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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30

TIE question ot entering the postal union Is one
5zich has ooc1pied the minds Of Cabinet Ministers
--5 oths-s for three OF four years past and much
--farsns stion has been gafhered into the pigeon
h5Iss u tie Foreign Otice without however bring
sl.z zsauy nearer % snv rsszlL Nov. however. In
r1rzs1usncs q the represe1tations of the United
S-stss o1stoeice authorities some definite acton
--s- BE taken. and =e understand that the govern
---r hzvs rhe matter E-ier serious Consideration
q -hs present u0ze-L
truss no one has run away with the inpres-
-zsa thzt entering the postal union Is g1ng to
r-ale our postage very much cheaper to Us In
f,,znr over TIE mater We have serious doubts as
= zather II iIl Be any cheaper at al IN fact Ee
LINK II highly probable. that after entering the
postal C-ion. ve shall fnd our post otHcs With
aIl voarly deficit instead Of bsing self support
7r- institution az II is nov Bat # Ee may not be
.s-ners L pocket re shall certainly be gamers IN
.-.ureu5anca. Szmplss. ard other matters which
d u-ass-t ind no place IN or post bags can then
readily ind their way IN either direction at nsvs-
paper rltes-
~ ises- re have heard raooted. Is that this
t4--trv VII become liable f0r the fines On unpaid
Ie-.ers s1ch letters are Certainly charged double,
mt + E The rerefrsr who pays the fine Letters
st1rt of postage are qirlgs forEar1ed and tne
sl1-r p1sta1e doubled Is collected and goes into
ths poekst of the county IL which the receiver
lives So that whatever number Of short paid letters
nav be Forwarded. our postofhce VII not have to
nav tie extra postage, but the friends Of those
vo zaad short paid letters VII have 70 do 50. As
g. We can see at present II is the long SEA rate
fr1u he-e 70 the United Ssztes which Is likely 70
c-zse e trouble We i've 50 far from every where
that our OCEAN postage according 10 tie rates al
loved hy the convention VII always Be heavy
d-ar upun rs Another soz-re Of expense To rs
VII Be the purchase Of mail bags Of which We
zhaIl have 70 have a large Supply On hand at the
-e=rut tine our foreign mails ars carried IN the
Tl.issd States nail bags There vi also be con
si8srahly more work conirg upon our Postohce
oHeals. and the rrHsaut staf may have 70 be IN
erased. but probably the greatest expense VII be
Il Getting nsv dies and striking OF new stamps,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30

