The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-01
a Little Philosophy for Every Day
Use.
From tho Providence Journal

! commodations, moro luxurious fare, or
q even ofgrander or more beautiful scenery
n with US In debating as to our summer lie.
gira, as tits where and how with the least
expense to purse and temper to find the
antithesis and anupOdGS Of our everyday
and home liG, In eXtcrnals only, OF
course, for as VIC shall SEQ only what we
, arc capable Of seeing, and enjoy only so
much as our habitual disposition will per
nit, our travel will only benefit insofar Is
we are prepared for 1t by culture OF mind
and manners, But on the other hand,
although we are to 60 as and for what
we are, yet It will bC all the better Tor
ourselves and others II we make Ii point
to take "rOutestep" In u friendly coun.
try, with long days march ahead, and
no especial hurry, II Is customary 10
break the precision Of tho ranks, allow
every man 10 carry his muskot al will,
and, In general way, get over tho ground
as best he can. Now, thoro arc two dan.
gers, hrst that the officer In command
will, and ho will, II by nature or habit
martinez, so continually interfere as To
neutralize, by his cautions and com.
mands, any advantage Of the intended
ease and liberty; and naturally, that In,
judiclous or wilful soldiers will abuse
their privilege by straylng of into hucklO.
berry lots, or dallying with the wild
flowers, so that upon sudden call TO duty
they would ho nowhere" OF all the
tests to which man or woman can bO put,
VIC know OF none moro trying than tho
route step. Many man at Tho head OF
the Council Board will Rcquit himself
with honor, who in the hour after dinner
will writo himself down bOor or an asa;
and many q woman who command, and
righttully, respect rs good and true, In tue
church and Sunday school, makes o mess
OF 1t In clearing up the accounts
of the strawberry festival You
relax the rigid discip iplinO, and you would
still retain not only the cour,eousness, but
the kindness ol life; you arc among
strangers, or still more trying, you are
with your immediate relatives and friends;
you are very likely TO let down tho bars
altogether, and let In selhshness, ill.naturo,
exactnGss, Good breeding Is a high art
One person with the best intentions Ia tho
world will omit friendly act through
sheer Rwkwardness or fOar OF awkward.
ness another will offer kindness In such
manner as 10 detract from all gain and
prevent all gratitude. Just what to see,
and what TO be blind to, In travelling; tho
proffer Of aid with an air which disclalms
intrusion; the knowing when TO speak,
and when 10 stop speaking; tho bit Oi In.
formation given; and tho air which says
"only this and nothing more" these come
not, In their fullest lrnllage, save by OK.
perlence, grated upon natural cheerful.
ness and benGvOlenc0.
Robert Stephenson, allGr he had be.
como famous, and accustomed to tho 30.
clety of the rich and noble, was asked
what he thought Of the upper classes as
compared with tho hborers with whom
he had passed his earlier years; he replied
that he had taken bis dinner from bas.
ket by the hedge side, and he had dlned
with the great in stately mansions, and
that men and women per 90, were very
much alike. That Is the idea. A little
good sense and trifle Of fraternal sympa.
thy will carry a man smoothly through
life, and tho world Over-even among
Engllshmen. This Is not To ignore that
nervous atmosphere which tho scientists
are putting forward rs tho explanation oil
tho powers ol Home, and the clairvoyants.
There are natural attractions and repul.
sions; why should they not bestudied and
yielded tOp Dogs and babies arc not To be
deceived; why should men and women
strive 10 Counteract save In tho line OF
duty, the premonitions OF an interior sense
more safe than tho tickets OF society or
the dogmas Of caster Congressman looks
down upon Rustlcus; outstanding he
Is Attracted by hiskeenncss and bOnh0mle;
aud the son Of the idol oil District 4O4, Is
glad to importuno the patronage Of the dc.
cendant OF the ruralist for place In the
custom.house. Blk frowns upon calico;
and calico retorts by carrying off and bind.
Ing In the chains Of matrlmOny the elig.
bio party that silk had wooed and almost
won. Or, what is perhaps still more ffe
quent, poverty iOOlislly rejects the over.
lures Of genial wealth, md misses alike
instruction and elevation
Robbie Burns WAS right: ~ man'sa
man Tor n that" Only lot him show
himself manly Neither arrogant nor
enviOus, here ate points where We can
all meet harllOniOusly. Sitting one
evening in the coffee room ut M0tlpy's,
London alone, and not IN the pleasant.
est mood, there entered gentleman who
called for coffee; 1t was brought, and 1t
was poor. Ordering It away IN no gentle
tones, yet btstOwing upon the waiter the
accustomed gratulty, he made Il single
observation tO which we replied, and
therGupOn entered upon II conversation
In which we found ourselves discussing
topics with which wc were mutually con.
versant, and an hour passed agreeably,
rs IL itseemed, at any rate, 10 both partieS
The Ice once broken, that which III first
seemed to preclude any pleasant inter.
course, only proved the precursor Of real
enjoyment. When you 20 fishing for
pleasure, It Is singular what apparently
bait will sometimes al
your basket.
II tis all very well to sing, and 10 iesl,
my mind to be kingdom Il" and to be
In such state physically and mentally az
to be able TO do without the companion.
ship oi others, for time al least; but We
do not and cannot live alone Even
Thoreau had 10 give up Walden pond,
and could never have been at all comfort.
able there save for the aids Of civilization.
1t Is in society that we grow, whether in
the home circle or by the sunshine, oT In
the mountains, and our ticket OF life 10
good, substantially, "for this day only"
that is TO say, the mistake we make now
Is hardly likely to be rectifed in the hur.
nv and exigencies oil the days 10 come,
The problem is to make the most of the
world in an honest way, for ourselves,
doing in the meantime what little good
we can for others We do not change
our characters In changing situations, and
our characters are Of slow growth. And
so, this is the end OF our sermon-that
whether at home or abroad, we shall Gnd