But his wonted Cheeriness and energy forsook him as soon as she had gone; he performed his daily tasks in a listless and perfunctory way; he talked little, and did not forget his misery long enough to smile.
"True and Other Stories"
George Parsons Lathrop
They buried him up there, and that night his loss was mourned, not without tears, by many rough soldiers who had loved the man for his Cheeriness, and honoured him for the simple faith, which seemed to put a glamour about the mud-stained uniform of a soldier of France.
"The Soul of the War"
Philip Gibbs
He displayed the first Cheeriness he had shown on the trip.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day