The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-19
nrodleals on her side Of the house, while the
dntiftii sons on his own get tnothing better than

nrodleals on her side Of the house, while the
dutifal sons on his own getnothing better than
the husks.
Another characteristic of limp people is, their
curious ingratitude. Give them nlne-tenths OF
yonr subsistence, and they will turn against
you if you refuse them the remaining tenth.
Lend them continually all the money you can
spare, and lend In utter hopelessness OF any
future day. of reckoning, but refrain once Hom ON
yeur own imperative needs, and tney WIN
leave your house open-mouthed at yollt ssirSs
ness. To be grateful Implies some klna VI ,;,, re-
fenys asa cult anoser ana ses
ferent kind Is the rashness with whlen Saey
throw themselves into circumstances. WHICH
thew afterwards find they cannot pear. iney
never know how to calculate their forces, ano
spend the latter half of their lille IN regretInS
voring to attain, or to get rid OF, as it misnt
chance. if they marry they wish they ha.
taken B instead Us house-mistresses tney
turn away their servants at SNORT n9tice
after long complaint, and then peg t1n,hn saEm
to remain ii by any means y can Dl'oS
them to stay. Ihey ;an Kno" vb,ch hTIn sets to
men and women at ease with themselves, ana
enables them to bear consequences, 6e tney
rood or iii, with dignity and resignation. a
linn backboneless creature always falls foul OF
conditions, whatever they may be, thinking
the right side better tbaa the left, and tne leie
one so much nicer than the right, according 70
its own place pt standing for tne monen ,r an are
what heads plan and hands execute, lips are
never weary of bemoaning. In fact tne imp,
like fretful babies, do not know Thae tney
want, being unconscious that the wnoie niie
chief lies in their having VerteDral coiuinh VI
cristle instead of one OF bone. Inen tnS5
Spread themselves abroad, and take the Worlu
into their confidence, weep IN pubic anu ud i4be abe
oil the
Levite passing by on the other side (may De
heavily laden for their own share) TO come
over and help them, poor sprawling moiluscs,
when no man but themselves can SET tnein W,
right The-conHdence of the limp are tolo
through trumpet to all four corners OF the
sky, and are US easy to get at. with tne very
gentlest pressure. as the Juice OF an over-rlpe
grape. And no lessons of experience VIII ever
teach them reticence, or caution In tneir
choice ofconfidants. Not difficult to press lnto
the service OF any cause Whatever, tney ale
the very curse of Tll causes which they as
sumo to serve. They collapse at the nrst touch ch
i,tfument, and fall abroad In hopeless panic at
the mere tread of the coming foe. Always
convinced by the last speaker, facile 70 catcn
and impossible to hold, they are the prizes,
the decoy ducks, for which contending parties
fight, perpetually oscillatlng between the main,
tenance OF old abuses and tue advocacy vi
have nleG]aed themselves on Monday they for
sake on Tuesday under the plea Of rec9nyer, n,,en
sion. Neither can they carry out any design
of their own, if their friends take it In hand 70
over-persuade them. If q man Of TINS
stamp has painted ~ picture ,Sa vnd3s ne ksvl can
the central Circumstance, and the principal
figure at the suggestion Of confident seS ns critic Il
who Is only pupil in the art Of whlch ne s', ls,
at least technically. master; if he is preaching
OF OF lecturing, he thinks more Of the people he
s addressing than Of what he has TO- to say, ana
knife homes he doesn't wound. Vehement
advocates at times, these mems enthusiasm is is
merely temporary, and burns itself ont by It's
own energy of expression; and how terce SO
ever their aspect when they ruf1e their
feathers and make believe to fight, one vlgo. sg.
rous peck from their opponent proves their
anatomy as that of q creature without verte-
bra, pulpy, gristly, gelautinous, and limp:
All things have their uses and good Issues out
what portion of the general good the limp are
designed to subserve is one of those mysteries
to which none as yet hold the key.