Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-03

oughly. He has dined with them, and he
knows more about them than you and l, who
have lived Familiarity with them all our lives.
ms is not pretence or fantarOnade his
knowledge is perfectly submissive to good
taste; it is never brought forward intrusively
but it comes at the first call when wanted, and
it is perfectly sound. He would tell you some.
thing new of Lord Byron, or of your own
brother, which would put his character before
you in a different light to any in which you
had hitherto considered it. From the intrica-
cies and oddities of the British constitution to
the last raw theories of the newest republic
anism in Germany, and the private opinions OF
Rudolph, the ffty-second hereditary Margrave
OF Noodleland, everything is equally familiar
to him.
WHAT HE BELIEVES.
He has not the smallest prejudice on any
subject whatever You cannot argue with
him his ideas are so fluent and appear so rea-
sonabe when uttered that painting dissent
tolls after them in vain He appears to have
considered every scheme of government which
ever attracted the attention of mankind He
believes that Of Russia 10 be the best He
does not quarrel with you Tor thinking differ
emily, if you really do so. Every man may
ENJOY his own opinion and he respects yours
though he can not partake of it,
HIS REAL CHARACTER.
Such is the dazzling surface o: the character
of many among the higher classes of the most
extraordinary people in the world; but go
deeper, and you shall marvel at the low depths
OF its iniamy and disgrace, the completeness
of its rottenness and corruption He is an in
carnate falsehood, a backbiter, with malicious
intent, most notable slanderer. lie has no
high and inspiring creed, no soul, no heart ;
but lie has the jargOn and seeming of them
all. lie utterly despisus and sneers at the
honor of women. He would connive at the
shame OF his wife, his sister, his mother, or
his child, for his interest or convenience
without the smallest scruple. He would dis.
honor the hearth of his kinsman or best bene.
factor, by means which should sen;lhim to the
galleys. He would commit burglary I'M
blushingly, if it was not likely to be brought
home to him. He would cheat at play. He
would dexterously pick the pocket OF his mis-
tress in folding her to his breast. He would
receive the wages of crime from her without
pang He would poison her mind till it
became as black as his own. He would give
her aid and counsel in the slow murder of her
husband, if any gain were to be got by it.
HIS PHILOSOPHY.
His philosophy is pure niaterialism he does
not believe III anything but the present mo-
ment. HIS idea of the last browning glory of
human ambition is to have fifty thousand
pounds year, and live at Paris. Whist, opera
dancers, dinners, suppers, music, dancing and
wit; his notions of perfect happiness do not
go an inch beyond. Though an unrivalled di.
plomatist, and as clever as Brurnow in acqur-
ing popularity and influence under difficulties,
he secretly votes the whole thing a bore, and
would be much rather LETT alone to slime in his
own way. He knows far too W II the nothing
ness and uncertainty OF place and power to
covet it very much. He wonld rather be
philosophical looker,on, always having the last
news from the best sources, however, and
hand in glove with everybody, so that he
could just pull the strings OF political puppets
now and then, and make them dance Tor his
amusement.
HIS INDIFFERENCE.
In other respects he would take no more in
terest in public affairs than the Marquis of
Steyne or Lord Lilburne. He acts upon pre-
csely the same convictions at Sebasopo as in
Paris. He covertly laughs at the whole thing,
he does not really care two straws about the
issue OF the struggle except so far as it may
some day affect his social position in Europe
as Russian officer. For the rest he despises
alike as fools those who are fighting with him
or against him. He knows the commence
ment of the bother, was a mere personal
y ,th,,siasm but, il poor or an obscure ff'Sfi'
he welcomes the war readily enough as PCS
sible means OF personal aggrandlzemeht' as
for the danger he neither thinks nor cares -
much about it. What is the use OF ii'ihg II
Won cannot have fifty thousand pounds year
and live in Paris The rest is all Dosa