The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
A PHILOSOPHER.
A Newspaper Man Who Crushed His Seihshness and Allowed Great
 Writer to Depart.

Wtisef to DePAEt l- Write a social article for Sunday" said the managing editor to the young man who had graduated from a college of journalism. Make it plain and straightforward so that every one can understand i,. This is your frs, day on the paper and as your father and used to chop wood together, have an interest in you and hope that you will give satis- faction"
 This is what he wrote The cor rection ot a wrong, in the opinion of Herbert Spencer. IS equivalent to the achievement cf good. The human mind, divided perhaps into a thousand diminutive compartments, for indeed the brain is divided and subdivided, is of ideal conssruc;ion-no, constructed af,er an ideahc form as anything physical might be, but ideal in tha, its form-and indeed its precise form is not knovn-is imaginative or, more properly speaking, fanciful. The mind of man begins to develop at an early age and indeed he is not man but only boy when i, begins to develop, for look a, the child when he holds out his hands a. the sight of some thing which he should no, have, for the mind of that child knows that the child viz, the receptacle of that hind which is developing rapidly-wants that some thing. The mind in relation to social lite has much to do with the enjoyment of the occasion. We could enumerate hundreds of instances but the space of newspaper is valuable"
 Fitchley.s said the managing editor when he had read the article, "allow me to congratulate you on your correct understanding of the Concord idea of philosophy. Fischley, you are a philoso- pher."
 Do you think so, sir!" his coun,en- ance beaming with the light of grea, hope.
 Think SO" repeated the managing editor with an emphasis which ieft no doubt as to his sincerity, "why, sir, know it In this article you have seized the sledge-hammer of modern thought and have dealt the railrsad spike of-of- we'll, never mind, you strike the spike on the head. To read that article, simple in construction like plain stone wall in comparison with which the frailties of board fence stand out in fearless relief l say, sir, to read that article nov causes me to deeply regret that had to leave school and wash rollers in a printing office. Indeed, is the pencil mightier than the brass mounted horse-pis,ol in- deed, do we find that a yoke of know ledge is more powerful than oxen. An, my dear young philosopher, the mind of man needs collaboration in its develop ment Seif-taught men are crude; they know not how to grab the Texas steer of thought by the horns and make him lift his once defiant tail high Sin the air and below for mercy
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 So is a colt. Yes, the colt that can not express himself in the proper lan- guage of the horse must be hguraiiye. If were not so ignorant l."
 -You are not so very ignorant" kindly interposed the young man. You write very correctly and your language is much better than that of mos, seifmade men"
 @Oh, thank you,r grasping the young mans hand. "When you entered this office l knew that you would be a great help to me, and when the hours become dwar6sh-n
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 4Yes, when the wee, small hours come, we can sit on the exchange table and study togethef. No, that would be sei- fish in me. In my struggle for recogni- ton, shall hold no one back. m tell you plainly that this k no place for you. Your mind is too strong to be confined in subordinate position" q could edit the paper" 3True, but even then you would be out of your element The msgazines are thirssing for you-lo~ing afser you iike a GOV lows tor eah-yea, lke . sheep bleats for grass cannot trust nyself . l moment longer. Go, ere my sei6shRess viii drown my great impuises for good