The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-18

said" This rudeness shocked and
spread gloom over tho very dis
guished company present.
When riding with him in Scotland
Boswell. Wishing to go on ahead and
make proper preparations for him at
tho inn, told him he must leave him
for awhile. Although Johson had
two attendants with him, he raised a
tremendous shout, got into vio-
lent passion and said he would as
soon think Of picking a mans pocket
as of doing 80. Even after Boswell
explained his motives he refused to
be paciGed, but said that if Boswell
had gone on he would have parted
With him and have never spoken to
him moro. When he was very i'll he
desired his friend Langton to draw
up q paper telling him what he
thought were his (Johnson's) great
faults. He did 50 and mentioned
his contradiction of people. john
son at this rebuked him ia {. loud and
angry tone, and subsequently told
Boswell no one was the worse for
being harRhly and roughly contra-
dicted, and that he knew no weak
nerved people whom he had hurt by
contradicting. A gentleman having
quoted something from Johnson s
own writings by way of reply to his
arguments. he advised him, "after
having drunk out that, glass not to
drink another" Goldsmith said
thsre was no use arguing with
him ''for if his pistol misses fire he
knocks you down with the butt end
OF it."
His INDIFFERENCE TO PEOPLES FELL
johnson was arguing that man
could live very comfortably with
another even if they disagreed
strongly on some point. Goldsmith
suggested some difficulties. "Sir,
am not saying" remarked John
son, "Shat you could live in
friendship with u man from whom
you differ rs to some point I am
only saying that I could do it." 4
gentleman coming out of Lichfeld
Cathedral said ''Dr. Johnson, we
have had Il most excellent discourse
to-day" Johnson scol(ied Boswell
for shivering in tho cold, a1ll Slid
to an eminent gentleman who com~
planned of headacixS "At your age
sir, b ad no headache" A young
gentleman once asked him: "Dr.
johnson, would yon advise me to
get married g and he answered, II
would advise no man to get married,
sir, who is not likely to propagate
understanding" and left tho room
ahruptly. Re told Mrs. Thrale
wien she informed him OF her ap-
preaching marriage, that her intend>
eu husband was rot only
sturid, ugly dog, but al old dog,
too When Sir Joshua Reynolds
got the better OF him in argument,
he said :"I won't argue with you
any more, sir; you are too fir
gone to which the other replied
u should baye thought SO. indeed,
sir, bad I made such 81 speech ~
you have now done." johnson
bluhGed and said he did't mean to
offend, which Was his usual excuse
for his insolence. a no5leman.
who was entertaining him at his hosse
asked him what no thought OF
peighboring peer. Johnson said to
his host: "He is dull, common.
Place sort of man, just like you
and your brother" Garrick invited
him to seat on the stage when he
played .LeaT, aad he talked 80 loud
as to interrupt him. when the
actor afterwards reproached him
for disturbing his feelings, johnson
said "Don't talk Of feelings
Punch has no feelings A friend
told johnson that his wife's sister
was a very happy woman and ap-
pealed to her to confirm it, which
she did. johnson, who had theo-
ry that nobody was really happy,
turned to her and intimated that she
lied ; for said he, "she is happy
without health, without beauty,
without money, and without under,
standing" On being aftcrward
reproached for bis brutality, he
defended it, saying II tell you the
woman is ugly sick, foolish and
poor aud would it not make a man
hang himself to hear such creature
say it was happy" A gentleman
was defending Berkley's theory that |
things do not exist except as the !
mind presents them. When he was