The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-31
RONALD HERBERT
THE
Selfish Man.
CHAPTER u.

mans prsi6c Until be 10 dea bee -uss," ada
mild man Of morals, "vhils LIVING be may chN
his conduct, and thereby force N rctr,ct
opinions" This 10 not tho rosson 80 are 'oaa
praise, lest we should be ultimately TIE means
lssseniug the good thoughts which others mgv Z.
Of ourselves; NC consider praise - wide II,
Towing and fernlzins, which, " subdvidrd
many streams beccmos leas glorious, thop'h
may be more useful We would have ~ tTleat
and keen tr waters 70 onrssveg We .sia
measure snfo from the dead VIC laui N, IN fear
~, because We know that whatever they may b.
done, they eau DO no more. las Ike Lik.ns
TIE delights 4 heaven, while We are h,ius
gioaang ov-r The pleasures Of tsrth ME fs
no, With tho other one 10 present With Us
Other, and We rtjoscs ~ H. perhsps u0cOnscOLA
"a sfar 90.
whsn saw the sstsr I Rad lsh bu, few how
before able "a spcsk, sbd move, and LOOK hr
livid, srieud-d before mo cod sod sets sellers, 81.
iinsss crept over my trtnsss 81 hal cen tuwreat
| ell With earth worms my lips chung together, a.
| the cold clsumy kiss Of death were o. them
could hardly breathe, thouCh my stnter were
lively alive 10 over sound IA taIt lone ctar1o
Her servant WIS wailiug IN a &c .At ~ lie flof
| and between the ps SIS %, ht- gre. lie low ut
ing OF watch sounded az IA u iu port 81 " -.
| FROM the GoGd had spck,nl 1 osO.rtd her s.tc
dAni forth, EDd tor tLs hrG tine ia ny ne voc
| alone with o. = records Of nortahty / rrpr0a.t-
Ito led c.lod my s.s,cr; knct d., ttt @
implpced her 10 forgive me prom aet 70 zoe.
| tsh aud protect her once aucio her Cyea- uu1,
| ed Had my hand on ter cheek my N yris l.
| frozon by the Go OF death. have seen many oct
/ near ones. and, ccsIi'e my seIhllN a., dear ore.
| within Ne'E oiu. tui ueVeg t'.Ai 1 iurs vac Va.
/ bule know what cath VS.. How loaihed s,
| daylight thst cAinc pcep'nE an prNirg hrogg- d,
hai cloter shutters, - worlc.uCs rock 90 tpy 90
the n4isciies % their feAOw-.rir ure~ -
| windoW.curiIns st.ll more closely tugu = 3uI
Tot 10 there r,s the daJl git rtA, ibrave4 g.
| scrutiny, 1no, Singing bKcS tnV drspsry, t t4ts
| into THO .p-rtraeut--syery corner, Every 300 4
| me- min Ell by ~ rays AVID became lore py iHsr
| Of e. want O, thots comforts A.ch stouH. s
| 10 my own iuyuuous Chsmtcr; the very pitds
| uN su,porio4 hsr heal was cts-d IN tho coAisca
iiitn, and ~ cuycrlet On tie bed reAt in mo-
/ nv places II a Lucy, then, endured sucn de- a.
| ing priyttions without muru 4r, Without 'ot'
~ appeal ~ her wealthy moer for assi,tan -
| I felt she had Her icvei-tcN lay upon the table
| opeu ell IL; nero were 70 Jewels thntil tie-
| wsris learned list hsr husband bal soil I, sir
Sal In = moth .sNtcn chair NJ the foot u the boi
| and, inter gb2n7 foi sometime upon her tr.Hq al
| and gentle textures, and co-.fGftlI them Ia
| what thcy heL formerly been, 1t fra occurred 20
| me, Sat woman was Dot only Il creature of hfn1o
ceiling, but Of patent endurance; more egpol.a,y
, born 70 sorrow, anu acguaIntod with grief
ThosO who i've ~ the present. dsy Ger my oSn
part, an In H. bu. not a. ~ IRE Atua aWaI. o. uo
small quantity Of mcntS respect t,ndCrel 10 females
| when | was young; -tegardcd ~ one class OF me1
ss servants by smother IS worse, .at, uespi'e 'as
defects II educ sNCu, painfully alive to the Ia GO yr'
| hv which was pui upon them. Wien nv itmtt
| reAiers take this Into consderttoL, AMI then ~
| member that selfish man then must have loeu,
from the pecul Ar circumstances under which wo-
men were placed, many degrees wor1e than selhsh
| man now, hope they will not throw away my nar.
