The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-05-08
The Great Reformer.

overfed poodle; hemay be straight
laced and lank jawed, one OF those
men originally intended for bean
poles; he may be she-anoma-
lous as the expression may seem
attend tea parties, and gossip
over knitting. In point of fact,
it makes little difference whether
OF the male or female gender,
whether tall or short, vivacious or
slow spoken, handsome or plain,
the Great Reformer is always
recognizable, and whenever recog-
nized, is to be avoided. He is d
moral nuisance; he is an impedi-
ment in the way of civilization,
that should be removed by pro
cess of law; he is social skeleton,
always ready to mar the pleasure
Of those he haunts; he is the bug
bear of the nursery, and the eye
sore of old age. baiia
/ The Great Reformer is not mere
| lya cynic, for a cynic may be toll
Grated, on account Of his cunning
inconsistencies and oddities. He
is not a misanthrOpist, for his
yocations that of reform, which
leads him to seek society, He is
not a philanthrQpist, for his love
! of reform never extends so far as
material aid, either from the pocki
ct or from personal exeftion. He
has no qualities that enlist SYM
pathy, win affection or command
respect. He is nothing but an
incessant grambler, a professional
croaker, u misplaced, ill-teplpered
and utterly uncongenial member
Of the human family. His work
compares socially with that of the
musquito physically; his constant
huzzing is even more artloying
| than his occasional sting. 8aa{
/ If it We're not that the aims of
Providence !. are. iQscrutable, we
would rlbe 4impelled to wonder
somewhat. profanely why the
Great Reformeris allowed to .ex-
Fist, and what good purpose he
can subserve. But as there are
toads, and spiders, and snakes,
and centipedes, and numberless
other disagreeable objects, in the
world, and as the pious man new
er allows himself to doubt that
they were created for some use in
| the ecouomy Of nature, so we must
1 be content with hoping that the
| life of the Reforner is not totally
purposeless, and that his good
| works are concealed from the
common eye. But. we may be
permitted to express the belief,
that, if he does accomplish any
good, it's by no noinstrumentality of
his own, but due to that, power
which shapes all things for good.
Personally and characteristically
he is an unmitigated bore, who
wonld have made All excellent
! leech, if he had not been created
after themodel Of Adam. ii
The Great RefOrmer noses him
seh' into. all circles and conditions
Of life, He is to be found equals
/ " in business, in law, in newspa,
perdom, in medicine, III education.
rhe first great attribute of this
animal is a chronic discomfort. TO
him nothing is right. Hetortures
Popa's celebrated aphorism, and
makes it, "Whateveris, is wrong" !"
! He is more saerilegious than many
a man who makes less pretentions
to morality, for the current of his
thoughts and actions is a contin
ual denial of Gods goodness. lie
I. would assume omnipotent powers
/ and redfeate tie world. Ht
would undo all that has beer
! done; would set NJ his work, and
] bring Intellect against the exper
ienee of ages; and, beginning
anew, he wohId soon transforH
\ this bright and beantif1t worlt
!. into q pandemonihm that Would
\ rival Plato and His dominioas.-
He is opposed to 1sthe spirit ..
\ progress, for,Jas everything is ad
4 vaneiligsin the wrong direction, ht
1 would put q Stop to al advance
! mentglb lHesiis opposed to tn,
4 great principles 0fojqstice tina
i undefIie the natural and commoi
!, laws that have governed man 81
\ harmoniousfy, and he would in
augufite q system which wouit
be as erratic as the moon. a
! The eonceit of the Great Re
, formeris sunlimiteda5 3 Heabelieve
that, his knowledge comprehend
i al things. HelwlIl not hesitat
u any more to suggest to, an ind
yidual how to manage his bus
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