Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-07-01

re- Every community has, in its So
cial organization, classes of individuals,
who are, to social life, what the Bulls and
Bears cf the stock market are to Wall
Street with this difference, however,
that while a bull may become bear, and
vice rersa, through the course of specula-
ton, in social life this transformation is
seldom effected There is, perhaps, an
other difference-that of numbers. For.
while upon Change the proportion of both
classes is nearly equal, yet in a commu
nifty the social Bears always predomi-
nate.
Your Bulls of social life are generally
of the sanguinc temperament, full of
buoyancy and high hope. They are apt
to look at the bright side Of every pic
ture, and as a natural consequence, exer-
else charity, and breathe good will, in
all their social relations. Does charac
ter get below par, they concert for its re-
advancement by the arts Of kindness
by urging its capacities, by presenting
its beauties and CLOSING over its impcr
lections, BY begging charity for It's short
comings, and appealing in its behalf be-
cause of the general imperfeclion of our
nature. Does any enterprise, worthy of
their aid, call for help, they spring &C
lively forward to the traces, and cheer
fully bend their energies to its advance
ment. Do they chide, il is done gently,
winningly, kindly and efIectually They
place hand over the mouth Of scandal
whenever she attempts to speak in their
presence, and endeavor to draw all to a
higher standpoint OF duty and action
They labor to build up, both materially
and morally. Their actions are Of
positive character, marked by no vacilla-
ton or non -committalism. They work,
and to a noble purpose, and the commu
nifty and the world is the better for their
existence.
Your social Bear partakes more Of the
melancholic or atrabilious temperament
is sad and irascible-torpid when not
in the pursuit of prey, and active only
to injury. Keen upon the scent Of pri
vate faults, he follows pertinaciously and
untiringly the unfortunate docr, and with
the sharp claws of venomed words, strives
to pull him to the earth and there crush
him. lie magniies his neighbours faults,
gives a descending impulse to the I'M
guarded, growls Justify over the unfortu-
nate, and sits and snaps his jaws with
rage at him who is beyond the reach of
his claws. Does he meet a character
white and spotless, he is not satisfied I'M
I'll he has torn it with his claws of SLAM
der, and soiled it by the filth of his own
creation. The work of improvement he
endeavors TO turn aside by paw and
tongue-by blows and growls-by at
tacking- with paw the bold, and frighten-
ing with noise the timid His DISPOSE
ton is to pull down, his whole operation
one Of injury and destruction. He is
wary, too, and goes at his work slyly,
creeping slowly to his prey under cover.
Cowardly, withal, rctrealing at a show of
attack, or at the sight of opposition. He
is cmphatically a beast of prey, living
but to others injury.
Reader, have you not seen and recog
missed, in this and other communities, both
the Bull and Bear of social life--both
the up-builder and the pullcr down of
reputation and character? Have YOU
not many time rcjoiced in the one, and
heartily cursed the other ? Have they
not almost seemed to you like the antipo
des of Gods work-thc best and worst
of created matter? Nature has never
produced anything more abjec!, mean,
loathsome, vile or vcnomous, than the
Bear of social life.
nls- Wa L,vn raoaivnI from, tho Soc