4 MONTH or 50 ago an advertisement appeared
in the 4frsrfissr, setting forth how cheapIy
watches could be bought BY applying TO the ROda-
now Watch Company Pretty soon after, it
appeared that the affair was bogus concern, got
up for the purpose Of dsfrauding people IN various
parts of the world, and some hOtice was pasted up
On the bulletin board. Among our files We have
come across q fuu account Of the case We shall
give d slight summary. The police authorities
had their attention called 10 the flaming advertise
uelts and circulars, which were being issued by
the " R0darov Watch Company and looked up
the firm. Instead Of the fine building which
appeared autographed on the letter paper, the
lffrs vaS. after much search. found TO be corner
uJ-tiU-ed OF IN the back Of q secondhand stove
store. completely destitute Of any appearance Of
having mad business carried on II 1t Tor months.
Other evidence having been obtained, Mr.. R0da-
now was gathered in and being. unable, in spite
Of the magnitude Of his operations, to furnish the
requisite bail. he was locked up. Now. comes the
curious part Of the story de applied by letter to
q friend, Journalist telling hIIu that he wIs IN
prison. and signing himself DR.. CAM, the editor
of recently started publication IN Boston, styled
AH-grehfst. which set forth the views OF the
extreme socialist and communist parties In his
letter he stated that he had persJnated the real
RJianOw. -hO had escaped and that the police had
the wrong man. Efforts were made to reduce his
baI and 70 get him out, but 20 no avail the police
held on and finally proved that DR.. CAM, the
socialist. and ROdanJE, the watch swIndler, were
one and the same man. Finally the fellow con-
fessed, and told long story of his life He had
been engaged In a number Of the revolutionary
schemes III Europe during the last eight or ten
years, and Europe becoming too warm for him, he
hsd emigrated 70 America MS object II the wa ch
scheme was to raise money for the cause
mighty poor cause which required such bOisterIng.
bis advertisements not UrgDIif, had been pub
hshed IN the newspapers of Africa America. Aus
tralia, India and the Pacific. Numbers Of letters
containing money had been received by him and
others came In after his arrest To gain time be
used 70 reply. stating that the orders were not
explicit enough, would the writer kindly furnish
him With further particulars. 1t speaks well for
the Boston police that they brought his career to
an end 50 quickly. If there Is one thing that the
public L prone to il IS humbug. The number Of
letters received by ROdanOw show how many gulls
there ara In the world. We also had the adyer-
tisemeut sent rs, and very nearly fell into the
tap that the 'Tissr did we thOught however we
would wait for further developments and at last
they came with a vengeance.
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with the new system viii come new rates. our SIX
cent stamps viu be useless and We shall have TO
strike fvas. te-s. tvUuties and perhaps thirties.
After all. however. these arp only initial expenses
which rnay amount 70 few thousand dollars or 50
Moreover. since the United States have notified rs
that they a-e no loncsr soing 70 frank our mail
through their country we shall aolsss ro1sHs be
obliged 10 jain the convention; the only thing 10
look cut for Is to set in On as favorable terms as
the exceptional position of our islands viii allow
TIE term Of tventy-fye United States Senator's
expired on the tth Of March. OF this number only
have been elected theirov Successors; 4 Of each
party. TIE remaining I7-lo Democrats, and
Rep1tlicaus-rs.ire from or gaze FOR the most
PAT permanently. some are too old to ever again
enter public life. and some are TOO Insignificant 70
have ever been there, but fo- fortuii0as eireum-
stances. The Democrats VIII miss the stauneh and
able leadership Of Thurman, Of Ohio. who fo-
twelve wears has stood AZ the head Of his party IN
ths senate. Wallace, Of Pennsylvania. and Nc
Donald os Indiana are serious losses 10 the Demo
Gratis. The Republicans have lost none worth
rnsntioninc-s1cept Hannibal Hamlin. the oldest
Senator. and they have gained Sherman and
number who have been distinguished II the lower
Hoase Of Congress or elsewhere Il Is gain 70
the Republicans that the Democrats have lost
Thurman. Much more 50 thst they have gained
Sherman. and such men as General Harrison Of
Indiana. Coaser OF Michigan. Plat Of New York,
General Miller Of California. General HEwley Of
Connecticut. and FRYE and Eugene Hale Of Maine.
Il is also noteworthy fact that nearly all the
insignificant men who have been elected as " Re
formers by trading for opposition votes, have
failed this year Of reelection. Christancy cot out
Of the Senate and into divorce suit sometime
since. Booth Of California, who went in as a
li--noas anti -rnonopolist, now has an entire
monopoly. All - himself, ia-Booth- Cameron. Of
Wisconsin, goes out Ike S-ief candle. Mcmillan
Is the only independent who comes hack in the
usual fashion. by creating faction IN his O~s
party and trading for votes from the party he does
not belong TO. So far as We know. there are only
four senators Of foreign birth. half Of whom are
Junesas Mr.. Beck. OF Kentucky, IS a Scotchnan,
M Jones of Florida, AMI Mr.. Fair Of Nevada, are
Irshu1en; and NJ. Jones OF Nevada is an English
mau-though he came TO the United States when
very Young and vas educated In the public school
Of Cleveland. Ohio. Jones OF Florida Is carpenter.
who educated himself IN the most literal sense Of
the word. de studied law. was admitted to the
bar. and Is one Of the hardest students In Con-
gress-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30

