Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-04


:. q scarcely possible to mingle with
Aha crowd without hearing unfair criti-
,isn and almost exceptional is that
.-.on Who does not indulge ut times in
u, Of criticism which would lie more
-,,nrIy denuminated, fault-fnding.
"a nick to pirces is much easier than
,,,r.ulr. so il requires much less in
,.l..rrllal.tv to detect flaws than to clear
..-,.Ir % faults in dress, conversation
,-,.uupr, and TO MAINTAIN that per-
S,,,,.-,. which is too often expected of
thor. The disposition to criticise Is
aver one OF charm nor OF dignity i,
,.rrpr - il wise, for il is alw Iys best to
r.,ua Every one IS k-eny alive TO
,,.r- own defects and il il well to re-
r,4ul.p pr that we are in no way RESPONSE
lie for the shortcom ngs of others.
mcamnon'' ard the slangy "tarky'
~. often heard from lips that should
frame y ords OF kindly excuse for an
o,brr Because the dress OF Others,
,brir sreech or their manner may not he
nm 10 rh,. standards sorietY has set, Is no
rrgs.n Why one who has been more
fo-.sIraIe or obsrrvunt should censuTe
srF ruIl attention TO these deficiencies.
u
F.-,'v possible il is supersensative. and
,Igt many persons who are judged 10y
mir critics as COMMONPLACE have those
s,r-l NJ virtues which amply atone for
ans vnui Of the conventional. No lapi-
= ir-p.zrs gem because it is rough,
Irtlv progresses known to his craft he
lr.p.s to light its hidden beauty. SO
with the vie critic, by patience bv Il
HE MANY fold, the good Is sought out
and effort given 10 its development.
There is no doubt the narruwness of
.omr lives makes even temporary 1850
,iatfon with them Lurdensome. but CIV
,iy even in this ease phys, for the haht
Of iarhruruuce. and better still, that of
mining the hest of everything, brluas
sat|sfn,l.ou into ones own life and thus
becomes an agent OF good.
''tlul no thing common is n motto
that APPLIES in many places. The one
who may be Judged uurOuth. wanting in
'astp or rs coming short of the full
measure OF social eXnctituie may be
hp.pful and kind wise III thiugs of more
Importance in life than the cut OF u gown
or the turn Of sentence.
Again, criticism Is often foolish, be-
cnu.. il Is often betruys Ignorance as
knowledge, narr0wneSs as breudth.
Again, huhitunlly INDUCED it becomes u
mems OF marriug pleasure. II is easy
iu ureOme hyprrcritical and then there
is - period rut 10 genuine pleasure. This
hahlluAl critic becomes dissectOr, ut
the opera, iii the thpater, amid the
merry lhroug, walking in crowded
Streets along the flower decked byway,
surrounded bv beauty this would be ana
lyst nuds causes for ctusure nud rarely
for PRISE. This finally results in II loss
Of perception for the beautiful aud
finally results IN perpetual displeaSure
with whatever comes within the CRITIC 3
range.
In woman this tendency seems es-
rrrnliy uuumiaEle, ana its un!oveaIlr-
s., l. Aggravnte ted when ii is INDUCED in
Ag Young women and towards each
other To scan others with view To
avoiding ia one e self the faults that ARE
APPARENT a.Trrs from II scanning thnt is
done with view TO unpleasant COM
mrut Let charity cover the iHults of
others, no one knows how narrow their
outlook has been, and bearing this
muute there Will be no disposition 10
cHfIou- fAuIt-nnding whether of persons
U ut things.