, 1870-05-15

s11stomed Eroove, where, lle toaa imbedded |
tt ths rock, he had made his niche e1Aatiy Ill
ing to his uwn ehape, presents lust Is
xTstched picture of hSjpleesnoss aad an-
that Independent endeavos be shakes hishead,
md says he can't-tt WON'T do; What he
T.nts Il A p2aoa where he is not obliged to
denend ~ himself, nhs1e be has to do . fixed
amount Of work for & fixed amount OF saia5y,
and rtcra his fi6zeless Piassiciiy may ind
gad ready for, " ne 9o1aa psn shspss @ a fop
;f.elf. Many rnAu Of respectable 1nteitoo-
tnal povers has Rone down into ruin, and died
rni.tfsh,r. bccaEse OF his Impnces, which
made it impossible foE' hin . break new
ground or to work At anything Whatsoever WITH
tho stimulus Of hope onEa ae must % POI.
stered up BY certainly, supported by the ~als
of hia groove, else be can d. nothing; apd
be caonot Eet into this friendly groove, ho lats
hIunself dtilt into destruction.
In no rsnnsr ara limp people to be depond-
ed on their very centEA quality being nuldiey,
which IL bad thing to rcst On. E&&e them IN
oua1reiling anadng themsesres--you think they
must have broken with each other forever,
that surely they can peysF forget o.: forgive
al lie trsolent expressions, the hast Eotds,
the fuIl-aavoysd spithets which they hAv& flung
ii one smother; out tho ne1t time you meet
Going on in tLe old 19uid xzy Is il no ttery
storns had Lately troubled the domestic hcri-
zan, Perhaps they have .nthaced Jon TO
take sides; II aa .Eou may look OUT
for yon arc ks1tain to- be- thrown
over, andIto have the e!naitS Q. 10th parties
Iris Erd Of thing, and fond Of making pellets
for you to Rhoot; uhen+ after the shot, they
disclaim aud disown yoa.. They speak against
cach other fa1iousIy, tell 5oa all the family Sc
ctrts, and make them ~Hza and greater than
they really aro; aud i yon;a1e cEeGuloue foI
your own part you take thau. literally, and il
highly mofa1, you puohably act on their a:cu-
esiions IN 3 spirit OF rhztlsznznthine justice,
and the abeclpte need Of reHnldng sin acrped-
ing to its sinfulnsss- Deware7 their sccrsa-
tiors are bascleas rs the wird, and acting
The only safe way Will limp pecEte is never to
believe Wbkt they say OF, il sou are forced 10
believe. never to translate yonF faith INTO
deeds or even words: ncvet to commit your
SELF to partisanship IN any form uhstever.
They don't intend it, in al probability. ept by
almost invariably unt1uthfnl and treacherous
BY the force, too, OF this same weakness, they
are incapable OF anything lie true. Eiend-
ship, and in fact mako the most dangerous
friends to be found. They nro 10
Plastic that they tale tho shape Of everghand
them we'll, you 1naE ,e deceived By their eoit
ncss Of touch. and think them sympathetic-be-
cause they arc fluid They leave you full Of
promises to hold ali you hnye told them
TO eaey essI
! you have said. They baso not tho faintest
| intention Of doing 30 when. they left
you, bnt they !" slop about" - the
see1ets. Ihs traito1s Il lie 1 IRE the the Imp mp
much more than the wickea-people who 1al
things be Hormed ont Of them rather than in
teutionAlly betray them. Ther repent Ikal,
enough: Judas hanged himEef; but Of wha
good il their repentance when the mischief il
done? Not all tho tears in the world eau pu
cut the FIRE when once lighted, and to han,
oneself because ono haa betrayed another vii
| mako no difference save in the number o
victims which ones own weakness Las ereatel
Limp men arc invariably under pettscoa
government, and it al depends On chance an'
dominant. The mothers for long period
then the sisters. u the wife'e, there is sur
| to he war in the feminine camp belonging t,
! the invertebratc commander: for such mai
creates infinitely more iealousy among hi
| vmanknd than the most disc1lFsiyo and tn
most unjust. He is power, not to act, bu
] to be used and tho woman who can hold hin
the largest share Of good things be
longing She can close or draw hi
pure strings At pleasure ssa;s ; she @, q,
thosity At pleasure he is the undying JofGn
who is never without Spculow to SGT him vel
] mp in front ; ard wc can ecafrelS wonder tha
tho various female Spenlows who shoot viii
his bow and manipulate his circumstances ar
ing his Itnrness, a. they do, As 60 much "a,
material fron, which they can spin out thei
own strength. As the mollusc has to beeom
tha pscy Of some one, tho qucssio
simply resolves into whose: tho ne'
wife'e CT the old eiete1a' ? who shall govern, I'll
r.. r,S ff,9t E9 oil
assigned captive2 Ho generally inclines to hi
wife, II she is younger than he, and has . bacl
bone Of her OWN; and you may see limp ma
Of this kind, with fringe Of old-roosed fetna.
