The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-14
OF The Folly IF trying 10 please Ersry
KOdu.

There 10 a happy mediam hstwixI lhr
hearrIsss disposition 10 please nobody.
and The shssTd aim Ia please every body:
and fortunate are they Who hRd Tins
middle line. and keep 10 Il 90 steadily -
seldom To run into The extreme on eIiher
side.
IL 10 No good sign 10 bf Indifferent with
respect IL what the World thinks or say.
sfus, since IL would argue either hl
ness Of pride or total lack Of senslbrlny
This would be the character Of such in-
difference. we're il real; bui, in truth, u
10 nsre afIeeIalion or pre,enee. IL ~e
except those that are al the very bnIl"m
Of the scale Of humsn life, and only
small proportion even of ihrm, Il may hr
fairly concluded that no man nor woman.
10 altogether indifferent ABOUT the good
or bad opinion OF fellow selngs. So lar
from il. the lev who lay clam 10 this
slmabls distinction, have bern found.
generally speaking, peculiarly ranconus
and vindIeuTe toward such as had merely
spnksni d,srespecIlully OF their talents.
No 4Uthars, for example. have ~rilhed
With Rnre agony under The msriied lash
81 criticism. or been more jealous aud
,indicuvs. Than some Of those VIA
pretended W look down With cold scern
ppon the whole frsisrniiy of cTIlics.
Social QUALITIES and feelings are among
The pripIIi.e ingredients of our nature.
and W dives, ourselves of them would he
N diVest ourselves Of humanity ITSELF.
They are rather to be cherished and
rslhvaied. e'rry wsy. and BY all Law fol
means. i,ts nat only right but IaudAble.
N ~Ish O. BE- generally esteemed and
beloved-lo euiWvst. friendship-n avoid
giving uasrre>sary offeuee--and to rom
form Ia the feelings aud customs III those
sbnu. ". 50 far a. may b. dune with
good eonscienre. aud consistently with
ones personal circumstances, Its not
only right but lzUdsbie, N make IL . parl
Of "ur Osn pleasure IN please others; aud
when we are compelled H. dIHrr with
Ih.m, TO do i. If possible. without raucour
or bIIlerBess.
There is such a thing az a union Of
condescensIon and 6rmness; and a happy
thing IL 10. 4" coBdeseend in the things
indifferent, in things trivial, in things that
Touch not The conscience. nor seriously
harm 90 endsnger ones earthly interest
and welfare: and meanwhile ~ GO not a
step f.Ihsr Tor any persuasion whatever;
M. SOL W please uns's nearest friends
that " The golden mean.
Az some pretend 10 care for none.
there are others whO. ar the other hand,
w. 70 please all. by h.comrns--not in
m best ssnse--" al GhIngs I'd all men,"
SOas 10 tHs mot frnlR selfish designs al
together: and others from a too yielding
temper. These last Cannot bear, in any
case, III be- opposed or 10 oppuse: and SO
they readily faii IN with ilse sentiments
AMI views =. their present company, aud
side with every man they meet. Often
hIs Piisbil'!y Of MUD ar temper 10 0w-
ing IN 'orI Ut smIabIe weakness, hut IL |
!" destructive oi Ill responsibility of char.
sc,er.
knnS not how to illustrate this point
better Than by the following sIory. which
., {" substance and p,Ih. may be regard.
ed a. und""blell, true.
Some very long time since, Parson
NJ. OF Ms'schuseils fti,en Brush |
eo'o"y.l being a, Boston, bought him |
w'g ihrre, aud nrurn,ug home. wore j, |
ct church the next sabbath. Asaw,V al
such s'Ie and shape vas quite navel
~ 10 that obscure place. 1t gave offence
:" almost The Whole congregation. VIA. |
both male aud female. repaired he nrx
day 10 Their ministers hausp. and ,,,pd
their complaint. lie burden of which was
that The wig was one If the Bos,nn mn. +.
iions. aud had the look Of r,,l,;,n aud
pride. The good-nsiured minister. there.
up"n. brought il lorlh. aud babe them
fashion IL TO ilIeir own liking. Thi.
they set about 10 good earnest. and AMI
The help of srissprs, cropped off lock #.
ser lock. ill ., last they all declared
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