The New York herald., 1879-11-30
CHAT BY THE WAY.

CHAT BY THE WAY.
1t is curious fact that charity for others faults
is kind of magic mantle which covers up your
own faults at the samo time.
People apt to be very generous with what costs
nothing. Sidney Smith said that most men
ready act the Good Samaritan. but without the
oil and twopence.
Talleyrand was always really with . reply. and
woe betide the who had offended him. His
words were apt to be like burrs in wool-very hard
to got rid Of. He wrote lord who had bored
him this message :-'Dear Lord Blsnk-wii you
obge me with your company on Wednesday next.
at eight o'clock havo invited number Of exceed
ingly clever people, and do not like be the only
fool among them
We can't hope to make all men think alike and
very fortunately. We shall accomplish sufficiently
hard task when we agree to differ amicsby and to
allow every man to have honest opinion. even
when it contravenes our own. Holmes sings:-
Why should we look one common faith to ind.
When one in every score Is color blind?
II here on earth they know not red from green,
Will they see better into things unseenr
Sidney Smith was sufficiently conscious OF at least
one of his faults. He said Of his handwriting
which at best . terrible scrawl wl-"My writing is
rs II . swarm Of ants. escaping from an ink bottle.
had walked over . sheet of paper without wiping
their legs"
The milk of human kindness is . necessary inRre-
dient In every true and noble life but unless it is
kept fresh It will change into the buttermk Of
carping and critical spirit m
The blind ought to be happy. At any rate they
cannot themselves see any reason why they should
not be. .
We all think we know just what We should do in .
grave emergency; but whom it comes always
80 taken by surprise that do something very diff
ferent. And all of us moro able to give
sharp and deserved rebuke to . piece Of imperti-
nence when think 1t over two hours sfterward
than at the moment when It occurs Our after
thoughts very wise. and II certain experiences
would only recur We should be ready for them; but
they never do recur. and tnere's the rub
Miss Lydia Becker has been speaking kindly
word for London children. It is . well known and
sad fact that children of British parentage in
more complete state Of subjugation than those Of
any other part OF Europe. They make an carly
Quaintance with the strap and are in fear of it until
they arrive at mans or womans estate and feel
themselves capable of successful rebellion. Even
then the remembrance IL not the Of early dis
cplne remain. Tho maxim Of the wise man is fol-
lowed literally. and II boy fails to honor his father
and mother he is at least compelled to obey them.
The birch may not be productive of nlia affection.
but it at least to emphasize the fact in every
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him and wants to him. Miss Becker had the
courage to say that clock fails to keep good time
the ownor does not kick It about the room in order
to teach 1t wholesome lesson. and then suggested
that boys better than clocks and should be
treated moro tendorly. She told tho story of
British matron who. on certain day Of every week.
with singular puuctuality gathered her children to-
gcther and systematically banged" them. 1t was
q matter OF principle with her. II the children
had been guilty Of any fault. tho punishment was
duo; IL thcy had not thcy would probably deserve
II before the week out and her anticipation Of
their deserts would do them harm. Such chill
dren must clustor about the maternal knee with
peculiar kind OF affection. They will probably do
everything that tho parent tells them to do and with
remarkable alacrity. but the motive will be the
leather strap that always hangs within reach. and s
we'll worn from frequent At tho end of Miss
Becker's appeal conservative parent informed the
audience that he still clung to the rule Of the
man. and quoted the old dogprcl. which ought to
have been forgotten long ago:--
Solomon said, In accents mild,
Spare tho rod aud spoil tho child;
be they man, or DO they maid.
Whip and wallop ON. Solomon sald
II does not follow that man s fool because he
IL . servant. Quick wit In frequently covered With
the rags of poverty. and stupidity sometimes for
tunato enough 10 broadcloth. Whom IN
irascblc but wealthy old gentleman. who took q Pc
culiar pleasure in finding fault on every possible
and on somo impossible occasions. told his yalct
that he the king of fools. the man who busted
his masters clothes replied. Il wish. sir you could
mako your words good. for should then be tho
greatest monarch in tho world. with more subjects
than Alexander or CHsar."
1t is for some reason, groat deal easier to hate
bad than to keep from being one yourself.
Sometimes will toll the truth about himself
unwittingly. When certain rather dull Judge was
charging the jury In case In which = quantity OF
copper was stolen he continually called II lead.
After being corrected number of times he pctu-
iantly answered. "Yes. yes. know IT'S copper, OF
course but cant keep tho lead ont OF my head"
1t was regarded n candid confession Of tho truth
and greeted with shouts Of laughter.
Evcn ignorance has its comforts and compensa-
tions. There times when to havo taste for
music is source of incxpressblc JOY. who tho
traveller in Rome and Naples. who in carly youth
met with an accident which destroyed his sense Of
smell. seems blessed far beyond his fellows Not to
know what is said about you by your loving neigh
bors sometimes makes one happy that he won
ders why cars were ever made. We have Just mot
with still sootbcr of tho bliss of iguor.