New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-01

ING, but when Jumped tOgether, tney counihu''
sumbling-block obstruct the light Of day, interfere
with what is good and destroy life and spirits;
such vernin tormented Goethe and now they tor
ment Humboldt In The Ship Of Fools ii is
said "Al the calumnies that can be spread
abroad against an honest man ought no moro TO
move him than if they shook in his ears bell
with fox-tail in it for a capper." fear If the
reader should ask himself honestly whether he has
attained 10 the calm Indifference here indicated, he
would be obliged to confess that such has not been
his good fortune Some men consttutionaly think
more .han Others Of what the world says Of them
but the majority fancy. prefer praise to censure
Who does not like a good, humping compliment
Who would not rather be caressed than beaten
What all cannot do is 10 hide their pleasure when
they stroked the right way; and being fonnd
ont they written down vain and self-suiclcnt
The wise man swallows the hon-bons which the
hattcIer brings him with silent gravity, and seems
10 care nothing for them but we may be sure that
he has a palate like the rest Of rs. The fine
thing, which re said Of us OF of our work
forget Alas it would be better for MS if we did not
retain i'm the memory the evil things with "a self
tormcuting tenacity. 1t is notifying that anybody
should have the power to shame or to sugar us out
of our cquanimitv. IL il WELL however, if wc keep
TO fixed resolution of not talking of ourselves,
however much others may talk Of us Add to this,
that one Of tee greatest and most difficult of a'ttain-
mcuts that OF listening we'll Most people hardly lis
cna all You sec thsin their preOccuplcd air. Their
countcnauccs rs Rocheloucauld notices, NE atten-
tive, but mark a wandering from what i, said 10
them IN their eyes, and an impotence TO return 10
what they wish 10 say. Mr.. Alcott in his Table
Talk has some very pleasing suggestions concern
ing conversation. lie appears 10 think that the best
&, that which involves The interplay of In" f'nl-
4 linn q, Tte IL
Consists 100 its ,ugg,,.iyrucss. unexpcctedness,
sahcucy; it vaults the passes, flashes the whole
of thing, upou che imagination nj glance. SITS life
unI thing, anew for the moment. IT does not over
bear OF s.lrnlr hc tmid or ba,lful II draws forth
from al their deepest and happie>t thoughts,
whether speaking or listening. TIE good cars
pro'apt thc ir,nt tongues Oh" good things finding
utrriIncc 10 the genial atmosphere: il the best are
Not spoken the best are Implied; seconded hy AT
and dchchiinr ALL The rcalcr viii thank me i0r
quoting thi, beautiful passage, which says most
which - to Doe -lid upon conversation as hie art.
J, i...iud, one of what au old lady rcmeuhrt,d of
Inrl- vi,h WHOM. She cpINcr>cu n hcr girlhood-
tat hc TALKED hrr OFT hrr l.,i." She too la these
Edinburgh pait,, contributing hcr share OF the
inspiration. The tine religion of conversation is
what Milton calls "a fr,cnt dr-r" TO Luow good
ihuc-." All lhr Test g.. chatter and mae, D. .-cra-
t.Dn.
J, j. tt. however. t,.t we draw distinction.
1.l. lAs many varieties. There is that 0li.h wc
l.. flr tu. VULGAR pITo,rs of iii.', economy. aEd
airr.mp,'yl Co ,ap.or for thr transaction OF @.-
lir.-A!h WIth servants. trIc>u,u ami tho.e
,rI..'e who ,oar 60 o., nitiogt particular welcome
500 arr dismissed Niri 300 goat regret. Ihafe is
f'o interchange cf ;.i,c o. which we rrsor.
-.h th... i.no,Iu- o. ~lr. lo,t Vs. hp" into 100
uncomfortable un arlir-- or la.fl in each