The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-06-27

n insanity. would, fns your sake. ths
could call = lrnAcy. hui 1t lscks tn
strength and nrs that an overturned intsl
J Ice, would have given ~ l cannot a.
lunssy presupposes intellect, Of which thi
peri rmsnee gives no token. !, is drpl
IL Is drive, For tho sake Of your family
DO not publish IL
i did not erpec. this criticism 10 pro
duee the effect il did. for II WAS entirely
homes, snd Just. But !, did not strike ihs
old gentlrmsn pleasantly a. ALL He glar.
cd si me moment 6erosly. aud rsisibg q
chair. felled me 70 the floor He irked
me 90, of the house, protesting the while
that's more insulting dog than ] vas did
no, dseli 10 Ispabsu.
He did publish the poem. however. snd
the public OF lspsban sustained my crit
cism. The wits OF Ispallan and Teheran
made him their hutt far weeks. But when
he died. he left me- who should have been
his heir, bound copy Of the accursed
trash.
followed up this thing for year. |
told an orator that his pororaiion was
hosh sna his entire speech was clap.trap.
told dervish that bis whirling aud
bowling were only bali as good as they
had been year before, In the most can
did manner informed an actor who bad
invited mo to witness srd criticise bis per.
Torrance, that he was the worst l ever
saw in short, 10 that year made sn en-
emy Of every M ;. woman and child 10 |
Ispshan; aud what grieved me Was that
in all shat time ] held closely to the truth.
never aeviating from 1t hairs breadth.
Aud finally came to blows with Bio.
hard himself. He asked my candid opin
ion u a lecture he had delivered, aud /
told Lim what thought. az he had in.
structed me. | merely remarked that the
badness of the thought was only equaled
by the badness OF the execution, and that
9th together were exceeded by the bad
,ess OF tho delivery. Instead OF thank ~ ,
ne, he flew into rage,
My SOD, truth not the high wisdom
u ordinary hands, but silence ia. Only (,
cry rich men can afford 10 spread truth /
bout reckless Truth is too precious
or every day use When rich man says, I,
am plain. blunt man. and am used -
peakiug the sim e truth-I call things a
y their right name, do-set him down .,
8 dsagreeable old brute. who goes about i.
iaking people uncom sortable, because he a.
an do it safely. Wbela poor man says o
40 same, set him down as a fool. do not /,
ivlse lying. bnt beware of too free use OF
nth. 1t needs to be handled judiciously r
'ere the world perfect were every body ms
free from weakness as. for instance,
yself, 1t would answer, for truth would a.
len be plef SAINT; but it is, beware OF
Silence. my ingenious friend, is your
'st hold. Silence will conceal the fac, m
at you are Inferior being, and will
lend nobody. 90
Let silence be your rule--speecl the ex.
ption. Then shall you prosper and be hs
nm as one Of the wise. But leave NE
W. for l would rest. tb
And Abou, after the manner OF the East. ha
q sages, miyed him in q tumbler tho
ong waters Of tho Glaour. with lemon On
d sugs-, and very little water. for the
ter Of Trenton is not good. and swallow "a,
it. saying. Be chesm but II is good. II an
4 ms the midriff and m kes one chr ita- u
J. For an excuse to repeat, I would be sor
ling, almost. to heavs out another chunk bo,
wisdom. :
Aud with this oriental ejaculation, be lea,
1bered into his bed wi,