Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-08-10
Gaforfin GIarion.
Chas. {. Casselt, 4. M.
Editor and Publisher.
Thursday, August 10, 1882.

tie that rs guilty or lhdlrecllon
makes confession of weakness. On
man walks straight up to tie bank o
She pool, plunges in and is soon across
another arrives at the same point, hes
ttates and finally by devious by path
gets around to the same point.
The former gains in time and il
credit ior manly courage, just in pro
portion as the other has lost.
The man that endeavors to attail
Il certain end, yet never adopts other
than Indirect methods, virtually con
fesses his inability to cope with the
opposition that would beset him were
bis intentions known
An unwiliingness to state nneqnlv-
ocalfy an opinion, carries with it the
presumption, that it because of a feel
ing of inability to substantiate such an
opinion. We are not artless enough to
preach the doctrine, that diplomacy is
one Of the lost arts, or that it is n
possible to take eminent standing by
a persistent practice Of dupIlcty, for
She fate Of nations is even now beng
decided, by that superlatlve system Of
scientific living, known as diplomacy
and maxim of polite society Is Say
nothing that is disagreeabie, regard
iess of how much truth is left unsnok,
en-" 1t is not of the practices Of emf
nent statesmen or less reputable pol
ticians, nor yet Of those whose trSt
ambition is to be a beau and give Mt
serance to nothing more weighty than
pretty compliments, but OF HIM, VINO
has some ambition to have his utter
ances and opinions respected 10 be
courageous enough and willing to
speak direct; to express 4 sentiment
and abide Ivy it; to make it Impossible
That you should be misunderstood
und vet not to he dscourteons, or
Harsh, to discard meaningless paIaver
when straight forward opinion IL re-
qrired, to desrise iniiendo, when open,
adverse criticism is demanded; to cor
rect rather than explain away an
error; to mend fault rather than to
eharitably name it misfortune Is TO
he measured with very proper stan
Gard Of manhood.
The man that goes through life,
yscc gnizing in himself, that which rs
ID hyneself AZ unabridged fraud, Ia the
knowledge Of the fact, that IN no ma
tsrial circumstance is he, to his own
view, what he is determined to appear
TO be, to others, has task OF self
Natchfulness, that is not only drearly
arduous, but humiiating.
To he able to maintain a character
fsr observation-disclosures. frankness, SIN
ssrIty, courage and freedom from
guile, when it is patent to ones own
sslf, that they are selfish, artfn], dis
sembling, craven and guilty OF duplc
MY requires labor, which, if it could
bs applied in more profitable pursuits,
would yield not molly surprising re
suits. directly, but would, in the pur-
SUIT, make a life serene that cannot
be otherwise than clouded.
The happiest man 10 he, who, has
FIRST the good judgement never to
make assertions under one set Of cir,
cu,nstances, that may, under others
require notification and who, second,
shouId be fall into such misfortune,
has the manhood to repeat them and
the courage to modify them, acknowl-
edging the error. Such a man goes
through the world, at all times pre-
pared to meet the worst that may be
charged against him; first, dsarmins
criticism by rendering just judgement
and second, wardng off the bitter ef
tects Of just criticism, by securing to
himself the proud pleasure ofunequlv-
OcalIy acknowledging an error.
1t is better to be hated consistently
than to be afflicted with an incou.
slant friend There IS as little dan
ger in it and much more certainty,
and, as expectancy usually ont weighs
she attained pleasure, 30 uncertainty
causes greater disturbance of the
nerve centres, than the actual passage
Of danger. There are those, who
stand accredited with having commit
ed few errors, simply because they
have been wise enough TO be ready
and direct in their methods of ac-
knowIedging and correcting their err
rors, thus rendering them less promi-
nent and if this point alone be remem-
bered by many of Of our readers, this
article will not have been written
wholly in vain.