Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-03-07
The Tact Of . BRILLIANT Man.

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| ". 1. Kingsley IN New England, A
chapter devoted TO Dr. HAgue's eafly i'm
pressions Of that remarkable parsonage
In our American history, Aaron
Burr. deserves more than passing notice
The family relationship to his accomp
lished and brilliant.wife gave the school.
boy almost daily opportunities for oh.
serving the charm of Col. Burr,s manner
and conversation. DR.. Hague enlarges
with considerable enthusiasm upon the
ease with which that accomplished man
put himself In communication with poo.
pie of every class, from the highest to
the lowest, from the most cultured to the
rudest, old and young alike; instinctiyely
quick to adjust himself, as to thought,
tone and manner, to any personal pres
ence Whatsoever, confident in his ability
to win responsive feeling, and realize the
aim, or even the within. that may have
impelled him ct the time"
For illustration he describes the en-
trance of the Colonel in-the parlor, once
when he had himself been left there for
moment alone; "his physique, air,
style of movement, realize boys high
est ideal of soldier and gentleman;
while his keen and genial glance and
sunny smile, expressive of a personal in.
terest as real as If had been q Senator,
awaken feeling quickly responsive to
the tone of cheer in his greeting: well,
win, Pm glad to see you. Have they
left you here alone2' CDR. Hague sums
up the aggregate of the impression which
this fascinating man made upon him as
a boy, and says that Colonel Burr real.
lied to his youthful conception 1.-THE
highest type of cultured manhood, and
awakened an intense desire to appropri.
ate and assimilate the elements of manly
power Of which he is ever before me as
the most complete exponent"
DR.. Hague has made some attempt to
analyZe the secret of the wonderful social
success of Aaron Burr. and ascribes it
to the naver failing courtesy and cordial
ity which he manifested to all, and to his
readiness to adapt himself to others and
to express interest in them and sympathy
for them. He pleased because, buoyant
with life and enthusiasm he sought to
please. A careful consideration of this
chapter might repay some Of the young
aspirants to social success at the present
day. For some years type of character
that has long been known in Europe has
begun to be copied in this country.
1t consists in the adoption Of sort of
base manner which seems designed. to
announce that the happy individual is SO
profoundly impressed with his own i'm
portance that he cannot possibly make an
effort to please any one else, that he al
ready has seen everything in the world
that is worth seeing and done everything
that is worth doing; that he has judged
everything and has concluded that there
is nothing more that can possibly interest
him. With this there is an effort to Gull
tivate perfect inexpressiveness of manner
and to look down with kind Of pitiful
on the weakness of those
who manifest any capacity for hearty en-
joymtnt or any indication of enthusiasm
or interest in anything. Aaron Burr GER
tainly did not affect a Buddhist's stolid-
ity; and "a profound contemplation of
tonhing is not the highest achievement of
the human intellect.