Restful People.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9, 4 March 1905, Page 60

Restful People.

“Very pleasant, but slow!” llow often we hear simple-minded people called this. And we frequently smile nt these (piiet. steady-going people. But whilst we agree that they are pleasant, are they not also restful—restful to others who are bustling about, so oc copied as to seem to have no time for repose. There is something refreshing about their manner, their tranquil talk. They know’ something of what is going on. of course, but there are so many things into which they have entered only slightly. And when you talk of those things of which they know so little, their remarks cause you to think and

to ask yourself whether there is so much in the hurly-burly as you had imagined. Is it worth while? You must go through it, perhaps; your living depends on it ; but you go away with the feeling that you would like to pass an hour or two with them more frequently. That afternoon visit with a eup of tea has been very restful and has given you fresh energy, and has helped you to take a more rational view of life. They enjoy life, those simple, “slow.” out-of-date people. They have their troubles, which they hear bravely. They have a mission, if we can only see it. To eome in contact with them is like the pouring of oil on troubled waters.