Middletown transcript., 1873-03-22

,empers. the croichets. the idio,ic notions
aud prcjudices, Of the cantankerous fool
from whom you cannot escape! As for
human being Of good sense, and good
temper, nobody, in the common trnnsac.
'ions Of life. minds him. NOBODY
.moo,hes him down. pets him. considers
him. tries To keep him right You tako
for granted he will do right, ana act
.,n-ibly, withou, my management. II
you are driving a docilc aud well-tein-
percd horse. who is safe to go straght.
you give III" animal little thought or at
tsnlion. But il you have to drive a re-
frac'"ry pig. how much more care and
thought ynu put int" that act of driving
Your wis must be alive; you humor the
abonlnable brute you try to keep il in
II good temper; aud when YOU would fain
let ay at its head. or apply to it abusive
rpi'hr's. you suppress the injurions phrase.
aud you hold back the ready hand So
with many II human being whom you are
trying Ia get to act nationally. who hangs
back on all kinds of idiotic pretoxts. and
starts ull conceivable prrposterous objcc-
tions to the course which common sense
dictates; frequently changing bis ground,
aud dc'yng you 70 pin him TO any reason
he states. as is the way with such crca-
lures. When your tongue is ready to cx
claim "Oh you disgusting and wrong
headed fol. will you 10, try to behave
ralionaIly?' you withhold the ready and
appropriate word, you know tint would
blow the whole thing up. aud YOU proha
tly say, in friendly tones MY good frl-
low, there is u gr,a, deal in your ohi-c-
lious; and We have all the greatest dcsirr
to do what yuu may wish but there is A
aud Is. Difficult, mpn Ia d,al with. nnl in
this litllc matter you must Just let ns do
what has been arranged prny do this
aud We shall all be greatly Obliged to
you Perhaps YOU even degrade your.
self BY suggesting To the cantankcrous
tool r,asous which you know 10 bs Of no
weight. but which yntr Knowledge Of the
tool makes you think may have weight
with his idlotc mind BY little bits sf
drlcicuce aud attention, rendered with n
smooth brow. beneath whiri, turks the
burning desire to take him by the neck
and shake hln, YOU seek to keep struigki
the inevitable cautankctons fool. Yes.
ny reader, 1t yuu want 10 be deferred to.
hutnu.c mauc much ui ii you want u
have every body ab"u, sou trying to per.
,uadc yuu 10 act a. s,nsiblc man would
act without any persuasion: aud every
body quite plraseh aeI happy !! you have
been got alter mucn diiheuliy into the
tight track see that you ret yourself be-
III Is,g
t rid ni YOU. III the impnIian, aud inilu.
rnial character oi an ill.iruperrd aud
wrong heaiei iopl,
The jjahing hurse III the team the
hose screw III The machine The weak
link IN the cham; tiny are the Important
thug, People ih,n3 OF them watch
lh,n; st,ud II good deal Ia keep them
right A. lirutus shanlned himself u
tod ipr protection, ~ nIighi wise man
IN these days sham himself a tool toi con.
s,ieraton Don't be sensible and good.
na,nrrd nobody will bc afraid oi you
taking the pct aud getting into the suiAs.
then But be always taklng offence.
striking work, refusing 10 60 where you
ought, aud YOU will meet with the high.
r,r consideration People may indeed
coufounl YOU behind your back. but be.
lore Your iacc they will bc civil TO de-
gree they ner.r wuull be with m amiablc
and judictus mal You rec, yuu may
explode at any moment. You may lie
down in the shafts at any moment You
may kick out iuriously II, aud mcmrut
50 all hands will try TO kvcp you in good
humor
The human being who i, called Pre-.
i i2.god persVn is generally can,ankeruus
ioul Sometimes, indeed the privileged
lerson is SO privileged because ot the pos
session Of Invaluable qualities which make
j you bear with anything he says aud does
+ Even where these are uini.s they are mag
+ niIccuriy c"un,erbllauccd But the can
+ taDkrrnus fool from whom there is no es-
Gaping, Is the most privileged of all PRIV.
LEGGED people No malisr how il.bred
aud provoking he is, you must jns, suffer
it. No matter how far in the wrong he
is. you must just try To smooth him down
aud make things sirnight. II you get in.
to any alrrcaliun OF difference with the
fool. you are at Il grcui disadvantage. N,
has no character 10 luosr but you pruba-
bly, have II reputation for gnud seiisc aud
good humor which any conspicuous dis.
turbnnrc would duinagc. Then. restric.
,ions Of dccrncy in language aud conduct
fc,,er you, which arc 10 the fool what th,
green ru,hcs were 10 l.an.on You could
not Tor your life &c, up aud roar. as you
have seen the fool get up and roar.
lf you know man will below like
bull il you differ from him in opinion
ynu Just listen 10 his opinion aud hol,
your tongue. II you know n dog bites
you give him wide berth II ditch bs
very pcs'ifrrons when stirred up. yor
don, stir it up. The grca, principles Of
which the privileges Of caniankerons foil,
and ill.nn,ure found is this: that us ",
70 on through life We grow sonewhn
cowatdy; aud II a thing be di-agresabc
we just keep out Of its way; sometime,
by rather shabby cxprdieu,s.
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