Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-01-06

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LISA world Tila quotation, al! III
the r,aia T. tcua maxim. " that tAp!e
are exceptions 10 every rule but. II
there is one tbnt has no exception, 1t Is
that Of universal criticism. Ever! body
criticiscs somebody, and is criticised
by somebody in return; sometimes
favorably, sometime The reverse, but
sill, criticised. Neither wisdom or
wealth, beauty or station, or any other
quality natural or acquired, will insure
its possessor against criticism, ana
most likely adverse, for envy is one Of
the levers which propel criticism, and
ike death, ii loves shining mark.
Otcourse, when We say criticism,
we refer only TO those light, cyaEes-
cent rothiugs, which people will sag
OF each other, 10 matter Icw charitable
they may consider Themselves; any
thing calculated 10 iLjare or define. is
something else; we oaly allude to
those little sciL.illaiio2s OF opinion,
which do tho parsogs criticised no
harm il they never happen to hear them,
anl no good il they do, unless they re-
solve thar, as they cannot prevent
them, .Eey will bear with them philo-
sophically, and profit by them if posi-
BILE.
There is al old adage. Anger your
friend and Jou will be surprised to
find what villain you are even in lis
estimation Were such the case. we
need not be surprised if sparks of id
verse criticism should fly ont now and
then from the suppressed fire, which
should be "a warning to us not 10 press
too heavily against the barriers which
friendship has raised between us and
danger; but VIC hope and believe better
things. For that adage we would faiG
substitute an older AMI better one,
d" Faithful are the wounds Of friend,
for one is indeed a friend, who is will
ing for loves sweet sake 10 wound
himself TO heal us, by pointing out to
our foolish selves, OHIO cannot zee
ourselves as others see us,") our little
foibles and follies, and teDderly bear
ing With tie results of our ru fiji I'd feel
irgs, until what good common sense
we ray possess comes 10 the rescue.
Commend Us to such criticisms, but
when they become universal, the miien-
mum will have dawned, the lamb will
have lain down with the lion, and
without being inside Of him.
1 often think of a reply given me by
q dear, aged Quaker LAZY. when / vas
Younger. and more sensitive to crit
cism than now. She had been advising
nc TO tako walk in the fresh air and
sunshine while my infant WAS lying i'll
which advice l had 20. followed, al
though well knowing the little ore
would be teuderly cared for il my alb
sence.
liam afraid thst people will ssy
neglect my babe if they see me out"
s1id, at length.
People will say" she repeated in {
tone Us nearly contemptuous as hei
plscid disposition would allow, 81
thought thee had more strength oil
mind than to care Whist people cay
when thee knows tina. the best thee car
do for thy child is to take care Of thine
own health"
Iput On my bonnet and went. leav.
ing her. knitting 10 hand. By the
cradle.
"Well, did thee meet with any adj
verse criticisms q she iestingly asked
oa my return.
Il cannot say whether they were ad-
verso or not" l replied in the same
tone, for l felt wonderfully refreshed
by my walk, "bus l met three Of my
neighbors n. different times, and they
ell said, why, thought y0ur baby
was sickr"
"And what reply did thee make p
"Why, l had sufficient strength OF
MUD to tell them that Jon advised ne
to come. and if any one was to blame il
was you"
81 can bear it" she replied, smiling
serenely, land when thee arrives 81
my TINS Of life, thee will care very
little for what people say providing
thee does the right. as God gives thee
to see tho right and thee has the APP
prevail of thine own conscience"
And, after all, our criticisms Of each
other are very much like these Of IN
old colored woman who flourished in
the youthful days of my grandmother
who said: Ski, Miss Emily, Mars
Barrett's Chloe don't know muffin;
sxed her what dey was doin' over al
her house, and she said dey was maxim
peach deserves. told her it WAS re
serves but she sarsed ne; dat gal dom
preserve dat anybody should try tt