The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-06
From Todd's student's Manual. 50
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BEWAIsESOF observer Ell f EAKIt IN: /
c o OMPANY I.
Nosmatleri whether the company be larheI
or small you may be sure thatSnll yol, say
aboutanabsent;p t;persan wi lreach him. You
have q d0nesRr rpng and an ayeng wi be,
found SIS admire the warning which Styl
Austin Is said TO hnye had:inscribed inihe
centre of histab bleg hich he entertained
his friends Is
Quisqnis nrnat dlcts abscnteIn rotefe aTnlc ui
s. taRc mensam dignnms snose5it esse sbi. g
S There is an alnios universal pranensi-
lty,in mankind TO sIandar eac 1,hother. or.at
least, TO shrowsfout hints wliich: deiract
from the good opinion Which The y snp nose
may be enterse:nedS Sof their fellows The
detracter observation-disclosures egreginlsly. J.
bu, never others. HI es,aci,iv, believes that
HE is pushing lhis,o one. and %tl,rus,ing that
one, with the charitable epnrpose of keep
ling theInnworthy out ofstbes seat Bof those;
who meritihe esteem Of all. 'ircmcmberI
to have read in Diodorus Siculils nn d CO
l think, he calls the ichnenmon, that makes
the eggs Of lhes crocodile, which he is all
more remarkable, because ihesiclncumon
never feeds upao,na,lle eggs lie has bllto oxen,
nor any bihcr5 way finds his account in
than. Wcre'i. no. Efor. The incrssantia-::
bnrs Of this industrio,lssanm Egypt,
says the historian, would be- oylrrungwi,lit
crocodiles: for the Egyptians ure sossfar
|from,le these perniciodsrrea eatnres,
that they worship them ns goAs.'' 'sSssf 3ss
no mi Il,ns l,ass RI fafl
dctractors Of mankind, congratulated .tlcms
selves thatlley are disinlcresled,like llis
little animal, and are really acting part OF
|bencfactors of.mankind! They probuhly
deceive themselves so frequently; but1ilie
deception is only upon themselves. But
1 how do others view them? The resizof
the world know that, if you:deiract, itisfor
the same reason that The 'Fartnrs are eager
10 kill every inan ofEextraordinary cndows :
ments and accomplishments. firmly be-
lieving that hisstalents, how great or nigh
soever, and. what station soever they quail
| fed him TO occupy, will, upon his death,
| become, as matter OF course, the proper
ty Of the destroyer. Were this theory
correct, it would be an apology for those
who indulge in severe remarks upon the
absent; for. in most cases, il would be their
only hope Of assessing great cxccllencies
4 of chm urscr-=r ttut ctit,,,
will not merely reach the ear Of the indiwi-
dual against whom il is said, but twill
prejudice the circle agains. him. We love
to be prejudiced against people; and while
you may sny ten clever things Of him
which are forgotten. the two or three which
] you say against him, will be remembered
ae--Nor is this all. Such remarks leave q
>IEiatipggin your own conscience. You cnn,
f5aseikus speak dispnragingly Of the absent
1WiIMtgiving conscience the right<lo call
ttEeu. eu.s&9paccount. and tell you, in language
q IEhEh:cfnnot be misconslrucd, you8have
|donesEtoag, and not as you would be
Z, Ariss6dranes wasthe enemy Of Socrates;
: he -siand6reI him, and even wrotc come.
.|sly to ridicule hjm, and cspecially his. no.
tions fthc.doctriSe or the Immortality oi
the soul. As S6eEstsaWas present to sec
tsaepmedy aclcl-,Im mlst.gr. asl ..,yas
not atall moycd, ,it-vas Ika 1g9lsess ,siI fhei
feel tlftssIasiafdIy treaimen4 B1s:s r .tas
been remarked, by an. qculeh obserysr,: thai
he did feel it most deeply, thoIgh tooMfse
TO show it; for, rs he was taking the bowl
Of poison, and ubout to drink it of, as lie
was entertaining his friends and strength.
cning his own mind by conversationson
the immortality Of The souh he remarked,
that he did not believe lie most comic gen.
ius could blame him FOR .niking on such q
subjectat such an hour. lie probably had
his detractor, Aristophancs, in his mind,
on making this remark.
"lIe that INDUCES himself in ridiculing
the little impcrfections and weaknesses, OF
his friend, will, in time, find mankind uni
ted against him. The man who sees an
other ridiculed before him, though he.may,
for the present, concurfv tho gcnerallaugh,
yet. in cnnl hnurr will .cansider.tha same
trick might be played ugains. himself; bul.
.whenthere is no sense Of this. dangcr,lth
natural pride Of human nature rises against
him, who, by general ccnsurc, lays claim
TO general superiority" Unless you have
| had your attention particularly called TO.
this subject. you are probably not aware
how many ofihcse light arrows are shotat
those who are absent.
| An honest fellow was introduced into
the most fashionable circle of country.
villagc; and though he was neitlrer learned
nor brilliant, yot he passed on very we'll.
But he had an anincorrigiblc fault: he always
slaid SO as 10 be the last personw who left the
room. Al length, he ,wus asked, categori-
cally, why he always staid SO long. He
replied, with grea, good and simpli-
city, that "as soon rs a man was gone, they.
all began to talk against him;and, conse-