The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-22

Superlative- weaken NE force ANA tfua al
! feet Of speech; the positive i- tue -latw aud
muscle of speech, the supcrIatNe the moIe
fat. Language should aim to despr.b. eide
| fact not merely 90 suggest ID. A good Wr
ter draws well and cOlOr- well ut The same
time. Our feelings discriminate iu-tluHur-
ously traits which our speech cannot Mu
say that man has force, talent. character. obi
none, and then wc are ut ana end. But tUus.
words discriminate not we'll enough. tIe
man is still not described An honest uU.
server ence appeared much struck with hI.
nelghbor aspect and character, and HesHid.
"Nell, there's a good deal Of -umetuu.
about him" II IL wcIri-ome tu hulr fH.
users Of this group Of -upcrIativc phrases
They have no indefinite article, aII their
'a'sN are "thc's' "thc very best Fuu ever
saw 81 never in AN nay liic. aud -o Uu
One wishes these terms were once iur aII rI.
zetted, and sent 10 Coventry. With lhum
all pleasure is most delightful, delicious.
exquisite enchanting all pain "Hsuu.es
eXcruciations, tomcnt." We find profanity
flat and tedious and so i- any writing oruuy
speech, though with good purpose
which has any unnecessary use ut sacred
names The Divine Being should uIvats ha
supposed. Lunatic- swear because their rl-
aggerated sensations require exaggerated
speech. Profanity goes ont OiyueuC because
society does not like h.. Such uath- dU uul
spred moments, of something which ahsl.
lutely is--an appeal 90 the heart of Dad, even
in. religious acts these are beautiful and
thrilling, both 90 speaker and helerr But
sham damns disgust. An cNalgcrltIuu
brings us back 90 the plain iucti an This over.
tatement Is needless surely uIl that is -ul.
ccnt, for all that b. good. A little fact Seems
worth q whole limbo of dreams. ! love chat
my eys should see the real world ua Do H.
without blur, halo or glory the moro ! am
engaged in it the more 10 suHice- nae. uul j
can we'll spare the cXaggcatouh which
seem to me only the screens tu conceal iuuU.
rance. Nor is there iu nature itself auv
swell or bragg any strain or shock hut n
plain common sense rs seen through aU Ifa
elephants and lions, AN its hens aud chicken.
even a true proportion between its promise
and performance. Nature is alway- serious.
does not joke with us. When wc have begun
in folly we are s0berod quickly t0 plain
dealing. Life cannot be- carried 0u except
by fidelity and good eamrstncs-, and sHc
brings the most heartles- lrher tU dgtcrmiu.
ed purpose presently. The way 10 'muuI-
edge and power lies rather iu au escape from
all disturbing purpose, and thc more these
are taken away, the more real and Inevitable
wealth of being il made known Do ua THO
positive degree is tho mercury and Indicator
Of our condition; instructinR us To- find our
well-being in the avoidance Of eXtrcamg-. al
that your definition of virtue Dr., % mean he.
tween vicious extremes. The greatest men
are those who do not depart from the com.
mon; keeping the common, yet inform .t
from the uncommon. A man shows great.
ness not by sallies and extreme attempts
but in ordinary action. Men of really great
andowments are not remarkable for this or
that, but are equally strong whatever tha
occasion and i'm whatever knowledge
n. W. Emerson