Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-02
OPPOSED TO SMALL MEN.
The Effects Of Stature on the Elind-Littli
Mems Greatness


The Effects Of Stature on the Mird-Little
Mems Greatness
Philadelphia Record.
There Is NO doubt that q commanding
stature helps Its possessor to make his
the credit Of little man who pushes his
way in eminence that he gets there. He
has overcome one constant drawback
which larger men do not nave to contend
with. Msy we not safely conclude that
this little man VINO starts on the same
pisne Of opportunity with more stslwart
competitor and comes out ahead in the
struggle for place or power has proved
himself more capable than man of large
stature who has attained sn equal ranl
In other words, is not s little chief JUS
tice greater in degree by reason Of mis-
littleness than chief justice with q
more imposing presenter Napoleon
Bopsparte would have been less OF
wonder IL his bodily presence
had parnken something OF the port and
it's cons quence that belonged to bis mar
tial achievements Let Us not undelvalue
brains, however carried about. C.ssius
made great mistake In undertaking
Caesar because he could outswim Cesar
But there Is natural and not alto
gether unreasonable pre- ldice operating
to the disadvantage Of little men. Be-
cause of their bitterness they sometimes
make themselves obnC xious. They are
ap, to be extraordinarily self assertive,
which is all the more obtrusive sud
noticeable on account Of their physi-
cal insigniflcsnce. Do but notice the
room q little man will take up in
crowded qusrter-in az cvercrowded
street car, tor instance. In such place
o little man needs ss much space as boy.
The urchin must, squirm, end the little
man must pro.rude his elbows. The same
reason Informs the souls OF both. The
boy Equirrns because OF his small longing
for greater potentially, and the man
swelis himself against the ribs Of others
for like cause. 1t will be Observed, ss
rule, thet~people 'oyertall or overiat at
tempt to diminish themselves In order to
try to bring down their &C mpass to
proper average, precisely IS uDdersizad
mortals undertake to swell themselves to
like proportions. For this reason big
people get credit for 0bliging manners
on account OF what is only al ammble
desire to sppear we'll, while little people,
having the same regard for appearance,
are deemed churlish.
The Italians have proverb that one
should never trust 8 rogue or q cripple.
The sting IL the tail Of this provero is
the idea that q cripple Is necessarily
rogue, because he makes his mind crooked
to snit the def0rmity Of his body. Shske-
speae puts this idea in the mouth of
Richard, Duke Of Glostor, who was born
q huncnbsck:
Then since the heavens have shaped my body
so,
Let hell mako crook,d my mind to answer it.
Without subscribing to the full in the
philosophy Of the proverb, we may safely
admit there is something In 1t. The
mind Of man under all circumstances
seeks to alleviate the disparagements. Of
fortune. Little men exc out with their
brains whatever they may lace in Drawn.
Usually they get the better Of Drawn.
They are more persistent. They are more
ingenious. Wnep they come to know
that kno wledge is power they acquire that
consciousness OF power that brings with
1t ease and dignity -