The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-10-10
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10. 1888.
PLUCK AND GRIT.
THEIR VALUE, IN THESE DAYS, NOT
EASILY ovEREsTIMATED.

Men, Under Existing Conditions, Have
More Pluck and Women More Grit--Thc
Quality of General Courage Chinese
Gordon,s Pure Bravery.
see no reason why nature should have in
sisted on putting SO much rough bark on her
tIsterner SEX Of the human sort. On the
other hand, not q few females are discon-
tented with the possessioR of their half OF all
creation: For the present, however, we shall
have to go halves in the struggle for exist
ence, 50 that together we can make better
fight than either part could aicrie Pluck ana
gritswill, as a rule, be among the opposite dlt-
ferentiations. That is, men, under existing
conditions, will have more of the former ana
women more of the latter. You know as
well as need be that, once in the marriage
bond, women have far better staying quail
ties than men, but they are not as furiously
fast for engaging in the united Obligation.
She generally begins with mol but ends
with an almighty Yesl Dentists tell me that
men make them more trouble than women
when having teeth pulled. They have pluck
enough till one is pulled, but not grit enough
for dozen, unless driven by shame; but
woman win get grit from the first pull &c sii-
imapined; it is worse than the man imagined
lam not certain but imagination plays a
greater part in this matter than we have es-
timated. The Chinaman has little imagina-
ton, and faces the stronger enemy with
great promptness, but he lacks staying quail
Ties Courage in the general sense covers
both pluck and grit, and Lord Wolseley says
that in his experience with soldiers this yir-
tue is the mental equivalent of perfect physi-
cal health "My experience has taught me
that high courage is generally accompanied
BY bodily soundness.n But in my experience
it is no such thing. The quality of general
courage depends ON imagination moro than
on reality / have in mind three brothers.
The Oldest is remarkable for seeing the poss-
BILE. His world is populated by his fancy,
and he is, or was, o coward, until reason ar
gued down his imaginary dangers. His next
brother is not unlike himself on this point,
but his younger brother, from childhood up,
has ever been logically master of his fancies,
and has therefore known few fears.
A person of this last sort going into battle
has only 1.-THE of the terTors that storm the
first. But you will sec that as soon as danger
Is fairly faced and found out and measured,
these two sorts of people are quite ON q
level They may be quito unequal in pluck,
but equal In grit. Then come in such other
motives as pride. read lately the story Of
a duel, fought by young man who had one
overwhelming emotion that u Briton must
never finch before foe, yet innately he was
pitiful coward. Apart from the instinct
of British blood he would have run away,
but he faced the danger and was killed. ]
can at least conceive Of fellow who could
not hold back tears, standing up to be shot
down; no pluck at all, but grit, depending
or pride or shame.
have seen grit save many life. have
had patient who coolly said to me, II viii
not die.n / was compelled to assure her thai
she would. There was no hope for her
doctor she answered, syou ore fool.
shall not dien Grit it was that carried hei
through A few years later she was siel
again, and, as thought unto death; bu
there came the Same all conquering reply
''You are talking nonsense; shall get we'll
And she did. This was repeated thir
time, till I actually began to believe sh
would get well any WY and at all times.
never occurred TO me to think Of her as liabl
to die. Finally her mortal sickness came, an
expected to help her up as usual But nov
she replied, 'Doctor, you can como or go q
yoN pleased; l am going to die; this Is ~,
Lass Illness tOh no." I said; ''we viii
have you out in a few days" Nonsense,
she answered: "you are taking what yol
know nothing about / shall never be wei
s.s;t as,va ont. her Ti,,c, ,yas Good IN tha last
Sha a,,o,,rt +, sacn Sooth st,.l,o1
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"a NO a,,est;en Init tbat moral and menta
gr;t s,a Win, y,hvsicai ~ snstain vitolitv
s.o,,t will ,vords otp .ha b1orrs 30 d;eeose
Is ~ ,.ossitia ~. s,o IN he hrigbtes
to,n,s ~ e~ist yvthout NJ, Sanitation ~ snirit
,y5 Ia. some ,,snsal viexv or hsliess Chimes
Gordon WINS No GOOD nm Instance If MIR,
S,,,,a 90 T., .ins, ana soToa other fa,no,
40 orr senaration has nrodnced Con Wolse
Law saSs of him. .sIIie co,,rao.o was nm In
st;nct fort;f;ed Inv foith in God and In ,
s,,tnrn l;se Th;s i,fo bad No intars ace, ,,laas
,,ras ~. him. a,,d he shranly fron, tho IN
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