Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-01-19
HONAH."
Honor is like that CLASSY bubble
That finds philosophers such trouble
Whose least part crackedths whole dues hy,
And wits are cracked TO hnd out Why.

Honor is like that CLASSY bubble
That find philosophers such trouble
Whose least part crackedths whole does hy,
And wits are cracked TO fnd out Why.
-Hud5ras
We need not consider II specially strange
that the mind OF the young man Of the
period Is now sorely torn up over this
question Of "honnh" Ms our buil.dozing
brethren south OF the Ohio are fond Of
pronouncing it. 1t is n matter that is par.
ticularly liable TO trouble young men
From the time that his upper lip begins to
perceptibly bristle with the audnt eouriers
Of his first mustache until lie reaches that
period of lie when he can wear patch Of
different colorcd cloth on the most expan-
sive part OF his pntaloons, without feeling
that existence IL a cruel burden, young
man finds this matter Of "honRh" an OPP
| pressive reality. 1t enters Into n horrid
conspiracy with tight boots, the pangs Of
unrequitted love, and dreadful problems
of what is correct "style" to render Ade-
lescent existence thrilling phantusmngo-
ria Of hopes and fears, exultation and de-
spair, to which II man looks back from the
calm serenity OF after life with n shudder.
1t belongs to that class of Affections pc.
culiar to the ages between eighteen and
thirty, AZ rainy days in fishing season,
school teachers with big ferules and savage
dogs in melon patches nre the insupporta-
bic evils of ones earlier life. II torments
him perpctually with the idea that he has
been insultcd by somebody, or that some
derogation il intended for him, that can
only be nppeascd and his manhood demon.
strated by getting himself into s!ill hotter
water, and dragging another in with him
lie feels himself AZ yet an uncertain quan
tity in life-his value has not vet been as
certnincd, and he is convinced that there
il n widespread conspiracy on the part o
society to mark him down lower than hi
merits entitlc him to rank.
This state Of mind is promoted by hi,
course OF reading invariably fiction-iI
which the heroes, whom he llIttcrs himsel
he resembles, are high -mettled young men
who never fail to follow up even so mucl
as an askRnt look from n rival, by an in
vitation to the field of honor, where the,
neatly wing the disconrteous rival, aud re
turn to receive with digniGcd nonchaLne
the applause Uf their sets, and the hUniet
laudation of the fair scx.
This nonsense cvaporates AZ he rcache
the thirties, and when he arrives at tina
maturity of his life indicated by his givinj
his shoemaker imperative instruction t
"make 'em wide and comfortable; withou
regard to STYLE" he realizes that he cal
safely let his "honah" take care OF itsclI
that It is like what physicians tell OF til,
various organs of the body-when the
are perfectly sound and healthy, il
good order, man is not aware of havin
them; it is only when they are defectiv
and diseased that they force continual at
tention to themselves.
Jolly old Jack Falstaf, was not tn
coward that many suppose him to he, bu
{ an experienced old bird, who had bee
; fooled too often upon chafr to desire to b
, taken in again by such hollow dclusior
, His analysis of the question of honor
! mastery. The scene is laid on the morr
ing OF the battle of Shrewsbury--an actio
in one of the civil wars during the reig
of Henry ~. The forces are being maj
. shRled for battle, aud Sir John and hi
boon companion, Prince Hal, have n fe
parting words:
n F,iistnF- Hal, il thou ssest me d,wn n ba
a tie, bestride me. so: Ills pnint Of frIendShil
4 Prince Henry Nothing but Colossus ca
do thee that iendship. Say thy prayers an
farswelli
FalstcT-I would it wero bed time, Hal, an
: all we'll.
Prince Henry - Why thou owest God dealt
8 Hal disappears with these words Ia lake It
# place assigned him in the line Of battle, AZ
h Falstaf, left to himself, conmunes thus:
'Tis not due yet: would BE- 10th 10 paw hi
q before his dAv. What need | ba 50 forwai
! with him that calls not on mo? Well, It's
;, matter; honor pricks me on. Yes, but how
u honor prick me of W hen come on how ther
Can hOnor set to a leg no or an arm NJ
n or take away the griefof wound? n. Hont
:. hath no ski In surgery, thsn? no. What
8 honor? a word. What is that word, honor
sir. A trim reckoning who hath it!
that died O. Wedne,day. Dcth he feel IL ? n
Doth he hear it? NJ. Is it insensible, then
yea, to the dead But will 1t not live with Il
Y living? no. WIN? detractinn will not suff
=, h:-thercfore, I'll Mons OF it honor is me
VI srutcheon ;-and so ends my cateohIm.
q IL nde