The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-03-04
For the Standard.
A Picture Of Humorous Man.


Kind Reader, you..would know the man of
whom we speak by the vivacity of his eye,
the elastic tread of his foot, Z the lghtness of
his brow, and the dawing smile of pleasantly
in his countenance. The muscles Of his
mouth curl upward like Spaniards musta.
chios He is man who cares for nothing so
much as a mirth moving jest; give him that
and he has STOOD and raiment" for he will not
see what men have to care for beyond to-day
he let's tomorrow provide for itself. He leaves
money and misery to misers--ambition and
blood to great wariors--Famc to lawyers and
statesmen--the dread Of death, to such as
are not worthy of life; the dread Of Heaven
to those who are not good enough for earth;
the grave to undertakers-tombs to proud
wo,m, and palaces to paupcrs. He would
not barter with you one wakeful jest, for
thousand sleepy sermons, or one laugh for
hundred sighs. If he could allow himself to
sigh about any thing it would bo that he had
been serious when he might have laughed; if
he could W. ep for anything, it would be for
mankind, because they will not laugh more
and mourn less Yet he hath tears for the
afflicted and unhappy; but bis tears die where
they are born in his heart; he makes no show
of them-lke April showers they refresh
where they fall, and turn TO smiles as al
tears will that are not selfish. His opinions
of men and things have spice of singularity
in them. He describes your critics to be
species of door Porter to the temple Of Fame;
and says it is their business to SEQ that no
persons slip in with holes in their stockings
or with galvanized watches instead of gold
ones, If he lends you a book, for the hu-
mour of the thing, he will request you as
You love clean dickey on the Sabbath, to
make no thumb and butter references in the
margin; and will probably ask you if you
have studied the modern art Of Book keeping
which suspends the Italian method viz: of
never returning the Books you borrow. He
will ask you the difference between sigh
HEAVIER, and Coalheaver? you cannot di-
vine, he tells you Coal-heaver has load
at his back which he can cary--a Sigh
HEAVIER has one At his heart which he cannot
carry. He is polite man though wit
mean he is naturally not arfjfcialy polite
the one is but mark, under which you con-
ceal the contempt YOU feel for the person you
seem most diligeht to please; it is gilt edged |.
envelotS 70 blank Valentine. In walking
through garden should tree or tall flower
touched by the passing wind, bow its head
toward him, his Lat is off and the bow re-
turned with q politeness THAT would do credit
to a "Count D. Orsay.'kS. For his puns they
fall thick as leaves in an Autumn bower
His wit is brilliant and pointed but it never
harms but it were vanity in me to attempt
10 portray him-his likeness cannot be taken;
you might as well hope to paint the Came
eon of yesterday by Camcleon of to-day
DR. ask il as particular favor of flash of
ightning to sit for whole length Portrait.
is ever changing and yet never changed.
This is the humorous, and therefore happy
nan! Dost envy him, thou with the ragged
BROW, and pale, detected cheekl When for
une frown at thee, do thou laugh at her
Nouldst be such MANI Tell le s for thy
elf and more for Others and the happiness of
,thers shall make the happy