The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-06-06
For the Lancaster Gazette.
Individuality.


have often been told in my
more juvenile years, by those who
thought they were giving good ad-
vice, that in order to get along
well in the world, and have a great
many friends l must "keep on the
right side Of people, especially GER
tain classes Of people. Tho advice
is very common now. Upon ro-
Election, / don't like IL; but it is
just thatkind ofadvice that parents
AID guardians think it their duty
to give in this world, where to 'get
along well, requires shrewd engi-
neering. | don't like it because it
is purely selfish; and followed, il
leads TO cringing, dissimulation, lit
tlercss and meanness. / don't like
it because, to try to keep on the
right side Of everybody, or even.
somebody, requires a sacrifice, Of
ten, of ones self-respcct; a acompro-
misc with unworthy and unmanly
principles and persons. This is
very likely to be the ase,Obecause
influential persons are often such
that, to hitch to them. would bo TO
sink oneself. No, l will decide; /;
the counsel, both in the spirit that
prompts it, and in the way it is
usually understood, is low Wow
of life and its responsibilities. !
will show that it is, hereafter.
An honest and true man will. al
ways have the fright side of every
body whose right side is worth hav-
ing: But man can only be honest
and true by being himself; not by
any means that all men who are
themselves are honest and true
But whatever the individual is,
that must be cultured into all that
it will make, or else the issue is
nothing. Every person has really
more in him than he thinks he has
if he would go to work to bring
himself out, and not try to make
somebody else of himself. Right
here is exactly where halt the peo,
pie in the world dissipato them
selves, and either become laughing
stocks or cyphers, filling no usefu
purpose at all in lifc. Don't try
then to "keep on the right side" O
people because you have been fool
! ish enough TO believe they can. helT
you to get money, or position, OF
honor; or because You have beer
ridiculously made to feel that yol
will be more respectable in certain
kinds ofsocicty. Those who thu
counsel you are not your friends =
They may think they are, but they
are not; for often they make boil
themselves and you ridiculous
Why, these very persons that yol
would ape and follow after, will US
,. you just as long and for just sucl
purposes as they require, if the,
have tho inside track in "Society
and then drop you-and then yo,
are reither yourself nor anybod
else.
Don't try to be anything, or an
body but yourself; but do try t
make yourself better than you arc
You can use your own talents
,, but you can't use those of others
! One ofthe breakers wo intend to tr,
to pilot you over is composed of tn
! frivolous and senseless require
ments of what small brains or
pleased 10 call Questionable society
the glitter Of which turns man,
into puppets. Ono should seek t
got into good society; but all VIII
! are good themselves are Legitimate
ly in good society. Good socict.
/, computes quantity and quality Q
/ brains, and personal worth; but
a poaiowl is found without his du
, caudal appcndago, or the long ear
are seen protruding from what !
, sought to be voncratod as the hea
: of the king Of tho forest, thoy ar
hunted out, nor can they b
afterwards either pcacocks or jack
asses, even.
If then you are rehdy to CON
, mencc the battle Of life or if yo
: are already over some of tho breas
,, works, or trying to fight your wa
> over, use only your own armor.-
: Iudividualizo yoursolfj put youl
y self upon your own resources
Don't DO so unworthy as to try I
please everybody, or anybody
You ,0iW please all sensible peopl
ifyou acQuit yourself well, and a
ways prove trHe TO your trust an
. the cause of humanity. But if 70
should bc misunderstood by the i
norant, and irowned upon by tt
9 envious, why should you halt?-
;, Keep your eye steady to your idco
d DELTA.