Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-02

NOu nave never previously huoN u bi Cilti !
10 know-an Individual, perhaps, against
whom you have entertained the strongest
prejudices,-but TO whom you became
bound by lifelong friendship through
the influence of three davs inlercoui seq
But, if you had not thus met, YOU would
have carried through lif, The idea hal il
would be impossible for yju 10 give your
fellowship TO such an individual.
God has introduced into human char.
acier infinite variety, and for you TO say
that you do not love and will not associ-
ale with man because he is unlike you,
is not only foolish but wrong. You are
TO remember ihit in the precise manner
and degree in which man differs from
you, 10 you'd differ from him; and that from
his stand point you are naturally as re-
pulsive 10 him as he from your stand
point to you. So leave all this talk of
congeniaIity 10 silly girls and transcen-
dental dreamers. Do your business in
your own way, aud concede 10 every
man the privileges which You claim for
yourself. The more yon mix, the less
you will be disposed to quarrel, and the
more charitable and liberal will you be-
come. The fact that yoC DO not under
stand man is quite as likely 10 be your
fault as his. There are a good many
chanccs in favor of the conclusion that if
you fail to love an individual whose ac-
quain'ance you make, it is through your
own ignorance and iiiiberaiity. So say
meet every man honestly, seek 10 know
him, and you will find that in those points
in which he differs from you rests his
power to instruct you, enlarge you, and
do you good. Keep your heart open for
everybody, and be sure that you shall
have your reward. You shall find jew
cl under the most uncouih exterior, and
associats ] with homliest manners, and the
oddesl Ways and u2liest mugs, You will
find rare virincs, fragrant lille humani
ties, and inspiring heroisms.
Again, you can have no influence un-
less you are social. a strictly exclusive
man is as devoid OF influence as an ice
peak is of vcrdure. If you will take
peep at the Hudson river some bright
morning, you will see, blowing along
| toward the great metropolis, magnifi-
cent steamer, the silyeawaves peeling off
from her cut water, and million jewels
sparkling in her wake, passing all inferi-
or barks with sublime Indifference, and
sending yacht and skit> dancing from her
keel. Right behind her, you will see a
similar steamer, the central motive power
of plateau of barges, loaded 10 their
edges with the produce of thousands of
well titled acres. She has fastened her
self TO these barkes by lines invisible to
you. They may be homely things, but
lhev contain the food Of the nation. Her
own speed may be retarded by this asso-
citation, but the work she does for COM
merce is ten-fold greater than that accom-
plished by the grand craft that shunss
abrasion as misfortune, and seeks 10 Sc
cure nothing but individual dignity and
fa,, time. 1t is through social contact
and absolute social value alona, that you
can accomplish any great social good.
1t is through the invisible lines whic h
YOU are able 10 attach 10 the minds with
which you are brought into association
alone that you tow society, with its deep.
" freighled interests, 10 the great haven
OF your hope.
The revenge which society takes upon
the man who isolates himself, is as ter
rible as il is inevitable. The pride which
sits alone, and will do nothing for socie-
ty, because society disgusts it, or because
lis possessor does not at once have accor-
ded 10 him his position, will have the
privilege of sitting alone, in lis sublime
disgust ill il drops into the grave. The
world sweeps by the isolated man, care
lessly, remorselessly, contemPtuously-
He has 10 hold upon society, because he
is no part of it. The boat that refuses 10
pause in its passage, aud throw a line 10
smaller craft, will bring no two into port.
So let me tell you that if you have an
honorable desire in your heart for in
Guence, you have 10 be Il thoroughly
sociable man. You cannot move men
until you are one of them. They will
not follow you until they have heard
your voice, shaken your hand, and fully
learned your principles and your sympa-
thies. 1t makes no difference how much
you know, or how much you are capable
of doing. You may pile accomplish
ment upon acquisition mountain high; |
but if you fail to be a social man, demon
sira;ing to society tina, your lot is with
the rest, little child, with song in its
mouth. and a kiss for all, and pair OF
innocent hands 10 lay upon the knees, i
shall lead more hearts and change the
directions of more lives than you.
SPORTS AT CoLuMBUs.-On Sunday
last man by the name of Turpin ran a
race with trotting mare; distance u
miles. purse $40. The mare ran apart of
the distance, and thus beat her two legged
competitor by one minute and half.