Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-03-24


+ fruit When man seeks wantonly to insult
and nure me, discover that he wants princi-
2 pie, and wish to have no more to do with him
: Perhaps said said the individual with whom
Herbert Arrest was conycrsing, it is your
wounded selEloyc, more than your high regard
for principle, that speaks SO eloquenty against
Marston.'
Mr.. Wcllfordr
Nay, my young friend, do not be offended
with me. Your years, twice told would not
make mine. have lived long enough to get a
cool head, and understand something of the
springs of action that lie in the human heart
The best, at best, have little to be proud Of and
much to lament over in the lSatter of high and
honorable impulses. il is far easier thing to
do wrong than right far easier to be led away
by our evil passions than 10 c,xpel ourselves IL
ways to regard justice and iu1Sment in our deal
ings with others. Test yourself by this rule
Would your feelings toward Marstcn be the
same if lie had only acted toward another as he
has acted toward you! DO not say yes from
"A hasty impulse. Reflect cooly about it, If
not. then it is not so much your regard TO prin-
ciplc, as your regard to Yourself that causes you
to be so bitterly offended
This plain language was not reshed by the
young man. 1t was touching the very thing in
him that Marston had ofcnded-his sclflovc.-
lie replied, coldy-
AS for. that. / am very we'll satisfied with nv
own reasons for being dspleascd with Marston
aud am perfectly willing to be responsible for
my own action in the case. | will change very
much from my present mind, if ever have any
thing more to do with him.
God give you better mind, then replied
Mr.. Wexford. 1T is the best wish can ex
press for you
The two Young men who were now at vari.
ance with each other had becn frnnds for MANY
years. As they entered the world. the herede-
tarv character or c,ch came moro fully in,o ey-
ternal manifestation. and revealed traits not be-
fore seen. and NOT ,l,,.vs ,he mos, ,urooobIe IN
others. Edward Narstor had his faults, and so
had Herbert Arncst fine l,,tor anita as many as
the former. There was mutual observation of
these. and n mutual forhanronce toward each
other for n consdrrahle fine al,honrh each
thounht more than was rocoss,rv abrnt ,l,ings
in the other that onyht n bc corrected A fault
with NI,rs,o, 100. o,,;,Lnos. Of ,o,,nor and =.
disposition to saw unnlrasaut cu,lino ,hipps
without due reflection. But he had toroiyino
disposition and very many amiabc and excel
| lent alitics Arrest was also nuick ,empered
His leading defect of character was selccstcem.
which made him exceedingly sensitive in regard
10 the conduct of others as affecting the general
estimation of himself He conld NOT hear to
have any freedom taken with him. in companv.
even bv his best friend. lie felt il TO be humil-
iating, if not degrading. lie. therefore. was a
man of many disnkes. for one or another was
every now and then doino or savipg somethiup
that hurt more or less severely his set.estecm,
Mar.,on had none of this peculiar weakness
of his friend. lie rarely thought about the es-
timation in which he was held. and never let the
mere opinions of others Influence him. But he
was careful not TO do uny thine that violated his
own self.rcspect
The brcach between the Young men occurred
thus. The two friends were in company with
several others, and there was present Il Young
lady in whose eyes Arrest wished TO appear in
as favorable light as possible lie was relating
an adventure, in which he was the principal he
ro, and in doing so, exaggerated his own action
20 far as 10 amuse Marston, who happened to
know all about the circumstances and provoke
from him some remarks that placed the whole
affair in rather ridiculous hght and caused a
llurh nj Arrests eynpp.p
The younr man, selcestccm was decpIy
wounded Even tLc lndv for whose oars The
narrative had been mora c.ncciallr ,iven laurb.
ed heartily. and made one ar two Ii"bt rcmorEs
or. rather heavy ones G,r the oars If Arrest =
JIn was L,o,L, Ii.tnrL,J ,hor,,h -, tho ,;,,, Lo
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vi" "'' sNc Nun '"ls opportunity Tor ne 'h''i""-
"a 10 'c'ie u'ohp' t'uH expressing TO Mar'tol
III, ''I' ''', nc was seriously UH'hueu'
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u-n.,,c, 9TH ,,.o ara s,.o,,,,or,,. bo said =,
bo tLrn., ti,, n,,, .';J,
.,oa..,.arJ ,i.,,. ,,, an tho s,reo, lool,
cd cndlv intn oacb o,b"r,s f,ce and nassed with
ont eycr n mad rhat ort snalcd the record o
es,ranromcnt,
Mr.. Wexford was an old gentleman who wa
well acquainted with both Of the Young men
and esteemed Them forthc rood qualities they pos
scsscd When he heard of the occurrence jus
related he was much grieved, and sought ear
ncstly to heal the breach that had been made
but without success. Arrests sel-cstcem ha
been sorcly wounded, and he would not forgiv
what he considered a wanton outrage. Mars
ion felt himself deeply insnted by the note h
had received, and maintained that he would for
felt ms sell-respect were he to hod any inter
tcrcourse whatever with the man who could, Of