r,uve IA utter disgust. Hitherto al only looked
| uHon the o'her sex ~ ministers either TO nanb
I comforts or man. pleAsaIcs. bad known Nousn
the o. " IN ono OF two characters ~ l.ltacr d al
never h,eu more B. mo ia. tls upper waiter On my
| wants her weak aud narrow intellect coutusudei
! no reverence from her suu,an4 HAD never loved
suA NJ but yssf Poor woman tho lad lcig as IRE
| queutiy . every mother must Who tOrgetu's
the plscc Snt the duty a7si .ned Lrr BY nature
sleeps At her post, either nom 40 Indulgence q
slmple iudolelGh, or thud aisAcLlaeEs v head
| strong child.
| ssh sazed On Lucy AMI ,ts more gs1ed th,
more | woGdoIe that M pAfeu. should lave Pre-.
icrrcd ne 10 one ~ mn1itciy Superior ia al thai
| gives worth o. inter ~ % h4rGl nature. called
to mind thc small sser,u e. r1e hsa made tor ne
IN my boyLood ANAL sacrifices as re sried the
heusnt they conferred -.rea1 from me consequent,
pIiVstous to which she Submitted. HYH III DO va
estimate such services now Uttlo comprehend
them We reckon eyeryt sizing b. She sCtusl good
arising a. ourselves-uOt ry tie cost 10 s 20 osheEl
this u ore ot the great eyila " .1r eduCstuu. I
poutrt 70 revenge death which Euts was the
result Of Vi treatment; bus upon Nnou mus ven
gsAnc" fall Ny mother, q lB true, uAu ma ie tod
her. by hcf husband beloved me b 80 teen N.
ute I'm, where had been the root OF shat ueg lect'
who lie! gwen her 30 thIthustAnd' and bitter.
ness on OlEserntss-wGy hsG / A. aouey had no,
| numbered two-aYd twenty years, set the measure
OF my miquty appeared 81 full tlatI wcp, chick
aud scau.ng tears for my cE-nce. banned her
cod emsc.a ell baud IN the waters u psu.cnce, and
when the ,Lin small bone other celeste arm Looked
o. Nosh'sss before me romeube oil having noted
l a
my mex, that Il i,l1 like Al IRON i-s, o. 4harI, 80
acute WAS i's pressure. In TIE midst my rcyoris
| LAUNDERING knock yibrA,o amid ny shattered
| ueryes. IL ~ss ntr hubbard / would gladly hsy,
syOded bim, but IL vas too lste Wo 5000 laAny
each other, on the ,lrtshod oil her cham Der door
Had as men may be, there IL sousthiny in ths pre-
sence VI desth thai chllls their impetuus,te, and
cools their blood. could not spesk and lie too
entered me room wherein | stood, and fell on hi,
knees by shs bedside. ILs vas 10 me another les.
son IN human nature; lad been TOO fond Of the
theory thAt men are other demons OF angels here
was proof to the contrary this msl-duulle.
! dealing and fRlse-~sS nevertheless cApabl, Of
feeling and, si;sr all, he was not az bad a. w.sl
ieH We sAeredness OF even h!a grlsf AID leiI him
To indulge II in .ltude.
As | lurned Hyde P-rk Corner two nan io,,led
a. thought rather rudely, sgsins. me Iturned
somewhat nsrcelg upon tssLn and one OF the lei.
lows, clerk uor RECON- Eod bis countsusucel to
'hs lawyer who camel w. 0etray ers cause, assur.
cd me Nti he did LOI Iacau W luslle lue Ia
thought had hsd enough .! TIA IN corr. yc.teT.
day" Before arrived puusi,e Park Lane, brace
OF my fashionable ncq ,utance congratulated NO
On my cuceess Hic sIseriuS vagA. uuus q, and AZ
sured lac they bad 10 idea had been Tend OF
money, How closely 1 shut and double och q 4
nv horsr, door win What ceilings OF us ssDpont.
lnenI did regard . bust " P.Is AID th.nk OK the
hAberlhs euoSluin We youus uGg CNtr-orliuary
minister had ronoluccu on ny sbliIce ! nal
hoped to distinguish myself pa .h, senate now
VIZ tang was impossible, Doubtless my 6rDoss
would furnish subject Tor DC IeEcll o. CARA .
aud tie clubs Won. be e.iHrI A. ms tsneu,g nv a
sqI,b from tho BRAN Of s.l .r ml1Ltv' G. Xcotnb
Could 0,Ar TO DO hAted AMI sic egoi al hy nv
companions Wien my sSer's death was Lnc wn,
wouli only incfs~s as u,ilum already Lslpsd
upon me. NY resolution Wag - once tax ep-to A.,
ot Immediately FOX the Co4Nueut.
ohehI TO have thou ~ oi M srry this resolve
would produce On ny weak huI .dect.ontte mo.
ther-hertANol of the ctild -h. g, low ! !. L. ms.
. ! ll4e Id " a. la.