The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-07-25
A PHILOSOPHER.

nnSs snHorward, so that every one can
~ uterstand it. This is your first dav
uno W. tne paper, and as your father and I
- - ~ " chop wood together, have an
mseress IN you and hope that you will
give satisfaction"
Ihls Is what he wrote: "Tbe correc-
!ion OF a wrong, in the opinion of Her.
bert Spencer, is equivalent to the
achievement of good. The buman
inlnct d!V1ded perhaps into a thousand
uIin,nu.lVe compartments, for indeed
the brain is divided and subdivided, is
oi IDEAL construction-no constructed
after an idealic form, as anything phys
!cai might be, but ideal in that its
1orm,and indeed its precise form is
not known--is imaginative, or, more
properly speaking, fanciful The mind
VI man begins to develop at an early
age, and indeed he is not man but
only boy when it begins to develop;
lor look at the child when he holds out
MS nands ut the right of something
which he should not have, for the mind
OF that child knows that the child
VIZ, the receptacle of that mind which
is developing pidly-wants that some
thing The mind in relation to social
lie has much to do with the enjoyment
OF the occasion. We could enumerate
hundreds of instances, but the space of
q newspaper is valuable"
"Fitchley," 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. Fitchley, you are phi
sQnher"
- you think SO, sir?" his counten-
beaming with the light of great
hope.
4 Think sol" repeated the managing
editor, with an emphasis which left no
doubt as to his sincerity: "why, sir, l
know it. In this article you have seized
the sledge- e-hammer of modern thought
xand have dealt the railroad spike Of
#of-well, 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 frail
ties of a board fence stand out in fear
less relief say, sir, to read that ar
ticle now causes me to deeply regret
that had to leave school and wash
rollers III a printing Office. Indeed, is
the pencil mightier than the brass
mounted hOrse-pistol; indeed, do we
find that yoke of knowledge is more
powerful than oxen. All, my dear
young philosopher, the mind of man
needs collaboration in its development.
&elftaught 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 in the air and
below for mercy"
@You are tigurative, sir"
$50 is colt. Yes, the colt that can
not express himself in the proper Ian
Euage of the horse must be figurative.
sSH I were not so ignorant /"
@You are NOT so very ignorant" kind
/ ly interposed the young man. "You
write very correctly and your language
is much better than that of most self
made men,"
"Oh, thank you," grasping the young
mans hand. when you entered this
office knew that you would be o great
help to me, and when the hours become
dwarfish -"
"Dwartish ?"
Eyes, when the wee, small hours
come, we can sit on the exchange table
and study together. No, that would be
selfish in me. In my struggle for rec
oonitlon, shall hold no one back. I'll
tell you plainly that this is no place for
YOU. Your mind is too strong to be
confined in subordinate position"
81 could edit the paper"
@True, but even then you would be
ant Of vo.r clement. The magazines
thirsting for yoa-lowing after you
b COW lows for calf-yea, like
1ep bleats for grass. / cannot trust
3ssslf a moment longer. Go, ere my
sRsssnes. Vi i'll drown my great i'm
pses f1f ( d."-Arkcnsas Traveller.
3 N crgJ2f Of Rio Janeiro informs us
fla hirsine is the expression of q thou
ssanl and o ideas and intents, ranging
fioa calling the attention of waiter
@ street-e.. conductor to calming the
eiecsric agitation and modifying the mis-
celianeous movements of a belabored
muld Thr sibilant sound is softened
somewhat in its utterance by the lips,
and tits remarkable the distance it may
bstraasmittedt through din. ItreQuires
AZ less expenditure Of vitality to utter a
hiss ttah IN articulate word, and that,
in The environment Of the earth which
hes. boo le organic in the sloth. is not
to be eno red by either the facetious or
she phioso ophic
u y yonsleep in . conspicuous place
4 N ths church, you not only produce 9
.ioorsasi effect upon the preacher,
bit ysn IN the risk of making your
u me Aghing-stock Of that consid-
able chs of people who come to
church Z amuse themselves.-Relig-
iows 4 srA.