The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-05-06

| Pdtiohs HdNe tuIHeu Oul ueiusiFe, lHeuy lnueeu,
does he deserve our condolence. All 10 think
of the gloom and dependency that enshrouds
his mind, and the nightmare of despair that
crushes his SOUL
But the man OF talent-he who but cares
about the ideas of others, but crticises, or per-
fpcts them-is different individual altogether
He is no cosmopolitan; he does not exist in an
element uncongenial TO others; he is generally
a man after every mans heart; he is one of
your 'fhai fellows well met" The works OF
genius are often not valued during the natural
! life of him who performs them, and he does
not reap the reward Of fame on the instant, yet,
| generally, years after he has left this stage OF
action, his name receives its meFited homage
The works of genius frequently have reference
TO the future and hence are not comprehended
| Not so with The operations of talent; they are
confined to the present, and hence their appre-
citation is instantaneous. But ages hence, when
the achievements of talent shall have sunk into
the pool Of oblivion, the works of genius shall
be displayed in all their original splendor, and
the names of those they glorifed shall be
| stamped with an undying Immortality.
Genius is not the effect of education, it is
natural, innate power OF the mind. True, edu-
cation will often arouse IFS otherwise dormant
faculties, and, no doubt, for the want of it,
many man Of genius has gone to his long
home,
"Unhonored and unsung.'
Talent is influenced to a much greater ex-
tent by education. The natural powers must |
exist, Of course, bot they are more dependent |
upon education for development, than the
powers of genius. The completest education |
imaginable, cannot make a poet, painter, or
mechanic, in the strict sense OF those terms |
yet genius has been displayed without the adj
vantage Of education Education may qualify |
man of talent to produce painting, make |
statue, or write sonnet, yet neither of these
will contain spark of originality.
But the man who is endowed with mind |
which is composed of combination OF both
genius and talent, and has received an educa-
ton calculated to develop them fully and eff
ciently, is an enviable being, indeed Few
and rare have been such minds, but occasional
Iy, at distant intervals, they have appeared,
taking the world by surprise, and by their
radiant splendor, so far on,shinng the lesser
intellectual lights as the sun outshines the
stars.
a certain writer has said that Genius with
out judgment, or judgment without genius, only |
makes half great character; it is the combi-
nation of creative genius with controlling iudg-
ment, that forms the truly great man. Charles
XII was an example of genius, without judg-
ment; Wellington of judgment without genius;
while Napoleon was magnificent example of
the two combined.
Whatever path of life man pursues, if
bis mind unites the qualities of genius and
Judgment, he will surely make himself great in
his particular s1here OF action.
II will be observed by the foregoing that
man may be genius, may invent, create, or
originate, yet not have the talent TO make
PRACTICAL use Of the fruits OF his great powers
The man of talent steps in, avails himself Of
the original suggestions of genius, turns
them to advantage, gains all the pelf and wins
all the laurels that of right pertained 10 the
latter.
The man of talent, worldly speaking, gene
rally prosPers, while the reverse is the case
with genius. 1t is evident then, that tale Mt is
not 10 be despised, and that its possessor is richly
endowed, no matter what bis necunary cIrcum-
stances may be. The man of genius, who is
deficient in judgment, or in talent, is deprived
of the main essential 10 his happiness, the quail
lty Of sociaIity. Consequently, genius without
the aid Of talent, is not so much TO be desired,
but when the two qualities are in unison they
form mind of the loltiest nature-an intellect
which is the most precious boon bestowed on
mortal man by his Divine Author.
III.
ConundrumS.-When are two potatoes pre-
cisey alike When they are pared (paired.
Where are balls and routs supplied gratis
On field OF battle.
Why chimney sweep like lucky play
er at whist Because he has the suit (sooii in
his hand.
What Grecian piece was copied from cple-
brated Dutch painter "The City OF Trop," Ia
ken after Tenniers, ten years.)
What is the difference between fool and