The mountain Democrat., 1863-11-14

is swiftly upon his track. He is given
huge crude books to devour, not for his
own intellectual aliment, but for that Of
his chief S; like q mother who orly con
suits the well.being Of her babe, and
avoids cucumber and picked salmon. he
must shun all pleasurable reading. and
llect facts only to nOuriSh another at
second hand. would rather, for my
part, feed baby, if my sexspermitted
my SO doing, than "cram" minister Of
state ~ith-SpOon meat Of this sort. In
the one case, you do, At ~ events, get
credit for &hat you do; whereas, in the
other, what happens! you have the sat.
iSfaction Of reading in the morning paper
that your political matter, "in reference
to the internal affairs Of San Marino,
made one OF the most pellucid digests of
our foreign policy with which his reputa.
ton is associated"
This is not ,leaSant; but, as has been
said, you may be second fiddle in any
professional walk Of life without diScredit.
You may be humble without cringing.
1t is only those who volunteer sympho-
ny upon this despised instrument that
are looked down upon. Rare as is play
ing upon the violin among females, not a
few Of them, such as companions and
poor relations, are compelled to adept the
second fiddle for livelihood; nobody, |
hope, ventures to Sneer at them for so
doing. The hearts Of all true gentlemen
feel for these, and their hands fly to their
hats. But when a male W could dig,
and should fancy would not be ashamed
to beg, undertakes, instead, a menial sit
uation "f this kind, how that poor fellow
gets desplSrd Even when he does not
do it for livelihood, but simply because
it is his barnacle nature thus inglOriously
to adhere to frllow.crcature, what Sc
we're things, and especially by those who
occasionally adopt the same linz Of buSi-
ness, are said Of him! lowe; er, there
is one bosom. within the waistcoat of the
present writer, which entertains far other
sentiments. When | hear the unambi
tious twanging of these genuine bass vi.
OILS, my whole soul melts with pity.
cannOt fancy q situation more deserving
Of good mans tear. To live without
sympathy is, we are told, exceedingly diff
ticult; but to have to simulate it before q
too discerning world, and towards pa.
tron who perhaps treats it with ridicule
after all! Let my fellow .countrymen
pity poor needlewomen, Poles, female
Blondins-I reserve my compassion for
the second fddlcs. Talk Of negro bon.
dage, why, negroes enjoy themselves oc-
casionally. Some people lose their appe-
ttcs for the whole day, if they chance to
see an OK ovtrdrivcn, or small dog set
upon by larger one: it is the humilia.
tion Of Man which spoilS my dinner.
have just seen one of the saddest
sights, from my point of view, in all
London. You have doubtless bchcld
those one or woprivate cOacheS-and.tour
-drag>, believe, they are called
which, like SpectreS Of the Four hand
Club, still haunt the park drive, and
strive to reSuScitate the last century. -
Well, there is one left in town even Tow,
in this September month, and Of course
there is man to drive it. find no fault
with him however IL being who is
intended to be rational creature derives
pleasure from holding in one hand about
hundredwcight Of leather reins in the
dog days, BY all means let him hold them.
There are also two footmen faultlessly at
tired, who sit with folded arms. serene,
upon the hind seat they are only earn
ing their livelihood. But besides these,
there is, unhappIy, a dependent swell,
who sits next the driver, and who can
surely derive neithe' pleasure nor profit
from the situation. He is as calm and
majestic to look at as his companion, but
it is impossible that he can be happy
He has no pride in the four e tits" which
"spank along" so mcrrily; they are not
his property; they are no amusement to
him; he has no instrument with which to
flick fly off the near leader ear. There
is some danger in his high position, but
surely itlle glory. The very groomS cast
SuperciliauS glances at him from under
their cockaded hats. The coach with the
inside blinds up, as though it contained a
corpse, is striking sight; an empty car.
riage with tour horses to draw it, may
excite the interest Of the economist, as an
example Of waste Of power: the drivers
science may possibly evoke from the pass.
ing moraii>t some such quotation as
A Grecian youth Of talents rare,
Whom PlatO's philosophic care
Had formed for virtues nobler view,
Rv mr. nfa n nd IL tan