The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-02
III Temper, III Nature, and III Himour

III Temper, III Nature, and III Himour.
An i'll tempered man is impatient of tr,-
hlng annoyancrs, Is reused, by petty pro-
vocatlons, to hasty and uumeasnrcd lam
gnagr and actons, but l. generally a. easll,
APPRAISED; hIs fire being Ike that If SRA d,
AS esaurscrnt as il is sudden. Such an in
dviduai, when the COINS of rritabillty are
not trodden upon. may be- Kay. cheerful
and hrupyoleot. -
Is an companion; and III converse
with him is Ia iuhdblt over volcano.
An ll-natured mdn IA one who has "A
perverse pleasur. IN the mlsfOrluues nl hl1
fellow creatures !; Que who enjoys all the
vexations aud sappointmrnlsofhis nrlgb-
hours; not because they afford materials
far laughter, but because thsy give pain to
the victims.
The i'll .humoured man may be jsst, gem
erons, and upon great occasions compas.
siona'e and friendly but in his ordinary
intercourse with society he overio"s with
an nnceaelng strea o, bitterness. All his
remarks are severe, harsh and annoy ing ;
and in the moments of MS relaxatIon, IN
the hour of social enjoyment, he IS morose
snapplsh and insolent.
The ill-hnm0nred man diff RS from the
lli-natured in this, that he does not rejoice
in misfortnnes, but takes pleasure only in
seeing his friends uncomfortable and he
has no delight even in this measure of an
noyance, if hr himself is not the author of
it. Again he differs from the il-temper-
ed man, because the latter must have some
one to be angry with whereas, the i'll
humoured man is ut odds with himself -
the ill-temperrd man INST have external
occasion for excitement, the ill-humnurpd
goes out of himself t" seek for the food of
his humour.
This last modification of disnostion il
decidedly English aud whrthp, it be- at -
trihulable to "tess broniliads F.4ngleter-
re- to the beef ADD puddngising: the anx
lous money getllng, or other causes pecu-
liar to England and Eugllshmen, il is rare
~ In be met With 90 the continent in the
same intensity In which it prevails al
home. individuals, indeed, of all nations,
may be subject to occasional fits of spleen
| and discomfort; but it is among English
men exclusively that We find i'll humonr an
etdf, moniere d'ftre, which clings tn man
AT all periods of life and is neither miiiga-
ted by the success of love, of vanity, or OF
ambition, nor requires To be awakened by
disappointment and vexati0n. 1.-THE hn-
mours of the body says moral writer
imperceptbly influence the will, so tina,
they enter, tor large part, into all our ac-
tions; without our being aware of it :" and
thus it is that the ill-humonred man punish
es, IN his friends, the oulragcs of some pee
cant lymph circulating in his own veins and
revenge himself oobIy on society for tn.
offences of his liver OF panereas.
An ilI-humoured man in the bosom OF
! his family, sits like a spider in the cent?.
oi his web, IN watchful and unceasing ma
lice against all around him. No sooner
does burst of cheerfulness explode in his
presence, than he hastens to repress it by
sarcasm or rebuke. He studies the
weakness OF his friends in order to play
upon them with more effect; and as the
hackney coachman "makes a flaw" ON
his horses shoulder to flog his calous hide
TO better purpose, SO the il-natured man
dehghts TO awaken an outraged feeling, to
| notice an impertectlon, to shock prelu.
Dice, and, IN one word. to say 10 every in.
ol'td"ai The most unpleasant and vexatious
things that recur to his recollection.
Certain 1t is, that whether we look into
the pario"r, the nursery, or the saloon
whether we examine the dinner party or
the family circle, whether we follow the
people into their domestic interior, or ac-
company them in their public amusements.