Is vlars gone bv such . thing as an adveuturer
r- --r shores vas quite rare thing. The creature
RE oc1as11aIiy. but there was little field for his
z-s- ll5 after staying sometimes fs- months.
1-as only 2 few Eeeks, be used TO depart for
1-a-a r-estabie fields and more o0nesaiaI stnos-
r-e - the larger countries of the earth With
-7at1 Of our material prosperity, however,
lE.---zr5r has come along pretty freely. He
l= Ia every profession and every trade
3 -aE Hawaii Is Just a1w in the position Of q
v.L =-l has inherited fortune and who Is be
l rss-=d and bcsie-ed to make ducks and
G-Ezz -t Is BY every r1-ue who chances by Of
g. 15ga-s-re-s, h5Esvsr the political one is the
most l1--=r0us. Moreno naturally occurs 10 every
-g-zs mind and si-h of relist Is given that that
-s las ze-cfzl-y relieved Us Of his presence.
E- -lls ue are By any means done with Moreno.
U11a SEEK c7z-rry. such as this. gets INTO the
a--c1s of such q ular. Il Is the hardest thing
-7=a t1 sake him u. Bar Moreno. after all.
S. r--y lzs u q -znz-ols class, and We may eI-
r.-t tL.t broken d0su men of his stamp VII time
1- --5a nv - make ozr Little political field the
---e 1t t1alr operations We have the hops,
z1sa=. that as 5z-ut child drea6s the IRE, 50
-s c71ulzi-y wiz 6reli the aiye1turer; and
t moment that be begins 20 rear his head
l--= zs. be =i-I insanity Be Aas.e11d CIT
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3)auaiian 6aEttttf.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 50. IssI.
rsr Mopus 1N REBUs.

VIZ arr happy 20 So that there seems 20 Be some
-ca 1t the crisvoas epidemic Of su'all-po1. from
vzica large portion OF our population have been
sfaanz. beooIning somewhat hghtsr-st all
e9--s u tke city. From conversation with various
-1z5cs- men we learn that If no serious outbreak
o-.urs 51rlng the next three OF four days. We may
ra-1 the back q the disease as broken. The
cs Ilss-y reported are nearly all OF mild type,
ana ws rad one day last week when no eases
u--u-rsi % all. This mus. Be q matter for COT
r-=-alzti11 % every one N the community. We
l-e s1-ry. however, 10 notice that though there
seems b. b. an abatement IN the city, cases are
b-laaiaE 20 sppsa- more frequently IN the out
G---i--s- These cases are likely 70 give the Board
ol 5salta rlore trouble. as from the distances al
v1ich those VINO are taken zith the disease live
5-u Honolulu il becomes impossible 70 move
r b - the hospital and they have 70 b nursed
ana -lkea care Of IN their oEn homes. frequently
T.l-=s zha-e they are not - =eu OF IS IN the
sll-p1z hospital Thus though we may begin
O.. have hops We must be by no means TOO
s.---lna -lat the disease has nearly reached the
tal 1f lis c5are.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30
Letter Of President Garfield to his Glass
mates in the Hawaiian Islands.

