Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-15

Of How 60 Muster Out the
~Grnnd Army of the Mis-
understood"
Kate Pield. h ppnr.r .Tribnns

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Strange, with so many people in the
world, how few mean anything in ones
lifel 1t is not beauty, nor cleverness,
nor style that attracts one human be-,
ing to another. 1t is that indescribs
BILE magnet called sympathy. When
the ancient augurs looked each other
In the eye they smiled. When sym
patty looks sympathy in the eye the
gates Of heaven open. In fact, my
idea Of heaven is an assembly Of con-
genial spirits, whereevery soul appre-
ciates every other soul. The great
trouble in this world is that men and
women are put into the wrong frames
AThevsre out Of harmony. Blamed
for not being what nature never in
tended them to be, they are made mis-
cradle by criticism to which they are
subjected in consequence, and yet are
unable to break away from those
denominations called circumstances.
Everybody should be born twins, by
which | mean that everybody should
come Into the world with an apprecia
tor who should be appreciated in re,
turn. II is almost unpleasant to think
about ones self and what one is good
kOr. II ID delightful to be interested
in someone else, and to study and
work for that person. Every appreci-
ator should 90 about looking for his
appreciated, telling creation the treat
ment necessary for his development.
This state Of humanity would entirely
abolish the Grand Army of the Mis-
understood. Exhibitions Of blatant
egotism would belong to a barbaric
age. Conceit would find its level and
modest worth be raised TO proper
pinnacle, for be it remembered that
appreciation means just estimation.
No one would dream of advertising
himself, bnt would be bent upon i'm
pressing the universe with the great
ness Or goodness Of his appreciates.
ThatIthere could be no mistake visit
ing cards might tell the story:
JOHN JONES, y l8
APPREcIAToR OF MARY SMITH.
Consulting hours daily from u to p. NJ.
SARAH ROBINSON,
APPRECIAToR OF JOHN JONES.
Can be Consulted Personally
"Wednesday and Saturday Afternoons;
Or Daily by Letter.
0fcourse, the appreciator and the
appreciate should be different sexes.
read about Damon and Pythias and
all that sort Of thing. but women we're
made for men and men were made
for women, and each sex will sacrifice
more for the other than for its own.
Getting thoroughly sound ideas Of one
another and being sympathetic it
would follow as naturally as the null
DUPLICATION table that every pair Of
sppreoiators would become lovers, but
not until they had done all the court
ing necessary to establish their repus
tation 10 the eyes Of purblind public
that discovers nothing even when gen.
Jus begs At the door.
Such marriages would be better than
Morris Earthly Paradise" There
would be no quarreling, as there could
be no misunderstanding. Sympathy
includes profound knowledge Of the
art Of letting alone; hence there could
be 10 boring. The children Of such
parents would be harmonies in black
and white. They would be beautiful
and clever because their parents
would be compliments; consequently,
human moustrosity and stupidity
would disappear from of the face Of
the earth Such fine types Of humanity
would produce less posterity and bet
ter specimens, which is whatthe world
needs. The way London and New
York; for example, are populated with
beings below the average Is appalling.
Beings below the average will spread
over the earth and die Of starvation il
the present Cimmerian darkness con-
tinues. MO-