every voter he speaks with becomes instantly his Mend. The
very tones in which he asks for a pinch of suuif are often more
potent than the logic of a Webster or a Clay. Polished man-
ners have often made scoundrels successful, while the best of
men by their hardness and coldness have done themselves
incalculable injury, — the shell being so rough that the world
could not believe there was a precious kernel within. Civility
is to a man what beauty is to a woman. It creates an instanta-
neous impression in his behalf, while the opposite quaUty excites
as quick a prejudice against him. It is a real ornament, — the
most beautiful dress that man or woman can wear, — and worth
more as a means of winning favor than the finest cldthes and
jewels ever worn. The gruffest man loves to be appreciated ;
and it is oftener the sweet smile of a woman, which we think
intended for us alone, than a pair of Juno-like eyes, or " lips
that seem on roses fed," that bewitches our heart, and lays us
low at the feet of her whom we afterwards marry.
It is a common mistake to suppose that persons who are dis-
tinguished by their sweetness and tenderness of disposition
must lack force. Some of the examples of courtesy we have
already given sufficiently refute this, and Faraday, the great
English physicist, was another striking proof of the contrary.
