The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-25
The Rutlana Daily Globs.
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1876.
The Force of Example in the Right
Direction.

spend few dayt 1T company with Hon.
! William G. Bradley, then Of Westminster.
Mr.. Bradley was then celebrated lawyer,
man of great learning and ability, ard q
son of the then late Gen. Stephen Il. Bradley
OF whom Vermont was very proud, and
whom che had cent TO Washington as her
senator and appointed to various other Of
fees of trust honor aud profit.
had just been reading among other
things, that the size of the brain or head,
"other things being equal determined the
ability and power of the man. Now had
splendid chance to test the truth of this
theory, so far as l was able to apply it,
MIR. Bradley having the largeat head / ever
saw on any man, except Daniel Webster.
hr. Bradley said that in 1924, when lie
aud Mr.. Webster were in Congress they
met at certain evening party in WashDg-
ton ind by mistake Mr.. Bradley wore away
MIR. Webstel's hat, but an examination dis
closed the fact that Mr.. Webs,er's head was
tride larger than Mr.. Bradley's head
Mr. Bradley, physiological make up was
all that could be desired except be was very
deaf He was splendid looking man of
powerful and compact frame, and whose
presence inspired respect and admiration,
and among his opponents, fear Of his ability
and ingenuity. OF course anything such
man would say could rot but make last.
| ing impression on a young man, who was
of the opinion that nature when she made
man, put on such Gil impression or stamp
on him, that with sufficient skill and ap-
plicstion, by a competent examination, a
satisfactory result could be arrived at That
'other things being equal, a man must act
in accordance with his physiological and
chronological make up. Thus believing
and with this opinion, l studied Mr. Brad
ley and proceeded in my studies and inves-
legations and will now relate in substance
what Mr.. Bradley said, a man ought TO DO
for his fellow man, in regard to fashions
and style Of living,-in what we call $50
ciety."
Dir. Bradley laid il down as a rule and q
law, to be observed By all men of sffluence
and influence, that no man be he ever 60
rich, had moral right TO institute, or fol-
low luxurious or expensive fashions or hab-
its and thereby exhibit an ostentations or
lordly style of living, which might snd
would bear hard upon his poorer neighbors
men in livery, or retinuc OF servants ior
n display of wealth neither should he wear
costly apparel or live in palace "hhe Ill
poorer neighbors had 10 live IN meahe'
dwellings, or distress Or impoverish 'hem
selves to keep up towards the style OF al
aristocrat.
Asking us to pardon him for any seem
ing egotlsm he proceeded to demons'ral
the force of example In THIS directioh 10 gu
entire satisfaction, by taking 40 AN ea
;; AMPLE" his family and the 1amliy OF III
a .shirod msn." he did not use the term "sel
h ra,,t y" bnt .'hired mani" Mr.. Bradley sal
r that ihi, man in one OF the "cold seasons
n hatween 1886 and 1912 naming the yes
s aud man cooe to him one day and asked hi
r Cor some money to buy barrel OF hou
n n That season the corn crop had been near
k destroyed in many paris OF the uni''
d states. and in no state was the crop good
i s.gra;np was scarce, India wheat W
IN heroming a staple article and the only thl'
ri reliable. and wheat -four very high III pr''
y Mr. Bradley plainly told him that whe
an barrel of -four for himself and wife
I'm too much -four for such family that
nd could not afford it, and told him TO take
en- ssn,llow bier" and get a few pounds OF II,
for biscuit and company, and use OAR
rye. and India wheat -four Tor common
ais irp' the same as he did; (corn oeibg Gu.
that year;) and then as "clencnef
ry admonition. told him he did not owe ,
en- much money; and at the same lime 7
inc the man, that all the wheat -four he
bad in his house for months he had oou
," in a pillow bier as they then called that
ticle. The hired man was In great 'rou
said his wife would not believe that;
that she was ''set" upon having parre
fiour or leaving him and going nome 10
. mothers where they did not buy hour
\, Mr.. Bradley said ii did look a little
perate but be said ''neyer mind, leave
matter to me and Mrs. Bradley, we
'l 6x it, and so the matter was ieit.
Mrs. Bradley Immediately TOOK occu
to invite this young LADY 10 her nous
take lea with her, which INVITATION wa
cepted and these ladies mot mistress
servants wife, had me VS.. any
\. .tean had nice barley short cake,
d,a wheat sponge cake, and some
nodarate amount of biscuit made or "
nj, Gonr and Mrs. Bradley took occasl
axnlo,n that she was most out OF "
fnur having none except what MT.
ON, lev had brought home in pillow pie
.ome months and thought IL 10 ID
Ar, IN vait until -four was cheaper
fore they bought whole harrei OF
ING Th,s view OF the case coming from
woman, seemed SO very reasonable I'M
Young lady approved of it, ana Went
from Mrs. Bradley's pleased with IN
10 tjnguished consideration shown her
w;,h Mrs. Bradley domestic econom,
,o,d her husband what fine visit 81
had and what good motheriy "
Wra Bradley was, and that It was
- TINE that Mrs. Bradley had not Ia
wheat flour in barrel, IN her hou
months, and thought they had oeu'
eun I'M the notion of having barrel o
.ED . mi if cheaper aia tsss-a'os =
Bradley did. TO which propos''i'
I'M husband most willingly agreed.
,H. MIR. Bradley concluded, by saying
had bought barrel OF hou,, MS
woman would not buy flour by 'he
md would not eat any thing less exl
than did, and being high tempere
nroud. The man would have been con
10 raise the money and buy this b
ON. f,our. or his wife would have left h
cone hack TO her mothers where sh
i've in style such as she thought the
demandedn Mr.. Bradley further
ME, this man is n0 thirty ss house Sr vile
happy home, and he owes it al A. to ..
- Mrs bradley who set him and his W
an example as they could live by a
as we ought to do. Ma,