The following correspondence of the President
Of the United States of America with his friends,
one Of whom II. VI. A. WAS with him during his
course Of study at Williams College Is interesting
rs illustrating his kindly feelings towards Amer
leans residing IN these Islands.
MAKAwAo, December 22nd. 1880.
General james 4. Gtgfeid.-DEAB Sn: The IN
dsrsigued, graduates Of Williams College, living
on the island Of Maui, Hawaiian Islands, feel i'm
peled TO express their congratulations to you on
y0ur electb'n 70 the Office Of President OF the
United states Of America; although some Of our
number formerly addressed yOu on the occasion Of
your nomination. for mingled with the high gratlt-
cation feel N the triumph OF the party that rs-
presents righteousness and national prosperity and
prOgress, feel peculiar pleasure IN seeing our
Williams College honOred by the election Of one
Of her suus 10 50 high position
Prom our Remembrance OF the influence OF our
vauerated President Hopkins and Of the other
Williams instructors We would have had peculiar
confidence IN q selection from the roll Of our
alumni fo- any psltldI- even the most responsible
and honorable. And we say with cordial sincerity
that your former expressions Of your views and
principles public matters together with all your
public career. makes Is sugur we'll FOR the future
Of the magnificent country whose government you
are 70 lead and We hope that with your c0usidera-
ton OF the vast interests Of that nation ron viii
feel an interest IN this little country Of the Ha-
waiian Islands, which CIVILIZED ana christian
Izsd br Americans ana which has % large pro-
portion Of its population composed Of people from
the United States Of America conducting It's br-si-
ness and commerce and eIerting paramount IN
fue1cs for good government and for the progress
OF Christianity that Il feels As keen an interest In
American affairs As though II were one OF the
United States; nesting ike tropical bird under
the wing Of the American eagle.
Besides Is Who subscribe our names from this
district on Mani are many Other graduates of
Williams College and Of other American institu-
tons On the other islands EhO would gladly unite
with Is in these congratulations.
We are sincerely and respectfully yours.
JAsIzs n AIEIlsuER-
AlltsA PE1II,
THorLs T. ROUSE,
GE0. Z. BECzwrrH.
SAMUEL T. ALZIASDER,
AEE4X PRkTT,
W c. BIxBY.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30

TIE newspapers by the late steamer have an
unusual number Of deaths Of eminent persons.
Among Others, the Ohio state Journal Of February
18th has q long biographical obituary of Thomas
d. Jones, a sculptor 5t broad local fame. The
journal gives a list Of about one hundred noted
works Of this sculptor. the most famous of which
Is large bas-relief OF the surrender OF NIcksb1r.
tn the rOtunds OF the State Capitol. in Columbus.
Generals Grant. PsmbartOu. and all the principal
figures are executed from life, with great fidelity.
Mr.. Jones was eldest of family OF eight sons the
youngest Of whom died some years ago III the
Sandwich Islands. 4 gentleman now residing
here. who has known the sculptor many years,
tells Us this story about him: One day when he
vas working away at MS model for the bust Of
Chief Justice Chase. = cOLceIted dandy saUntered
into lis studio and dravled out Av, are you the
man that makes mud hsads = Yes" said old
Ton. without looking up from his work. Do
YOU want q new one :!
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30
- Ii Contrnrtor..

Tenders ere wanted ty thc Minister % the Ilte-io-
f-hr gonst-ur,icu Of q Marine Railway tn ths Hsrbo
u 111--lz- aocr-dinr q Fzus prepared By NJ H. J
N-r--- ana f1- Leasing and working the same fu-
t.-- -r rr- ves-s frua fhs date o. its ogmPlgtiCu-
Ta1- ana sQscifcatious may be seen AZ the osee o.
S- rs Pue-ic wu-ks. o- and after Fridsy the isst
i--s- uhe-s al sufu--a-inu 20 Conditions q Con
--z- A. ui- BE- -iren. and sealed Tenders. nzrket
Tender s1- Marine Rziiusy~ may b. logged a. III
L--H-lr- QEcr ua % before Taurs6zy- the -Eh 2-uE
-- Minister of the Iutsc- does not bind himself 4
l--sr. -Ef ioprsi or any tender
--===s- lisacs Nr-rh f5th rsSl
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30

ESQ f-- session o. the Puhiic schools q the King
L f--.ss- u- close on Frduy. me ssh Of April next;
fss-eE seh1oi session ot The rear sill he-in On
7-il 1sih, a. vaich ti-ar al pzhEe schools
-71laf excepting ,Eose that shall have been
s--se- 1- --c1--t ot thsir 7-1s1lity 30 places A.
fl ul.l sza-i p11-
X. JAS SMITH. Secretary
Ela5zac- Cser. N.-ch r. .ssi SB 81
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arr--rnr or. Feb-nsrr u

