Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-11-08
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E,sAy5 ok SOCIAL Sumgc7s From the Sa.ur-
dly Ryitw8, Bo,toA Ticknor u Flclda.
These essays we're written evidently by a
person who has carsiuly and with sharE
pere ep.ion, 8tul!ei tie real spiilgs Of action in
what are ordinarily regarded az the minor
concerns Of life l. would puzzle most Of US 10
give, az moments notice, tho real reasons Tor
our lohltiJf, department, or speech on any
o33aaon; inlael, til By no means certain that
W. hlye q pei9}.y accurate and truthful idea
y uo% Or why W. act There seems 10 DO an
itA4eaoe or oxis.onoa, kind Of familiar spirit.
adaP o lent 10 some degree Of the control Of our
Will, Which is continually pulling the wool, 50
tAfolk, over our mental vision, when we make
30 elyrt to study ourselves, and makes Us blind
TO the real promptin5s Of half We do in life.
And thi. is partly because we dislike to be
upbrAidol, or SHARPLY reproycd, for what we
are conscious arc our manifold faults, short
clmings aud sas. We naturally shrink from
even the most friendly criticism aud TO DO con-
5amugI by our cooscences, or - have the
ultcIness Of our oisnoas egp}acd to an impartial
rer pl0n, even lift bo our own, is not pleasant
AnI we arc Consequently constantly sadefing
oars Ives " La cheated, By the grateful whisper
ug5 81 oar f4Eiiilr spirit, into tho oonsJat0rY
bief tblt we are better, moro h1nts. u oar
u3.p4s, than aoolrls with tho fact. Aad
although tab sell deception may not bo com
piese, II exists undoubtedly to a certain degree
ia sysry person and the search f3r the truo
RIA a- torm4eh ot our coall,;, Il plsAal with
aa5 laAl..ae,s, generally lays bare 50 much
DDS. We c4nnot approve, that we arc continually
sinking the duty, whether in m)rais, or 10 tho
conduct ahch ela hardly 70 considered as
having moral 44ll J. Iaisal, ur ignorance
tF.1sag irJm tai- glgss in part, and IN part;
from an n4]leueo which prevents us from
Ell y.ag Dur teal characters, is So common, that
(. q ~ ID mems unusual Dr men Of qalek
p4@r,iu u aud Keen observation 70 knw us
bsr than w5 know ourselves a. k4ow thy.
s,II isan injunction as necessary and a. valuable
now as when il was fist uttered, and 10 tue
lover rallm of taat study this reviewer svca u
much light aud intrma.1n. IIa ds1usscs his
hama4 aud gjea back 20 the hiilen springs Of
conduct, very much as the anatoms: will lay
t4re ths muscles to explain the movements Of
tie arm. A1i he docs this with skill which
e,iacaa thoughtful aud patient study Of tho
rtht5a tween cause and cff.ct, in the domlin
toto which 10 extends his researches. The style
y. Sic as-lg. exhibiting cultivation and polish,
and irea from my clap trap, makes them exceed.
ogiy pleasant reading, il not quite 20 cIhila.
rating as.the racy almost dlshy brillancy Of
many ol our modern cssay ISIS, and the author :
pen has as fine point and peIccs as surely
even to the dividing asundtr Of truth from pre-
tnee as those 81 wrltes WHO make many more
1luri.hes with tLair f.eel.
Below We copy what ge regard as a capital
essay on "llugger Mugger.n The author,
being an Enslshman, and therefore seeing
through tyes coIorel with the class prejadoes
common thee, and believing in the hereditary
ulles anA distinctions which lie at the foundation
ot th1ir society and goYernpont, treats his
atJeel from hs POINT Of view, and bis phios,
orhy, therefore, may conflict somewhat with our
Democratic notions Yet, human nature is
nearly th4 same everywhere, and the writer
having CONC deep enough to hit that has
brought up truths that will be universally
recognized, as we think cur readers will agree
after reading this essay.
Hugger.Hugger
Most minds bavs Gn untidy CORNER Mos,
men have tsste, in some quarter or other, for
hugger muggcr,-ior unworthy shifls and sx.
ptdtents, or for mere slovenlness and its musty
comforts Where circumstances run absolutely
counter TO this tendency, and will allow it no
nAtural Indulgence, it sometime, becomes a
craving of the soul for shabbness and ,qualor.
4hus We read of kings eastisg OF lhsir r6bee OF
utdte 10 don greasy dressing gowns, TO shuttle
about IN old slippers, to rtcrea,a themselves in
aaespteuf whose CHARMS liz in erimy shirt
hlttkEa htA tlhNAbLHl Hehua W aip thiu VI
uu0ndlm beauties who have indemnifed them
selves Tor the Ialus OF vanity, the re,ltaints
ol slim vas and tortured locks, buokram,
b.oeaae, and diamonds, By soly, enufy old
age, and dot little princes kicking and screaming
to b. allowed 10 llay in the mud OF the streets.
Ns 10 not, however, pretend that this passion
for huggr.mugger is common. 1t Is rather, a
lurking kindness in mcst Of us, showing ilsall
sanetmcs in mere trivial eeoentrloities, some
tunes as so;t Of necessary set.aii to great deal
Il. r4tensJn, ,--an economy In sNall things to
atone for great Stravagahoe Thus tho ,aete
Ter show il more commonly than not qualified by
secret fancy for hueger,mugger ; not really
because it is cheap, though perhaps this lmpos
tuIe ls maintained, but because thei o is in moaI
people divided allegiance towards themselves
They like the world to take certain exalted
ylsN Of them and their pretens'ons while they
have an inher consciousness that they have no
real cl1im to tins position. When you reach
tAsir innermost notion Of what is due TO them,
lta3mas 90 this, that anything will do and
there 10 a positive satisfaction in making any
hing DO and there is a positive satisfaction
in making anything do, provided nobody else
knows or sees No doubt show, Appearances
order, dignity cau,e great deal ol trouble
Very lew would encounter thom Tor the moro
pieigure they give nobody who is not thor
6ughly trained can maintain a oonalslent liking
for them for their own sake; and men constant
ly sink milo huggermugecr from Ac mere
Weakness Of their rature, and the in6tmiiy ol
their resolution. They recognize in Its dingl'
nc.s something homollke and congeniai with The
humanity which arose from clay and will return
90 dust Yet, OF poprse, men are ashamed o.
this inclination 10 themselves. On no account
must the world know 1t, Indeed, the worlt