, 1870-12-25
POPULAR PEOPLE.

rornera. and never runpinc acainaL other
neop,e.s sham corners. He h rot necessarily
yery good. nor Yer7 Wise. and Lo is rarely very
Ereat- His cha.acter il distinguished for
negative rather than poeit,ye qualities for
Certain fortunate equilibrium and tact Of
adaptation, tatber than any intrinsic worth,
or marked individuality. Icdeed, this fast is
apt to be fatal 10 al persooAl popularity, A
nan Of strong points is euro to come in col
lie,un with othor peoples etrpng points, to
1retd upon other peoples weak pointa, and
to create moro or leas general autaepnisu,,
He il ,.ncli moro likely to be respected for
what 10 dots, than 1ikod for what
he is. The world has great adnifa-
1ion for superiority in the abstract, but
superiority in the concrete IL 4 very d,ffaraot
thing. No matter how modest. how ai.creet
how amiable II might be, ITS yerr e.Iatance
IL \ taoit reelection upon the detects and SHIRT
comings Of respectable modio:1i.y. It's IN.
pleasant for average humsu nsture IN ta ra.
minded That it il .veracc. II 1;kes w;t ,,a
b1il,iancy we'll enough. bu. it doesnr 1;sa tbo
witty Or brilliant man. II yerv .oo, f,,da
him frtiguirg, or Affected, or concctted, Il
feels email, il not quite e1tinguished, In his
prs ssLcc. its own feeble LIGHT in nut m, and
il yerv raturs11r chsrce. i,s 4;scornfort m .,,o
enc who mt it out. hoxesor innoreniIr
Aversse human na,ura. ton. i. .1r,v. IN.
patient Ct anything It csnuo. fully coronre-
bend. It mcasurcs all pcople byitg own atand-
AID. ssd picks f,awa IL thav are harnnd n
Htnce. The mnst po,n,,r n,n - c,r,n~ =,
nsuirsl and rather mild trne of ch.r,ctar
not starid cpoueb to be bore. and not l,,,i'
liant enough TO be in apybody'a vay. He b,s
no very decided opinions. or. i, l.a h,s In
,over expres. ca them. ue l,ss snfie;en, in.
tcllect to bs .e.dv and aaureci,,ive In. mt
cnoaCh to he oupres,;re Tia da.,. ~ r.,ts
rather l..an IDEAS or eu,otions. .nd skf1s ovor
ayely Nida surfnce. but you cxu talk with
him Without xny fear of getting bevond vo1r
der,,,,. or being preached Ia. he nerer
r,tcxcEcs. md .arelv. If eyer. mar,,,ze. Sor
sro you afraid Of running against =. deaa vall
OF Indifference, or being politely cut on bv
stmc fiue sarca.m. lie listens with The pro-
fcundest interest to al nm hsre to s.v
~ il it Ncre TIC min obio.t
&f i,is life to eer.e xon :, :
In ,,ur. I've Goes precisely tie same thing by
your worst cacmy, hut that matters littie so
Icing a. lie gives ECU comfortable eense Of
= biting su1urrelcudcd and hyn,natl,z,al Will,
II he is Lot yerv ent-rinipinr he .fYsh1r 1a,,
L;usell be entettainfd. which, In tbo ,orc
rur, il better. pooplo are much nnore aot to
l,ko lLoso vho listen well thsn those who
talk veil. 1t ilatters self-1oye and the snra4t
avenue 70 a mans l.ea,t IL thronrb hi, r.nitc-
You .n.v cot lave tho highest reunect for tho
CHARACTER. but ron arc sure to like tLe t,erson
in spite O. 5ourre;f, and TO consIdcr him 4
nan u remarkable penetration, although
vely likely 10 has not uttered ten scntanees.
1o l,e agreeable. before ali ttinge. ia III, ,;no.
ELicl., fropetlr defined. u,cans' "a nrescn, ,
.suuo:h rurf.ee and agreo with everybody,
A man Of this stamp has no Troublesome
tbeoiies Of life, and no rigid conyicsious Of
duty. One OF his uoet prominent charscte,.
is.ics Ia ae1ibility. He ncycr dresrns of mali
iur Tho world emit himself hnt str7;on.,v
smts hiueslf to the World. uafsa m,n of
kindly, but NOT very strong feelings, Ho
n1e.erTra certain lspry medium of ua;rer.
al coed will. thus ayo;d,nc tbe ia, ,ors;aa aud
,entanr1. mcnts ttst ,ra s,,-o ~ ,~s-a ,.a,a
concent,attd or e1elusire .1r.c,;ons ma wn., @
ho1sckn in rca1 ,nt tcraat ho ,,,u a. 80. ~
sumn. which pive. him All tt,a ,ar,n,,raa -,
the genuine feeling v;t,,ou, IT, ;r.,nran;.
eucrs. IIa il coo, cnonrb tn a,a r,a,r,,. sua
MIKE ,l,e ,,nxt ~ Vi, .;t,,..:.., 80. aeA
Gu jean raur. 1no,to :. ..,ro,,o,.t,on ~ ~ ~.
charm .: LIs,- So he nycid. friction md
pttse1yca tl1e seem3cr h,rnonr NJ cI,r,o1or
Slieh ia tAe main .cc,at ~ III. ,,nnnI.r;t.
