Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-30
Foolish Criticism.

Foolish Criticism.
II is scarcely possible TO mingie with
the crowd without hearing unfair eriti-
cism, and almost exceptional is that
person who does not indulge at times in
a sty lie of criticism which would lie more
properly eEumiuated, fault-tndIng.
As 10 pick 10 pipces Is much easier tnan
10 create, so II requires much less H.
tellectualitT to detect flaws than to clear
oneself OF faults in dress, conversation
or manner, and to MAINTAIN that per-
fpctness w hich is too often expected or
others The disposition to criticise Is
never one OF charm nor of dignity {,
neither Is it wise, for il is always best to
be kind. Every one is keenly alive to
their own defects aud il is well to re-
member that we are III no way RESPONSE
Die for the shortcomings of others.
Common aud the slangy 'tacky'
are often heard from lips that should
frame words of kindly excuse for an
other. Becnuse the dress of others,
their speech or their manner may not he
up 10 the standards society has set, is no
reason why one who has been more
fortunate or obsrTvani should ceusure
and call attention TO these deficiencies.
barely possible il is supersensative. and
TINT many persnns who are judged by
their critics us commonplace have those
sterling virtues which amply atone for
any want of the conventional. No lapi-
dist dp-Disps d gem because il is rough :,
but bv processes known to his craft he
brings TO light its hidden beauty. So
with the wise critic, by patience bv Il
fOrbearance that repays in ones own
lie many fold, the good is sought out
and effort given 10 lite development.
There is no doubt the narrowness of
some lives makes even temporary Rsso-
citation with them burdensome, but Ulv
ity even in this case pays, for the hadn't
of for bearauce, and better still, that of
making the best of everything. brings
satisfaction into one 5 own life and thus
becomes an agent of good.
"Cail no thing common is motto
that applies in many places. The one
who may be judged uncouth. wanting in
taste or as coming short of the full
measure Of social eXactitude may be
helpful and kind, wise in things of more
Importance in life than the cut OF gown
or the turn OF Il sentence.
Again, criticism Is often foolish, be-
cause il as often betrays ignorance as
knowledge, narrownes5 as breadth.
A gain, habituHily INDUCED it becomes
means of marring pleasure. 1t is easT
TO become hypercritical and then there
lie period put to genuine pleasure. Che
habilual critic becomes dissector, ut
the opera, in the theater, amid the
merry throng, walking in crowded
streets, along the flower derked bJway,
surrounded by beauty this would be ana
lyet finds causes for censure and rarely
for praise. This finally results in a loss
n perception for the beautiful aud
finally results in perpetual displeasure
with whatever comes within the critic .
range.
IN a woman this tendency seems es-
recinlly uuani liable, and lis unioves ole
4 So is aggravated when il Is INDUCED III
Jv Young women and towards each
1Iher. To scan others with g view 10
avoiding in one 8 self the faults that are
apparent differs from IL scanning that is
lone with d view 20 unpleasant COM
ment Let charity cover the faults of
others, no one knows how narrow their
outlook has been, and bearing this
mantle there will lie no disposition to
rnptious fault finding whether of persons
IT Of thlpge.