fire and lighted the lamp, And she put on the place a different stamp Erom that it bad without her. They forgot that the house, was a dull old place, And smoky from base to rafter, And gloom departed from every face As they felt the charm of her mirthful grace And the cheer of her happy laughter. Oh, give me the girl who will smile and sing, ■ Arid make all glad together! # To be plain or fair is a lesser thing, But a kind, unselfish heart can bring Good cheer in the darkest weather.