The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-18
On Dit.
Unknown to others I'VE may be,
But let us know ourselves"

Again. noleus vole,s, am wasting nv
time, MT 70 mention my paper, on an old
tune. won't scold any more, my dear
Phoenix, III promise you: no, perhaps 4
should have borne my pique. and not said
aught about it to you, but let conceal
ment, like worm in the bud, &c. Young
says:
who does the best his circumstance
allows,
Does well, acts nobly, angels cab no more"
Heigh ho! They tell me you've not
only put me in Print, but you have posted
me, too All! You don't know how sen.
sItive | am. Advising me mot to identify
myself with those who triumph in skirti.
crats." Why. It's the urkindest cut Of all.
A meek, taciturn woman don't need such
warniny-I EN- misunderstood. Sir I
never shook hanls with Mad. Pfeuffer, nor
would glance over my shoulder tc see
Lola Montez:
told you was wicked sometimes; and
then must tease somebody or any body,
1T matters not who. When / saw Shat
ch'oafric piece about women, up jumps the
imp of mischief, and had TO be guilty of
ninicry in private, or Of sham battle
with Nlr PheniX. Like the knight of La
Mancha, I've got my deserts. Cruel fate,
you have pinned me to the wali-ave,
shown me the cold shoulder-by suggest.
lng those bateable "pomc,s of rights"
will be consoled:
"Cease to lament for what We capnothe,n
And study help for that We now lament
lime isthe nurse and breeder of all good"
And not another word of strife have
to offer thee. have been thlnking-suf
fer me to say of what. What a coaven.
tional world this one Is! lnannerisms,
what quaint, queer things are theyl This
thou shalt do. that thou shall not say
aye, You uluy be guilty of this much
sham, but that speech is not cou,meiL fuu.
believe it st%Talleyrand who saws.
+ spec IS tacu!tylhy wi,srl we cors-soi
our thoughts;' but l think the ex,,r essen
should be strictly qualified ere we adopt
its use. True, we are hound in Society,
as we'll as in newspapers to tread on no.
oody's toes, nor need We peek at personal
prejudices. While earnestly expressing
our convictions, let us avoid mooted
opinions. upon which we are not Au fa;t.
We need not fatter the advocates Of doc.
trines-the truth of which startles our
doubts; for conscience sake, don't be guilty
OF toadylsm; for, while lion bunting Is
small and unman'y, to pin ones self to the
valet OF a demagogue is ignoble and savors
Of serfdom.
would not favor selfcomplacencc nor
do l admire that man. preferring to be
wrong h his own opinion. rather than
right IN received belief Society'is not
improved by the presence of those who
are gifted as f1atterers; but let us modify
our expressions. even our opinions, to meet
the mental calibrc of those with whom
we associate. Johnson says, Of all wild
animals dread tyrant; Of all tsme ones,
f1atterer. There is q nice demark alton
somewhere between Seylla and Chary bds
may 1t not be found in the word compli-
mcnt?-whlch Is, to my senses. closely
identified with politeness. Pope tells us.
Compliment Is the smoke of friendship"
And BOW, Mr.. Editor, if L have been
unruly, ad inytniluAn, and digressiye a lso,
at least, in tine, believe me, there is be-
meath all this blaze and bropze the FIRE Of
sincerity; aye, the zeal Of one who loves
the good Of all; for amid all life's quests
there seems but worthy one to Go men
good.
1--WE live not to ourselv es-o1r work ia
life;
In bright ard ceaseless labor, as a star
Which shineth upon all worlds but itself"
Sometimes my thoughts are oil concen
tric; tonight. Am full of moonshine, and
my loadstone wa6Llcs--it cannot keep the
star. Aw fcuoir! L will 60 and look for
tomorrow. DAISY DALE
The WIGwAM.
Statements of Beverley Tucker and
w. w. CIearv.