MEZToE- Ono. February 18th, 1851
De1r FrisHfs: Your letter Of the 24fh December
cane duly to hand Though many duties press
upon me. / cannot deny myself the pleasure Of
turning aside for a moment to thank you for the
happiness which your kind words have given me.
OF the many congratulations which come to me,
none ara dearsr OF mors cheering than those | re
ceivs from The graduates Of . Old Williams. =
With Endest regards 70 each and every one Of
you, remain, very truly yOars, J. A. GLRTIELD.
10 Messrs- J. n Alexander, Amasa Pratt Thomas
H. House, Geo. E. BeekWith, Samnel j. AleIan-
der. Abram Pratt, W. c. Bixby. Of hakzsao,
Hawaiian Islands.
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Bp aamertr.

rr cr--i--es % the Priyy Council % consider TIE
c-e nal-t uil SO this morning At i1o'ciccs. IN
rt - -hs chicf Jz--iec. ard --ain on Saturday
-1-.--. a- % ociock. the a1L 0f Apzl AZ the S1;-
u- Session. re Cr---iir--e uiil ha pieasc, 70 hear
as Vas uas aas any faess 80 oEs- ia sshalf o. the
r-la-. CHAs. c. HARRIS.
Chief Tus,ice and Chai-u4r cs Co-uitsc
- - IL. ~ q - - Y
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30

processes to be a key 10 the characters in a. En-
dvrnion" The happiest hit is St. Barbe, Mr..
Geo-gc Augustus Sala. Whatever doubt one may
have about some Of the characters, there Is alb
so17raIz- mona ahs1rft ham
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30
De PaIace. March "a. -.
Plownan Wanted.

A MAN WE'LL USED TO HAND
II ling hCrsss aud nGles and accustomed % phiE-
ing. teamine aad other w0rk on plantation
SO % Apply 70 Il HAChFELD d Co.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30

Tn prophets have been predicting dire calam-
tiles for us during 1851. and now the astronomers
have stepped into the field. The latter give us
little hope. A comet Is reported on Its way to
the Sun and when It plumps in, that orb Will re
csive such an addition 10 It's heat that the world
will be gently fried. We may look forward TO be
inc delicately Drowned about next July. Wilder $
ice factory had better set to work and get extra
supply on hand. It might help Us to hold out
little longer. Trips TO the North Pole are shortly
TO De organized. We do not hear, however, that
arS sS the astronomers have sold out their real
estate in consequence Of the awful tidings which
they predict. InJeed. one prominent astronomer
Is Just on the point OF Ssttinc married and has
leased house for 10 years We Zill not needless
Is alarm ourselves then
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30
WILLIAM FENHELL


wv - AAAA-t8 0~-cctJ N-c--'----f
addle and Harness Maker and Importer Of Leather
and Saddlsrs' Hardware All work done IN ny
establishment is undef ny direct supervision- and
viii ny b.st ende4Tors 70 please ny customers.
IL Give ne call. SO
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30
HOLLIsTER & CO..

Druggists, AIoOthocar1oS
ASD TNFoErEEs
Tobacco End Cisnr-: Agents Tor p Loriilard & Co.,
". :. kimh9ll Cos Vanity Fair. Goodwin Cos Old
Judge. B1charan 4 Lyie's Celebrated Plug Tohacc0s
Crown PeFiaHiery o London, HHmphreys Homeo-
uafhic Specidr. &c Gc SIG
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30

THE last number of Se,ibzsr's Msya=iHs brought
a fresh instaIiusut of a new novel by that admir-
able writer. Ms. Ho5gson Burnett. The story Is
entitled = Fair BarbarIan.' and portrsys young
American girl. whose father having become I'M
menselv wealthy by mining, sends his daughter 10
his relations who live in one of the small country
towns Of England. There among a society OF
pruies and bigotS the girls freshness and
innocence are construed into cunning and vicious
ness, and the incidents which arise are amusing
In the extreme. We are ourselves somewhat &C
ou4intad with the narrowness of mind shown by
people who live in country towns. and we keeIly
eniov the satire which Mrs. Burnett pours upon
them with Instituted hand
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-03-30
'LAATERS' LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO

"a C. Brewer & Co.-Agents. II
sAAy Merchandise received Storage Free. III
and liberal cash advances made on shipments by this
line. 80 ~ O. BREWER 4 co
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AND HONOLULU PACKET LIKE I

az C. Brewer Il co.-Agents. ~
k@a[ Fagorabie arrangements can aigFays be ssaI
made for storage and shipment of OIL Bone. Wool,
Hides and other Merchandise % New Bedford. Boston,
New YORK and other Eastern Ports. E-Cash advances
made. 80 iy &. BREWER 4 co.
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NOTES.,

We clip the Following trom the Home letter Of
the New Zealand Herald: On the first Of Feb
ruarv Nh Cheessnsn the Curator Of the Auckland
Acclimatization Society presented TO Captain
Cargill OF the Pacific Mail steamer iuS'ruif1, an
gddreSs and draft forwarded by the Canterbury
Acclirnatiration Society. Il was 4 recognition OF
the care and attention he had bestowed On the IN
PRODUCTION 20 the Colony Of IlCuraIn bees. Cap.
tain Car-in f1lly deserved this recognition, and
we are rlad TO notice that the Canterbury ASso-
citation has not been slow 20 acknowledge the
services rendered by Captain Cargll on tRis oc-
casion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30
Where Pins Are Made.

The pins used in this country are made
by fourteen factories, chiefly located in
New England. The annual production
for several years past has been 7,000,-
900, 800. This number has not varied
much for some years, the demand re-
maiIing about the same. Two years ago
the competition among the nine princi-
pal companies then existing for the man.
ufacture of toilet pins led to such cut
ting of prices that the business became
Improbable, and the market was flooded
with goods. A year ago combination
was formed of three wire companies.
and now all of the pins made by them
are shipped to New York, and handled
by the head agency of that city. From
their common warehouse they are sent
to every part of the country. The i'm
portation of English pins are small, and
the expectation of pins from the United
States is confined to Cuba, South Amer
lea and parts of Canada. England sup
plies almost the whole world outside of
the United States, although the Ameri-
can pins are not inferior in quality. The
raw material-the brass and iron wire
from which all American pirs are made
is from the wire mills of this country,
and much of the machinery is of Ameri-
can invention and patent.-North Amer
lean Manufacturer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30
Obscurity. Not PrOfundity.

A reader, WHO'S disciple of the "pro-
found" is studying book written by an
author who is great philosopher! He
does not understand single sentence
in the book, but still he reads on with
out WEAKNESS or impotence to The end.
As q specimen, will quote a single
passage:
"The cognitive functions have their
peculiar idiosyncrasies, and when we as
cribe to one the characters of another,
and obiectivize what has not yet been
subiectivlzed to the sensibility of the
ideal consciousness, we find ourselves
suddenly involved in a materialistic
abyss of neither absolutism."
He raises his eyes, Gin fine frenzy
rolling" and e. aims to friend who
is present. "Tll.s is the work of the
most profound thinker of the present
age
His friend replies, 81 have tried to
understand it..
81 do not profess to understand it ;
but in my opinion the best books, or
those which contain the most wisdom,
are intelligible only to the rare compre-
hension OF those who write them"
This fallacy is founded on modesty.
The reader has no faith in his own un-
derstanding, and great reverence for
all "rrofound authors.
Pride is generally considered the
great failing of the majority of men !;
but this is mistake. The majority of
men would consider it an act of the
greatest audacity for any one to deny
that passage has any meaning, be-
cause he himself cannot understand it.
On the contrary, intelligent readers
are not inferior to authors, and are per-
fectly right in calling a thing nonsense
if they cannot understand it.-Boston
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