The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-07-04

applied to every lisie creature I know;
and what was my reward2 All made use
of me, and yet scarcely considered my SER
vices worthy of thanks; and at last . wit
whom l had pulled, even to the last puff, re-
marked in an aside. meantto be audible,
that il my words could be distilled and bot
lied they might be hung against peachtreesl
to catch wasps with, instead ofhoney-water!i
In private my good nature equally, or even.
more signally failed. From my multitude
nous connexions, 1 had the modification OF
hearing every one knew and cared for, Sc
yeralIy and soundly abused. 1t was in vain
I disproyed, proved and reproved-the more
tried to stop the scandal, the faster it mo-
ved-it was Mynheer Won Wodenblocks
enchanted leg. Surely ! was true friend!
How travelled from circle to circle the per-
| feet genius Of laudation, and the personifica-
| ton Of Thomson's "etheriaf mildnessm
am afraid there was little alloy in my mo-
tive springing from the tinlidity Of my ma
ture hating and dreading censure myself,
supposed every one else hated and dreaded
| it equally; and hoped, that If i was SO
generous in administering praise, others
would be as generous in making return. |
found out at last, that the majority of per-
sons in the world-persons, rather who live
before the worId-dO not care what or how
much is said of them; and that the major
part of the ill-nature in the world is ottener
the result ofwit and idleness, than of sheer
malice and intention. Bdk these praiseful
moods of mine are long since past; ! nc
longer transmit to one author the eulogy
lpenned upon him by another; / can join IN
Ia laugh a, my neighboris expense: and in.
stead of discreetly forgetting witty libel,
can help to afiix it to the back it was meant
for. 1t was in self defence that suffered
my lranscendental good nature to ooze from
me; found that was invariably reckonee
on as a sure man; found that not more thar
few did justice TO my real kindness u
heart; found that, with all my sparing o
others, was. never spared myself; or, i
spared, was laughed at: found mysel
i sighted in public and passed over in par
ties; no one asked my opinion, and no on,
listened to my remarks
I Augusta sings, but no one hears her:
Augusta signs, but no one cheers her.
was such ga good creaturen that ever
, one treated me badly, till selflove woul
bear it no longer, and | determined to q
mend. Since l altered my tactics, tits as
tonishing how much my position in societ
, improved-how much moro attention gai
and how much better am thought Of.
> can now barb an epigram with the bes
) land may IN time come to dip the point i
/ poison,) can twist a meaning, suggest
! motive, afix soubriqaet, add wings to
personal joke, sheer in print, talk scandal
, private, and cut Threats in my dreams.-An
am better liked-havc gained characte
|, for being clever, whilst my personal comtol
! is increased. People who attempted
. slight me in my good-natured days, are pal
agons of attention to me, now that ! al
|, good. natured no longer. am listened I
when speak; and if promise service,
is no longer considered right, but favor
: The only danger is, that / may go too fal
!, and in my escape from an excess of compl
. mentary, obliging, officious desire to please
> may become really spltciul-as indiscrim
!, nate in my sarcasms as ! once was in m
!. praise. l sometimes fear that may prov
, : that very sour vinegar can be made frol
n very sweet sugar.