The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-08-06
A VETERANS wHslloeDgr,
The sApEorfspans of Major HscRl.

dined the other day with the Major:
aud when the party broke up was detain-
A Ell to take what he calls Il quiet tumbler.
t Major Bell is one Of those rare persons
VINO know how to enjoy without abusing
) the good things of ti1is life; and on the
; evening alludc to his moderate Iibations
: had served but to hiring more prominently
lnto view the good qualities of his chsrac-
ter. ! gazed earnestly on him al he mixed
J MS toedy; his spectaces were Eushert
back on his brow, a bland smile DIayed or,
his lips, and his whole countenance beanets
with philanthropy: lie looked, TO usa q
vulgar phrase, RS it I1c could have shaken
hands with the world. After long al
lence, he thus spoke:
You are young man, sir, and am an
old one. am, in regard to you, what the
flower planted in autumn ia to that which,
is soWn in aPring. You have known but
the summer OF existence-I have known
both its summer and it's winter. You
have talents, but think rot that YOU hare
therefore no need Of experience, for exper
ienee is to talent what the fire is tof,neat~
| il prepares it for Use.
10 nsake 81 man wise, i1is Youth should
he spent i'll hustle and activity; you cannot
make rum punch without stirring it well,
go not to extremes in anything-medi~
ocrity is best in all eases; he who walket},
i'll the middle of the way can shake hands
with the pedestrians on both sides oft.
when engaged in argument, never
make acrimonious remarks; Tor an acrimo~
nous remark is like very highly-tlavore,l
whlskey-it may plesse few, but disgus;s
many.
pray not for unalloyed happiness:
there are few stomaehs strong enough to
bear bread buttered on both sides.
BE even more affable to the poor than
to the rich; turtle soup is sweeter in the
mouth of the poor clerk than in that of the
surfeited alderman.
Go not dressed in the extreme height Of
fashion, lest wise men take you to be
taiior's advertisement.
''Re not ashamed to recognize an ac-
qualntance merely because he is poor and
mean-looking; none but fool would des-
pise bank-notc because it is tattered and
worn.
''Be always suspicious of man who ia
too polite; well-cleaned tripe requires no
milk to whiten it.
'Naturean affectation arc the antipodes
of each other; contract not, therefore, af-
fected habits, for you might as we'll have
two palates so constituted that what is SUI
gar to one is wormwood to the other.
"You will often gain more knowledge
from shrewd though illiteratc man than
from peelantic scholar; there is generally
more nourlshment In a mess of oatmeal
porridgc than in a costly pudding.
| "AlloN- no aspersion on your character
| to remain disproved, no matter how low its
origin may be: foul water has the same eff
feet, whether it is thrown upon you by the
mistress or the maid.
"When you meet *ith noisy disputant
never contradict him; small beer, when
closely corked, may burst the bottle, but
its power ceases whenever you give IL
vent.
'Negiectno woman merely because she
is pain-looking; for beauty is to woman
but what saltpetre is to beef-it gives it an
appearance, but imparts to it no relish.
Take no delight in the conversation Of
scandal-mongers; remember, as Herbert
/ says: