Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-28
For tho SUNDAY Gsaeits.
"Literery rhleving."

ten" Doubtless Darwinfs idea that man
emanatod from the monkey had its origin
IN the observance OF the RervilIty vita
which men ace the dress. manners and
very life OF those above them in station.
THIS apish quality IN spite Of his learning
aud culture no seems - be utterly inca.
panle of Kidding himselt or The "dosIro
10 be reckoued The uppormost iool'' Is
predominant not only In soclal aud no
lttcal life, nut Ia the moral aud Intel.
leclual as we'll, Wherever you find m
assembly Of mon, be 10 composed OF VIII T.
ever number you at once perceive the
effort each one makes 10 have himself
regarded ~ thu superior OF the rest, SO
long, however, as such an ambition as
TINS remains within resp, etable bounds,
1t Is well. But whom It trans.
cends the limits Of rcspactahlllty
50 far that mon employ Illegal
and fraudulent means 10 advance
themselves, IL becomes uontemptlbla.
There Is nothing moro disgusting than 20
see people OF weak minds and shallow
merit learn the msNlms aud conversation
OF some gifted or prominent person, aud
going to n place where they are unknown,
and there by pompous display of thom
AS their own, lead the people TO believe
they are really 10, SIN were such de.
ceptiOn not reduced TO writing, with
signature other than the authors, IL
might bo overlooked. The social life
cannot DO much affected by H. 1t w mat
ter Ut amusement TO sensible persona for
n man 90 make fool OF himself in such
manner. But when 81 comes
TO puroining literary works, az
II, alasl too often has, Il Is OF too
grave nature TO be passed without atten-
ton. TO take the literary work of an.
other, which has perhaps cost him not
ouly weeks and months Of labor, but
even years Of II, ~ to rob him Of his
| greatest possession. For on what else
does be set any yalue2 Doea he not ex.
pect 90 live In ~ and be transmitted
through TO postorityY
| All great minds are croativeI none
more 30 than that of the writer. IL IL his
business 10 fad out new truths, or nowap
plications OF old ones, and present them To
the world Ia an agreeable aud fascinating
form, He Is an evangelist blazing out a
way through the almost impenetrable for
est OF human dcgrr dalton aud darkness.
As was said OF old, ole IL az a candle that
consumes itself In giving llghtto othors.n
His days aTo days 0istudy aud his nights
are devoted to learning He IL pioneer
In human thought, removing the obstacle
0t superstition and doubt That 40 mary
dread 10 encounter, or regard ss sacri-
ligiOus. lac has torn himself IN many In
stances from the pleasures and eniuymen 3
Of lie, or what most recognize ~ such,
10 enter upon his laborious and thtuk-
less He, HIS ouly wealth W his
learning and wlsdomI the fruits Of II,
tbs works he beqpeathed TO pOBlcrity.
ought ne not RlwBye, then TO be allowed the
free ana unqpest0ned enjoyment Of them9
And ought he not Ga be protected In such
enjoyment II would seem 80; yet he -
not As AN Illustrations There recently
appeared Ia one OF the leading papers
Of this country one Of tbs choicest gems
OF Topper, "Forgiye and Forget,n DC.
credited TO an American writer. 10 was
verbatim OF lilcratimo i that published Ia
the authorized edition of Tupper's works,
and can be seen In any Of the
Red Line editions The sang
fr0id aud openneas with which this
prison claimed the authorship struck
ms With establishment. II has been wan.
dering about Ia tbs press Of this country
for number Of years, aud ought 70 be
familiar 70 every perAon. Yet when
wrote 10 tbs editor 10 expose the fraud,
instead VI publishing my letter rs justice
A'hthHNNAg Hb htHitty WAbI NV ~
publish your letter In a paper OF the wide
circulation Of ours would cause annoy
aoce aud pain 20 many oihe as well az
the party concerned, aud Tor this reason
we deem II best not TO give II publica.
ton" This was virtually 10 eaYi "fon
cannot expose this party through u.s.
Yhe "pain and annoyance 10 many others"
doubtless meant the editors WHO would
be chagrlDed AZ the publication OF the
fraud praGilced on them. As for the
pain aud annoyance 10 .be party,
did not She party assume
that when pnrlOining the pOemI
Any person who writes for The press Is
mark Tor criticism mono more Justly NO
than the plagiArist. Why did not the
party think Of me pain aud annoyance
while purloining the pOemf sil possible
/ Ia eaeh notable instance 70 escape de-
tecti0r7 Is the critic asleep fOreycrf
Again - II jagt 10 Taper 70 BIZ silent
aud let another claim his productions
Should d6liey " feeling Tor another
blind as 10 the Injustice done hint II u
man stesls a horse or yeaflli 81 Is he al
lowed 70 20 unDunishedT Does The Law
regard the pain aud annoyance he and bis
friends unGefgcf The cases are exactly
the same, aud tie one merits punishment
~ liECN - the DAutis my NHVltt lDl 10
VINO steals horse or yeariing looks 70 q
pecunisry reward, while he who steals a
porn o. essay steals that which can
ncither enrich him mentally or mODeta-
rlly. II ID on his part the acknowledge
ment u q weak aud contempiible intel
lect, which, despairing 70 outTlyAl
production, ASSUMES u a. ~ own.
What pleasure ~ 10 DO de-
rived fsoro ~ Can the parlOiner
carry tue same frank cOuDtenAnce as
btforeS n Is simply q foolish desire,
born u The slckiy seutimentajiies o the
age, 10 have ones name ia prinf, ana ~
as lar from The genuine pleasure Of auth
orahip as the fanaiiciem u tne nfe wgr-
shippers Is from the lrne religion. The
Guihor's pleasure exleis uoi 10 ne act 81
publication, 80 much as II that Of pro-
dDctfon. When DO posts e9e N
One, frenzy, rolling glances from earth 70
heaven. hs0m hcag6a u earth, and ifa4
agitation bodies iofth TIE forms q shings !