Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-04-11
OLD SERIES. VOL. %, NO. 20

the nreAcher denounoe- the sinners OF S0dom
and Gomorrah, and those " tough old Jews"
of Jerusalem. Ills head is bald and shiny,
with all the sermons which have hl. il and
glanced Oh. lie clasps his bands in prayer,
but forgets 10 open them when the poor-boK
is passed round; and he goes home, Ikea
successful man, thanking God that he is not
as other men are, aud after dinner no sits
before the fire in his easy chair, lights
largo scgar and looks languidly at Mr.
Aladdin through the thick smoke.
By-and-by old Aladdin dies. The con.
yen,ional virtues arc all told over, as the
mourning carriages are called ou,. The
papcrs regret they nrc called upon to dcploro
the loss Of a rcyercd parent, generous friend,
public spirited citizen, and pious man and
then the prccocious snapper Of pck.knivcs
and the model set mp to the young gcnera-
tion, Is laid in the dust. Above nj. grave,
the stars he never saw now burn, witha soft
lustcr which no lamps abouta kings tomb
can emulate nni the .outhwind, for whose
breath upon his hot brow Ia was never
grateful. strcws his last bed with ancmouoS
and violet, that his heel crushed in living
arl We, who are to be- formed upon that
model, carclcs,ly remark, a. we stir our
toldiss, $50 Old Aladdin l. gone at last,
and by.thc-by, how much lid he lcave?'
The career Of which We saw only the fnn
hou., and the amount N the tax book was
citol as successful, but he aid there was
no STANDARD in all that by which human
success, could be determined. Ifman meant
merchant, IL man meant lawyer, IL man
meant shoemaker, that standard Of success
would answer bata man might prosper
asa merchant, banker, or lawyer, and yc,
be au entirely yunmcccssNll man. lie rccos.
uil,l and honorcl the genius which takes
new anil short cuts to prosperity, aui serves
itsclr with an the metals of the earth and
all the f1rgcs VI the air. Power was the
most superb OF slaves, but it was the most
dc.potic Of masters They told him that
men lid not engage in moucy.makins for
the sake 1t TIE money, but ur sakO of tho
power Of rSouey-hc sail rather it should
O., ior the usc Of money. 1--WE were sin.
c,rs'y workiu. iar wealth as means, what
a splendid world il would be- c'-but the -.
poet or the world forbade US 20 believe IT,
II, dI not mean 10 allesa that thc ororN.
ton OF tho faulty standard was confncl 70
any particular suit. H. should take hI'
own ttlo publishing Lus.ur,) The book
that ,,,ls va, the suc',s,fl book. Dickens
aud Washington Irving ,oil. but there wsr
scores or sickIy sentimental omasculatcl
novels that sold J1;t,r. IIcrais the ~ ,OOO,h
copy Of thc hook, cries the Publisher anil
So, it wa not book illuminated with on,
ray of genius or power, ar which took any
literary rank. On, almost dr,ii, 70 rsai a
" sue,,,ll" haJs ia .hc,a days-!or our
standard made lie ruJlishcr's account book
d, measure Of ,hc authors success. Tho
immense al, of a book might bo as much -
matter OF frruricncy as of mental apprecia-
ton. Should we uk' popularity forsucccs'!
Popularity was an Tile wind, usually blow.
ins toward, vacuum. Are YOU a " lion "
today because YOU have buru'l tho heart
Of the world with your ardent sagli lam
th, lion Tomorrow, because I 'sull acro"
tho river in a wooden dipp.r. Ind YOU Ars
quite f1,s,ksu. OftMs intans1 work You
tell me that 10000 copies have been sold
within the last ten minutes, and ssrCo
that hy such standard IL is successful.
Bat there was a book OF which the manu-.
script was s1ld for eco, at which the pub
Usher curlcl his lip. and thought that h'
hal made poor bargain yet the world
holds Il p II, heart, and it was Z powor
aad a friend 90 every man here. The Oldest
AMI the most luycl of our own authors cou'
re,,,l that fhc had ans excellence, it was
awakened by hct,ndrr touch Of, that genius.
We all know his story. 40 man whom
history names sas loved more ionily. In
youth, IN manhood, We hang over his sweet
pi,.s. ana confess the charm, which time
that destroys, will only enhance. How
much d,arcr he was than johnson, Garrisk,
Burke, Reynolds, Walpolc, lIo lived in
poor rooms, quarcllcd with ti, lanilady,
was no: alway. sure ofA diunSr Tho wits
lid not ask him to drive in thS Park. Tho
King or England did not ask his most illus
trious subject to Court. His bc'; friend
smiled at him-Johnson scollcd while he
loved him-Boswell, orcjurs', was JEALOUS
Of ormm-Rrynoll' at la, hated his portrait
and IIoacc WaIpolc, the PIT OF London
society, the sJu Of the great Prime Minister,
the stripping who could scicct Grey, the
poet, Is h,s travelling companion, the liI.
terary coxcomh, looked al his master AMI
called him an " inspired IDIOT" forty-siE
wears or hari labor, Carrying heart like =
palm branch to set discordaut world at
peace, writing book SNer book, in which
human thsssht lay in the expression, rs
retrls lie in clear waters-thcn the gentlest
.atirist, ever touched with human folly-ths
most humane Of cssa,ists-tho most grace.
ful and genial Of noycIists-thc most pcnsiyo
or pocts-thc man whose mind was 80 nat.
urally just and - yariously gifted that it'
forcO is l3rgottcn in it, exquisite proportion
like the strength Of the Parihenon and
the genius Of Washington-a(lcT iG years