The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-20

tea as II they were going 10 jail, aud dra
ihem'cycs % party as 10 an execution
! This disposition is thoroughly morbid, ON
10 be overcome by going whore you afe in
flted, alWaya, aHd at 4,,y sacrifice Of fegligp
Don't shrink from contact with anylhiaQ bu
bad morals. Men vho affect your unhealth,
minds With andpalhy win Prove themselye
very frequently 10 be your best friends auc
most delightful companions. Because mar
aoems uncongeuial 10 you, who are squcamisl
and foolish, you have no right 10 shun him
We become charitable by knowing men W,
learn a. love those whom We have despised
by rubbing against them, DO sou not re,
memhor some instance Of meeting a man or
woman 40 a watering place whom you have
mover previously known nor cared 10 know
an individual perhaps against whom you have
entertained the strongest preludiecs-but to
"homyou became bound by lifelong friend.
ship through the influence Of three days
intercourse, Net IL YOU had nol thus met,
you would have carried through life the idea
that It would be impossible fpr you to give
your fellowship to such an individual
God has introduced into human character
Infinite variety and for YOU to SAY that you
DO not love and viii not associate with man
because hc Is unlike YOU, I, not only foolish
but wrong You are 10 remember that In
The precise manner aud degree IN which
man differs from you, d0you dler from him
ond that from his stand point you are natu-
rally rcpuls,e 10 him as hc from your stand
point 10 sou. So leave all this talk Of con
gcniality TO silly grls and transecndcntal
dreamers' DO your business W your own
way, and couccdc to every man the privilege
which you claim for yourself The more YOU
mix the less you will be disposed to quarrel
aud the more charitable and'lbcral will YOU
become. The fact that YOU do not under
stand a manis quite as likely to be your fault
as his, There are good many chances in
favor orthc conclusion that YOU fail to love
an individual whose acquaintance you make
Il is through your own ignorance and ilibc- 1
raI'ly so say, meet every man hohcstly /
seek 20 know him. and YOU will fud tin, in I
lhu,c points in which he differs from you.
rests his power {, instruct you, enlarge YOU. .
lpd do you good Keep your heart opcu for
every body, aud bo sure that YOU shall have
Your reward You shall find jewel under
The mos, mcouth exterior and associated
with homclcst manners and the oddcs, ways
and the uglicst mugs you will find rar, yir.
tues, fragrant humanidss, and inspiring hero
SINS.
Again, YOU can have 10 influence unless
You arc social. 4 strictly exclusive man is
prov uig htn1'"! ''e''- 49, =
ir1nnlis. a magnificent steamer, the silver
Naye p,uling of from her cut-watcr, aud
,riiiist ie,sgls sparkling in her wake, passing
All inferior barks in,sublimc indifference, and .
..a..a. I-aAi aud -Akid dancing from her ]
heel. Right behind her, you shall sec q I
smaller steamer, the central mctivc power oi
barge, loaded to their edges Mith-ihc produce
of thousands of we'll titled acrcs. She has
fastened herself to these bargcs by lines in
yi,iblc TO YOU. They may be'homcly things
lint they contain the food OF the nation. Her
own spccd may bc retarded hy this assoe,o-
ton. but the work she does for commerce Is
ton fold grlatur than that accomplished 10y
the grand craft tina, shuns abrasion rs mis-
fortune, and scckNao secure nothing but IN
diyidual dignity and fast time. 1t is through
social contact and absolute social value alone
that you can accomplish any great social
rood. 1t is through the invisible lines which
YOU are able to attach to the minds with
which YOU are brought into association aiose
that YOU can tow society, with its deeply
rrciphtcd interests, to the great haven of
your hope.
The revenge which society takes upon the
man who isolatcs himself is as terrible ns /,
il -iaeyiiahlc.- The pride which sits alone
and will do nothing for society, because soci-
ety diseusts it or because its posscssor does
not at once have accorded to him his position
will have the privilege of sitting alone in it'
sublime disgust till it drops into the grave
; The world sweeps by the isolated man care
} lessly, rcmorsely, eontemptuously. lie ho
no hold upon society, because he is not
, mart of il. The boat that refuses to pause IL
1 It's passage, and throw n line to smaller craft
will bring no tow into port So let me tel
G YOU that if you have an honorable desire II
c your heart for influence, you have got to b
e thoroughly social man. You cannot mov
Il men until you are one of them. They wi
!, not follow you until they have heard you
e voice, shaken your hand, and fully lenrne
? your principles and your sympathies.
J. makes no difference how much you know, q
d how much you are capable of doing. fo
l. may pile accomplishment upon ACOUSTIC
If mountain high but if you fail to be scott
6 man, demonstrating to society that your lt
lr is with the rest, little child with song
Is its mouth, and kiss for all, and pair of il
n nocent hands to lay upon the knees, sho
e lead more hearts and change the direction
t. more lives than YOU.
I'd One more letter, and that very sober on