Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-12
TUnS TmE PrCTVRF.

He Who fails 10 see the good In the
character Of his fellow man is like one
Uho Razss steadtastly at the wrong eide
OF q painting and turns salleniy away
when tbs painting itself, glorious in lis
beauty, is TUNED toward hin. He Is
like one who handles g diamond bot
fails 10 hold Il where the light will b.
flashed from u. surrounding IL almost
with the glory Of the SUI itself.
Il would be hard 10 believe that there
lived = man vhs had not in bis nature
something Of good. Possibly Il is never
seen. Possibly Il 10 only a spark. which
10 never famed into blaze. Bat 1t Il
absre. There is 9 spark smOaldsrinR
somewhere In the gloomy reoesses Of 9
nasars that seems wholly black, which
sympathy alone, perhaps, can fan into
. flame that viii light those reosssss
until they seem almost 70 Be the seat OF
an immortal glory.
Never believe that = man is wholly
bed, for there is no man whose nature
Weuld Justify saoh a belief. II you
have seen nothing but the bad side. looh
for che good. II you zee only the stain.
"a and discoloFed canvas, turn The Pic.
turs around and behold, perhaps, the
work Of a RAphasl. Behold, 81 least,
q hlendine OF oolors that Is not wholly
displeasing to the eye.
when 700 note an action Of your
neighboE's. however uniustilable. how.
ever wrong, Il may appear to y0n, at
tribute 10 him tie best motive, and DOT
the worst. thas you can imagine. Think
Of all possible motives foE the act. and
choose The best. Consider that as being
the one uhioh prompted IL. and Il is al
together likely thas you viii b. right.
Think that JOG are FigAt. anyhow. and
urge otheEs - view the ase Ia The sane
charitable light 10 which zee ses Il.
The temptations 10 watch 3 poor mor.
sal yields are known 10 the world. The
temptations which be Fssists are known
emily 10 himsslt. The wrsteh who Il
dragged Of 70 jail this msrnine may,
before be tell. have stood hrn ~ q roek
seaiust temptations uhieA wsald have
overcome those who blame him n Oss.
Yea Do noe 80 thoss defeated tempta
ITEMS, which have been haEied. crasAsd
aud orOken. beyond ths samparts. Yoa
&c oniy Ne one which. clad 10 armoF
Uhieh tarned aside The darts which
drogsy Consoisnee aad feehls Reason
haFled against u, mushed straight into
the citadel and there proclaimed ths
rule o. SIN. II the history Of a life
eoald Be written, even thossA IL BE- the
life % tAs most abandoned criminal.
and en- lta passes oOald be inscribed the
story 81 the temptations which we're
stercOms rather than Of taoss uhieh
triamphed, many = tsaE voaid be called
forth snd many q Fash q liSht weld
b seen IN places Walsh bad sssued ne
darkest
Il a man ever moEAlly iostihahls
in PASSING iaegmsEt apon his fsl-
lee nans Il y sxiFenely doahsful
indesd, II may b said shAa BE- ts noa.
ons man Sssss possesses q full knoul-
edee % ail the circansaaness Of ahs
life Of another. and be nsveg asdsF-
stands himself 20 shosaaghly thsa, even
Il BE- knsw The eiFoamStansea be eaala
say utta truin that be wsaid nas have
asled - The srsiRe enc haa dana. o.
eoarsa lsgAlig. men maas BE- iaarsd
~ their aaitoaa AH6 a1a b. their
mstissa Raeh inaivitaal haass csf-
sais sslaaiss ie assissy. He ssss :