The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-28

PPEAL.-.SUNDAY, I
FOUNDER of the American Cons itu-
ton was, Ia general, 100 we'll poised
to show vanity, whatever lie might
feel. He, however, wrote early to his
father, faylnV, Il feel a prompting
within me that tells me there is
something bet er for me then TO be a
clerk OF rourt. Ny mind is made up Z"
On smother occasion, being in court,
he was IT mindt d that he was as ailinR
a dictum of Lord Csmden's. He
turned 10 the Judge and admitted it,
tu' added: "But, msy II please your
honor, / differ from L1ld Camden"
THOMAS JEFFERSON calm observed
(of D r.ons intrIes ed in the study OF
eglis alton and the lke)-"They will
find that the leadin' and most i'm
potent laws OF tbst day were pre-
p red by myself nd carried chiefly by
10y efforts; suppo ted, II DEED, by alb
and fai hful cosC jutoIs, very
effective as seconds, bnt who would
not have taken the field as lea Iers."
LORD BYRON Accord g to Leigh
Hunt the poet sngrily returned box
of pills to an spothecary because the
packet was directed TO Mr.. Byron in
stead Of Lord Byron. He said, ~
awoke one morning and found myself
famous" 81 am like the tiger" he
declared; "if l miss the first spring /
90 grumbling back 10 my Jungle
again; bu' if / do it, it is crushing"
On another occasion he wrote to
Moore OSLO, and, after saying that
he did not think literature his vo-
cation, added:-"But you will see
that 1 will do something or other
that, like the cosmogony or creation
Of the world, will puSEe the philoso-
pliers OF all ages" 1t is believed that
he thought to achieve military success
and to become King OF Greece.
MARGARET FULLKR.-This remarks
BILE woman is reported TO have eaid
when quite young, happily: II have
now met all the intellects Of this coun-
try, and find none comparable to my
own" 1t should he consolation that
an Epglish woman, Frances Anne
Kemble, has said things almost as vain,
NATHANIEL HAwTHoRNE-This emf
nent man bad his share Of pride, but
it was sometimes the pride that apes
l.umilitv, as when no Gays in the pre-
face to Twice Told Tales "The author
has q claim to- one distinction which,
as none OF his literary brethren will
care about dlspuiing il with him, he
must not be afraid 10 mention. He
was for good many years the OBJ
scurest man OF Letters in America"
Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON The great
photographer, said innumerable ego
tisticaI things. One OF them is about
the Rambler. "My other works." he
said, ~'are rare vine and water, but
my Rambler is pure wine" The world.
as Mr.. Morrill, OBSERVES, has thought
differently. Once johnson called out
at club With lofty exultaion: "0h, /
must tell you, gentleman, a very great
thingl TIE Empress Of Russia has
ordered the Rambler to be translated
into the Russian language, 80 / shall
be read on the banks OF the Wolg,.
Horace boasts that his fame would ex-
tend as far as the banks of the Rhone,
now the Wolga is further from me-
than the Rhone was from Horace"
OLIVER GoLDsMTH.-Thls admirable
writer Is said TO have been jealous Of
beauty even in the other sex. When
the people of Amsterdam gathered
round balcony TO look at the Misses
Hornecks he grew impatient and said
peevishly, "lheTe are places where
also am admired" DR.. johnson,
who, like most monologists, hated to
hear other people converse, sad Of
Goldsmith, it will be remembered,
hat he wrote like an angel and talked
like a poor poll. 1t is one OF the
oldest among our odd anecdotes Of
egotism in high places that a man so
uneommonly ugly as Goldsmith
should have piqued himself as de-
scribed on his personal appearance.
WILLIAM CHARLES MACBEABY.--Act.
ors are of course, though no more than
singers, amoDg the vainest OF men.
Mscready actually wrote Of his own
playing Of Macbeth" that it was
noble piece of art.
EDWIN FoRREsr.-The American
rragedian was more wary Of sell praise.
Here, however, Is an aneCdo,e not
given by Mr.. Morrill,, aud which we
have never seen In print Some syco-
phant said to him, "Why, Forrest,
you're not an actor--youhe an institu-
ton" Forrest liked at times to repeat
the plea ant saying.
Whatever else may be the lesson
conveyed by these interesting extracts
they ceItsinly enforce valuable les
son Of modesty. The Lesson is needed
by nine out of ten of us. A little re-
a .ction will bling home TO most SEN
eible men and women the truth that
they habitually sin, some more, OF
course, some less, in the way OF petty
vanity. That reflection will a. Ger.
tainly convince such persons thst they
not only fend others but inhct
grave iujuty on ihrmsevas by such
an exhibition. For our self love ever
wounds the self love of othere, and
vanity is the dry rot Of the soul.
Undoubtedly there is peril that in
avoiding Soylla We stumble on
Oha,ybdis. Shall man who knows
bis own powers, is conscious OF his
srong grasp OF a given subject, feels
that he has gone through the mill OF
q hard experience, pus his candle un-
der bushel aud hold his pescep We
say no; but even a Just sef assertion
may be modestly put and 50 gain the
rue end of all human action, which
lie, through ali the grind5 aud attri-
tions and qualification Of circum-
stances, to do more good than harm.
MY OLD LOVE.