Tho or,r 5;.,,ro,;,1 -,,,.t -
tuccsatful1v asn;ra n !. .o.;,, ..;..,as,;.
Ills ghoio character i.o,n ,sa1 IN ,nv a,t; ,;to
ab.or.,;,r n1m thar ..11. ro- rr,er,t,,.;.,
IIo live, a},rnal n, n,n,, IA .tt,;,, ,,,,,..,,.
--s.. ~ o.'"tu euf'e'''e
etuioeuee III H1S one Iulog, but he il par tt.
ec4a.iee 1he man oi sociesy- He has the hap
- sn' W always tAslng Inc Hent LUNG II the
'e"' f>es' A"a pu'tAn6 m1lsc' JaSl "nete
Ae ~ "eutoo' ae IL AL thnGs 10 all man,
"Men ~ 'ne lnath requisite Aof eoc'ai primo
nsiIisi*rs ss ior ofhca holders generally. lIo
10 mol e1sets "onsh.s ideal, not man whom
en' eou'u "olsn''. IL ne is NOT very great,
-, ~ nJ e'uso'e n'tnse,i "a'n Inc feuec'ion
s'0s uo t'o'Aoy lnoI1 uaFp'o1 tnao tnou-
e2aos WHO ae' ~ NE character is NOT ot =
very exalted t3pe' 10 has 10 pay no.o Of tho
pena"es '"o Ne.,u e1>css oi Al VINO i've
eoeso 'ne g. a. le'e.' t"o niuon.u,top7'
VI e'tu XIV iA'.''ole, ~ Aie ate aoLe!s psAccs.
Aaip"ses eeche lho Valleys
itH :" nie1t anu worm couns7 tos very httle
III 'ps .essons' loHa'As'y Q, = mar thes
eou'' III !"7t no'".'s ~ oil ;" '"ae o.
H"Ian. n nao "ho a-ea UucN+as 1oss1scn
much t. at least llle scx. i woman OF de-
cidCl ra:ta IL forgiven nothing l,y either sex.
Wtrc:l dread 1,yai; men fear to he ecli,.sed |
on Their u9u Isouad. They adm;,o startling
'lMz.a:iea II \ respectful distance, but they
tnsn 10 their heats something Ut the cLame-
leou :ypc that catches the nearest hug yllcl,
ie, ior ine uomcpt, lhe,r OWL.
..Si,e ,la,E,y feels hin, great and wise
sns cw.ils on ain VIA fAthiaa eyes,
'u'e
acais seu aeto nah happily s1fucS the Key
ho'e oA sas Haaschilue tcnfsf' alt'euSh many
~" NV" ~ aua' W, even 20 'ns"seHes. ~
"i'Tt,a ooi ,'nc' ep0n I'oec.n snsos'oe' ana
tsen nho ~ 20 eonf's!ent thos can- LII
4aa 'eAeu'o'eo t'un FemsMs 1ho same. III
7elhle os 3ae'et-a49 p"stoseNacSs ana noSahsts-
1ao 9:falas Woman atnon6 mcn. Which il in
esHs'ic ''"l'eloiatts among women, npon
"thseFts may oe based. Ii
nescf "c1nE w1th MI aim
ora r''tsi"e- y r4sa 'Ees nlst to bo c1sod
le1. feeeto's 10 Ie amss'a. 100 much VII
H"Eas". Leu ha"e" iatesiecf annoss and
osetsh@u'"s- 100 much ".1l - h@t1eoafshs.
1oe n'os'' e"a'as'es - ~ IHS way Il "on1an
""h D!oslon A'ust possess ohe OF I'll OF
sneee, eo. however "tse, of aomnaolc, of an'
NJ insH 10 HAs &c, RIO Is MUCH
r.'s .,[,.sa m,nH. y. u, EG.M G.. a..,-,oo,-
4 wo,n,n nf carnest c4,i,c;, ch,r-.,.r
a., ~, ,;,,,i - f,11 h,c, ,,r,,,, ,,r =,
=l,r,,c xu,u, ND ,a.ely ,,c-ccna, IN Tho i,,,,.
f,ot,ro ,.t, t,,. ,rs mnro IN ,,.- t,,,,
le.a:s, MT Ct forture-- So. in ninc cs.es ont
OF ttu' +Ae sets = snslloW. lo'loH-heartel,
stlnsh IL o. isea aud insoaiy Win Tue
nf f{f ; kAtIO I1fF Sk1 fft