Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16
EANCIED SIGHTS.

IN they have 10 huS' linu o'o o'>. gay
aMr ] oa,rds them more comfort thar AL the
I'd, +bat affords them positive pleasure,
5@ WOULD saw, to see the eagerncss with
Sjrb they grasp 1.-THE pleasure OF being
ra7ose nersons are always Din the lookout
[ . s,ipI,t: they scent it from altar, Us the
.sltures do the carcass of the dead camel;
la # is hard to say when they are best
~ sed-whether in enjoying q sense OF tri-
k 81 al when courted or tlattered or in nurs.
I'd the sense of martyrdom and burning
so,c overlooked and forgotten. They im-
M the slight, and believe in it. content
;kpmsplves by picturing what the case would
;f If did not exist, until the suitable emo
sns arc kindled in their breast, and they
w. the dramatic species OF pleasure nearly
sSp same as if it had been, founded on tact.
per),ans it is their friend who has sighted
~ m-omitted the personal mention of their
me from some general invitation, forgot
IA in some pressure to-send them cards at
inadvertently turned the back upon
lfem in the crowd, accidently carried off a
tor. ~accidently swept them a triumphant
|Shpce GOODNESS, distrust, icy discomfort
fnlk upon the scene, to be followed after a
4lne by a sort of slurred-over forgiveness
circumstances, whether OF affection or
|69nyeuience, make necessary. But perhaps
lila not their friend, but your friend, that
3$e done this deed.
10 be sighted that gives one an oppor-
lubity for eloquence in stating the reason
|0ne should not have been sighted, or else
mi assumption or humiliation in stating why
1e slight was not undeseryed. 1t gives one
fR opportunity too, of feeding an old grudge
8bh the indulgence of a righteous indigna-
Nm called for by selfrespect, OF nourishing
hearty spite by the recital Of any piqUant
&ndal concerning the giver OF the slight
TIT otherwise it might not be permissible to
|5eite, or else of alofty show of magnanim-
All by merely limiting at the knowledge Of
Bfeh scandal, and without consenting to
nifty the tantalized curiosity of the listen
Hes and at all events it allows one to make
Aainventory of ones virtues, all by ones
EAf, in wondering why an individual posses
such qualities should be made the vic
INA of such wrong, and when the inventory
n made to feel doubly wronged, and to rem
uncomfortable every member Of the
|n&aseEold that does not entirely concur in
A4 view taken of the slight.
is really both amazing and amusing TO
how people can c%onjure up fabulous in
les, and make the most OF them with a
aznrbid enjoyment, when every considera-
|N@n OF proper pride ought to lead them to
8@ak it would be impossible for any II to
am of such a thing as sighting their
Sa&ms to attention.
here are, indeed, two things at the root
INC Whole matter, which though tritling
appearance, is in Truth Il great distnrber
me peace, and those are a Jealous dispo-
@sspA ana an lnOrdinate vanity. The dispo-
ON That is not jealous is not perpetua!ly
s#lllg for hurts; takes life as it comes ;
ire OF lll-Will from none; if forgotten OF
/ ,iooked, seeing or supposing some per-
10y COED reason for it ; DESTROYS rather Oh
j comfort of others than of the flattery OF
81 not 100 sensitive to wounds which are
81 me bruises in dead mems pinches,", all
INC SIDE and always well convinced OF
ruth OF that old kings wisdom which
ares "better is a handful with qnietness
H' oota the hands full with travail and
85SRa0on of spirit" There is so much pain
trouble that is real in our few years OF
nie' mat 1t seems a sorry thing to add