Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-08-15
MIE&IIIANEa
DON'T Be A TALKER

One half the mischief in the world is done by
talking And one half through life, is the resul,
Of our saying wha, we might just SIS well not have
said. There's much wisdom in the old maxim,
keep your mouth shu, and your ears open-ilere
10. rely upon ~.
do not know any body in any situation or pro-
fcsslop IN life, TO whom the advice is not appllca.
BILE. II is sometimes said thai the lawyers live BY
tslking-ihst taking is their trade. aud so on
bot the fact is. the lawyers ore apt TO talk too
much, as any body. and to suffer much by il
10 spin out long argument. they necessarily fall
into the habit Of dealing fancy moro than in
fscts-say,ng things about parties aud witnesses
that do much harm and good-and their repu-
tstioD for csndor will generally diminish in the
zane proportion as that for loquacity increases.
To hear at tho bar, you would suppose
ths, il they were held up by the feet the words
would run on, o, their mouths b. mere force Of
gravity, for week at time, without disturbing
their brains at all.
A preacher may talk too much. One of the
best sermons ever delivered in the world, was the
sermon ON the Mount. You may read it, ms it is
reported, in fifteen minutes. And though it's style
and power are unapproacbable, It's breyi'y might
well be of,en initiated.
Our legislators talk too much. About nine
tenths Of all the speech making in Congress, and
our legislatures, is the mere sounding brass and
tnkling cymbal Of vanity and egotism. Your real
" sensible men- such as Ben Frankin and Roger
Sherman. never got up unless they had something
to say, and always sat down as soon they had
said II.
Our politicians talk too much. il is really re-
feshing, and as uncommon as 1t Is refreshing, to
hear a sensible man talk on this topic for fifteen
minutes, Bot ie one listens to the street rant Of
he dav he hnlp If Ia
have become twisted into Chnere puzzle. that
nobody can find the beginning end Of.
When find a neighbor caught in The meshes of
SANDER suit, ! feel more sympathy thso ndigna-
tioS. lie has probably .ald, in moment Of excite
ment, wha, his cooler judgment would have
trained. What he does not deliberately approve
himself and probably, is sorry for. But the thing
10 said. his pride is up, and he has in the end to
open his poke, from having opened his month. II
he will ls,cn 10 my shor, lesson, he will not be
caught in such serspe again. Don't toN too
much.
When hear that man and hts wife do not
live happily togeiher-rtad Of an application for
di,orce--sm told ofsgreemeuts for sepsralion--o or
any thing Of that kiud.I always suspicious that
! knew the cause, that perfectly Understand the
true secret Of the difficulty. Mister 10 occasional
ly petulent and bufy and Madame lectures instead
bill Of rights, until ends ia legal bali of divorce
There is no interfering IN such matters. But
wish ] could whisper 10 The ear Of every husband
and every wife too Don't talk loo much
Some young people have notion that they csn
talk each other into mslrimony. II is a mistake ;
in such delicate matter as this. the tongue had
better be eouiented with playing subordinate
part The eve can tell better story--ihe lan-
gusge Of sections viii make = better Impression
the love that grows up 10 the silent sunshine which
eongenisl hearts reject upon each other, Is the
heslthiest and mos, endoring. The manner viii
slwsys sink deeper thsn the isnguage Of affection
Bot this lea matter which people are 90 beet upon
managing in their own way. that doubt whether
my advice ~i,l be worth the nk aud the paper
IL may be s'ngular eoneeIi bot III tell 90 what
] like. like 10 look a, ihsI quiet. oonlemplslive
ihoughiful old man. Who sits IN his arm char he
chin resting be,~ee his thumb and singers, read.
ing Seoeea through pair Of speciacles. lie likes
old fashioned asys old friends. old books That
old man makes no noise IN the world because he
iss regular built thinker. You give hin your O.
psnion about men aud things ard be hears Il . tell
hsm facts and he examines aud satisfies himSeif
bout them. Ash his opinion. and Il you get a. !;
wili come SLOW and cautiously &c n be believ-
ed Il to be worth something. And - II 10. lie
goss upon the principle that man .. not bound 10
spesk-bai 4 bee does speak. he is bound 10 ssy
jsu sEseily Shst - nghI and uniil lie sgfo u