The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-04
A Little Philosophy for Every Day
From the rIoyltcnrc journal.

From the iI0NlCCn'c JOurnat.J
There is Il love of change merely fol
changes sake. Well or i'll situated, the same
place, circumstances, SURROUNDINGS, and
occupations become HOMOGENEOUS. IL is not,
therefore, Il question of better accommodate
tons, more luxurious fare, or even of
grander or more beautiful scenery with us
in debating as to our summer hegira as it
is where and how, with the least expense
to purse and temper, to find the antitheSis
and antipodes of our everyday and home
life. In eXternals only, OF course. for as we
shall see only what we are capable Of see
ing, and enjoy only 70 much as our habit
ual disposition will permit, travel Will
only benefit in SO far as we are prepared
for it by culture of mind and man
ners. But on the other hand, nj
though we are to 70 as and for what
We are, yet it will be all the better for
ourselves and others if we make it Il point
10 take route step" In Il friendly coun-
try, with IL long days march ahead and no
especial hurry, it is customary to break the
precision Of the ranks, allow every man to
carry his musket at will, and, in Il general
way, get over the ground rs best he can.
Now, there are two dangers-frSt, that the
officer in command Will, and he will, if by
nature or habit u martinez, so continually
Interfere as to neutralize, by his cautions
commands, any advantage of the in
tended ease and liberty and, naturally.
that injudicious or wilflll soldiers will abuse
their privilege Ivy straving OF into WhortIe-
berry lots, or dallying with the wild
MOWERS, so that upon u sudden call to duty
they would be "nowhcre." OF all the
tests to which man or woman can be mt.
we Know OF none more trying than the
route step. Many man at the head of The
council board will acquit himself with
honor, who in the hour after dinner will
write himself down Il boor or an. ass !;
anu many Il woman who commands, and
llShtlully, respect rs good and true, i'll
The Church and Sunday school, makes
Il mess OF 1t in clearing up the accounts
OF the strawberry festival. You relax
the rigid discipline and you would still
retain not only the cOurteousness, but
the Kindness of life you are among
strangers, or, still more trying, you are
with your immediate relatives and FRIENDS !;
you are very likely to let down the bars
altogether, and let In ~seltishnesS, Immature,
aXactness. Good breeding Is n high, art.
One person with the best intentions IN the
world will omit q friendly act through
sheer awkwardness or fear OF awkward
ness another will offer . kIndnes IN such
a manner az to detract from all gain and
prevent all gratitude. Just what to see,
and what to he blind to, in travelling; the
proffer of aid with an air which disclaims
intrusion; the knowing when to speak,
and when to stop speaking; the bit OF Iii
formation given ; and the air which SAYS
- only this and nothing more," these come
not, in their fullest fruitage, save by eXpe-
rience, grated upon natural chcerfulness
aad ~beneyolence.
Robert Stephenson, after he had become
famous, and accustomed to the society of
the rich II noble, was asked what he
thought OF the upper classes as compared
with the laborers with whom he had passed
his earlier years. He replied hat he had
taken his dinner from a basket by the hedge
slde, and he had dined with the great in
stately mansions, and that men and women
per sc, were much alike. That is the idea
a ilttie GOOD sense and s tritie Of fraternal
sympathy will carry a man smoothly
through life, aud the world over-eye,
among Englishmen. This is not to To-
more that nervous atmosphere which the
scientists are putting forward as the expla-
nation Of the powers Of Home, and the
III >fsv u
There are natura. attractions and repul-
sions ; why should they not be studied and |
TOT Dogs and babies are not to be !
!; why should men ard women
counterfeit, save In the line of duty.
he premonitions OF an interior sense more
afe than the tickets Of society or the dog.
las OF castei Congressman looks down
pom Rustieus, notwithstanding he Is ut
acted by his keenness and bonhomie
the son OF the idol OF District 414. Is
I'd to nnportune the patronage Of the de. i