The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-17
SYMPTOMS or C;I:IiCrER.

NV T. l.. Stone. O.. Boston. !erturcd be
fore Tie Association on "Wednesday evening
TO. large. attentive an! interested audience
H. is Young MAJ: Of pleasing manners and
address. full. manly We: hexi!!c voice, and
power Of imitation that ais him much in lee.
turing.
Without bothcrinc his audience with pre-
face Of APOLOGIES. or Tuarrrllin- with the
windows. lights, &c., lie entered at once upon
discussion of his s,bicct-SYMrrOMs OF
CHARACTER. Character is a secret which
no man can keep. We may ru. on dress and
airs for state occasions. but the disguise is
hur,lrnsomc and will fall off. No man can
hide himself within himself. The police Of a
thousand ewes will search him out, and he
mus. be tried before The world Phrenolgists
would map mans character by the hills and
vallies On his head, and Judge man by the
angels or imps that reside beneath these
"bumps" or dwell in the "valIics" The emo
lions Of the heart most active give most activ
i:y to certain muscles of the face, and its
lines and expressions are those inf.!lib!c tests
Of character which children read without
mistake. You may snirh ard smile and talk
bcwitchingly, but if there is not real kind
ness ard love in the heart, the child will
know it. You cannot deceive child.
The dress of man is symptom" This
part Of the lecture was highly interesting and
instructive, and we could not help wishing
that the lecturer oc the preceding week had
hearl it. What DO the tight pants the flow
ing sleeve, the icwc!c,l hand, tie ornaments
Of the hickey that glitter like god. indicate:
WHY. that the wcarcr lives on a small salary,
and has his inerv charged" to him on some
body, s Looks. What does .'ic dress that ''be-
gan too early and ended u SON." ."dlo ate IN
in mixed company? Just what the wear
ers thoughts most are engaged upon. The
manner Of wcarn. the hat was also stron.
Symptom" The books one reals, the CON-
parv one Keeps, the kinl nf conversation one
a.,cntivcly listens to and cniovs, were also
".ymptoms."
a man often presents two phases; and the
question is. which is Ike real one lie NAV
be smiling and polite in the store Or street.
but dull, cross, AMI sc:!-h in the home. The
latter is the true 'svlnptom.' lie who talks
loud AID complaining over his public dinner,
is thankful for his solitary dish Of baked po-
tatOcs st home. She who srorns hau.htily .
and prudishly the civii:ica ana and assistance ,
Of the clean hand of a stranger, is one that
has ''ncycr looked beyond hex native vale ,
She who is lou.lcst ard most ccnSorious III !;
cOndcnning an erin" mortal. is the orc who
is most like that sinner She who is laugh :,
~ and unkind to servants, was once. herself
a servant. She who talks much of good So T.
riety," and ''aris:ocracy." ard takes no notice
Of common people" was once very vulgar"
lie who can speak disrcspcctlullv or ;rrcver- >,
rntly Of his father or mother, is a cold heart 9
Ell migrate, and can be trusted with nothin. r.
good or worthy. -
~, N
The lecturer overheard two merchants
alking in the cars 4. The trouble with II
John is, he is too honest" t. "IIow is that"
A. why, YOU know it is not necessary to ~
Tell customer all you know" T. "Ccrtain- 9,
y, O no. \. "You need not, when selling y,
. load Of hay, tell all how it was cut, how it =,
got wet or whether the 10: is as good as The j.;
sample" T., 'Of course that will never do. !,
The customer will make allowances enough >,
Tor your cunning. without your telling the :,
whole story" a. "Wcll, john shows a Gus
toner every pair Of boots in the case, talks :,
about the quality Of the leather, and points !
out where the cuts Of the knife are in short !,
he keeps the customer from being cheated if :,
he can" Il. why don't YOU send such :,
dolt off, and get sharper boy" A. why /,
Il have thought Of it but, YOU see, | can !,
trust him myself anywhere" l.
"God bless honest john" All! the lecturer =
"anl deliver him from III: LANDS Of the un- i,
circumciscd PLiIistincs :" /.
The lecture was thoughtful, rool humored. :
sarcastic, keen and practical. Mr. Stones
lecture was about an hour and a quarter in :.
length, and closed gracefully by saving that :,
"whatcvcr was true in it, Of course, bv no :,
or just inference, and polite con- i,
struction, could apply to any one present. J.
Rutland Hrorl. =