Democratic messenger., 1889-07-06

fccts aud dcprivitics. we will he very
lcnient and very easy with others.
We will look into their characters for
things comncndatory and not dam.
natory. II you would rub your own
eve n little more vigorously YOU
would find u mote in il. the cx-
traction Of which would keep you so
busy you would not have much time
10 shoulder your brw,lax aud 60 forth
TO split up the Beam in your neigh
bor's eye. In u Christian spirit keep
on exploring the characters Of those
you meet. aud am sure you will find
something in them delightful aud III
for foundation Of fricndlincss You
invite me Ia come Ia Your country seat
and spend II few days. Thank YOU.
| arrive about noon of n beautiful
summer day. What do you do: As
soon us arrive you take me out under
the shadow of illc great clms. You
take ne down Ia the artificial lake.
the spotted trout Heating in and out
among the white pillars Of the pond
lilies. You take me Ia the stalls aud
kennels where you lsccp your fine
stock, and here nrc the Durham cat.
tie and the Gordon settlers. aud
the high stepping sicctls by paw
ing and nciglIing. the only language
they can speak. asking for harness
or saddle. and short turn down
the rmd Then we go back 10 the
house, and you get me in the right
light and show ire the kcnsctts
and the Bicrstadis on the wall.
aud take me into the music room,
and show me the bird cages. the cana.
rics in the bay window answering the
robins in the Tree tops Thank you.
never enjoyed myself morc in the
same length Of time Now. why do
we not do that way in regard Ia the
characters of others. and show the
bloom and the music and the bright
foun,aiust No We say come along
and let me show YOU that mans char
actcr. Here i> II green scumnlcd frog
pond. and there's Il filthy cellar. and
| guess under that hedge there must
he a black snake Come and let us
| for nm hour ar two rcg;ilr ourselves
with the nuiS:incrS. oh. my friends.
better cover up the :Iults and sxtol
tho virtues. aud this habit once c>iab.
lishcl of universal fricndlincS> will
become nS easy rs IL is this morning
for u syringa Ia flood the air with
sweetness. aS easy rs IL will bc
further on in the season Tor u
quail To whistle up from the grass.
When We hear something bad alHnit
! somebody whom We AWAY supposed
Ia bc g"'d. takr out yoir ir.m pencil
and say lat me- src! |: iuv ac.
opt that balrful story against that
mans character. | will take "r from
il 2j per ccmi for the habit nf cNag
I gcrition whicd TlongS Ia thc inau
who iirs, toll Ne story: then will
take otf - per cent fur the additions
which the spirit "f gossip IN every
community has put upon il," original
story; then will take oil - per cent
from the fact that the man may have
been put into circumstances of over
powcring temptation. 80 have taken
or IS per cent. But have not hcan!
/ his side Of the story at all. and for that
reason take OIL the remaining q per
cent" Excuse me. sir. don't believe
a word oi il.
A DEFECTIVE MAXIM
But here comes in defective maxim,
so often quoted: Where there is So
much smoke there m,iist be some fire. "
Look al all the smoke for years around
.lcnncr, the iniroduccr of vaccination /;
| and the smoke around Columbus. the
discovcrcr: and the smoke around
Martin Luther. and Savonarola. and
Galilro. and Paul. aud John. and
/ Christ. aud tell me where was the fire +.
\ That is one Of the satanic arts Ia make
smoke without tire. Slauticr. like the
world, may bc nn,lc out of nothing
II the Christian. fair minded. common
scnsical spirit in regard la others pre-
dominated in the world We should have
the millennium in about six weeks.
for would not that Dc lamb aud hon.
COW and leopard living down together
Nothing but the race uf Gud can
ever put us into such n habit nf mind
and heart ~ that. Tie whole tn,icncy
is in The Opposite dircllon. This Is
the way the world talks put Oy
name un The back of u man : note,
and had Ia pay il. and will ncvcr
again put my name on The back of
any mans note. gave II lrggar ten
cents. and five minutes after ! saw
him entering u liquor store t"spcnd IL.
I | will never again give cent Ia u
bcggur. helped iha, young man
start in business. and Ia. after while.
lie came and o,wncd n store almost
next door io me. aud stole my Gus
toners. will never again help u
young man start in business trusted
in what my nciglibor promised la do.
and he brIke his word. and the Palm
isl was right before he cor,scicd him.
self. for ''all men are liars, So men
hccoiic suspicious and S;tyrninc and
selfish. aud nj every additional wrong
done them they put another layer
on the wall of their exclusive
ness. and another boli la the door
that shuts ilIrin oIt from sympathy
with the worll They gciclHatc,l ont oi
II Thousand dollars. or iuiSlntrrprctcd.
or Disappointed. or lsir,y"d. and
higher .s,n's The wall.and faster gocSan.
other bolt. not realizing that while they
lock oihcrS oii. they lS'k themselves
in. and Solnc,lay they wake up io lind
themselves imprisoned IN !. ,!.lSiarlly
habit Su friends Ia oilcrS others are
no friends Ia them. THERE'S an island
half way between England. Scotland
aud Ireland. called the Isle of Man,
and the seas d,>l, against all sides Of il,
and am told that there is no more
loVcly hla,r than that Isle of Man;
hui wn"n - man hsonn,> iuSular in
his .l.la-Ili'n. aud cuts hims"lf oil
fnnl i.n nrin land of Tire worlds
Symluil,m,. hr j. dhSplcahlr. and all
ar".ul hiin l. an .Nilaulic mvan oi
scli .:l,a,> is!r"lil that III" "f Mani
.,,N. .uW"'>iu. that y"u have. by
a,.i,,;n u:'.ncr;liinn. - rI-'li toward
t.,.tsu'. h'ui,atiliy. sn,l Nou start out
l.. .!.r,'in'.. .i.y l'Ni. ~ man HAT hath
IT, ..,!t r.li ~.f.w hm.slf irleudly.
itli4i ill. rs all fmiIS "f anpUpri'
NJ s,u,' .a.u l;"ve yon noticed that
;i,- 'n." ,rp rn, e'l ila, the casies;
lt.Iu..u'i,..,i., i in give t. nod -: rec
Merit Wins.