cpiphytes, gradually drop one sitter snoths1. |
relations take up I'LL the space, and arc Il
only ones lie supports. His own hth aud
20 bare while he clothes her and hers in purp
and f1ne linen; and the fatted calves n
stalls are literally slain for tho nrodigs1s
On his own get nothing better than the huss
Another Characteristic Of limp people
their curious ingratitule. Give them mir
tenths Of your substance, md they viii tu
against yo1 II you refuse them the serraini
tenth. Lend them continually all the mon
you can spare, and lend IN utter hopelessne
Of any future day Of reckoning, but 1efrs
once for your own imperative needs. and th
will leave your house epen-nonthed at 81
atinglness. To be grateful implies some Ii
Of retentiye faculty, and this is Just what
limp hkve not got. Another charactersdc
aifne1ent Kind Is the 1ashneas With which Il
throw themselves into ctrcu1astaucas vhichh
Afterwards find they cannot beAs. They na'
know how to calculate their forces, and spe
az the Latter half Of their life In rcgrotting vi
to attain. Or to get I'D Of, as i might chao
II ther mary 4 they wish they had taker
instead; As bnuse-mistressos they turn AZ
their servants at aho1t notice After long CO
n! plant, and then beg them to remain by :
means they can bsibe them to stay. tt
know nothing Of that clear incisive aet
which ecta men and women at q
with themselves, and enables them
bear Consequences, bo they good OF Ill. y
digrity and resignation. limp, b.csbonel
ever they may be, thinking the right side I
ter than tho lctt, and the left one 80 MI
nicer than the right. according to Its c
place Of standing for the moment; and v
heads plan and bands execute, lips are ne
weary ct bemoanitg, In fact, they i,
want, being unconscious that the VT
uaisehief liea in their having Vol
brsl column Of gristle instcad Of one Of Be
Then they spread themselves abroad, and t
the world into their confidence. weep in pm
and rave in private, and cry aloud to the Fl
be heavily laden for their OWL aha1e) to Ct
over md help them, poor spraW}mg mollu
o when no man but themselves can set them
right. The condolences Of the limp arc
through trumpet to all four corners of
III and ID are ,o,v !" ,entie.t easT to bSes. E..
a. the Juice Of an over-Iipe grape Ant
lessons Of experience will ever teach
reticence, or caution in their choice Of Ct
dante. Not difficult to press into the SCI
Of any cause whatever. they are the very c
OF ali CAUSES which they assume to &C
They collapse ut the first touch Of pers
ton. Of misunderstanding, Of harsh J.
meni, and fill nhrosd in hopeless panic al
mere tread Of tho coming .. foe: Aixa$s s.sE,s
,3ss .ssd ,S b so.se bs 'ast le"fs e ho 'is icy
tho prizes, thu decoy ducks, for "
eontcnding pasties fight, pespetual}y oss
ipg between tho maintenance OF old At
md the adyocacy of dangerous REFORMS
tho eide TO which they have pledged I
under the p1ea Of reconyessiou~ Neither
tLey car1y ont any design Of their on
thcir friends take it in hand to oyet-pers
them. Haman OF this stamp has Paint
picture be can ho induced to Ct
tho whole key, the central Gscamst st
tion Of a confident critic who is only
in tl,e ut Of which he is, At least technics
master; il he is preaching or iectut1h
s d. thinks more Of the people be Is sddre
than Whist he has to say. and, though iml
! At tunes to use Tne Ec24pLaE-AI4AS. Hupt
toeen't wound. Vehement adyocates st
theeo mems enthusiasm is merely temps
and burns itseK out by its OWL enszgE
precision; and how fierce soeSer their :
= when they rufle their feathers and max y
:; Ievc 10 fight une vigorous peck from the
,ouenr prove their anatomy As that OF
tu1e w.1aou, ye7teb1@t puIpJ. gristlJ, G.
ous, and limp. All things have their use
good ;eeues but what portion o1 the q
good tho limp aro designed to suossrve
81 those mysteries to which nono as set
the key.
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