The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-04-06
A Short Patent Sc mon.
on LITTLE MEN WITH LITTLE SOULS.
There was a little men
And he had a little soul
And exc a little mind.
ApI n'.r ~ M cnptrnt

And exc little mind.
And DER it no control.
Mr. HEAaERs:--In regard to physical and
mental magnitude, we find that oil tho world
over, the extremes are monsrous Wherever
we go. it ls big and little, great and small like
cart-load of stone, or barrel of potatoes
find. in my travels, q good many big little
folks. and about an equal number of little big
folks: and, pepper my snuff. box. if can tell
which arc the greatest! The big little ones
have small careasses, to be sure but they pos
ess, souls Of some considerable magnitude
On the other hand. your little big people can
boast of great oXten of carnal territory, and
hearts that occupy about as much room in pro-
portion as an acorn in hogshead. ! have
trembled lest they should suddenly experience
the fact of the frog in the fable. My friends
as my text informs us, there was little man.
and he had little soul. consequently he had
little mind and, as might naturally be supposed,
he had no control over it. IL was u slender
''reed shaken withthe wind" and no more sus-
ceptlbe of prop than spider thread. Per-
ads enture, you have all seen specimens of such
transcendant, humanzed littleness. Mere
cockroachcs, ns they are, in community of
decent-sized bodies and souls, they kick,
scratch. crawl, and scrabble abont, as though
the whole world was their kitchen. and every
body cook. They are as fdgety as an old
maid at a wedding. As for their meanness, it
is hardly-worth mentioning TOO important
to be passed over in silence. They are mcaner
than turkey poudrettc--and. you are well
aware, that is so mean that grass wont grow
within ten miles of il. have seen one of these
small l-bodied and little -souled chaps, myself
chase mosquito till sundown for int suit; aud
| have no doubt but he would have followed 1t
up to midnight were II not for the expense OF
pI 10 Nnt Of ham itato In
steal a sick nigger's physic--to take cracker
from the claw of a poll parrot--to put in tin
sxpence, and take penny from contribution
box--or to chew over second hand tobacco
quid. In charity, however, towards these
diminutivo mortas, | am inclined TO believe
that THEY are not altogether to blame: they
ouly exercise the best of their powers. Ma
ture seldom makes mis6t, by planting the
seeds of moral and intellectual greatness in
pots Of clay too small to admit of fine growth
and full, fruition.
Ny bearers while many little men. corpo-
really speaking have souls to match, other big
masses of human flesh contain less. by mon
strous sight; but generally. they are not of that
stout and stalwart, but of the soapy fat, boai
and bubber species, in whom is concentrated
all the gross sefshness that could possibly be
| crowded into the circumference of individual
| mortality They are bound to enjoy theii
mugs Of ale, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
and when asked for n penny for the starving
children Of charity, they inform them that they
are too poor, can't get halfenough to eat them,
selves. They usually csntain about half bow
Of tho milk Of human kindness; but they are
pretty careful to keep the cream skinned of
for their own use. | did know one, however
who, to his credit be II said once had tho gen
erosty TO borrow 10 cent TO drop into tho hat o
blind fiddler. Whether il was ever return
ed or not, is mono Of business. Such are you
little big men,
My friends: Jupiter knows there is plcnty 0
littleness to be found among all sizes, shapes
colors and sexes, but know of nothing mean
err or moro little, than for one sect Of fchristian
TO monopize heaven, TO the exclusion of al
others; or for one political party to take all th
credit to itself for saving the country. But
brethren, the time wiz soon come, have NJ
doubt, when people will be made larger (ther
is stuff enough for it)--havc lvrger minds
r wear bigger boots and breeches----and hav
moro enlarged views Of things generally, an
small matters in particular. So mote II be-