The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-11-09
IlBCELhaNY.
nor qENPERs.


There Is saying generally accepted as
true, thai persons Of vety quick temper are
generally COED hearted, nd that consequently
tie derry a6uilii,ons to which they treat their
fiiends occasionally ought 10 be overlooked
fer tie sake of the goodness That lies beneath
We thia& Hose y,lo adhere most firmly TO
,hiS duc,rine are those who possess fiery TEN
pers themselves, but there is no reason why
others suoald agree with them. Many
murder las been committed in a sudden fiji Of
ia-iemper, a freak of passion that oecasioncd
hitter regrets WHEN tie pefpetra;or had lime
to cooi down. OF what use is the usual plea
&c coad. hesftcdness when one of these hot
tempered people conffonts the dead face of a
victim? II falls 10 The ground at cuce, for II
is well Known fact that the world reyerses
its Judgment very suddeBly, and rough
tempered bully whom it has styled the best
hearted Of me0, would in q case of this kind
be put down al once as a deep dyed villain
This is hardly just, as it is too sndden
change from Que extreme to the ohcr. The
mistake lies in trying 10 uphold the petty
autbuisis Of temper which many persons feel
nee to exhibit nhen they choose. There are
men ia All classes Of society Who are ready TO
fro,h Win rage on The merest pretext, and
Voc bstaa tho one Who opposes them while
tie fl lasts. There are women, too, who
treat those around them to similar exhibitions
aud not only these WHO engage in open brawls
in lanes and alleys, but even those who stand
in bigh places, and who, in society would
scarcely be accused Of treating their servants
ard others 10 ingectives that would disgrace
fish woman. Whatever opinion these hot
temperad people may hold Of themselves, out
siders ought to put just estimate upon
them. No man OF woman can DO called edu-
Gated who has not gone through course OF
stady 10 artist or mechanic can lay claim to
perfection in his work who has not been
taught the rudiments of his art; and no man
or woman can lag claim to the title of gentle
man or lady who has not acquired the knack
CT controlling his or her temper. Rich or
poor, learned or uBlearped, those who give
way to outbursts of temper and are willing
to Wreas vengeance on those around them,
ele uanrping right that no power over gave
them and in reality they are not . shade bet
ter than manx uniortunates who in moment
Of frenzy have dealt fatal blow, little dream
ing that tbs consequence Of the act would be
death
4Ys would like to zee this question of tenn
per stripped of good deal of the gloss by
which It is covered. 1t is great mistake to
oallan untamed temper manly it is simply
BRITISH Those nho happen to possess such
temper need not despair however, of get
ting Ri Of It. fla wild animal from an Afri-
can Jungle can bs tanned and brought under
control, and made 10 move among civilized
people without endangerng life or limb it is
presnmable that any human being blessed
with intellect can, by degrees, curb the most
violent temper, and SO bring it under control
that even under the most exasporatng cir
cumstanoes no may mover forget that he is a
man and that his fellow men have rights that,
at all times, lie is bound to respect.