The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-25
IErrER rRoH WILLIAM.
CfNrKAL TExAs, Dec. I6 1873.


will not be interesting 10 your readers.
Mr.. Jones SAYS that one-hslf OF the personal
! explanations we encounter, are entirely
unnecessary. II Is his opinion that We are
misled by the idea that other people are
| noticing us as much we think of ourselves.
| He once heard young lady say, Il must
| have a new dress. | have worn this 10
church three times, and the people will get
tired OF seeing IL, | am sure" and said
Inv dear Miss, can console your anxiety
and satisfy you To wear your dress many
more times. give it to you as my opiobion
| that not two per cent. OF the congregation,
assem- BLEED on the occasions upon which
you wore your dress, have the slightest
| recollection of your coStume-not ten per
cent. have the slightest idea of the color OF
| ANYTHING you wore, not fifteen per cent.
saw you, and 1t twenty per cent. knew
YOU were in the audience. Your were
thinking of yourself, and forgot that the
average church goer was doing the same
ding. unless some special reason inter
veued to direct attention elsewhere
These words so fily spoken decided me
never To make excuses tor myself, ana,
furthermore. i'm pressed me tn at the presence
or performance OF anv one man is sinai
matter to the world. There are many
people, who imagine that they would'
be very much missed and all that il
they were no more, when the truth Is there
are hundreds ready to take all vacant places.
\ m4I is hardly missed by his own family
| in a very short time after his death. There
| is steady, sober demeanor for II brief pc
Rod then the name OF the deceased pater
familias Is spoken with some seriousness !;
| bur. in "A short time, all weeds are thrown
aside, then disappears the Solemn demeanor,
| then the name is not called at all. unless it
be To show some family picture OF the de-
| parted. Let us learn to be wise. This is all
right and proper and is only mentioned to
| impress MIR. Jones view, that we are
thinking more OF ourselves than others are
thinking of us, and in doing so we make
many mistakes and lose many opportuni-
! ties.
Immediately after The war, east of the
Mississippi river, Brigadier General ofthe
Confederate army, stopped in village to
rest his horse and himself. During his
stay, squadron of Federal cavalry came
to the village to look after government
cotton. and the General stated to his host
he concealed himself, whereupon he went
into corutield and laid out. Friends see
ing the discomfort and danger to the GEN
eral, approached the aFederal Major and
asked him if he had instructions TO arrest
Gen. -. Il never heard OF such an Of
ficer or such a man." said the Major.
''Where is he? On being informed, he
requested some friend to notify the
General that he lad no idea of ar
resting him. When u citizen rushed to
convey the glad tidings to the General in
the corn field, he imagined thai the CRATE
ful Brigadier would fall upon his neck and
weep for joy; but wha5 was his astonIsh-
meDt TO see the reverse? The General was
mortified, aud said just such mistakes had
lost the war. He nsisted that his capture
was a consum alton devoutly wished by the
Federal government, and that this Major
was an instrument Of that gOvernmen and
not until Mr.. Jones was sent for and prom
ised to give notice of any suspicious move
ment OF Maj Moore, looking to tho Gene1-
ais capture, did the General agree TO leave
the corn fl Id. We too often over-estimate
our i'm portance or think too little of the
Importance OF others. This is a grevious
fault. MOrIena Kenwigs, upon being told
that her uncle had married Miss Pentow-
ker, tainted and fell, expecting that the
excited company would lift her PROSTATE
form and use all manner OF restoratiVes,
and whisper hopes of her recovery, they |
rnhhed her hands; but no one took hold |
no one paid any attention to her, and size |
got up. very indiSnanc, but much wiser. |
She never tainted any more. Such is life.
There are numbers of people who are rs
badly deceived was our doughty Briga- |
der or Miss Kenwig's. Some people, by a
com bnaton of circumstances, are thru-t |
upon public attention, but mistake the
cause OF their elevation, and, therefore, in
the iullness of time, are overthrown. No
abnormal state of things can be per-
manent, in the history of individuals
or in the history of parties or people and il
IS of the utmost Importance that we all, ac-
cording to scripture, take the lowest seat,
and wait until we are bid to go higher.
Mrs COrnelia objects to the above in its
statements. The general prin-
ciple, she admits. and recognizes the apt
ness Of the illustrations given, but thinks
that it is better, at times, to come to the
front little, whether we are invited or not
/
tort some kind OF respect on account Of
their self-conceit, alone. She goes so far as
to declare that men can carry their points
by their deceit, upon the ground. or rather
that it is easier to argue with a
,onceited fool or to yield, than to contend.
She admits, however, that a fall il
always in front OF conceited fellow, ana
he higher. he gets. the more disastrous will !
De his coming down.
l call to mind some good examples in :
7our State. Mr.. Jones can interest You. bv
going all along the pathway OF your States
history, and showing the cases of parties ,
Who thought much of themselves that :
hey forgot all else and fell. Call to mind j
Sme vain men, you knew in the past, and I
observe them to the grave. Their exit from {
lie was more or less sad. Indeed there are :
hose who should study this subject and q
make it matter of prayer. /
Some people are not noticed as much "A
hey suppose, and when they are noticed. IL
you'd be an excellent thing,i they could see
recisely how they are seen by Others : and .
is hard to estimate the value of hearing ,
That ia said about us by the world. O
1t is no evidence at all when we meet . Il
IAN All smiles and shirt collar" that we !,
re meeting friend-nor can we properly :
'eIgh words of praise Of ourselves, spoken Il
US by others. A severe self-examinatfoD
4 private is in order every dav. Each :
ian who esteems himself highly because |
is prosperous or fortunate, would do ii
ell TO inquire, what he knows in the 1reat q
orld of lettera and science, what he can do T.
! the fine arts. what he can do in hsndiO -
LET