Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-16
Truthfulness and Unselfishness.

OF all people In the world the "truthfur' are
the most beloved. There is something so
beautiful in truth IL is SO dear to every human
heart that person who il simply true gains
respect, reverence and love without an effort.
y matter for polish, a roughly, truthful per
son Is like an uncut diamond; you suspect the
taniance II you see II not, and give Ii your ap-
preel,atlon. Some people are morally true and
ihteiiectuaIy false; the heart is true, the intel
iect bewlldered they are not despsed, the
heait shines out but nature that is true as
steeI, where heart and mind are OF one accord,
- nobleman in his own right; no one can
take away his peerless attraction.
But OF all the faults which are "tolerable, and
"o' 10 De endured, Is that latent malice and all
uncharitaoleness' which wears the mask or
truth and assumes tone of frankness in order
70 De disagreeable Real truth may be rough,
out IL Is seldom unkind. That which apes IT.
anu Is not itself, is unkind and arrogant and
huruuI That which people call speaking
ones mind," telling you 'Sour faults for your
own good,' is often but selfish expression OF
personal envy and malice.
y eH-consclousness, when it takes on the form
Oh Dragging cannot be said to be very attract
I'VE vice. The man who tells YOU directly or
indirectly OF his great and good actions. his
large estates, his good pictures, his fue horses,
or, In iact while he Eliminates anything which
ls MS Is not placing himself in a fascinating
altitude. Aud it IL astonishing how common
| this is "To become forgetful of Others and
oniy conscious OF yourself is one definition OF
| insanity; and it is curious that a sane person
can De IA 0raggart. For one moment let hlm
say to himself an imaginary speech having "l''
| as its basis, as coming from some one else, and
| he will teel the bad effects oil the tgD as seen
| from the other side.
| Personal unseltshness covers multitude of
sins. What cloak for all weathers, all jour
| neys, IS this splendid garment How the wear
er oil II is sought as companion Tor walk or
| tor voyage, how delightful is he in the family
circle, what reflex OF our own moods, be
they grave gay Such characters, infoI IIned
and ennobled, become the real saints OF the
world weakened or debased, they are still
dear 10 US; an unsetsh person, be he saint or
sinner. in palace or prison, has friends ami
lovers, which the seli-conscious person fails 10
| gain, even though in his determined walk In
his premeditated course he may move our re
spect our admiration, and even our envy; be
| does not gain our love.
And in this personal unselhshuess we recog-
nze one immortal Hover OF paradise, which
| throws its sweet fragrance all around it. II IS
not enough, alone, TO save n characteristics.
| 1t has sometimes helped 10 betray it-but OF
Its beauty and charm there can be no doubt
| How much do we owe to the e"sweet-temper
| ed" the cheerful" the "uuseltsh" mem bers
OF our families, and our acquaintance, who
come to us like strains of music, and OF whom
we eau scarcely think but with a grateful
| smile, Sometimes such q character has been
| to us sort of wandering angel we have cot
| known what it was to us, until 1t had taken
its flight; in other and happier instances 1t
remains to us perpetual benediction '-Ap-
tp,eton's Journal.