, 1877-07-07

vii, have to give way to those who are
possessed Of Thorough training. He
has aimed at random and hit it; but
the gamc is hardly worth bnggiug.
How the young actor, when first he
steps before the foot lights, wcllup in his
part, ambitious to excel in his proics-
sion, is thrilled with delight at the iirSr
tap Of the cane and clap Of the hand,
He is blinded by the glare and fails TO
note that the applause came from the
pit. He is to ignorant to tell the dIf.
ference between the old theatre gocrs
hearty laugh of contempt and one OF
real enjoyment; or the smiles OF
pity in the dress circle from those of up-
probation and pleasure. So he goes ON,
night after night, listening for the ap.
plause, gets it from the pit and the gal.
lery goes, an mista kes it for success
keeps on playing for it, gets it from no
other source, his manager soon settles
him in his roll for life. and he is MS ia
nous the first year of his dramatic ca
reer as the last. He may become good,
fair stock actor but never star He
has aimed too low and made the DIRT
fly, but he has not many feathers Tor lis
cap
1t is the same in all the learned pro
fessions. The young physician or law
yer who fiatters to gain business, relies
on pleasing address and courtIy man
ncrs instead Of thorough professional
education and knowledge Of human
nature, may acquire an extensive pmc-
tice, but will not retain it and will in all
probability break down in the prime of
life. To strive for the good opinion OF
the multitude is aiming too low for any
professional man. In literary life,
such blunders are more frequent. Flip
pancy, and coarseneSs is not wit. Long
sentences and longer paragraphs do not
always make solid articles. Words are
not IDEAS. Writers need nll the learning
possible to acquire. rot to confuse and
confound their readers with "words OF
learned length and laundering sound
but in order to he able to express their
thoughts in language so simple and phin
that u child may read and understand.
Many writers would make better com
pliers, because others idens and language
are better than their own. Literary peo-
pie are apt to aim too high and over.
shoot the mark They leave the nest,
the schooD and essay flying too young,
and if they do not break their neClls by
the fap, they often are too badly crippled
to be able ever after to soar al0ft and re-
main long on the wing.
None need he told that want of
thorough training and incessant drill
makes u worthless soldier, only fit food
for gun powder. There is one occupa'
ton however, chat all men, and most all
women, are fitted for from birth. To
fiji it no education is needed 1t Is
gift Everybody can edit II newspaper.
No one can dispute this, because nearly
everybody has told every editor and
publisher just how the thing ought to
be done and just what he or she ought
to do in order to make their publication
success. 1t might not he just the
thing to tell our children that an educa.
tion or an occupation was not necessary,
because they could, after failing at every
thing else, succeed ms an editor. In fact,
it would be an excellent idea to have
them taught, that after failing at every
thing else, they certainly were OF no
earthly use in the world, and they had
better crawl off by themselves, out Of
sight and starve to death, rather than
start newspaper. They should be
taught that such nm end Of life, thong
briefer, is the more brilliant, and would
produce the lost cussing and rumpus of
the rwo. The cause of all the quiet,
contenment and laziness IN the world,
arises from the fact, that everyone knows,
education or no education, when played
out at everything else, even to running a
logging camp, a saloon or keeping
hotel, they are all right, because they
oan huv out somc poor editor (editOrs