Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-11-23

1t was long time before l looked through
the disguise of one of my heroes. He is
hard and awkward in his manner,
and SO prolix in ordinary conversation that
it is absolutely painful to hear him. Indeed,
when persons are in hurry, they usually
leave him wandering in the preliminaries,
with the point of his remarks stretching
into futurity. Then he is so easily imposed
upon. If anybody has piece of land he is
discouraged with on account of it's stirility,
he is sure to find a purchaser in our hero.
Superannuated carts and wagons that have
vigor enough left to sustain journey round
the corner and into his work yard, are
straightway bought by him al a liberal price.
He has weakness for poor people, and when
most men would demand cash payments, he
contents himself with little installments OF
ashes, unusable household furniture, and
trash OF every description. If he buys any
new article of apparel, he allows two years
at least for seasoning, before he considers it
Questionable enough to be worn. He il
the center around which revolye crowd Of
thei shabbiest satellites Men that were
never trusted before, enjoy through him the
rare pleasure of being believed in. He
recognizes, and even dignifes, manhood
that crops out however meagerly from the
veriest puppyism. He has the largest char.
ity for boring book agents, and could by nc
possibility be bribed to vote for their exter
mination. The peculiarities that his outside
life presents to the world are decidedly I'M
thrifty, but the inside is strong and sound.
You should see how his uncouthness anC
credulity disappears, when he weighs an'
measures the true and the false, in som
specious argument.
You should hear his rambling speech
gather point and force, when with righteou
! Indignation he denounces some traitorou
principle, that in the guise of truth woul'
deceive the people. You should see tn
Thanksgiving light on his face, when littl
by little he sees the world acknowledging tn
value of an idea he has carried hopefully il
his heart for many years, fearing it nigh
finally triumph. If my hero bad not bee
suffered to wear this rude disguise, the worl
would long ago have claimed him, and
strong man might have usurped the place 0
polished stupidity.
All do not wear the disguise of humility
and an integrity that is assumed ofte
answers the purposes of the world quite a
well as the genuine article | know a brill
liant woman Of society, who, without po:
sessIng an atom Of real womanhOod. is al
ways successful in passing its counterfeit
In the world, she has such a sympathetl
interest in everybody; she is 50 sweetly IN
conscious of their follies, and 50 appreciativ
of their common-places. She uses sue
delicate tact in abstracting bits Of conidenc
from her admirers, and gives them sue
gracious counsel in return. But in IN
privacy of her home, her sympathy and in
| terest sharpen into ridicule and sarcasm, an
the hearts that in society she enters :
persuasively to heal, in private she probe
with dissecting knife, for the purpose @
INSCRIPTIONS examination. All her aspira
tions begin and end in herself As for be
poor, meek little husband, be is only to b
tolerated, beca sc he keeps my lady in fin
clothes. Having no love for him from tn
beginning, it doesn't trouble her if be doe
walk in her shadow, provided she keeps he
bright side toward the world meanwhile
| lie has suffered all be can suffer of he
treachery, and he knows she will 90 on dc
ceiying others as the did him, and vii
always. to the end of the chapter.
Sometimes people that adorn their origina
sphere are suddenly lifted out of it by
fortunate speculation. Then you should sc
how the scene changes. The family mus
appear in disguise. It's head-a man kindl
enough, but coarse and illiterate, must some
how be squeezed into the disguise of an cas-
gentleman. How pinched and uncomfortabl
it makes him look, poor man Then hi
wife, too, must undergo a transformation
Her appearance must be regulated by III
standard Of fashionable life Style waves il
wand over her, and she is no longer shir
shod dowdy, but breathing dummy o
which to display the costliest fabrics If th
man is unfortunate enough to have children
they will prove more apt than their parent
in Disgusting themselves. With such help
as cigars, and wine, and fast horses, an
young man ought to be able to shine in goo
society. And of course young lady wit
the advantages Of chignons, and high heel.
and high hats, and ii bOundless assurance
has no difficulty in entering the charme
circle that acknowledges money to be tn
maker Of them all.
Unskillful persons clothe themselves wit
astounding DISCUSSES, and are surprised whel
the world sees through the transparency
Ambitious ignorance sits like wise ow
under the mask of intelligence, deceiyin
nobody only itself. Age tries TO hide it
infrmity under the trappings Of youth. bu
time, unwilling to be defrauded of its own
make the semblancc absurd by hanging on
unmistakable signs of antiquity.
Some time our successful or Intellectual dis
guises will fall from US. In the light of
coming day, our frauds will be discovered
Our wealth. our power, our station will n
longer conceal us. a strong hand will sc
us face to face with the world we have trie,
to deceive. Pray God the day of revelation
instead of binding US anew, may thencefortl
/ set us free
David Crockett.